GOOD THEME FOR AUTHORS?

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  thehorrorinmyheart · Member · Jul 22, 2015 at 8:48 pm

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  Hi guys, I have a wordpress site. http://www.thehorrorinmyheart.com but I want to buy a new theme that will allow me to sell my books on line and just be a bit more friendly to the user in terms of finding my posts, connecting with twitter and FB etc. I also want something that people can sign up to subscribe to putting in their email address. I also need a blog. I would like it to look a lot more like a regular website than the one I currently have, which just looks like a blog. Can anyone suggest some options? I would really appreciate it. I am not a techno wiz so I need something that is very easy to operate from this end. I get totally lost with wordpress. Also does anyone know if I can I keep what I already have here on this blog including the people who follow me currently? Thank you

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Jul 23, 2015 at 5:56 pm

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  Lots of themes work well for authors! You might draw some inspiration for this roundup of authors on WordPress.com:

  Promote Your Books and Blog: A Look at Author Websites

  If you’re looking for a particular layout or style, try clicking the More tab here to do a search:

  https://wordpress.com/themes/

  just be a bit more friendly to the user in terms of finding my posts, connecting with twitter and FB etc.

  Many themes come with a social links menu, or you can use the social media icons widget to highlight your social media a profiles in a widget area, in any theme.

  I also want something that people can sign up to subscribe to putting in their email address.

  You can add a Follow Blog widget in any theme’s widget area to let people sign up for updates:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/follow-blog-widget/

  also does anyone know if I can I keep what I already have here on this blog including the people who follow me currently?

  You won’t lose any data – including followers – when switching themes. You may need to reset menus and widgets – here’s a list of what to watch out for when switching themes:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/#switch-themes

  Let me know if you need further help!

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  thehorrorinmyheart · Member · Jul 28, 2015 at 8:07 pm

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  You are awesome!! Thank you so much :)

  I really appreciate the time you took to write this,

  Sincerely,

  KD

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Jul 28, 2015 at 8:12 pm

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  My pleasure! If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to post again. :)