As I believe I said in my post, your platform is your way of attracting readers for your book–it’s your following. It’s also your connections. As an example, let’s say that you are an accountant. You own your own accounting firm and you travel around speaking to groups about family budgeting. You produce and circulate a newsletter on budgeting. You have a built-in “platform” for a book on some aspect of accounting or budgeting.

I have been writing and publishing for over 35 years. I have several books on these topics. I frequently speak on these topics. I present classes, give consultations, etc. I am also the executive director of SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network). I am fairly widely known among publishing circles. These things are all part of my platform–my credentials–for promoting my books on these subjects.

My publishing/book promotion platform landed me a contract with a New York publisher recently.

I hope this helps to explain my use of platform.
Patricia

Could I please have a definition for your use of “platform?”