Sorry there was no blog post yesterday, but inspiration struck me and I got swept up in a book project. While I have about 20% of "Dead Road (Dead Soil book 2)" done, something else inspired me yesterday. I had two choices: ignore the inspiration and keep writing "Dead Road" or run with the inspiration and possibly fall behind on my current book. Luckily, the inspiration wasn't to start another story, but rather create a self-discovery journal.Â
This is a choice every author will have to face in their career. It's an important choice too, even though it might not seem like it. I thought I would share my journey with this choice in hopes that it helps you.
I know everyone is different and I shouldn't feel bad about being a little burnt out on blogging and writing after doing it 5 days a week consistently for only three weeks. Maybe that's just me. Write three weeks, take a few days off. But what did I do with my two days of not writing when I should have been?
Today is all about creating a sales pitch for your book or your brand! Something many of us authors dread to even think about! I don't know about you, but I'm an introvert to the max. I cringe at the thought of explaining my book to anyone, let alone talking it up like it's the best book ever written. But we have to if we plan to have any sales! Here's a cringe-free way to do that.
This is a topic many authors, especially self-published like myself, don't like to talk about. If you're like me, when you became a writer with dreams of publishing your books, you thought about the actual writing, the storytelling, the outlining, the editing, possibly about social media, but that's it. That's why I have a Bachelor's Degree in English instead of Marketing. I thought it was the most important part of being an author, but in reality it's only a part of the puzzle.
Alex Apostol 