I was excited to get the invitation from Bill Kenower from the Pacific Northwest Writers Association to write about platform for Author Magazine because I know writers struggle with how to keep evolving and growing a platform once they get one started.
Here’s an excerpt from the new article, “Grow For It: Activate & Reactivate Your Perennial Platform Power,” in the June issue of Pacific Northwest Writing Association’s Author Magazine:
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
The one word that best describes a writer’s platform is “process.” Your platform is creative, just as writing is creative. There is a beginning, middle, and an end to a platform project, but there is never an end to your platform progress from the moment it begins until your career is over. However, if you leave a distinct enough legacy, your platform will survive even after you are gone.
The other key word to define platform is “perennial” because your platform is never static. It is always in various stages of being planted, sprouting, blossoming, and then reorganizing itself for the next phase of your career growth.
So what is a writer’s platform? [Read More]
Think of your platform in natural, not supernatural terms, because you are a person, not a storm front. If you think of your platform as an extension of who you are and what you offer, you will enjoy the process of establishing and growing a platform and the platform you establish will have strong, sturdy roots.
Enjoy the article!
And if you like it, feel free to check out some of my other resources on writer platform, Get Known Before The Book Deal, Discover Your Platform Potential, and Discover Your Specialty & Launch Your Platform.