{"id":4141,"date":"2022-11-04T14:26:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T14:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=4141"},"modified":"2022-11-04T14:26:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T14:26:26","slug":"do-authors-need-a-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/do-authors-need-a-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Do authors need a platform?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week on the <a href=\"https:\/\/microcosm.pub\/podcast\">People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing podcast<\/a>, Joe and Elly are joined by Ariel Gore, whose brand-new book <em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/13355\">The Wayward Writer<\/a><\/em> is a stellar practical and personal guide for authors finding their own path to publication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HWZ1whaxjp8\">We talked about the question of platform<\/a>\u2014specifically the idea that authors need to bring a ready-made audience along with their manuscript. 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