About WoMentoring
Like many great ideas The WoMentoring Project came about via a conversation on Twitter. While discussing the current lack of peer mentoring and the prohibitive expense for many of professional mentoring we asked our followers – largely writers, editors and agents – who would be willing to donate a few hours of their time to another woman just starting out. The response was overwhelming – within two hours we had over sixty mentors.
Our mentors are all professional writers, editors or literary agents. Many of us received unofficial or official mentoring ourselves which helped us get ahead and the emphasis is on ‘paying forward’ some of the support we’ve been given. The project has no budget or paid staff – it is run on goodwill, collaboration and people generously offering their skills for free.
In an industry where male writers are still reviewed and paid more than their female counterparts in the UK, we wanted to balance the playing field. Likewise, we want to give female voices that would otherwise find it hard to be heard, a greater opportunity of reaching their true potential.
My WoMentoring Listing
Originally from the flat lands and big skies of Norfolk UK, Jay is currently living in Los Angeles but spends part of the year in Turkey to research content for her Travel Guide series and popular travel blog. Jay is the author-publisher of two travel guides, and a freelance project manager whose specialty in creating in-bound content marketing strategies and developing social media management plans. Jay recently joined the Alliance of Independent Authors as the Social Media Manager, and supports other freelance clients by creating strategies and plans to increase brand awareness and reach their target audience.
Specialism
- Nonfiction
- Social Media.
- Content Marketing.
- Self-publishing ebooks and paperback.
Offer
I can:
- evaluate your current social media networks and provide recommendations for strengthening your author brand.
- provide feedback on your social media goals and strategy for your book launch or ongoing promotional activity.
- provide best practices and feedback for a specific social media network of your choice.
- review and optimize your author website, or help your establish your author platform.
- provide insights and tips for publishing an ebook and paperback on multiple platforms, and help you with the decisions for choosing the right distribution networks for your time, budget, and author goals.
- help you identify your target audience to build your brand and establish your expertise in your chosen niche.
Method
- By email
- By skype/telephone.
