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Originally Posted by eBooksgp
Am I right in assuming creating a writers platform takes time and there's no easy method?
I basically want to make sure I'm doing things right and any advise would be much appreciated.
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There's no one system, and yes, building support takes time. Amazon is, hands-down, the big promo arena; they not only have the majority of the market, they have thousands of readers who won't buy or even get freebies from anywhere else.
Blogging/tweeting/etc. about topics not directly related to your book can help--build a readership interested in
whatever you have to say, and they'll want to read your books. However, if you have a talent for annoying people on the internet, this method can backfire. Being clever is good... but as Scalzi pointed out, "the failure state of clever is asshole." Quietly writing good books is better than getting a rep as an arrogant, pushy jerk. (I have no idea if this advice is directly relevant to you.)