tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post2663609029871557645..comments2024-02-12T04:16:12.618-06:00Comments on A Blurred History: Platforms are Not Just ShoesAndrea Cremerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03326332737401772239noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-57098584346128205182009-12-08T17:41:15.462-06:002009-12-08T17:41:15.462-06:00Shannon - It's gets easier :)
Lee - Agreed, I...Shannon - It's gets easier :)<br /><br />Lee - Agreed, I'm always learning new approaches too!Andrea Cremerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326332737401772239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-48758206250172960552009-12-08T17:38:45.666-06:002009-12-08T17:38:45.666-06:00Informative post. Since I've started my bloggi...Informative post. Since I've started my blogging adventure in September I have learned so much. I had thought I knew a good bit about marketing, but I'm seeing that being an author entails some other marketing approaches I had not thought of before. <br />Lee<br />http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-22723371187269678192009-12-08T16:35:59.209-06:002009-12-08T16:35:59.209-06:00What an excellent and valuable post. You're r...What an excellent and valuable post. You're right, but why does it have to be so hard? Ugh! :)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-74719071227886986112009-12-08T16:35:30.914-06:002009-12-08T16:35:30.914-06:00LOL Lisa, I'm not ignoring your comment I am j...LOL Lisa, I'm not ignoring your comment I am just easily distracted :) And I don't know, I'm still waiting to hear from the Powers That Be about the NYC trip, so I think you'll have to plan without me and we can cross our fingers that the schedules coincideAndrea Cremerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326332737401772239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-81621774667441644772009-12-08T11:01:23.166-06:002009-12-08T11:01:23.166-06:00Thanks for the encouraging words. It can be easy ...Thanks for the encouraging words. It can be easy to feel defeated when one tries to stand up in the face of mighty-mountain-publishing-industry :PVoidwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688751100806767843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-22365229044694006642009-12-08T00:30:27.998-06:002009-12-08T00:30:27.998-06:00I'm thinking since you ignored my comment, we&...I'm thinking since you ignored my comment, we're NOT going to NYC?Lisa Desrochershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15179219851085181641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-18247541521091116752009-12-07T23:58:42.343-06:002009-12-07T23:58:42.343-06:00Thanks, Renee!Thanks, Renee!Andrea Cremerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326332737401772239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-49297202938020020872009-12-07T23:12:46.851-06:002009-12-07T23:12:46.851-06:00Very interesting post. I have actually been strugg...Very interesting post. I have actually been struggling with whether or not to keep up with my blog lately. I find myself wondering if it's worth all of the effort. <br /><br />btw, your novel sounds very intriguing! Congrats on the sale. :)Renee Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170818341212519937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-27324167471498996692009-12-07T15:36:51.136-06:002009-12-07T15:36:51.136-06:00Void: Do not despair! At the end of the day it is ...Void: Do not despair! At the end of the day it is STILL the writing that publishers get excited about. The platform is much more a way for you to prove that you are not some scary hermit who will be utterly unable to interact with the outside world should you be published. <br /><br />I don't think that the platforms and marketing are equal to the content of the writing, but they are important in this digital age.Andrea Cremerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326332737401772239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-39458614859635297332009-12-07T15:15:11.127-06:002009-12-07T15:15:11.127-06:00This has been a sore subject for me, because I was...This has been a sore subject for me, because I was under the impression that the content was really the decisive factor. It's NOT! :( Platforms and marketting plans appear to be equally important for authors, which is sad, because some of us aren't necessarily the bestest at that. :(Voidwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688751100806767843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-16878315272173006382009-12-07T11:14:09.841-06:002009-12-07T11:14:09.841-06:00And there must be something in the air - check on ...And there must be something in the air - check on Maggie Stiefvater's interview on Shelli's Marvelous Marketer blog:<br /><br />http://faeriality.blogspot.com/2009/12/marvelous-marketer-maggie-stiefvater.htmlAndrea Cremerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326332737401772239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-77684450327035588462009-12-07T11:13:30.252-06:002009-12-07T11:13:30.252-06:00True. Plus, I love hanging out with you on-line!
