I’m sure you’ve heard before that an author platform is mandatory to your publishing career. You’ve also heard that in building a platform you need to blog, social network, and use video sites. In other words, you have to do your own marketing and promotion. “Publishers want to know how many people you know,” says Jennifer Hill Robenalt, a 20-year communications […]
Gail McMeekin
6 Ways to Add Vibrant Partnerships to your Author Platform
The big lesson that I learned from Janet Conner’s sixth Plug In class, How to Build Your Author Platform, is:Writers need vibrant, creative partnerships. I’m sure you’ve heard before that an author platform is mandatory to your publishing career. You’ve also heard that in building a platform you need to blog, social network, and use video sites. In […]
The Creative Life / Tips for Writers and Artists
What specific practices, rituals, or habits do writers and artists use or evoke to assist the creative flow? That’s one of the questions Janet Conner asked of the following four guests on Bonus Night of her Plug In Telecourse: Gail McMeekin (writer and creativity coach) Mary Anne Radmacher (artist and writer) Rebecca LoCicero (writer and medium) Ann Hartley (Dutch […]
Plug In With Janet Conner
What makes writers happy, besides working on their craft, of course, is connecting with other writers to delve into the unknown and explore each other’s minds for fresh ideas. Add to that a team of experts and inspirational speakers and you’ve just kicked up the happiness factor a notch or two. So you can imagine my reaction when I read about […]
