Platform Building: Make a list and check it twice


This week try making a list post on your blog. List posts are easy to write and easy to read. What would “10 things only readers of Your Genre understand” read like?

Other lists might include

  • 7 things I wish authors would stop doing
  • 12 things readers don’t understand about authors
  • 5 things that ruin a good book
  • 9 times that you should give up and read a good book
  • 10 things all writers want for Christmas
  • 22 things all writers wished people understood
  • 5 things family members say to writers even though they shouldn’t
  • 10 things only full-time writers understand

I’m sure you can think of even more.

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About Matthew Brown

Matthew is a writer and geek from Kent (UK). He is the founder and current chair of Thanet Creative as well as head geek for Author Buzz. His ambitions include appearing in some future incarnation of TableTop with Wil Wheaton and seeing a film or TV series based on something he wrote. Matt is also responsible for fixing stuff here when it breaks.

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