The Writers Bridge Ep. 65 | Publishing & Platform 2024 w/Kathleen Schmidt of Publishing Confidential

What should you be doing to promote your book, reach your readers, and get published in 2024? Kathleen Schmidt, creator of the wildly popular Publishing Confidential on Substack, knows the steps you need to take. From Jodi Picoult to Evander Holyfield to Michael Cohen to Marlo Thomas, Kathleen Schmidt has made sure that her clients are part of the public conversation, buzzed about and booked, with many claiming places on the nation’s prestigious bestseller lists. We’ll talk platform and publicity, whether you should be on social media (or what to do instead!) and the best ways to connect with your future readers NOW. Bring your questions!
Join Allison K Williams (SEVEN DRAFTS), Sharla Yates (CRAFT TALKS) and our special guest for this lively, funny hour of frank talk about author platform, audience engagement, and just plain getting people to read your book.
OUR GUEST: As the Founder and CEO of Kathleen Schmidt Public Relations, Kathleen has a deep background in in all aspects of the industry, including as a publicist, literary agent, acquisitions editor, and ghostwriter. Her career encompasses 30 years of creating and directing global media, marketing, and branding campaigns for politicians, A-List celebrities, athletes, and high-profile personalities. To date, she has worked on 50 New York Times bestsellers, and her clients have continuously appeared in top-tier national print, broadcast, and radio outlets such as The Today Show, Good Morning America, Vogue, Elle, Financial Times, Vanity Fair, GQ, and Sirius XM.
From Jodi Picoult to Evander Holyfield to Michael Cohen to Marlo Thomas, Kathleen Schmidt has made sure that her clients are part of the public conversation, buzzed about and booked, and today she’s going to tell us what you need to know to be part of that conversation, too.
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I attended a virtual writers conference with Allison and Dinty Moore a few years ago. Though I have been subscribed and have wanted to for years, I could never sit and listen to these. Now that you are on KZbin, it gives me wider access and in different ways for a larger window of my day. I am a premium member, so now I can download and listen offline as well. I am so excited y'all are on KZbin now.