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No, not that kind of platform |
Just a few weeks ago, I spoke for a writers’ event in Los
Angeles. This much wasn’t new or newsworthy, as I do this often. However, this
was my first solo event, and about
fifty people came out to hear me pontificate about the publishing business. Apparently I’m getting good at this thing.
During the Q & A that followed, someone asked if a
novelist needs to have “platform.” That is, does it matter whether you’re
already well-known in the marketplace, in order to attract interest from
editors and agents? Or, for that matter, retail buyers? .
