That's really
where building your author platform and social media presence makes a difference when you DO publish.
Not exact matches
And I think that's
where a lot of confusion comes into play, because
authors get advised to
build a
platform before they even have a first book out.
If you're still
building your
author platform, consider joining a site like Scribofile,
where you can offer feedback on other people's writing to amass «karma points,» which you can then spend on acquiring feedback for your work.
Hello
authors, Digital Book Today encourages our
authors to engage in a
Platform Building and Marketing Campaign
where Digital Book Today is just one part of a total solution to greatly increase the visibility and sales of your book (s).
Unlike a physical
platform, an
author platform should never be considered complete,
where you stop hammering in planks and
building your
platform.
You can join GoodReads, Shelfari, LinkedIn, Twitter, and all of the other social networking sites that are
where readers gather, and you can post messages, and you can
build your own
author platform online, and you can
build your brand as an
author offline, too.
I can tell you this: as the former director of the now - defunct Gravity Imprint for Booktrope, the books that sold the most were
where the
authors did everything on that list above — they interact with readers,
build their
platform, generously share others» posts and content, blog consistently, and have a clear, strong message.
Execution is
where you sit down and write everyday, and do all those other things required to develop your
author platform, promote your work and
build your audience.
And lots of
authors have asked us for something similar so we are currently
building a one - pager for them
where they can aggregate all their information from Amazon — so the books they have on Amazon — all their information from Goodreads — so we'll have an integration with Goodreads — and also with all the traditional blogging
platforms like WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr, so you can have your latest blogpost also on your profile.
4:
Build Your
Author Platform — If you're like me and a little clueless about the vagaries of managing a public presence, this is
where you need to start.
The next two messages — also very short — offer resources on topics that I'm often asked about: how to
build an
author platform, and
where to find process checklists for publishing and marketing.
One of the ways I do this is via a course I teach on the topic called «
Build Your
Author Platform,» where we demystify what an author platform real
Author Platform,» where we demystify what an author platform re
Platform,»
where we demystify what an
author platform real
author platform re
platform really is.
Are there any books or blogs you'd recommend
where platform -
building for
authors of fiction is covered particularly well?
Now, the focal point of this self - publishing course is going to be how to
build an
author platform and that is a rather broad subject, so we're going to be breaking it down into eight different chapters
where you can expect to learn how to connect with your readers, how to find your book's audience, how to promote your book, information on self - publishing, and even ebook promotion.
Most successful indie
authors put out several books, and improve their skills, before they figure out what works for them, and
build their
platform to the point
where it will be successful.
So, along with
authors doing their homework before deciding
where t publish, they also have to
build their own
platform prior to the book being even written and take all the media steps after as well.
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