For the longest time I resisted the notion that I had to be more than an author to sell books. I sincerely believed that marketing was as simple as "build it and they will come," which of course is absolute nonsense.
Your post is spot on: It takes a village (small city?) to be heard above all the noise. And creating that network takes effort and planning.
EXACTLY. I thought the exact same thing, and soon after the book release I realized I was woefully unprepared for the marathon building a readership requires!
Excellent!
Thanks for sharing this! all good lessons learned.
How fortunate you are to have cultivated such a wonderfully supportive network! Terrific advice.
Love the hindsight breakdown of lessons learned. AND cool peak into next week too!
For the longest time I resisted the notion that I had to be more than an author to sell books. I sincerely believed that marketing was as simple as "build it and they will come," which of course is absolute nonsense.
Your post is spot on: It takes a village (small city?) to be heard above all the noise. And creating that network takes effort and planning.
EXACTLY. I thought the exact same thing, and soon after the book release I realized I was woefully unprepared for the marathon building a readership requires!
Good lessons from someone who’s lived it. There’s some great stuff right here.