How to Make Time for Book Promotion by guest @PaulineWiles

Thanks so much for including this post. I’m really excited to see how week 2 of #NaNoProMo unfolds!

Love the time blocking tip. Now I just actually have to use that time rather than letting it get overwhelmed by other to-dos!! Why do I want to win? I have a 3-book deal and the first book is coming out in October, so I need all the help I can get launching this career!

Pauline,

Although, I’ve never considered the term “binge promoting” before. I can see this as being useful for some authors who are doing all things writing and promoting and becoming overwhelmed by it all. The only downside I see is as you mentioned, not having a consistent interaction with one’s readers. I’ve noticed that readers stop showing up when authors stop showing up.

I believe time blocking for promoting makes the most sense. Also, I think that having helping hands conduct some of your promotion gives the author the ability to be present long enough to endorse the promotion, or comment before slipping off to return to their writing. I see this as a means of removing some of the overwhelming feelings of writing, promoting, et cetera.

You provided some great choices, along with the pros and cons which are helpful and couldn’t have come at a better time. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Donna

Some great ideas, especially the “binge” promoting. That seems to be how I do things. I’d love a copy of your book – I definitely think I’m going indie.

I have one heck of a time with this. Though I don’t have much to market just yet, I should be getting the word out about what I do have, and get readers excited for what’s coming (eventually). The funny thing is, I have time – it’s just low on the totem pole of all the things I have to do in a day.

Excellent article! The four tips are very reasonable and are totally doable. I enjoy how you state you don’t have to do it all if you don’t want to or can’t. I’m currently in the full on big time promotion swing of things right now for my upcoming novel so even though I have time it’s the managing it and figuring out what works for me that I’m having trouble figuring out. This would certainly help me figure things out.

Thanks, Pauline, for a helpful article. The concepts of time blocking and binge marketing both strike me as being in tune with the way most of us live now, which means they should be relatively easy to implement and stick with. Consistency is key here, and you’ve given several excellent ways to achieve it.

Thanks again,
Dana Lemaster

Some great tips here–especially since blocking time doesn’t really work for me. I like having alternatives, like theme days!

I’m better at promoting than many of my friends, but I probably still don’t do enough in a structured fashion…

I love the idea of binge promote. I feel so overwhelmed at times, but putting aside a weekend a month seems so much more doable than a little every day for some reason…

I need to make scheduling a habit, not only for,my book promotions….but my book writing as well. 🙂

Thank you!