As an author, this book
was of special interest to me, or should I say ‘Pinterest’?
Previous to reading this
book I already had a Pinterest account, but I had done very little with it. I
took Lisa’s advice and followed the steps she laid out. I think it turned out
really well. I’ll share a link to my updated Pinterest account below the book
review.
One thing I really
appreciated about Lisa’s book was the insider information, the
behind-the-scenes things that are not really in most how-to instructions about
Pinterest.
Another thing that was
good about the book was that it was really designed for beginners. If you
have never had a Pinterest account, this will help you start from scratch.
The big thing I did with
my Pinterest account was to create a Board for each one of my novels and pin
photos of places and people who look like the characters in my books. This was
not a specific suggestion from Lisa, but I’ve found that other authors have done
similar things with theirs.
Here is my main Pinterest Page and the Storyboard for my novel, The Cove:
A few stumbling blocks I
ran into: you have to refresh your Pinterest screen over and over whenever you
make a change, in order to get the changes to show up. There are also a lot of
pretty confusing things in Pinterest that I’ve stumbled through trying to
learn.
I feel like this book
should really be split into three books: one for authors, one for artists, and
one from entrepreneurs. There was a lot of focus on art, including some
confusing art terms that had little to do with my learning and pulled me from
the book. I really don’t remember anything in the book specifically focused
toward entrepreneurs.
Anyway, all in all, it
was a great learning experience. Lisa has several other books designed to help
us learn social media like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. I have read some
of them and will probably study them further when I get a chance. I’m not sure
I’ll ever embrace Instagram, but I try to use Twitter. (Old dog here, new
tricks aren’t easy!) I'm an avid Facebook user and love it.
Have you read Pinterest
for Authors, Artists, and Entrepreneurs by Lisa Shea? What’s your opinion?
–Julie L. Spencer
Check out my Pinterest Account:
https://www.pinterest.com/juliespencer199/
Other Books in the Author Essential Series by Lisa Shea:
