Comments on: Interview: Christina Katz on Getting Known Before the Book Deal, Part 1 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/12/05/interview-christina-katz-on-getting-known-before-the-book-deal-part-1/ about the craft and business of genre fiction Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:45:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mary Jo Campbell http://writerunboxed.com/2008/12/05/interview-christina-katz-on-getting-known-before-the-book-deal-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-95133 Mary Jo Campbell Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:01:51 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/12/05/interview-christina-katz-on-getting-known-before-the-book-deal-part-1/#comment-95133 Great interview and comments! Looking forward to part two and putting "Get Known" on my Christmas wish list Great interview and comments! Looking forward to part two and putting “Get Known” on my Christmas wish list

]]> By: Therese Walsh http://writerunboxed.com/2008/12/05/interview-christina-katz-on-getting-known-before-the-book-deal-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-94634 Therese Walsh Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:56:29 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/12/05/interview-christina-katz-on-getting-known-before-the-book-deal-part-1/#comment-94634 Just wanted to add something else. This is something Christina said in our interview: <em>Your platform includes your Web presence, any public speaking you do, the classes you teach, the media contacts you’ve established, the articles you’ve published, and any other means you currently have for making your name and your future books known to a viable readership.</em> I thought this might be worth emphasizing. Platform isn't just a website or a blog. Platform is who you know. It's who you touch--and who can potentially touch you back. It defines your range. This can be important because those contacts you have can help you in mysterious ways. When I landed my agent, Elisabeth, it was through an e-handshake aided by WU contributor Allison Winn Scotch. The deal came shortly after that. Platform isn't going to help your book, but it can help YOU by increasing your visibility, which can then in turn help you land a book deal. And that's what we want you to do! :-) Just wanted to add something else. This is something Christina said in our interview:

Your platform includes your Web presence, any public speaking you do, the classes you teach, the media contacts you’ve established, the articles you’ve published, and any other means you currently have for making your name and your future books known to a viable readership.

I thought this might be worth emphasizing. Platform isn’t just a website or a blog. Platform is who you know. It’s who you touch–and who can potentially touch you back. It defines your range. This can be important because those contacts you have can help you in mysterious ways. When I landed my agent, Elisabeth, it was through an e-handshake aided by WU contributor Allison Winn Scotch. The deal came shortly after that.

Platform isn’t going to help your book, but it can help YOU by increasing your visibility, which can then in turn help you land a book deal. And that’s what we want you to do! :-)

]]> By: Therese Walsh http://writerunboxed.com/2008/12/05/interview-christina-katz-on-getting-known-before-the-book-deal-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-94633 Therese Walsh Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:50:23 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/12/05/interview-christina-katz-on-getting-known-before-the-book-deal-part-1/#comment-94633 Kristan, maybe they didn't, and it's certainly true that you can get published and rise to the top without a platform. It's been done! But for aspiring novelists, I don't think building a platform can hurt--and it might help a lot. :-) Kristan, maybe they didn’t, and it’s certainly true that you can get published and rise to the top without a platform. It’s been done! But for aspiring novelists, I don’t think building a platform can hurt–and it might help a lot. :-)

]]> By: The Writer Mama http://writerunboxed.com/2008/12/05/interview-christina-katz-on-getting-known-before-the-book-deal-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-94583 The Writer Mama Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:10:47 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/12/05/interview-christina-katz-on-getting-known-before-the-book-deal-part-1/#comment-94583 Thanks, Therese. And thanks, Kathleen. Kristan, things were so different in the industry way back when Toni Morroison was not yet known...that I think it would have been a completely different ball game. But it sure would be interesting to hear what they'd all have to say! Thanks, Therese. And thanks, Kathleen.

Kristan, things were so different in the industry way back when Toni Morroison was not yet known…that I think it would have been a completely different ball game. But it sure would be interesting to hear what they’d all have to say!

]]> By: Kristan http://writerunboxed.com/2008/12/05/interview-christina-katz-on-getting-known-before-the-book-deal-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-94542 Kristan Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:57:37 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/12/05/interview-christina-katz-on-getting-known-before-the-book-deal-part-1/#comment-94542 I wonder... Did/do writers like Toni Morrison, Jhumpa Lahiri, Junot Diaz, etc. think about this stuff? I wonder… Did/do writers like Toni Morrison, Jhumpa Lahiri, Junot Diaz, etc. think about this stuff?

]]> By: Kathleen Bolton http://writerunboxed.com/2008/12/05/interview-christina-katz-on-getting-known-before-the-book-deal-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-94541 Kathleen Bolton Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:12:41 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/12/05/interview-christina-katz-on-getting-known-before-the-book-deal-part-1/#comment-94541 Wow, lots of good nuggets. I'm already mulling a few over. Thanks, Christina, and thanks Therese for a great interview. Can't wait for part 2. Wow, lots of good nuggets. I’m already mulling a few over. Thanks, Christina, and thanks Therese for a great interview. Can’t wait for part 2.

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