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Question for May 7. Some common fears writers share are: rejection, failure, success, and lack of talent or ability. What are your greatest fears as a writer? How do you manage them?
Marketing!
If your an agented author...
Or if you have a publisher...
Some of the marketing will be done for you.
And sometimes...
They’ll do a good portion of it.
But it also falls on the author to do their part...
Even if you’ve written one hellava book...
If you don’t market it well...
Your sales will suffer.
Some years ago...
I worked in an Advertising & Marketing agency
I enjoyed planning campaigns...
And I did it well—for clients.
But now...
Doing it for myself
With all the social media platforms out there...
Marketing shouldn’t be so daunting...
Yet....
It it's overwhelming...
And I feel like a big cry baby.
I don’t want to do it!
I'd rather write!
But then...
does baby want a shot of tequila?
My adult self kicks in and reminds me...
Marketing is the key to success...
With any product or service...
So put your big girl panties on...
And just do it!
So?
What are your fears?
Always,
Em-Musing
