With four months to go until my little girl is finally finished chemo I find
myself looking at my writing career once again. It was in 2009 that Meg was
diagnosed with Leukaemia. Needless to say the diagnosis totally turned my
priorities on its head. Before that, I had a great plan--which fell by the
wayside for the last two years. Now I can see light at the end of the long chemotherapy tunnel I realise life will soon return to normal...what's that again? Before I know it, she'll return to school fulltime and back to her independent self which will leave me free to get some serious work out into the world.
And with that comes the need to market. I am the world’s worst self-promoter. As an introvert I always feel vain talking about my books and operate under the belief that people will somehow happen upon my books, read the excerpts and of course buy the books--cos, well, after all...they're brilliant...as is every other books out there, right?
Since this belief system hasn't worked for me up to now, I've decided I need to learn how to market my books and myself. I've been learning lots from Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn. This woman is amazing in her diligence in providing the information she has for writers. Right now, she is my number one resource and I absolutely love her! She has tons of audios on her site, which works for me since it allows me simply to listen rather than having to read hundreds of posts. Did I mention I love her?
If you get a chance, pop over to The Creative Penn. You won't regret it.
On the other hand, if you have any great marketing advice you wouldn't mind sharing with me, please leave a comment. Thanks :)
NOTE: The links take you away from this site. If you pop out to visit Joanna, please pop back here and leave a comment. I'd really appreciate it--thanks again.
