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I’m struggling with platforming.

I quite like blogging, but hardly anyone reads my blog and I haven’t even got up to 20 subscribers over the year and a bit I’ve spent blogging. I don’t like social media (though I’ve been forcing myself to use Twitter). I can’t set up an email list because things like MailChimp always require an address and I won’t give them my home address and don’t have an alternative I can use instead.

But I really like writing and want to be published someday.

I’ve heard people say that having a good platform is just as important as having a good manuscript (so I’m doomed haha). But then recently a newly published author said she didn’t tell her publishers about her platform until after she had her book contract and was judged on writing alone.

So, how important is platforming compared with writing? Could I just focus on polishing my writing rather then spending time on platforming, or is that a bad idea?