Marketing & Creating a Platform

© Jan Dolby




Maybe you're a published author. Maybe you're a writer trying to get published. Either way, you're going to need a platform. If you're looking to build a platform, you've come to the right place! 

Also, check out our links at Social Media.





Course

Build Your Author Platform the Easy Way - Join author Jen Swanson class on building an author platform: the quick path to connecting with editors, agents, parents and readers. Course includes 108 minute video, handouts, create a website in 10 minutes, and a guide to Tiktok.









 


Marketing & Publicity

Life Post-Publication

Josh Funk Shares Powerhouse Marketing Strategies

The Ultimate Guide to Book Marketing  


Need to Ask an Author for a Blurb? Here's the Secret Formula to Yes

Before You Market Your Book, Set Your Objectives 

Should I Use a Pen Name?

Blurbing and Being Blurbed

How Writers Should Choose Their Pseudonyms


























How to Get Your Readers to Care About Your Writing

Street Teams




Making a Simple Book Trailer Using iMovie


Katya Stec: Book Trailers & Narration Service for Authors (sample reels here)


How to Make an Awesome Book Trailer (and Why!)










8 Dos and Don'ts to Prep for a Book Event

Giveaways to Market a Book


Books


Create Your Writer Platform, by Chuck Sambuchino



Debut/Marketing Year Groups

2024 Debuts: MG, YA, and adult authors debuting in 2024

Roaring 24s - debut picture book authors and illustrators

PB Soar 24: a group of picture book authors and illustrators with debuts out in 2024

Picture Book Parade 2024: authors & illustrators with new picture books out in 2024

2025 Debuts: a group of traditionally published authors of all genres debuting in 2025



Miscellaneous




Rosy Sky KidLit PR & Marketing for Traditionally Published Children’s Book Authors - get on the list to be the first to know when it launches (TV appearances, podcasts, book trailers, NYTimes Square billboard feature, bookstore events, school visits, book fairs, video interviews, more)




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