by Mary DeMuth | Jan 8, 2024 | book, platform |
I write this post to myself, but I hope it resonates with you as well. I write it because it’s the number one thing I hear about from authors. It’s an angst, a stress, a great big worry. What do we do about platform? Branding In the early 2000s, I remember...
by Mary DeMuth | Mar 12, 2023 | book, literary agents, platform, queries |
My friend Rebecca suggested I write this post. She felt authors might be curious to look beyond the curtain of this agency and see the rationale behind the NO. I agree, so here we are! In my last post, I talked about nefarious publishing practices. In response to...
by Mary DeMuth | Mar 7, 2023 | platform, predatory publishing |
Recently I wrote a series of tweets about Christian publishing that got a lot of feedback and attention. In light of that I felt it would be good to expand a bit about what I know. A bit about me: I’ve been published traditionally through various Christian...
by Mary DeMuth | Jan 30, 2023 | book, literary agents, platform |
I often get emails from people new to the traditional publishing process asking what in the world literary agents do and why are they necessary. First, there are several ways to see your words in print. You can hire a vanity publisher (many, many are scams,...
by Mary DeMuth | Jun 29, 2022 | platform |
Today I want to think outside the typical platform box and offer you some creative (possibly even fun!) ways to build your author platform. Recently I heard from a publisher who took note of an author’s platform (in a complimentary way), but pointed out low...
