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PART 1: Introduction

www.oritofri.com

Here’s What We’ll Cover Today:

Putting strategy behind your author platform

For: Fiction Writers, Memoirists, & Poets

1) What’s an Author Platform + How it Can Serve You

2) The Author Website

3) Blogging & Social Media

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Excerpt from Jane Friedman’s blog post: A Definition of Author Platform, March, 2012

Excerpt from an Rachelle Gardner’s interview by Daniel Decker at the Author Platform Summit

Online Presence

WHY?

WHY?• At the most basic level, for people to get in touch with you.

• And so you have something to put at the end of your bio.

• Reach beyond your local community

• People expect it.

• It’s there 24/7.

Keep in mind…

Do You Need a Website?

And Social Media Too?