tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287168903003077619.post1019524260044784982..comments2024-03-06T04:58:28.830-07:00Comments on Chronicles of a Novice Writer: Platform: Reaching the audience, be it YA or otherwiseStephanie McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00056571020961572031noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287168903003077619.post-46424362657652353862009-07-16T19:45:33.654-06:002009-07-16T19:45:33.654-06:00I struggle with this as well. It seems as if teen...I struggle with this as well. It seems as if teens visit websites of their favorite published authors, but are much less likely to peruse blogs by the unpublished. My guess would be the best way to reach them would be creating a site that provided them with some service: book suggestions/reviews for them, writing techniques for budding teen writers, etc. Then, when you're published, you Roni Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719679344024635326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287168903003077619.post-29781274448602534132009-07-15T13:31:25.223-06:002009-07-15T13:31:25.223-06:00Thanks! I love Cake Wrecks! It's a good dist...Thanks! I love Cake Wrecks! It's a good distraction sometimes! Good luck to you too!Stephanie McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507025637411479409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287168903003077619.post-50810966105325504552009-07-15T12:53:11.695-06:002009-07-15T12:53:11.695-06:00I found you also commenting on Cake Wrecks. I fig...I found you also commenting on Cake Wrecks. I figured that meant you had good taste, and I was correct. I also am supplementing my platform, and I don't think you need to be specific at all. Many authors publish a wide variety of products. I have a baby's picture book coming out, and several other picture book mss, and ya mss, and middle grade, etc. I think if you just get your NAME Anna C. Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271598466699263194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287168903003077619.post-8553203891280937982009-07-14T15:06:46.610-06:002009-07-14T15:06:46.610-06:00@ Lazy Writer, I'm not really sure what the an...@ Lazy Writer, I'm not really sure what the answer is. I guess we'll all just have to struggle through it together.<br /><br />@ Strange Fiction, I've never been clear on the distinction between mid-grade and YA. Probably because I never really grew out of that genre as far as reading tastes go. (For the most part.)Stephanie McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507025637411479409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287168903003077619.post-30239250353442033212009-07-14T14:45:10.709-06:002009-07-14T14:45:10.709-06:00There are a lot of teens interacting on Facebook. ...There are a lot of teens interacting on Facebook. I know that at least one of my granddaughters looks for websites that focus on her current reading material. She’s been through Harry Potter, the Twilight series, and is now into the Dragonlance Chronicles. She’s eleven—so would she be an example of a mid-grade or a YA reader? Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603891627784763004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287168903003077619.post-79379818622382743852009-07-14T12:59:47.901-06:002009-07-14T12:59:47.901-06:00I'm with you here. I love my blog, but I'...I'm with you here. I love my blog, but I'm not reaching the YA audience with it. I was thinking about starting a second blog for teen readers, but I don't know how many teens blog. My daughter and all of her friends are really into Facebook. I have a Facebook account already, but I set it up a long time ago to connect with friends, not so much to reach a teenage audience. I don&#Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.com