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Building Your Author Brand: The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make

March 29, 2019 by Kimberley Grabas

Building Your Author Brand_ The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make _ YourWriterPlatform.com

Branding plays a surprisingly important role in your author business.

Every time someone sees your name, lands on your website, reads your book or listens to you speak, you’re reinforcing what you want them to know about you and your work.

Your author brand is the cornerstone of your writer platform and pivotal to the long-term success of your career as a writer.Click To Tweet

And whether you actively shape it or not, with every touchpoint or seemingly ‘insignificant’ interaction, your brand is being formed.

That’s why it’s critical to decide upfront what story you want to tell.

In this 3-part Author Branding Series we’ll:

  • Clarify what personal branding is, and why it’s essential to incorporate into your writing business if you want to stand out from the crowd.
  • In this post (post #2), we’ll cover the most common mistakes writers make when building their author brand.
  • And finally, in post three, we’ll focus on brand strategy and how you will connect your work and writing to the people who will be most inclined to read and appreciate it.
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Filed Under: Author & Book Branding, Blog Tagged With: author brand, author branding series, author platform, personal branding

Personal Branding for Authors: What It Is And Why It’s Essential

February 20, 2019 by Kimberley Grabas

Personal Branding for Authors_ What It Is and Why It's Essential _ YourWriterPlatform.com

Personal Branding for Authors: A Simple Definition

Personal branding can be a vague term…

It isn’t just a website, a font choice or a clever tagline. It’s a blend of your skills, talents, values, interests, and beliefs reflected through your writing, online presence, and offline interactions.

For authors, it’s often a mix of professional and personal branding which includes what you do, why you do it and who you do it for.

It’s also an indicator of your value to your readers, industry professionals, influencers or other key players in your topic area or genre.

What Makes You Different?

It’s not enough just to be good at what you write.

You must be able to easily and clearly communicate your vision or the purpose behind your work, and coherently voice its importance to others.

This is why effective branding is such a big and significant part of developing and growing your writer platform.

In this three-part series we’ll:

  • Clarify what personal branding is, and why it’s essential to incorporate into your writing business if you want to stand out from the crowd.
  • In post two of this series, we’ll cover the most common mistakes writers make when building their author brand.
  • And finally, in post three, we’ll focus on brand strategy and how you will connect your work and writing to the people who will be most inclined to read and appreciate it.

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Filed Under: Author & Book Branding, Blog, Platform Building Tagged With: author branding, author branding series, branding tips, personal branding

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