Is There a Book to Help Writers Build Platform and Fanbase?

admin — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:30:16 +0000

I, 22-Day Coach Teresa LeYung Ryan, wish to thank these writers who have written reviews for my workbook Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW.

My heart sings when I find out how a writer builds her/his platform, who is now in her/his fanbase, and where her/his 22-day accomplishment has taken her/him. I am so very happy for these writers! I’ll let my heart dance now.

Reviews on Amazon:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have writer’s resource guide, March 25, 2011

Mary E. Knippel (Half Moon Bay, CA United States)

This review is from: Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW (Paperback)

Teresa LeYung Ryan has created a simple step-by-step guide to help every writer understand the importance of marketing to their writing life whatever the genre whether it is ficition or non-fiction. For the fledging writer who may lack expertise, LeYung Ryan’s detailed questions and exercises probe the depth of the issues and help the writer focus on their target audience. For the author who is more advanced with their project, Le Yung Ryan’s questions and exercises help craft a polished and precise message so that the writer may accomplish the ultimate goal of publication.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don’t judge a book by it’s cover – this book works., March 17, 2011

C. Schlachter “Christina”

This review is from: Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW (Paperback)

I try to be authentic as possible – the good, the bad, the ugly – so reviewers will trust my opinion. So here it goes: When you get this book you may ask “why did I spend 20 bucks on this”, but then you read it, and then you start doing the exercises, and then your name starts popping up in every Google search out there. So it works. There are parts I think need to be reworked in version two (how to log on the Internet takes a page or two which probably doesn’t need to be there, fonts a little confusing, PC vs. Mac focused) but if you can work with these, they are small compared to the task focused benefit of the book.

I bought it before a writers conference I attended and while the writers conference was great to energize my desire to get a platform going, two weeks later, it was Teresa LeYung Ryan’s and Christine Katz’s books that kept me going and powering through. While Katz’s book is a good “here is what to do”, Ryan’s book is “do this”. Both are great. I am happy I bought it, and would recommend it (and Katz’s book if you can buy two). It is a task focused book that is great for a first time author with little or no marketing/media experience.

If you want to build your platform or even start marketing your business, this is a book to consider. If you need someone to guide you, this is your book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Learning to Publish Made Easy, March 9, 2011

Ruth Silnes

This review is from: Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW (Paperback)

Thanks to Teresa’s book I learned to contact a star. The famous Carol Channing wrote a review for my latest book YOU and THE ARTS–Why Art Matters. Teresa’s book is a wonderful help in learing how to get good publicity.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great ideas, March 7, 2011

Christopher Wachlin

This review is from: Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW (Paperback)

This book taught me a lot. It’s packed with information, and the presentations and exercises build upon what came before. It’s direct and clear and has plenty of instructive examples that plainly show the way, and how to get there. It’s like having your very own writing career coach with you at every step. This extremely helpful workbook has given me great preparation for building a platform. I enthusiastically recommend it.

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4.0 out of 5 stars This book takes the fear out of the process, February 23, 2011

Kate Britton

This review is from: Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW (Paperback)

This book is written as a set of specific tasks. And I think that is what is so great about it. The author doesn’t spend 200 pages waffling and trying to convince you of something you’re already dying to do, but just don’t know how to execute. All you have to do is follow the directions. No analyzing too many options, no trying to out-think the huge behemoth that is publishing industry. It’s like having a friend take you by the hand, set you down on the right path, and then walk right along side you. The added benefit is that on the way, you’ll find out some pretty interesting things about yourself and what your platform (so essential these days for getting published) is really all about.

For me, having clear cut steps and directions is invaluable when it comes figuring out what I really want to communicate to potential readers and how to get my platform established.

I know. I’m a writer, newly finished my first work (okay, here I’m going to plug it) “Over the Edge,” a fictionalized memoir, told in nine episodes, which tells what it’s really like to live, run, and be a part of the street life.

Kudos and Thanks, Teresa

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thought-provoking and fun, February 23, 2011

By Margaret R. Davis

This review is from: Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW (Paperback)

Much has been written in the past year or two about the importance to writers of having a “platform.” Writers without a platform, we are told, find it difficult if not impossible to be taken seriously by agents and publishers. This ambitious book takes a new approach to building a platform. Instead of the usual pep talks, it consists of a series of exercises–22 minutes for 22 days– to build the reader’s self-knowledge and skill. The exercises are often thought-provoking, and always fun. For all writers who find themselves “stuck” when it comes to building a platform, this is a most worthwhile tool.
Margaret Davis, author of Straight Down the Middle

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great “How-to” Book for Writers, February 14, 2011

Judith Marshall “women’s fiction author”

This review is from: Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW (Paperback)

Although I had already published my novel, “Husbands May Come and Go but Friends are Forever,” and set up my website when I purchased this playbook, I found lots of information and tips I hadn’t known. I especially liked the exercises which helped me identify where to spend my time and energy. A great road map to building your writer platform.

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4.0 out of 5 stars This book by Teresa LeYung Ryan uncluttered my mind, February 13, 2011

Lynn Scott

This review is from: Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW (Paperback)

Ms. Ryan gives us a huge building block toward getting our gems into print. I tried her original draft of this book, doing the exercises, and being amazed how much i could put into a platform. Now she has expanded this workbook richly. She is a whiz in the ways a writer can get noticed.
in all the confusing technology around these days, this book takes a novice carefully through the process to this end.

It is quite a bargain at $22.

Lynn Scott, Memorist, A Joyous Encounter: My Mother, My Alzheimer Clients, and Me