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Hello Todd, what are your best tips that you would give to people who are promoting and advertising their book on a low budget?

Todd Coburn I am still learning about that myself. Visibility seeme to be the key. People need to know about your book to buy it. Therefore, the more it is seen, …moreI am still learning about that myself. Visibility seeme to be the key. People need to know about your book to buy it. Therefore, the more it is seen, the better the chance some folks will read it. If they read it, the chances are some will resonate with what you wrote. If they resonate with what you wrote a lot, then they might rate the book or provide a rating, and that has ripple effects of visibility, interest, action, and review.

It is easier said than done. It seems genre is important. Some genres seem more in demand than others. If you are writing in a lower interest segment, then your hurdle is more difficult to overcome. Facebook, goodreads, blurbing and blogging all seem to help.

Everyone seems to be using the word platform, which is an overused term to describe how you make yourself visible and attractive to readers.

Watching for results is a lot like watching grass grow. If you watch too closely, you are likely to burn the stalk of interest just due to the attention you have placed in it. The entire process is likely to sap your energy and passion before your book really takes hold, so it is important to know why you are writing. Just having published is such a huge accomplishment. Don't let the later challenges steal that joy from you.

For me, having published was a big deal, and being read and having that book connect with folks in a meaningful way is a big deal. Also for me, results are in God's hands, as I feel He delivered the concept and a lot of the content to me.

Yet I want to do due diligence. I have been active in Goodreads, have listed a number of giveaways, have given away close to 600 books, have had a talk radio and blog interview, and have been active on Facebook, Goodreads, LinkedIn, and Twitter (to a lessor degree). I have a couple folks asking me to speak at Sunday School, men's groups, and women's Bible Study Groups, although that part seems to be slow in developing also, and some sideline factors are hindering that from really taking off to date.

Through all this, I am beginning to suspect that my next focus area for publicity of the first book is to get my next book out to the public. I am trying to decide whether my poetry book, or another Christian book, my children's books, or Christian fiction should take precedence.

Depending on where you are at in the process, any of these activities may help promote your book.

Another idea came when a friend introduced me to Andy Weir's short stories, which he makes available for free from his website. This seems a great way to give folks a chance to see your writing style and to connect with it, which can fuel the hunger for more. While I consider this option, I am wrestling with the concept of whether publishing in some genres will help or hinder sales in my primary genre. Since I have a lot of interest and have written in a number of vastly different areas, i have many open doors of action but some may help and others may hinder.

Anyway, that is a looong way of saying I am really not sure, but I sure hope you find some of this helpful and not too redundant of what you've found elsewhere.

Best of luck!!!

P.S. I got your note and will mail, your copy of my book in the morning. I hope you enjoy it.(less)

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Todd Coburn The best thing about being a writer is when folks are lifted by your thoughts in ink; when they learn, when they say, "Yeah, that's right on!", when t…moreThe best thing about being a writer is when folks are lifted by your thoughts in ink; when they learn, when they say, "Yeah, that's right on!", when they are moved by truth they had not previously known or understood, and when their emotions overflow at the feeling your writing has unleashed. When they share thoughts like these about my writing, it is deeply moving, extremely gratifying, and makes me feel like I have touched something beyond myself, perhaps even beyond my life.(less)

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Education of a Wandering Man: A Memoir

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“Jesus has chosen to entrust us with the responsibility of reflecting His light to mankind.”
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“We were in darkness when we were outside of the knowledge of Jesus and when we were not followers of Him. Yet now that we have this knowledge of Jesus Christ and this relationship with Him, we have become light and we are to live as light.”
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“Only in full surrender to the Spirit and to the Writings of God can a man or woman hope to find wisdom, knowledge, or an understanding of Spiritual things.”
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“The God of this world has chosen to provide light to all mankind through His Son, who was crucified and died so that we could be cleansed and made free”
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“Although mankind is made from mere dust of the ground, we are made in the image of God. As we emulate His image, we have value and purpose.”
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“The Holy Spirit is saying that no authority or authoritative being exists that was not created by Jesus Christ. This is a statement beyond creation. It is a statement of Godhead.”
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message 2: by Stacy

Dec 09, 2017 09:28PM

Nice poem Todd about the struggles in the flesh, trials and temptations!, and how we can get so weary... but yet with the strength of Christ, we press toward the mark. Bravo!

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message 1: by Stacy

Dec 24, 2016 02:13PM

Merry Christmas Todd!!!!!

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