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Building Your Author Platform starts with a clear vision of what you bring to the table. In Part 1 of this series, we included a group of questions to aid in developing that vision. The first on the list is “What kind of influence do you have?” This is a critical question, and your answer may well redefine the direction for your platform. So, how do you determine what kind of influence you have? Realize your influence has power Every day you influence the lives of others. Offline or online, your influence is: heard in your conversations, felt in your relationships, seen in your attitudes, and measured in your actions. Your influence can be negative, positive, neutral, or impactful. Online, every post, tweet, pin, photo, hashtag, link, or article you create has power. As a result, everything has the potential to affect how your reader thinks, feels, acts, or responds.…

Building your author platform from scratch can be so overwhelming that many writers avoid the subject altogether. Typically, this is due to not knowing how to approach the task, or knowing where to start. In some ways it feels similar to staring at a blank page when you start a new story; four hours later you still have no idea how to begin. It’s frustrating. But here’s the thing; like beginning a story…everyone starts somewhere. Once you know where that somewhere is…well it becomes easier to move forward and achieve your goal. Importance of Building Your Author Platform Recognizing the importance of your platform is critical to anything that comes next. Let’s face it; in today’s market if you don’t have an author platform you have little chance of catching the attention of a traditional publisher. Also, if you self-publish, making enough sales from your book to sustain your writing…

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Building Your Author Platform Part 1