Be An Expert Adviser, Not A Pushy Salesperson
An interesting discussion on LinkedIn is swirling around the topic of when a writer can call themselves a writer. As I’ve watched the discussion unfold, some interesting ideas have cropped up. They are worth considering.
The basic idea must be nurtured and then tested to the fullest. The best way to do this is with forward planning. A carefully worked out plot outline should show up any weakness in the original idea.
A book fair is an event organized for publishers and booksellers to promote sales of books. It can be a stand-alone event or part of a larger occasion. For example, a food convention can accompany a fair where booksellers and authors can showcase their cookbooks at the said event. This can be fundraisers, too. Did you know that the book fairs held in your school were most likely fundraisers? They were not only fundraising events but opportunities to promote literacy among students.
The good news about the statement is, that unlike many other marketing activities, it’s free. It can also be completed before the book is published. I start working on a differentiation statement for a new book long before the book is finished. This gives me ample time to tinker with the messages and to perfect them.
Job Offers. People in charge of hiring and recruiting use Google to find people like you. They use search terms like „expert“ to let Google do some easy pre-screening for them. If you can make it past Google’s pre-screen-make sure Google knows you’re an top essay writer-then you have already gotten one step closer to being hired. If you come up in the first results on Google, you are miles ahead of most of your peers.
Authors like the feel of a book in their hands, but eBooks often offer opportunities that don’t exist in print. Books do not need to be as long. They are also cheaper to publish and distribute, so you can keep your book affordable, which is important when you are making a name for yourself.
THE BOTTOM LINE? If there’s anything else in the world you can imagine yourself doing, you should probably go do it. Still committed? Define your goals. Define the meaning of success. Define for yourself why you want to write, and what you are willing to do to become a professional writer.
What gets left out is two attributes critical to your becoming a good writer. These attributes are difficult to achieve; they take a lot of time, and have little reward other than personal satisfaction. As I think about it, I certainly can understand why they are underplayed.
You need to decide how many members you want. The group should be about 5-10 people, and have something in common outside the book club. You can decide if you want a same sex group, only read science fiction and fantasy, and so on.
Ray Bradbury said that, in order to be a writer, you need to write 1,000 words per day – and you need to do that every single day for three years in a row. Drastic? Maybe, maybe not.
The introduction is a discussion about the content of the book. Here the author sets the stage for the reader, and prepares them for what can be expected from reading the book. The introduction grabs the reader, and intensifies the reader’s desire to find out more, and hopefully devour the entire book.