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Overview

Sell Your First Book & Develop a Successful and Sustainable Writing Career

Before you can land a book deal&#150before you can even attract the interest of agents and editors&#150you need to be visible. How do you become visible? You develop a platform, or a way of reaching your readers. Everybody can develop a platform, and this book shows you how to do it while you're still writing.

This book offers:

  • A step-by-step approach to creating, growing, and nurturing a platform
  • An economical approach to self-promotion (no need to spend thousands)
  • A clear way to uncover your strengths and weaknesses as an author
  • The strategies that are essential (or not) to online promotion
  • A philosophy of authorship that leaves you confident, empowered, and equally partnered with agents, editors, and publishers (instead of waiting to be discovered)
  • A diverse set of tools and methods for getting known (not just web-based tools or ideas for extroverts)
After you read this book, you'll be able to answer the inevitable question: "What's your platform?" You'll learn the hows and whys of becoming visible and how to cultivate visibility from scratch. Best of all, you won't need any previous knowledge or experience to get started.

Growing a writing career isn't just about landing one book deal and then scrambling like crazy. There is a more strategic and steady way to lay the groundwork so you can avoid scrambling altogether&#150and Get Known Before the Book Deal is the only comprehensive book that shows you how.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781582975542
  • Publisher: F+W Media, Inc.
  • Publication date: 11/17/2008
  • Pages: 272
  • Sales rank: 247,936
  • Product dimensions: 6.04 (w) x 8.88 (h) x 0.59 (d)

Meet the Author

Christina Katz is the author of Writer Mama. She started her platform "for fun" seven years ago and ended up on Good Morning America. She has been encouraging reluctant platform-builders via her e-zine Writers on the Rise and has been covering the topic for the past two years. She recently launched the e-course, Platform Building Basics for Writers, and writes a monthly column on platform development for The Willamette Writer.
www.christinakatz.com

Table of Contents

Introduction What's Your Platform? 3

Pt. 1 Platform Ready 8

1 Become Visible 9

2 Quiz Yourself 16

3 Swap Shoes 21

4 Handle the Truth 25

5 Cultivate Your Expertise 31

6 Craft Your Niche (for Fiction Writers) 37

7 Meet Your Readership 42

8 Align with Your Audience 49

9 Get Geisty 54

10 Delve into Integrity 58

11 Think Productive 62

12 Ditch Your Resistance 66

13 Act from Passion 70

14 Get Some Input 77

15 Style It Real 84

Pt. 2 Platform Set 92

16 Join in 93

17 Connect with Others 97

18 Volunteer Up 106

19 Teach to Learn 114

20 Step Outside Your Comfort Zone 124

21 Make an Appearance 130

22 Host Something 139

23 Get Articles in Print 147

24 Offer a Service 159

Pt. 3 Platform Grow 168

25 Name Game 169

26 Identity Quest 175

27 Tag-a-Long 180

28 Sign Off with Style 184

29 Build a Bio 190

30 Mission: Possible 196

31 Be Camera Friendly 201

32 Tally Up Testimonials 207

33 Broadcast Your Blog 213

34 Hang Your Web Shingle 229

35 Relay the Latest News 238

36 One-Page It All 244

Afterword: An Inside Job 252

Recommended Resources 257

Index 260

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  • Posted April 2, 2011

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    Step By Step Approach to Creating a Writing Platform

    "Get Known before the Book Deal" is made up of a philosophy of authorship and strategies and methods important and essential to getting known while establishing a platform. Christina Katz answers questions on what a platform for a writer is, why it is important, and how to build a writing career around your unique platform.

    The book is organized into four phases: Platform -- development and building, Book proposal -- development and pitching, Book writing, and Book marketing. The format is reader friendly with fast paced narrative, highlighted topical headings and exercises for practical application.

    The pages are packed with keys, tips, suggestions, and valuable information which include everything from becoming visible, cultivating your expertise, developing your style, connecting with others, to web site design.

    "Get Known Before the Book Deal: Use Your Personal Strengths to Grow an Author Platform" is an important reference and resource guide for every beginning writer and for those established authors struggling with distribution and marketing issues.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 7, 2010

    Better for non-fiction writers than novelists

    There was a little bit of good information in it for fiction writers, but most of the information pertained to non-fiction. The content was okay, but the voice was pretty boring and at times, egoistic. It was basically a waste of money for me.

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  • Posted July 29, 2010

    New Point of View

    GET KNOWN BEFORE THE BOOK DEAL was a revelation to me. I was barely starting to Tweet when I read Christina Katz's tweets and decided to buy this book. Now every email promotes my blog and I try to visit Twitter,Facebook,and some of my Followers and Friends every day. Because my agent is pitching my current YA ms. set in a DV shelter, I blog weekly about my experiences there. I'm already planning post-publication promotions,which orgs to contact,the best review sites, etc. I have learned a lot from all these activities and wouldn't have even thought about a platform before the sale without reading GET KNOWN BEFORE THE BOOK DEAL. If you're a writer, you need to read it!
    Patricia H. Aust http://bit.ly/rural writer

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  • Posted March 24, 2010

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    Awesome book for those wanting more exposure

    Christina does a great job providing thoughtful and compelling ideas on creating your platform. She writes in a way that keeps you entertained while learning. I highly recommend this book and in fact, can't stop talking about it with all my friends!!

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  • Posted September 12, 2009

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    If you want to be a writer, READ THIS!

    Just read "Get Known" over the summer and have already implemented many of the ideas to build my platform. Didn't even know I needed one of those! This book is a must for both the budding author and the seasoned, published author alike. READ IT!

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  • Posted April 28, 2009

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    Prescription for a Powerful Platform

    Katz is witty, smart, and she talked directly to me on each page of Get Known Before the Book Deal in a way that I, not being a techie, could comprehend.
    Got a book to be published, even just thinking of one? Your Platform, yes, with a capital P, is what it's all about today if you want to get your book sold. Christina will give you the recipe - she practically measures out the ingredients for you along with step-by-step instructions - to do just that. Now get cookin'.

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  • Posted December 15, 2008

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    A Great Road Map for Getting Known Before You Publish

    Christina Katz's new book, Get Known Before the Book Deal, is an easy-to-follow guide on how writers can become known to a wider audience and increase their chances of landing a book deal with a reputable publisher as a result. As with her first book, Writer Mama: How to Raise a Writing Career Alongside Your Kids, the author offers practical advice that the reader will want to refer back to over and over again.

    The book is divided into three sections that clearly identify how to get started, how to hone your image and how to reach a wider audience all while putting your most professional foot forward. It's a great primer for learning how to market yourself, an essential skill for writers in today's publishing world. Even if you're fairly savvy on promoting yourself, Katz's book offers ideas and details that can only enhance what you are already doing. I plan to use this book to help me set goals for the new year and many new years to come.

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