Comments on: to create and connect: defining ‘author platform’ http://justinemusk.com/2010/02/10/author-platform-what-it-is-what-it-isnt-why-ive-come-to-hate-the-term/ Because You're a Creative Badass Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:53:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Week 4 – The Writer’s Platform & A writing excercise « Matthew Farmer http://justinemusk.com/2010/02/10/author-platform-what-it-is-what-it-isnt-why-ive-come-to-hate-the-term/#comment-751 Week 4 – The Writer’s Platform & A writing excercise « Matthew Farmer Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:35:14 +0000 http://tribalwriter.com/?p=1819#comment-751 [...] regarding the Writer’s Platform. The first place I heard about this concept was here – Tribal Writer. Justine Lee Musk has said other things regarding this topic, including a guide to getting on to [...] [...] regarding the Writer’s Platform. The first place I heard about this concept was here – Tribal Writer. Justine Lee Musk has said other things regarding this topic, including a guide to getting on to [...]

]]> By: Justine Musk http://justinemusk.com/2010/02/10/author-platform-what-it-is-what-it-isnt-why-ive-come-to-hate-the-term/#comment-737 Justine Musk Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:48:59 +0000 http://tribalwriter.com/?p=1819#comment-737 Yeah, I think a lot of writers are still bringing the old-school PR/marketing mentality to the new world of the Web, which runs on principles of interaction and participation and thought leadership, and you can't 'fake' that (at least not that I've seen). There's definitely a place for aggregating and filtering content -- I think that will be increasingly important -- but there's got to be some kind of living persona behind it, shaping it, or else it's just a random bunch of content. Yeah, I think a lot of writers are still bringing the old-school PR/marketing mentality to the new world of the Web, which runs on principles of interaction and participation and thought leadership, and you can’t ‘fake’ that (at least not that I’ve seen). There’s definitely a place for aggregating and filtering content — I think that will be increasingly important — but there’s got to be some kind of living persona behind it, shaping it, or else it’s just a random bunch of content.

]]> By: Justine Musk http://justinemusk.com/2010/02/10/author-platform-what-it-is-what-it-isnt-why-ive-come-to-hate-the-term/#comment-738 Justine Musk Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:43:00 +0000 http://tribalwriter.com/?p=1819#comment-738 "...what to post that wasn't more of the same..." What I'm learning, though, is that people will come to you to hear what *you* say in *your* voice, so I wouldn't worry overmuch about overlapping content, so long as you infuse it with who you are and what you think. It's about the connection as well as the content. I'm glad you like my tribal eye! It's supposed to be a play on the cool, dispassionate eye of the writer/artist.....I liked the leopard skin too, and when I get the site professionally designed am wondering how I can incorporate that. “…what to post that wasn’t more of the same…”

What I’m learning, though, is that people will come to you to hear what *you* say in *your* voice, so I wouldn’t worry overmuch about overlapping content, so long as you infuse it with who you are and what you think. It’s about the connection as well as the content.

I’m glad you like my tribal eye! It’s supposed to be a play on the cool, dispassionate eye of the writer/artist…..I liked the leopard skin too, and when I get the site professionally designed am wondering how I can incorporate that.

]]> By: Rita de Heer http://justinemusk.com/2010/02/10/author-platform-what-it-is-what-it-isnt-why-ive-come-to-hate-the-term/#comment-739 Rita de Heer Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:01:15 +0000 http://tribalwriter.com/?p=1819#comment-739 That same quote gave me the go ahead to be more my natural self. I was racking my brain as to what to post that wasn't more of the same. Though I must say, Justine, that your blog is one of my favourites. It runs way ahead of the pack. I've been coming and reading it for a while now and your posts nearly always resonate. Your leopard skin banner, too, was inspirational and the leopard-inspired eye is sumptious. That same quote gave me the go ahead to be more my natural self. I was racking my brain as to what to post that wasn’t more of the same.

