Where do you want to be a year from today? What do you hope to be doing with regard to your writing career this time next year? The decisions you make now may have a direct correlation to whether you reach your immediate or long-term goals.<\/p>\n
Successful people\u2014that is, people who are where they want to be (or heading that way) in life\u2014usually have a plan. They know what they want and they take steps to achieve their goals. <\/p>\n
For example, you might see yourself with enough money in the bank by next December to afford you the luxury of writing another book. So how will you get from point A (having just published a book, perhaps) to point B (being able to spend most of your time writing)? Here are some possibilities:<\/p>\n
\u2022\tCreate a serious book marketing campaign so you can sell enough books to bring in enough money to help support your future efforts.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tWrite articles for paying publications as one of your promotional activities. This is a good way to promote your book while making a little money.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tHone your public speaking and communication skills so you can more effectively talk about your book to groups and one-on-one. This may mean joining a Toastmasters club and\/or signing up for a college speech course. Certainly read books on the topic such as my, \u201cTalk Up Your Book.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022\tStudy the topic of book promotion so that you come to understand what it entails in general and how to best promote your particular book.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tSign up for webinars and other programs related to book promotion.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tConsider hiring a publicist to help you get publicity and to get organized.<\/p>\n
But do all of these things and more using a plan and a timeline. As we exit 2012 and approach 2013, this is a good time to look to the future and set a plan in motion.
\nLet me know how you proceed. It might help others. You can leave a comment here or contact me at PLFry620@yahoo.com<\/p>\n
Tomorrow, we will talk about your basic plan if you hope to produce a potentially successful book next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Where do you want to be a year from today? What do you hope to be doing with regard to your writing career this time next year? The decisions you make now may have a direct correlation to whether you reach your immediate or long-term goals. Successful people\u2014that is, people who are where they want […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t