For today's writer there is a push to establish a platform or a way to actively partner with the publisher in marketing the book to be published. The usual advice is to get as many followers as possible on Twitter and Facebook and to establish a blog that has a wide following. Joining Shelfari and Goodreads is also a way to build an audience of readers who hopefully want to buy your book. Speaking to groups and offering workshops relevant to the book are also recommended.I asked Facebook members and the participants at Internet Writing Workshop and the Bookshed about ways they knew to establish an author's platform. Lots of wonderful ideas were offered. And there was lots of discussion about what happens when the author successfully builds his own audience. Interesting thoughts about people like Stephen King and Dan Brown. What if they self published?
Carolyn See's book offers the best written advice I have found. Creative and original, her ideas take some guts to do, but that's the way to glory, at least that's what I've heard. If you read it I'd be interested in what you think.
Hi Karyn! I'm very interested to read the book ; sounds very interesting and I will!
ReplyDeleteHey, I'm a Kindle fan, too. It is the perfect solution for the expat reader: no more heavy suitcases and boxes of books to move to the next country. No, I can't really share, but I can live with that.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read it, but sounds like I should. Thanks for the recommendation.
ReplyDeleteKaryn, thanks for the recommendation. It looks like something I should check out. I'm happy that we've connected.
ReplyDeleteHi Karen! Finally over here, yay! I can't read this post because the font size is too small and my glasses are downstairs. Ayiyiyi I'm getting old. Just wanted to say hello.
ReplyDeleteOne more book to read. I probably should have read it before now. Appreciate your post.
ReplyDeleteI just read an except on Amazon. Very interesting. I like what she says about our interior lives ... I live very much in my head ... how to translate that onto paper with the same impact is hard. I'm thinking I should get this book ... thanks.
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Thanks for reading. She talks about sending thank you notes written on quality paper to editiors who send rejections.
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