It’s DAY ONE of Susan Toy’s excellent five-part series over on Chris the Story Reading Ape’s blog. Are you an author? Do you want to learn about establishing a platform and how to market your book? Look no further. Be sure to share the original post with all your writing friends. And be sure to check back tomorrow for more about marketing.
The following is an extract from a talk delivered at the Calgary Public Library in Feb. 2011.
Part 1
Before I begin, please watch this video:
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I’ve named these two characters Wannabe Author (WA) and Real Author(RA).
How many of you have ever said any of the things Wannabe Author says in this video? Come on, be honest. Okay, then, how many of you have heard other writers say any of these things? And, like Real Author, haven’t you just wanted to put them and everyone else out of their misery by ignoring whatever they say? Obviously, Wannabe Author is the least promotable kind of author. First of all, Wannabe is never likely to be published, so will be of little worry to the publishing industry anyway. WA is not listening to an experienced author, knows nothing about the publishing business, and thinks the path to…
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Many thanks for re-blogging Tricia 😀
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Thanks for reblogging, Tricia!
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Thanks for that, Tricia. I can’t wait for the next part.
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