Tag Archive | platform
Politics in Art
One of the top events up for discussion this week is the speech a certain actress gave at a certain awards ceremony in which she shared her opinions of a certain political figure. Some applaud her words, some disagree with them. Some say that was neither the time nor the place for such a rant, […]
Limbo
I remember thinking that everything would be awesome after I signed a book contract. Self-doubt would fade. Writer’s block would vanish. No more contests or trying to get noticed. Right? Au Contraire. I almost long for a good contest to enter now. But I can’t. I’m in limbo. I’m not published yet, but I’m contracted […]
Platform Building
This week I’ve been reading Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World by Michael Hyatt, along with several blogs, in an effort to better understand why I haven’t been able to grow my blog readership since I moved my website almost 2 years ago. I’ve even been running what I think is a fun spin […]
Networking is not about selling yourself
Like most introverts, I am no good at small talk. So networking events were a trial. Even writers’ conferences, where you’d think, surrounded by like-minded people, I wouldn’t have such a hard time. Problem is, many of them are introverts, too. But finally, after all these years, I get the networking thing. My understanding […]
The New Authors Fellowship 