@lapis_lazuli11 They basicaly want you to do the job of marketing for them. It is not uncommon to take influencers (often people who can’t/don’t want to weite) and pair them with ghost writers because they have 500k + followers or a massive email list. Feel free to DM if you want more details
@lapis_lazuli11 Hey Amy - congrats on the book ! I have a decent platform & received similar response to my memoir #Correctional, told I should make it a new "brown is the orange is the new black." In the end, I went with a University press amazon.com/s?k=correction… - glad to chat about it...
@lapis_lazuli11 Surprised they suggested going with a smaller publisher.
@lapis_lazuli11 I have over 8k Twitter followers and maybe ~100 of them subscribe to my newsletter. Social media platforms don't even translate to readers unfortunately
@lapis_lazuli11 Was this a nonfiction book? If so, that would explain it. If not, then you should keep looking for an agent. A writer’s platform is not needed for works of fiction.
@lapis_lazuli11 I don't know, but if the following is that big, you don't need to share with an agent.
@lapis_lazuli11 I'd put that letter in the bin. The writers job is to produce something a publisher can sell. Selling and writing are two different skills, and engaging with potential readers isn't writing.
@lapis_lazuli11 I think that sometimes (from what I've seen), writers are able to build a bigger platform by blogging or writing an article for like the Rumpus or Salon or something that goes viral. Another trick is to build a newsletter. Binder Full of Memoirists on Facebook might be useful.
@lapis_lazuli11 Wth? They look at how many followers we have? 🤨