I\u2019ve met hundreds of authors over the years\u2014some of them come to me for advice. And often the author has grandiose ideas about world-wide exposure for their children\u2019s book, novel, memoir, or informational book through national TV, the NYT bestseller list, and so forth.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s nothing wrong with this. In fact, authors should set lofty goals for the projects they\u2019ve worked so hard on. But it is an extremely rare author who experiences this sort of success. Those who do have seven things in common. Does this describe you?<\/p>\n
Most new authors can relate to only a few of these points. To you, I advise taking one step at a time in order to reach your goal. Here\u2019s a checklist to get you started:<\/p>\n
Perhaps you can see now that book promotion is not an afterthought of publishing. It\u2019s easy to get published. Opportunities are everywhere. But it takes a specific awareness, comprehension, knowledge, and a great deal of energy to successfully promote a book. And it starts with knowing who your audience is\u2014not who you think should read your book, but who will benefit from reading it\u2014who wants to read it\u2014who will be excited and pleased to find your book. Keep this in mind while writing your book and while marketing it.<\/p>\n
For a greater understanding of book promotion and for tons of ideas, case histories, etc., read, Promote Your Book, Over 250 Proven, Low-cost Tips and Techniques for the Enterprising Author<\/strong><\/em>. http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/PromoteYourBook.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019ve met hundreds of authors over the years\u2014some of them come to me for advice. And often the author has grandiose ideas about world-wide exposure for their children\u2019s book, novel, memoir, or informational book through national TV, the NYT bestseller list, and so forth. There\u2019s nothing wrong with this. In fact, authors should set lofty […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"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