Building a platform part three

Now that we’ve talked about why we should build a platform and we've established a couple of big ideas, let's get down to some steps that a person can take to build a platform. These are things that you'll need to do to build content and to get the word out about your writing. 

Contribute to magazines and on-line publications. You are probably way more fascinating than Elizabeth Gilbert, but before you write that best seller that has Julia Roberts itching to play your role, know that the way to get published is to… well… get published. That means begin at the beginning. Get up every morning and write a post or work on an article. Then submit.

•Magazines. Does your denomination have a publication? Do you have a favorite, small magazine that you read? It’s difficult to do blind submissions, because magazines have set topics that they work around for each issue. But if you can find out what those topics are, then you can submit something based on that. However, your best bet will be in reviews. Magazines tend to need book reviews and authors need their books reviewed. So that’s a great place to start.