-LSB-...] and publicize: Anakana Schofield: publicising a novel — the problems from The Guardian AND What J.K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith Can Teach
Us About Author Platform by Joel Friedlander from The Book -LSB-...]
Not exact matches
One wonders: do the
authors of the
Platform themselves agree
about whether the «dignity of all persons» is offended
by abortion, whether racial quotas honor or violate the principle that «discrimination is abhorrent,» or whether the virtue of «tolerance» requires putting up with obscenity in the music of rock and rap?
Carole's book then goes into detail, step -
by - step
about which tools to use, and how to put it all together so that you have a well - oiled
author platform working for you.
I mean, sure they'll publish a book
about prayer if the
author has the credentials,
platform, and, preferably, thousands of church members to help catapult sales, but if a simple living recipe book
about losing weight and saving your marriage while decluttering your home and raising happy kids came along
by a Christian
author with a huge cooking blog
platform, they won't say no.
Penguin, thought to be the second largest trade publisher in the world, is now also one of the largest self - publishing
platforms in the world:
Author Solutions has published
about 190,000 books
by about 150,000
authors.
Thank you so much for taking a look at our
platform As I see Bookworks is based in the US may I add that we actually opened a StreetLib U.S.A company so that any american based
author can be paid in dollars, directly
by a United States bank with no worries
about international taxations or payments.
It's not a book
about building
platform, although it includes my whole step -
by - step «how to blog» series and tons of info on how to use Twitter, Goodreads, Pinterest and other social media sites to establish your
author presence on the Web before you take the publishing plunge.
To download and subscribe to Brain Burps
About Books: How to Create Your
Author Platform, Adult and Children's Book Publishing, Book Marketing Podcast
by Author Katie Davis: Book Marketing Coach: Creating Your
Author Platform, get iTunes now.
If an agent is thinking
about representing you, you'll be contacted
by phone, email, or mail with questions
about your book and «
author platform» (informal «interview»).
One problem is apparent with all the hubub
about crowdfunding; the
platforms,
by their own admission, are there simply to provide a means to take money; they still do not answer, or can not answer, the challenging question: how can a would - be buyer actually FIND some
Author's book within any of their
platforms?
I think
authors should remember that
platform building isn't
about helping yourself
by selling your work, but
about helping others through your work.
Book: Create Your Writer
Platform: The Key to Building an Audience, Selling More Books, and Finding Success as an
Author —
by Chuck Sambuchino — I'm actually still reading this, but Chuck has a lot to say
about how to form relationships with people online.
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Author Platform by Proxy» got me thinking
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By far, my favorite thing
about building my
author platform has been connecting with fellow readers and writers.
Atlas is a tool for collaborative writing (currently being used
by authors of
about two - thirds of the books in our pipeline), one - touch publishing in all formats (including print - on - demand), and an interactive online reading
platform that takes full advantage of the digital realm.
An
Author Blog is still one of the best ways to build platform By Anne R. Allen If you tell your non-writing friends you're thinking of starting an author blog, you'll probably hear some noise about how blogging is «totally over.&
Author Blog is still one of the best ways to build
platform By Anne R. Allen If you tell your non-writing friends you're thinking of starting an
author blog, you'll probably hear some noise about how blogging is «totally over.&
author blog, you'll probably hear some noise
about how blogging is «totally over.»
There's a great book on Amazon
about building your
author platform (website, blog, social, getting reviews, etc)
by Barb Drozdowich.
About that time, I read a nugget
by Seth Godin that said something to the effect that the time to start building your
author platform is three years before you publish.
by Nina Amir Despite much talk
about building
author platform on social networks, the number of fans and followers you attract on Twitter, Google Plus or Facebook can't match the power of a large mailing list when it comes to marketing your ebook.
Actually, the most important aspect to building an
author platform is understanding that it's
about engagement;
about connecting and interacting with people who are aligned with your message and affected
by your story.
While many legacy publishers may not like to think
about how large the self - publishing movement is (Smashwords alone, has announced that writers have self - published more than 250,000 books on its
platform), it appears that making money off self - publishing
authors is just fine
by the traditional houses.
by Sherrie Wilkolaski Facebook continue to grow as the marketing
platform of choice for just
about everything — goods, services, and causes — so it's an obvious place for
authors -LSB-...]
The Guardian picked up the story and talked
about how publishers chase famous people for existing
platforms, while lesser known
authors can't get
by.
Today I'm talking with Kayla Curry, who learned first hand
about successful publishing and book marketing
by working with an
author to manage her
platform (and has since used all she learned on her own books).
Once I got serious
about this publishing career thingy, I studied, took classes, hired a professional (Barb Drozdowich of Bakerview Consulting, who is amazing) and switched to WordPress.org (from Blogger — if you're an
author, self - hosted WordPress (aka WordPress.org) is,
by far, the preferred publishing
platform of the industry).
Disclosure: The
author was provided with a copy of the game
by the publisher for the purpose of this review Publisher: Ghostlight Developer: Acquire
Platforms: PC (review
platform) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 If there's one thing that can be said
about every entry in the Way Of The Samurai series, it's that they have insane amounts of potential.