the whole shebang…

more platform info.
i know, i know.
this one’s not bad. just more of a reiteration that it is important. i, of course, was reading nathan bransford’s blog (link is on the sidebar), and the guest blogger yesterday, eric (no last name–he has no blog he’d like to make public), said this::
(i added the bold & brackets…)

—”In summary: sales of your previous books, sales of “comp” titles, your platform as an author (as described on the fact sheets), the book’s cover, the current economic climate, events in the news, &c all contribute to how many copies of your book a given account [bookstore] will buy.”

so there you have it. i haven’t been babbling away about nothing, as i thought i might be…
the article was informative, if a bit disheartening. but hey, that’s how it is. and the more we know, the further ahead we can get!!!

now, i just need to figure out how to become wonderful friends with an agent, a publisher, and a buyer. i’ll let you know how that’s going