Episode 231: #FindYourReaders with Dara Kurtz

It&#8217;s an age-old question: how do you build a platform big enough so publishers take notice? This week we interview Dara Kurtz, author of one self-published book and one traditionally published book. She shares her considerable, deliberate efforts to build her online readership for her site, <a href="https://crazyperfectlife.com/blog/">Crazy Perfect Life</a>, and translate fans of her website and Facebook group content into purchasers for her second book, <a href="https://crazyperfectlife.com/books/">I am My Mother&#8217;s Daughter</a>. Buckle up and dust off your spreadsheet skills, because this woman loves data. <br/><br/>You can find out more about Dara on <a href="https://crazyperfectlife.com/">her website</a> and on her podcast, <a href="https://crazyperfectlife.com/thrive/">Thrive</a>. <br/><br/>#AmReading<br/><br/>Dara: She&#8217;s re-reading her own book, which is helpful for doing media around publication, as well as <a href="https://untetheredsoul.com/untethered-soul">The Untethered Soul</a> by Michael A. Singer<br/><br/>Jess: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/547943/this-is-all-i-got-by-lauren-sandler/9780399589959">This is All I Got: A New Mother&#8217;s Search for Home</a> by Lauren Sandler and <a href="https://themirnavator.com/the-book/">A Beautiful Work in Progress</a> by Mirna Valerio<br/><br/>KJ: The <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/580340/the-beauty-in-breaking-by-michele-harper/">Beauty in Breaking</a> by Michele Harper<br/><br/>Thanks so much for listening! Just a reminder that our #AmWriting supporters get #BonusEmails every Monday like our Minisode: When There's No Muse, Keep Going which will be going out on Monday, October 5th. It's our thank-you for helping support the podcast you love for only $7 a month. Click the upgrade button to find out more!<br/><br/>As always, this episode (and every episode) will appear for all subscribers in your usual podcast listening places, totally free as the #AmWriting Podcast has always been. This shownotes email is fr