Mer "Author Platform"...

I DON'T want to see in your proposal, "I am willing to start a blog and join social networks to market myself."

I DO want to see: "I've been blogging for a year, with my readership growing steadily. I use Facebook and Twitter to create relationships with potential future readers of my books, and to drive people back to my blog. I'm currently making contact through the blog and social networks with several hundred (or several thousand) people a day."

Rachelle Gardner, litterär agent, gör ett inlägg om det just nu uppenbarligen aktuella ämnet "Author Platform" - att som författare skapa en läsekrets (eller hur man ska översätta det).