...True. Plus, I love hanging out with you on-line!<br /><br />So are we going to NYC or what?Lisa Desrochershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15179219851085181641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-84039638767293853042009-12-07T11:11:16.091-06:002009-12-07T11:11:16.091-06:00Yvonne: That's a great question. I actually re...Yvonne: That's a great question. I actually really like 'tweeting' and I was a serious Twitter skeptic before I tried it. For me, Twitter is just fun and I don't really spend time with it, except in the case of participating in #yalitchat and #kidlitchat, which I consider great networking time well spent. <br /><br />The writing itself absolutely must remain the top priority. Blogging and whatever other social media you choose to participate in should enhance your writing, but if it's impinging on your ability to get pages out, then I think it's time to scale back.<br /><br />Hope that helps!Andrea Cremerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326332737401772239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-78774488327779567152009-12-07T11:08:54.490-06:002009-12-07T11:08:54.490-06:00Suzy: Believe me it is an EPIC win! I love your wr...Suzy: Believe me it is an EPIC win! I love your writing. And don't think the irony is lost on me when I say it's just a matter of patience (I don't have a drop of patience in my bones).Andrea Cremerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326332737401772239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-30465750780729967512009-12-06T21:00:23.286-06:002009-12-06T21:00:23.286-06:00I'm up late building a website right NOW (when...I'm up late building a website right NOW (when I need to be grading final papers) and hoping for that epic win.<br /><br />It is beginning to feel like an epic fail....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556206184198452490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-80615113436669498882009-12-06T20:57:40.652-06:002009-12-06T20:57:40.652-06:00Thanks for this post, Andrea. I wondered about the...Thanks for this post, Andrea. I wondered about the importance of establishing some kind of web presence and opted to start a blog, suffering spates of self doubt along the way, so thanks for reiterating the importance of putting oneself out there and the inevitable lonliness of being a rookie. I didn't realize, however, that web presence (following) can be important even before you have an agent. If your blog has anything at all to do with foreign publishing houses taking an interest in your books, every writer should have one. The confidence expressed by the publishing community in your books must be a tremendous shot in the arm. One more thing though....I have wondered about the amount of time some seem to spend "blogging" vs actually writing, which you also touched upon. I mean...do you ever feel tweeted out?Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-84665359380310080852009-12-06T17:47:49.318-06:002009-12-06T17:47:49.318-06:00Well said! I read HOW TO GET KNOWN BEFORE THE BOOK...Well said! I read HOW TO GET KNOWN BEFORE THE BOOK DEAL earlier in the year. It really made me think about the approach I wanted to take with my blog. Always love what you have to say, Andrea.Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-17246404445447040592009-12-06T17:05:32.318-06:002009-12-06T17:05:32.318-06:00Working on it! But in some ways it feels like I a...Working on it! But in some ways it feels like I am just reaching out to other authors, not the actual consumers of picture books.Corey Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883689227283545602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-89213608188658008872009-12-06T15:29:38.120-06:002009-12-06T15:29:38.120-06:00Thanks, everyone. You know what's strange? I t...Thanks, everyone. You know what's strange? I tried to set this up to post tomorrow (Monday) because I usually take the weekend 'off' from blogging, but it's up anyway - yet with a Monday's date pub tag at the top. How weird.<br /><br />Tricia - Re: reposts in the future *rubs hands* Excellent...Andrea Cremerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326332737401772239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-27789718502615727632009-12-06T15:19:37.889-06:002009-12-06T15:19:37.889-06:00Hmmm, well I have my blog platform and I have some...Hmmm, well I have my blog platform and I have some outstanding platform shoes tucked away in the back of my closet that I may never walk in again but they are works of art. Perhaps I should put them in a display case instead. Perhaps they are a blog post. :) Hmm, again.<br />Because of your prompt above about the early days of writing posts in obscurity, I decided to read some of your early ones. I think some of them are so interesting you should go ahead and re-post. That would be particularly useful when, for instance, you go on book tour and are too busy to post often. Your platform is secure.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-21815771781092762512009-12-06T15:05:37.941-06:002009-12-06T15:05:37.941-06:00Very true! I always get a little annoyed when I f...Very true! I always get a little annoyed when I find an author that doesn't have an online presence. I use author websites all the time as a librarian and point my teens to author sites, blogs, Facebooks, etc. I think in today's social networking world, it's important to get your name out there early! When I find an author who is not online, I'm always surprised.GreenBeanTeenQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08708155058381407531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-44386040099585285992009-12-06T14:42:28.375-06:002009-12-06T14:42:28.375-06:00Great post, and I agree. :) Platforms are so great...Great post, and I agree. :) Platforms are so great, and so important to have.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670094635770401053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-89484965097046642842009-12-06T14:16:24.810-06:002009-12-06T14:16:24.810-06:00Interesting post, I had not a clue what a platform...Interesting post, I had not a clue what a platform was! <br /><br />Thanks for sharing.V. Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406440235719919992noreply@blogger.com