The glory days were fun, weren’t they? The heydays too. But they’ve both attempted to sideline me in my quest to build a reader platform.
Why?
Because if we stay back in the days when authors had the luxury of …
// by Mary DeMuth// 7 Comments
The glory days were fun, weren’t they? The heydays too. But they’ve both attempted to sideline me in my quest to build a reader platform.
Why?
Because if we stay back in the days when authors had the luxury of …
// by Debbie Alsdorf// 16 Comments
// by Mary DeMuth// 27 Comments
If I were able to time travel (those of you who write time travel books make it look so easy!), I would find younger writer me, prior to publishing, and tell her these hard-won truths I’ve learned. I hope these …
20 truths I wish I would’ve known when I started publishingRead More
// by Janet Grant// 10 Comments
I wrote this blog post in 2009. Because so much of it remains true today, I thought I’d retread it with updates and take it out for another spin. After all, the quest to find an agent still goes on. …
// by Wendy Lawton// 22 Comments
Let’s have a quick talk about influencers, which too many writers ignore in the search for social media platform.
Social media platform consists of the total number of people who follow you on the various social media like Instagram, Facebook, …
// by Janet Grant// 13 Comments
I need to start out by apologizing. I know writers are weary of being told to build their platforms, to promote their books on social media, to, well, work magic at something most don’t particularly enjoy. I’m one of those …
A Social Media Platform that REALLY Sells Books: TikTokRead More
// by Mary DeMuth// 16 Comments
One thing I struggle to resolve is this idea of good ambition and selfish ambition. I know of a couple authors who tend toward Me-Monster-ness, and, because of that, I fear I’ll become that too. I know the authors …
The Author Marketing Conundrum: Me Monster or Plumber?Read More
// by Janet Grant// 9 Comments
A few weeks ago I boarded a plane for the first time in 20 months. Heading out to visit my Colorado family, I was surprised to discover that QR codes, which were popular in 2010 or so and old news …
// by Mary DeMuth// 21 Comments
A couple months ago, I wrote about building your platform with intention and joy. If you’d like a refresher, read the post here.
Today I want to think outside the typical platform box and offer you some creative (possibly …
// by Mary DeMuth// 16 Comments
When we were raising support for moving to France, we got some training to help us through the process. We learned that folks with less money tend to give more, and folks with lots of money tend to give nothing …