The secret to building an effective author platform is something you might have overlooked.
The secret to building an effective author platform is something you might have overlooked.
Building Your Author Platform
Want to write your way to a bigger author platform? Here’s how.
While social media can help you increase your author platform, bylines, blogs, and newsletters can help you build a fanbase that might promote your work.
Wondering what kind of virtual presence you need? Check this out!
All writers need a virtual presence. Let’s talk about how you can create an online platform.
Building an author platform? These three concepts will help you maximize your efforts.
If you’ve told one person you’re a writer, you have an author platform. Now ask yourself are how big do you want it to be, and how you’ll grow it?
Do you cringe when you hear the words “author platform?” You’re not alone.
A great author platform is broad in scope and leverages your strengths. It should be fun to work on and help you authentically engage with other people.
Six Ways to Enhance (or Jump-Start) Your Writing Community
Building and nurturing your writing community might seem scary, but it’s like eating your vegetables. It’s something you need to sustain creative health.
Giveaway4Good Challenge Week Two: How Supporting Authors of Color Can Increase Your Empathy
Studies have shown that reading, and in particular reading stories, helps us build our empathy. One way to do this is by supporting Black-owned bookstores and reading books by authors of color.
#Giveaway4Good Challenge Week 2: Why Writing Amazon and Goodreads Reviews is Good for Your Writing Career and Your Karma
For your author friends to get noticed, Amazon and Goodreads reviews are essential for three very important reasons.
#Giveaway4Good Week 2 Challenge: Why Supporting Independent Bookstores is an Investment in Your Writing Career
I’ve decided to make my Week 2 #Giveaway4Good Challenge all about independent bookstores and the writers who grace their shelves.
Schmoozing for Introverts: How to Network Like a Pro
A writing conference may be your first professional networking opportunity. Studying a gracious college gave me several tricks I could use to schmooze like a pro, or at least operate like a less awkward version of myself.