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I’ve just started looking into this myself.
My advice would be to think about what you need to say to potential readers. At the very least I would suggest a “why I am wonderful” page (aka “about me”). I’d also think about a press pack – images, quotes, and so forth that a press enquiry might need.
Here’s a post on creating an about page.
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The answer is “it depends”.
I would strongly suggest that an about the author page is vital and I would agree some form of contact page is a good idea.
Other than that you might want to think about how you present your books. The two options that most people seem to go for are a post category or a page per book (for SEO). That said, many authors list all their books on a single page. At the very least, you should have somewhere for people who are interested to look up your books.
My recommendation is this:
Create a page called something like “My books” and write a summary of each book. Include a cover image too.
Then make each book its own page. Here, you should go into more detail. Talk about themes, books in the series that come before (or follow on after). And always end with links to places to buy the book.
I would make these pages “children” of the “My books” page. Go back to the parent page and add to the of each book’s description a “read more” call to action that links to the book’s page. I would also include at least one “buy it now” link to Amazon or where-ever you are getting good sales.
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Good question. If you think you might have several series down the road, it might be worth creating a page for each series wherein you discuss the setting and overarching themes. Make that ( or those ) a child of the “My Books” page and make the book’s pages children of their series. Don’t forget to list and link the books in the series (probably in reading order) on the series page.
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I was thinking about doing some videos about Author Platforms and blogging in general. I’ve lost my voice at the moment but as soon as I can speak again, I’m going to start producing videos in runs of seasons. The next season is Authors, blogging, and social media. Not the final name, just a working title.
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