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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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Four Ways That Speaking Events Build Your Writing Career

August 7, 2022 //  by Barb Roose//  11 Comments

There are multiple short-term and long-term benefits of speaking events, especially when it comes to your writing career and even building your platform. For some, just talking about speaking events evokes some stress. That’s okay! You aren’t alone. Perhaps you …

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Eight Questions to Get to Know Your Audience Better

March 21, 2022 //  by Barb Roose//  11 Comments

Who is your book for?  

While this isn’t intended to be a trick question, the quizzical looks that I often receive from writers during pitch sessions suggest otherwise.

After a few moments of chin-tapping or staring into space, here are …

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Don’t Let Nostalgia Kill Your Platform

March 6, 2022 //  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 …

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A-B-C Strategy for Choosing Platform Priorities

September 22, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  11 Comments

Growing your platform is like climbing a mountain. Often we focus our eyes on the size of the mountain and it’s easy to doubt our ability to successfully make the climb. The result of our doubt often leads to fear …

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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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Should I or Shouldn’t I? Balancing Patience and Proactivity When Contacting a Literary Agent

June 30, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  25 Comments

When is an agent going to get back to me on this?

I’m wrapping up a series of writers conferences from this spring so I have dozens of hopeful clients who’ve sent in follow-up requests. They are waiting for me …

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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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Carving Up Your Popular Content to Reach and Satisfy Your Audience

February 24, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  7 Comments

Right now, imagine your popular podcast episodes, blog posts or keynote messages as a delicious, juicy turkey sitting in the middle of the table at Thanksgiving dinner. Like that turkey, developing your podcast, blog or keynote required a lot of …

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Platform: Staying Positive and Productive as You Build Your Audience!

February 3, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  17 Comments

“I’d love to hear from you once your platform reaches the level that traditional publishers are looking for.”

That’s so frustrating, isn’t it? You’ve crafted a great book proposal and your critique group assures you that your writing is strong. …

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