Growth, not Guilt
November 16th, 2009I was reviewing my first post and I wanted to clarify something. I stated that I’ve noticed (through my experience with VT) that “some” authors don’t seem to be actively trying to sell their books. What I want to make clear now is that I don’t think it’s because they don’t WANT their books to sell. More than anything, I think it’s that they just don’t know what they should/could be doing.
So this blog isn’t going to be a “blame game.” There’s enough guilt to spread around in all of our lives, each and everyday. This is not about pointing fingers. My intention is for this to be about growth, not guilt. You’ve written a book and it’s been accepted for publication. You’ve gone through the editing process, the galley drafts and now, your book is out there on Amazon.com and a whole lot of other places. You want people to find out about your book and read it… even more importantly, you’d like people to actually BUY it so you can earn some royalties.
But that’s not YOUR job, is it? I mean, you wrote the book. You did all this work to actually write the darn thing, and then you practically rewrote it during the editing process (at least, it felt that way). You’ve done your part… now you get to sit back and watch the money roll in.
The problem is, if you really believe that, the money won’t roll in. Because your book won’t sell unless you are willing to help market it. Read more »
