Market My Novel

Make time for book marketing!

Most authors shudder to think about marketing. Not only do they not want to do it, they use the excuse that they simply do not have the time.

Authors who want to be successful MUST make time for marketing. Unless they are lucky enough to become an automatic bestseller with no work, or snag a publisher willing to put money behind their books, it is entirely up to them to get novel exposure.

Cheryl C. Malandrinos has a terrific article at Writer2Writer about time management for large writing projects. These same principles can be applied to marketing. Be sure to check out her article and take to heart the advice she provides in both writing and marketing.

HOT TIP: The fall time change offers an excellent opportunity to squeeze in some marketing time. Instead of languishing in bed for an extra hour just because you can, why not use the extra hour for marketing? For example, I normally rise at 6:30 a.m., but with the time change, my body wakes up naturally at 5:30 a.m. I get a LOT done in the quiet hour before the others in the house rise - especially writing. That's why I had time to finally get a blog post up at Market My Novel today!