Though I must say, Justine, that your blog is one of my favourites. It runs way ahead of the pack. I’ve been coming and reading it for a while now and your posts nearly always resonate.

Your leopard skin banner, too, was inspirational and the leopard-inspired eye is sumptious.

]]> By: Natania http://justinemusk.com/2010/02/10/author-platform-what-it-is-what-it-isnt-why-ive-come-to-hate-the-term/#comment-750 Natania Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:51:21 +0000 http://tribalwriter.com/?p=1819#comment-750 Absolutely in agreement throughout. I particularly like "You are your content." Many writers working to establish their own author platform often become little RSS feeds themselves, puppeting everyone else's comments/posts and neglecting their own! ::yawn:: Absolutely in agreement throughout. I particularly like “You are your content.” Many writers working to establish their own author platform often become little RSS feeds themselves, puppeting everyone else’s comments/posts and neglecting their own! ::yawn::

]]> By: Justine Musk http://justinemusk.com/2010/02/10/author-platform-what-it-is-what-it-isnt-why-ive-come-to-hate-the-term/#comment-749 Justine Musk Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:30:59 +0000 http://tribalwriter.com/?p=1819#comment-749 You quoted my favorite quote in the post -- Christina Katz also talks about how platform is the context for your content, the community that grows around it. (Although in the quote it sounds like she's talking about the content itself, so I don't think there's any real clear division between the two....How does community express itself except through more content?) You quoted my favorite quote in the post — Christina Katz also talks about how platform is the context for your content, the community that grows around it. (Although in the quote it sounds like she’s talking about the content itself, so I don’t think there’s any real clear division between the two….How does community express itself except through more content?)

]]> By: Justine Musk http://justinemusk.com/2010/02/10/author-platform-what-it-is-what-it-isnt-why-ive-come-to-hate-the-term/#comment-748 Justine Musk Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:28:39 +0000 http://tribalwriter.com/?p=1819#comment-748 Thanks, comments like yours help me know I'm on the right track. Thanks, comments like yours help me know I’m on the right track.

]]> By: Justine Musk http://justinemusk.com/2010/02/10/author-platform-what-it-is-what-it-isnt-why-ive-come-to-hate-the-term/#comment-747 Justine Musk Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:28:00 +0000 http://tribalwriter.com/?p=1819#comment-747 Thank you for saying! Thank you for saying!

]]> By: Justine Musk http://justinemusk.com/2010/02/10/author-platform-what-it-is-what-it-isnt-why-ive-come-to-hate-the-term/#comment-746 Justine Musk Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:27:28 +0000 http://tribalwriter.com/?p=1819#comment-746 Good point. And 'cultivating your territory' gets at the organic nature of it -- you have to nurture it consistently over time, tend to it, etc. Good point. And ‘cultivating your territory’ gets at the organic nature of it — you have to nurture it consistently over time, tend to it, etc.

]]> By: Rebecca http://justinemusk.com/2010/02/10/author-platform-what-it-is-what-it-isnt-why-ive-come-to-hate-the-term/#comment-745 Rebecca Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:24:11 +0000 http://tribalwriter.com/?p=1819#comment-745 I think these lines perfectly summed up the idea for for me: Platform is not an act or a show you put on for the benefit of others. It’s a natural extension of your own curiosity, exploration and discoveries that you share with the world. It’s taking things writers traditionally love—stories, process and creativity—and making them public. I think that is also the way to keep it fun and fresh. If it is something you would be doing anyway, than you are probably on the right track. If it is something you are doing just to get "platform" then you might want to step back a little. And yes, I agree. Start now. I think these lines perfectly summed up the idea for for me: Platform is not an act or a show you put on for the benefit of others. It’s a natural extension of your own curiosity, exploration and discoveries that you share with the world. It’s taking things writers traditionally love—stories, process and creativity—and making them public.

I think that is also the way to keep it fun and fresh. If it is something you would be doing anyway, than you are probably on the right track. If it is something you are doing just to get “platform” then you might want to step back a little.

And yes, I agree. Start now.

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