“I’m really uncomfortable with book promotion,” an author told me recently. “It’s just not who I am.”
“What makes you uncomfortable?” I asked.
“I don’t know . . . ” she began. “I think it’s all that waving your book around and telling people how great it is. I’d like my book to speak for itself, without me always getting in people’s faces.”
I reassured her that there are many, many authors who view marketing and promotion the same way. They don’t want to be constantly posting on social media, attending book fairs, or looking for opportunities to talk about their books before an audience.
They just want to write.
Who can blame them?
But in today’s in-one-ear, out-the-other world, all authors have to be willing to take on book promotion. It doesn’t matter if you’ve got a six-figure advance or you’re self-published and proudly referring to yourself as an “indie author.” You need to let your target audience know about your book.
I have to force myself to promote my books and I don’t know why. I love promoting other people’s books. Great post. Thank you so much for posting! Karen 🙂
Good point and I agree with you with one caveat. Since my book is a book of philosophy in novel form, it is probably more me than if it were another type of book.
I’ve been having some success with Facebook groups. You can do a search for book promo groups and then post your product once a day. It’s tedious, but free 🙂
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I have to force myself to promote my books and I don’t know why. I love promoting other people’s books. Great post. Thank you so much for posting! Karen 🙂
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I suspect everyone else has the same problem, Karen 😀
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I love talking about the book I wrote. After all, it’s who I am.
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I disagree, SM – YOU are who you are – your book is only one of the things you have achieved in your life 😀
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Good point and I agree with you with one caveat. Since my book is a book of philosophy in novel form, it is probably more me than if it were another type of book.
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this makes me feel so much better, one of my fears about publishing )
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Good, Beth 😃
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I’ve been having some success with Facebook groups. You can do a search for book promo groups and then post your product once a day. It’s tedious, but free 🙂
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Know the feeling!
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