Platform Building for Writers—Getting Started

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Author Services at the BistroStarting out with book promotion can seem like a tremendous undertaking. And it is. But the important thing to know is that anything you can do online to promote your book or create a presence for yourself online is going to help you sell books.

For tips on starting out with platform building (the very basics…some of which I’ve seen established writers forget to cover), please join me at Barbara Hightower’s blog, Author Services at the Bistro.

Elizabeth Spann Craig

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Elizabeth writes the Memphis Barbeque series (as Riley Adams) and the Southern Quilting mysteries for Penguin and writes the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink and independently. She also has a blog, which was named by Writer’s Digest as one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers. There she posts on the writing craft, finding inspiration in everyday life, and fitting writing into a busy schedule.

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  1. The Daring NovelistApril 23, 2012

    You are certainly one of the hardest-working writers I know when it comes to online platform building (especially the classical way).

    And you are right that everything you do — even the smallest things — add up on the internet. It broadens your “presence.” Writers who are uncomfortable with self-promotion and such should remember that.

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