January 10th, 2012 | Author: admin
Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan here. Writers who write memoirs (and writers who don’t write memoirs, join us anyway)! If you want more readers and more fans, join Linda Joy Myers of NAMW and me.
After you click here: http://www.namw.org/workshops-classes/build-your-writers-platform-in-2012/ sign up on the right sidebar to get more information about how to call in. When you sign up for Jan. 12, 2012 NAMW Roundtable discussions, you will receive a downloadable audio of the event!
Jan. 12, 2012 4:00pm PST / 5:00pm MST / 6:00pm CST / 7:00pm EST
Whether you want to be your own publisher or sell rights to another publisher, attract readers now!
Memoir authors–You are THE expert of your experience.
Make your name synonymous with the themes/issues/subject matters in your book. Help your fans find you!
Why Would a Memoir Writer Need a Platform? To gain a competitive edge.
What is the game and WHO are the players?
The game is the fiercely competitive arena of the publishing world. The players (writing various genres in fiction and non-fiction) are:
- Authors with wonderful projects but have been turned down by publishers because they have no platform/fanbase.
- Authors with proven track record / platform / fan base / celebrity status.
- Authors who are also seasoned publishers or promoters.
- Authors with no budget, limited budgets, and big budgets.
- Authors who know a little bit about the publishing industry.
- Authors who are looking for agents to represent them.
- Authors who choose to publish their own work.
- Authors who have sold rights-to-publish to another publisher.
- You and your colleagues who fit one or more of the above profiles.
WHAT is a platform?
Let’s dissect Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan’s definition of platform. “Making your name stand for something—to attract targeted consumers—who are likely to buy what you have to sell.” (from page 1 of Coach Teresa’s workbook Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days)
· The last part of definition is easy: “what you have to sell” — what you’re selling is your literary works or services.
· The middle part “to attract targeted consumers” — the targeted consumers are the folks who read and buy the kind of materials you write about.
· The first part “Making your name stand for something” — that is the heart of building your platform–identify the themes/subject matters/issues that you write about.
Understanding what a platform is gives you a fresh look at your writing career.
CoachTeresa says: “Reach out, not stress out, when building your platform.”
Click here: http://www.namw.org/workshops-classes/build-your-writers-platform-in-2012/ and sign up on the right sidebar to get more information about how to call in. When you sign up for Jan. 12, 2012 NAMW Roundtable discussions, you will receive a downloadable audio of the event!
Jan. 12, 2012 4:00pm PST / 5:00pm MST / 6:00pm CST / 7:00pm EST
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