Comments on: 10 Tidbits About Author Platform https://rachellegardner.com/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/ Literary Agent Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:22:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: When is a Blog a Blog? | Martha.net https://rachellegardner.com/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/#comment-442389 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 01:25:30 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=10663#comment-442389 […] in October Rachelle Gardner posted an article titled “10 Tidbits About Author Platform” and I’ve been mulling it over for a while. The main body of the article was the […]

]]> By: Antara Man https://rachellegardner.com/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/#comment-442380 Sat, 25 Oct 2014 12:44:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=10663#comment-442380 Hi, Rachelle, I found your site from Joanna Penn’s ebook How to Market a Book where she writes about building a platform.
For non-fiction, I agree – is a must. For fictional authors, however is not essential (it’s good of course to have online presence and build an email list) but E.L. James didn’t blog neither had she a platform. She posted her 50 Shades of Gray in Twilight forums and in myspace!
Great advice is #4 – the target audience of your book! It all comes down to this magic rule: find the target audience for your books.
Thanks

]]> By: Even JK Rowling needed a good book publicist https://rachellegardner.com/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/#comment-441705 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 18:05:34 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=10663#comment-441705 […] And if you’re querying agents, your online presence is important, according to this survey. So think about showcasing your expertise in your subject matter or providing evidence of an audience (yes, prior to publishing). It’s all about your platform, which is well-described in this blog post. […]

]]> By: If you’re not JK Rowling, there’s work to be done | A Mite Bookish https://rachellegardner.com/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/#comment-441633 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 17:02:50 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=10663#comment-441633 […] And if you’re querying agents, your online presence is important, according to this survey. So think about showcasing your expertise in your subject matter or providing evidence of an audience (yes, prior to publishing). It’s all about your platform, which is well-described in this blog post. […]

]]> By: How EBooks Can Complement Your Traditional Writing | WordServe Water Cooler https://rachellegardner.com/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/#comment-440044 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:24:48 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=10663#comment-440044 […] Since I launched my first eguide, traffic to my site has increased dramatically. I’m now at 15,000+ hits/month mark Rachelle mentioned in her recent post about building platform. […]

]]> By: The Lord is my Literary Agent | Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://rachellegardner.com/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/#comment-439815 Wed, 29 May 2013 21:07:49 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=10663#comment-439815 […] And how much social media success does she expect you to have before people might read your book? Rachelle writes As a benchmark, you could shoot for 500 fans on your Facebook profile page and 15,000 monthly […]

]]> By: The Author’s Platform….Is it really necessary? | My path to self publishing Multicultural YA, Fantasy and Science Fiction Novels https://rachellegardner.com/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/#comment-438925 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:00:26 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=10663#comment-438925 […] Helpful tips about Building an author’s platform […]

]]> By: Is our platform the right shape? - Terry Linhart | Terry Linhart https://rachellegardner.com/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/#comment-430965 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:13:48 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=10663#comment-430965 […]  Social media and the publishing industry have developed and championed the now commonly-used term “platform” as something leaders should nurture. Platform is “about leading a tribe of engaged followers” (Michael Hyatt) or “a group of people who are likely to buy your book, if you should ever publish one, because they already know of you and they like something about you” (Rachelle Gardner). […]

]]> By: Quyen https://rachellegardner.com/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/#comment-425892 Sun, 16 Dec 2012 19:36:59 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=10663#comment-425892 In reply to julia pace.

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]]> By: Author platform and some early failures | Merde Creek Chronicle https://rachellegardner.com/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/#comment-424873 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:04:50 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=10663#comment-424873 […] 10 Tidbits About Author Platform […]

]]> By: "If I have to promote my book, what does the publisher do?" | Terry Linhart https://rachellegardner.com/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/#comment-424491 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:45:16 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=10663#comment-424491 […] be less interested in buying your book to hear what you have to say. Credibility matters and building a platform helps you to establish […]

]]> By: julia pace https://rachellegardner.com/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/#comment-419390 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:33:38 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=10663#comment-419390 For great information about author’s platform, read Kristen Lamb. She has two books available on Amazon.

We Are Not Alone – the writer’s guide to social media

Are You There – Blog, it’s me, writer

]]> By: Freddie Mesquit https://rachellegardner.com/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/#comment-419098 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:10:16 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=10663#comment-419098 All great comments, BUT how does one go about starting a blog? I would love to start one, but all I ever hear is that you need to start one. So, what is the step by step process?

Thanks.

]]> By: How To Build Your Author Platform - Brian Cormack Carr https://rachellegardner.com/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/#comment-417544 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 09:46:50 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=10663#comment-417544 […] ten things to consider in buidling an author platform by Books & Such’s literary agent Rachelle […]

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