✨ Platform Sparkle ✨
Build a brilliant online presence for your writing—with lots of guidance and support!
Create beautiful visual branding, launch a simple-to-use website, and rally resources to resonate on social media—all in a way that fits you.
Gain confidence, know-how, motivation, and skills to market yourself as a writer!
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Building a platform before you publish a book is an unfortunate prerequisite for writers
To Attract an audience you need to stand out, But...
All of that attention-seeking can feel icky!
- It’s especially challenging for introverts (raising my hand here).
- Even when you get started, it can be hard to get results.
- And it’s confusing to figure out all the constantly changing tools.
- Plus, finding a marketing “voice” feels so awkward!
- Not to mention how scary it is to wade into the toxic stream on social media.
After Taking Platform Sparkle…
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You Will:
- Find your online platform-building gaining momentum, while being simpler and less time consuming.
- Have built a beautiful, functional, easy-to-use website all of your own that fits you and your goals.
- Feel waaaay less awkward—nay, confident—about marketing yourself online.
- Most importantly, you will have clarity about how to keep going to build and build your unique audience from your new strong platform.
Hi, I'm rachel Thompson
Your Writer-Platform-building guide
I am an author, editor, and former website designer with over a decade of experience here to help you write, publish, and shine!
Here is what students had to say after learning with me:
This is a great course for getting past tech phobia and understanding the principles behind website branding for creatives. Rachel is a knowledgable, generous, and endlessly patient guide who understands the need to mesh image and voice with functionality.
The whole process has made me feel really empowered. I created a beautiful website that perfectly aligns with my goals as a writer. I feel like I now see myself as a serious writer, and I’m ready to start submitting my manuscript.
The course helped me frame my vision of myself and my mission as a writer, which has increased my confidence when I communicate with editors, potential publishers and readers.
I’ve learned about marketing myself, which is something that I’d never considered from a strategic standpoint. I created a website that I think is a perfect reflection of me as a writer. The course was also very introspective and philosophical. Who am I really, at the core, as a writer, person?
Here are 4️⃣ things I promise you will find in this course:
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Clarity
There are so many moving parts and millions of options you can take to build a writing platform. With my guidance, you will find a path that is TRUE to YOU and that will help you reach your goals for your writing.
No matter how confusing and overwhelming platform-building can be…
you will find a path to a platform that fits who you are and your goals.
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pleasure
I recognize that this feels like a long shot! I know most writers would rather be writing, and building a platform feels far from a joyful experience, but when you take these steps to build a platform that is truly fitting of you and you begin to connect authentically and shine your unique light in the world to find your unique audience, I promise…
you will find pleasure—and even delight—as you build your sparkling platform.
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Connection
You might feel like you’re hitting walls while building a platform because you’re just not cut out for a writing life. But, what you can’t see is how much we all are just figuring it out, too. My course community is full of kind, open-hearted, attuned writers who will help you feel seen, and…
I will be here to guide and support you to build a platform that will help you connect with your readers.
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Motivation
We write alone for the most part, but the truth is, writers often need help with motivation—especially when it comes to doing incremental things like building a platform. This course will help clear self-doubt and fear and flip them into self-confidence and action. I structure the course so that you know what to do next and feel motivated to take that next step, and…