Comments on: Why authors should put their fictional characters on social media and how to do it

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:43:52 +0000

In reply to Alan J. Hesse. I'm so happy to see you're ahead of the curve, Alan! But why do you think your Twitter account disappeared? That's so weird. Sandy

By: Alan J. Hesse

Alan J. Hesse — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:29:46 +0000

Thanks for bringing this seemingly obvious tactic to light Sandra. I am happy to report I saw this opportunity long ago, since my character Captain Polo the climate bear is all about spreading awareness on climate change. He does this in the comic books of which he is the main character, but also on social media through his own accounts. I find Instagram and Twitter good for this, though since Twitter became X for some reason Captain Polo’s account disappeared. Shame, he had hundreds of followers! The caveat of having more than one profile on any given social media is that it means double the time and effort to manage it all! I have been keeping up with it to some extent but admit having fallen behind lately.

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Wed, 03 May 2023 17:54:44 +0000

In reply to Marylee Pangman.

Marylee, you can do it under your own account, and if you want to run FB ads, you’ll need to do exactly that unless you already have a page linked to your personal account. Ads require credit card info and your character won’t have that. If you don’t plan to do any FB advertising, you can use the profile w/out adding a page. That said…I’d find out if FB allows profiles for fictional characters. It might not.

Sandy

By: Marylee Pangman

Marylee Pangman — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 18:59:16 +0000

I am writing a “creative nonfiction book about container gardening in the desert”.
The Mai character, Riley, has her own FB profile that I set up as a new account. But I see that you recommend that she have a page instead. Do I need to do the same thing if setting up her own account for this or is there a way to do it under my account (which would make it a lot easier for app posting!!”

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 18:41:45 +0000

In reply to A. Sounds like you set your character up with a profile instead of a page. Create a page and keep the therapy going. Sandy

By: A

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:40:46 +0000

I have a wonderful character who has been going wild on Facebook. The Facebook account has been deleted for breaking the rules, as in its not my authentic name. I am really upset. It was getting me through tough times

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By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:17:01 +0000

In reply to Julia F Foster. I don't believe a fictional character is the same thing as a fake account. Otherwise all the comic book characters that have them (Superman, etc) would have been shut down. Sandy