14. Amee’s Story is Written – Now What?
Amee helping to promote the book Amee’s Story at an event and a table of books, along with a newspaper article about the book at a book fair.
“Writing a book without promoting it is like waving to someone in a dark room. You know what you have done, but nobody else does.” Madi Preda
I knew that people needed to know my book was published, it was available for them to read but how do I let them know? I love telling stories. I had now written a story. Now what? I realized that when I spoke to ladies groups and later camps I could have books available for those who wanted more of the story. But who else might need to read this story and be encouraged or be inspired to share a story of their own? 
I still don’t know all the answers to these questions and often feel I am not doing a good job of telling others about the book, the process to get to this point or what God has done in our lives. Yet opportunities present themselves, often when I least expect them. My job is to be ready to share, to listen, to present the book.
It takes being willing to share a story orally and then the written form. It takes knowing how to shorten a story for an interview and giving more details in a longer presentation. The key is to keep telling the story.
“People can’t read a book if they don’t know it exists. All authors need to do marketing regardless of how they published.” Jo Linsdell
Have you written a book? How do you market it and let people know it exists?
Posted: October 14th, 2016 under Storytelling.