I want to make it clear that this is not my original post. It is from Daily Writing Tips But - it is so important I want to show it to all my followers,
If you use Twitter, you’re probably already familiar with the idea of hashtags. These are simply a way of categorizing particular tweets by including within them a keyword prefixed with the hash or “pound” (#) symbol.
So, for example, tweets containing writing advice will often contain the “#writetip” tag. The point of this is to make it easier to find all tweets containing writing advice : you just search for “#writetip”. Similarly, you could find a stream of publication tips by keeping an eye on tweets with “#pubtip” in them.
Using relevant hashtags in your own tweets also increases the likelihood of others seeing your post and becoming a follower. They’re a great way to engage with a particular community of Twitter users.
The following is a list of some of the hashtags that will be of interest to writers. The list can never be exhaustive because anyone can invent a new tag at any time. Most are self-explanatory, although some need explanation :
#amediting posts from people who are editing
#amwriting posts from people who are writing
#askagent agent questions and answers
#author
#authors
#editing
#fictionfriday
#fridayflash flash fiction on a Friday
#nanowrimo national novel writing month
#novels
#novelists
#poem
#poet
#poets
#poetry
#pubtip publication tips
#publishing
#scifi
#selfpublishing
#vss very short story
#webfic web fiction
#weblit web literature
#wip work in progress
#wordcount
#writegoal
#writequote
#writer
#writers
#writetip writing advice
#writing
#writingtips writing advice
#wrotetoday
Some hashtags are specifically “chats” – which means they work in the same way as all tags, but are mainly used at certain agreed times :
#journchat
#kidlitchat
#litchat
#scifichat
#scribechat
#storycraft
#writechat
#yalitchat young adult literature chat
