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If Wishes were Horses. . .

October 16, 2022 //  by Wendy Lawton//  27 Comments

Ever wonder what a literary agent wishes for? Let me tell you a few things I wish for on the last star of the morning or when I blow out the candles on the birthday cake.

Wish #1: That …

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In the Waiting

July 10, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  9 Comments

Dreams chase us as writers.

We have vision to write words that will help others and the big dream that those words will actually be published one day. But when days turn to weeks, months and years, the insecurity and …

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16 Things I wish I knew when I started building my platform

June 12, 2022 //  by Mary DeMuth//  23 Comments

I recently shared this information with a group of authors. The reason I talked about these things is because I have made so many mistakes as I built my own platform. I long for others to have a smoother path, …

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A Social Media Liturgy

October 28, 2021 //  by Mary DeMuth//  27 Comments

Recently I wrote about slowing down, resting, and not getting so caught up in the machine of platform building. (I know: it’s a conundrum. We have to do it, but there are times that wholeheartedly pursuing it fractures our hearts). …

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What Makes an Agent Say Yes?

August 18, 2021 //  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. …

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Platform vs. Influencers

August 1, 2021 //  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, …

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A Social Media Platform that REALLY Sells Books: TikTok

July 28, 2021 //  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 …

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21 Surprising Platform Ideas

June 24, 2021 //  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 …

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An Agent Spills the Tea: Ten Easy Ways to Fail

April 7, 2021 //  by Wendy Lawton//  4 Comments

If you look up “dish the tea” or “spill the tea” in the Urban Dictionary you’ll find it means spilling a juicy bit of knowledge. In this case, tea (or T) stands for truth. I’d like to quickly spill the …

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Instagram Best Practices for Authors

April 1, 2021 //  by Mary DeMuth//  35 Comments

On my last post, I wrote about how one of the best ways to build your platform is to concentrate on one social media space and learn it well. In 2020 and 2021, that platform for me is Instagram. …

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