https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/social-media/w/general/8265/advice-for-writers-on-building-an-online-platformen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/social-media/w/general/8265/advice-for-writers-on-building-an-online-platformFri, 18 Aug 2023 19:05:53 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:1600cc01-87a4-477d-8a6a-98c3284cb5c3Donna Arthur Downshttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/social-media/w/general/8265/advice-for-writers-on-building-an-online-platform#commentsCurrent Revision posted to General by Donna Arthur Downs on 8/18/2023 7:05:53 PM<br /> <p><br />As much as she hates to say it, professor and author Donna Arthur Downs believes social media is crucial for writers. If you don&#39;t have a following, she says, it will be difficult to get attention from traditional publishers. Downs herself recently took a class on children&#39;s writing where the students had to write a book proposal that included all of their social media accounts and their following on each platform. Why? Because literary agents and traditional publishers care about an author&#39;s online platform when considering whether or not to represent them or give them a publishing deal.</p> <p>Which platforms you have a presence on depends on the audience you are trying to reach, Downs says. Her college-aged students, for example, are on Instagram, as are parents with young readers. Her personal network that is an older demographic is on Facebook.</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-10/AdviceforWritersonBuildinganOnlinePlatform.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../AdviceforWritersonBuildinganOnlinePlatform.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, video</div> https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/social-media/w/general/8265/advice-for-writers-on-building-an-online-platform/revision/2Fri, 18 Aug 2023 17:00:36 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:1600cc01-87a4-477d-8a6a-98c3284cb5c3Donna Arthur Downshttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/social-media/w/general/8265/advice-for-writers-on-building-an-online-platform#commentsRevision 2 posted to General by Donna Arthur Downs on 8/18/2023 5:00:36 PM<br /> <p><br />As much as she hates to say it, professor and author Donna Arthur Downs believes social media is crucial for writers. If you don&#39;t have a following, she says, it will be difficult to get attention from traditional publishers. Downs herself recently took a class on children&#39;s writing where the students had to write a book proposal that included all of their social media accounts and their following on each platform. Why? Because literary agents and traditional publishers care about an author&#39;s online platform when considering whether or not to represent them or give them a publishing deal.</p> <p>Which platforms you have a presence on depends on the audience you are trying to reach, Downs says. Her college-aged students, for example, are on Instagram, as are parents with young readers. Her personal network that is an older demographic is on Facebook.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, video</div> https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/social-media/w/general/8265/advice-for-writers-on-building-an-online-platform/revision/1Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:55:32 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:1600cc01-87a4-477d-8a6a-98c3284cb5c3Donna Arthur Downshttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/social-media/w/general/8265/advice-for-writers-on-building-an-online-platform#commentsRevision 1 posted to General by Donna Arthur Downs on 8/18/2023 3:55:32 PM<br /> <p><br />As much as she hates to say it, professor and author Donna Arthur Downs believes social media is crucial for writers. If you don&#39;t have a following, she says, it will be difficult to get attention from traditional publishers. Downs herself recently took a class on children&#39;s writing where the students had to write a book proposal that included all of their social media accounts and their following on each platform. Why? Because literary agents and traditional publishers care about an author&#39;s online platform when considering whether or not to represent them or give them a publishing deal.</p> <p>Which platforms you have a presence on depends on the audience you are trying to reach, Downs says. Her college-aged students, for example, are on Instagram, as are parents with young readers. Her personal network that is an older demographic is on Facebook.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, video</div>