tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post2428807122098584663..comments2023-11-18T13:07:27.303-08:00Comments on Indie Author: Don’t Be Part of the 5%: Master The 5 Crucial Author Platform SkillsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-46380788326915593072009-10-12T11:19:02.413-07:002009-10-12T11:19:02.413-07:00Thanks for the support, JFBookman & leahsandra...Thanks for the support, JFBookman & leahsandra. =')April L. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450879359445096462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-10139255388027727212009-10-12T11:15:09.326-07:002009-10-12T11:15:09.326-07:00Excellent work, April. Thank you for such clear, c...Excellent work, April. Thank you for such clear, concise instructions. I'll definitely be following this blog, and RT'ing on twitter.Leahsandra Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00174397201317774908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-53822592560088143602009-10-09T08:02:16.594-07:002009-10-09T08:02:16.594-07:00Had to delete & recreate this comment, blogger...Had to delete & recreate this comment, blogger doesn't let you edit them...<br /><br />Anne & Tam -<br />Yes, it's just as crucial for a fiction author as for a nonfiction author. Perhaps it's even *more* crucial, since fiction is a tougher sell to publishers and readers alike than nonfiction. The most effective approach to platform is community-building.<br /><br />Check out April L. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450879359445096462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-75056043023597662392009-10-09T07:46:03.437-07:002009-10-09T07:46:03.437-07:00Also, Harwood, Sigler, Lenahan and Boyd made at le...Also, Harwood, Sigler, Lenahan and Boyd made at least some of their work available to readers online for free, and that was also a critical component of their success. After all, how can you build readership if you're not offering anything to read?April L. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450879359445096462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-8181903518412366392009-10-09T07:37:06.508-07:002009-10-09T07:37:06.508-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.April L. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450879359445096462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-88846200137493467862009-10-09T06:45:36.902-07:002009-10-09T06:45:36.902-07:00Yes, I agree wholeheartedly with this. The problem...Yes, I agree wholeheartedly with this. The problem is that's it's all too easy to spread yourself too thinly over the web so that you risk losing control of your platform: no-one is interested in information which is out of date because you can't update everything. So my advice would be to choose wisely. A webpage (at least) is essential and Facebook/Twitter can reach a lot of people Tamsyn Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08041502244181924265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-42059002372894851262009-10-09T06:43:24.122-07:002009-10-09T06:43:24.122-07:00Hi April
I've seen a lot on the web recently ...Hi April<br /><br />I've seen a lot on the web recently about author platform, but in every case I can remember it has been from the perspective of a non-fiction author. Now, it makes sense that you need some level of credibility to back up a non-fiction title, but what about fiction? How can you establish a platform as a novelist when all you have to prove yourself with is the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-2053637409718946352009-10-08T12:32:15.464-07:002009-10-08T12:32:15.464-07:00April,
Very helpful and I haven't seen Author...April,<br /><br />Very helpful and I haven't seen Author Platform approached from quite this angle before. These are questions all authors, no matter how they intend to publish, should be able to answer.<br /><br /><i>Any author who’s not yet heard the term “author platform” could only have been lost at sea or living in Amish country</i><br /><br />Not my experience, unfortunately. I ask thisJFBookmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11233715897322560514noreply@blogger.com