I feel like I have the writing down: get an idea, write, revise for everything from grammar to readability to spelling to word choice, find a developmental editor, revise again.
What I need to learn is the promotional part. I’m learning bits and pieces. Where I am:
- I have 4700 followers on Twitter
- I have 215 followers on Instagram
- I belong to a few writer’s groups on Facebook (all romance; I need to get into some fantasy groups)
- I have written promotional materials for The Kringle Conspiracy (last Christmas’ romance)
- I have explored Booksprout (for advance research copies), Goodreads (to get in contact with readers)
- I have a decent bio on Kindle
- I have this blog and another (lleachie.wixsite.com)
I just don’t seem to be getting much traction. For example,
- I have 10 people following this blog, and one or two other readers (unless WordPress is missing more than a few people)
- I have had few sales on The Kringle Conspiracy, and I won’t have more until next Christmas season
- I don’t know how I should be proceeding.
There’s so much more to writing than writing. That’s the part that throws me. My skills are in writing; they’re sadly deficient in promotion. I also can’t afford to hire someone to promote me, nor do I think that’s a wise idea, because that’s giving up my persona to someone who doesn’t understand me or my work.
So I still have a lot to learn.
Words Like Me 