From Pen to Platform: How Authors Can Lead & Influence in the Digital Realm

By: Melissa Lee

6:30 a.m., April 11, 2024

Digital Platforms give authors an opportunity to share their work not just on print but on the screen too. This will help them connect with their readers, grow themselves as an author, find their identity as an author, inspire others and become a social influencer. Authors are the scribes of the world. They record and document anything and everything they see fit. Having a digital atmosphere helps authors obtain more communities all over the world through the internet. With this being said, authors and writers who become influencers are extremely powerful and can leave impressions on readers in many ways.

To become a successful author/influencer you should have your own unique signature voice. This is what will grab the attention of readers. When you have fans/community of readers this can influence them to read your books (you promote yourself), if you read books your fans will want to read the books your reading (promotes other authors), and they will want to read anything that you write about. Once you influence people, they will want to follow you on social media and they will follow your life too. It could be as simple as they want to buy the same shirt that they see you wear on your post on Instagram. Authors with digital realms are leaders and can be trend setters.

Leads others to write and tell their stories

As an author, you hold a special place in readers hearts. They fall in love with your stories and they picture themselves in your imaginary world. By captivating the attention of readers, this can inspire them to write on their own. By sharing your creative path and showing your authenticity and passion for writing will lead readers to follow in the author path. Authors can share tips, advice and resources to help guide readers to become writers as well. According to The Brave Writer online journal, Regina Halmae wrote that you learn to write by example. If you read and you support what you read, your imagination will start turning and will lead a reader to become a writer. The more a reader reads, the more that reader will want to write.

Shares beliefs and values

As authors, you will influence readers all over the world. It is very important that you choose what you write about carefully and make sure you portray the type of person you want people to read about. Authors have platforms to promote mental health awareness, influence to raise issues, talk about environmental sustainability…etc. Whatever authors write about, readers will read it and it might lead them to agree with the authors point of view.

Communicates with readers

Authors can build authentic connections with readers through digital realms. They can work with readers to write their own stories; they can show readers empathy and they can inspire readers to imagine more. The more authors communicate with readers they will gain the readers trust, support and insight. This is also important for authors to help promote their own novels and work.

Digital Realms are important

By adopting collaborating and innovation and showing the unique side of yourself, authors inform, inspire and lead the ever-evolving digital realm that once were unimaginable. By creating narratives, engaging with your readers, creating content on social media, this will give positive change to the world. As an author keeping up with social media and sharing your experience’s online will keep your fans and readers in the path of your writing. This is where you can write more than just novels and you can influence your readers with the powerful words that you write.

So, if you are an author don’t underestimate the power of your voice through your words; you have the ability to lead and inspire others in more ways than imaginable.