Psychologists say there are seven stages to grief and loss – shock, denial, anger, bargaining,
depression, testing, and acceptance. How many stages are there for authors confronting
their destiny with book marketing?
Authors
can definitely harvest their resources and harness their will to succeed at
book marketing, but first they must live through these nine stages:
1.
Surprise
Authors
are shocked at what needs to be done and how much cost or time is involved. They didn't know that a book's success comes down to them and not a publisher, luck, or the merit of one’s
book.
2.
Denial
One
does not want to have to believe that they have to do so much and fail to
accept it until reality hits that if they are to succeed, they must market a
book.
3.
Anger
Writers
wonder why it is so hard to market a book, and why it seems so laborious. All
they want to do is write books and enjoy the fruits of their work. They resent
having to get involved in hawking their book or brand.
4.
Fear
The
author has to overcome the fear of not knowing how to market a book, fear of the
unknown, and fear of failure.
5.
Exploratory
The
author, once realizing he or she has to do something to promote a book, starts
to research the possibilities. What can or should be done to successfully
market a book fills their minds, 24/7.
6.
Decisive
This
is a critical stage, where the writer must determine what he or she will do and
who will be hired to help in areas that authors lack ability, enthusiasm or
time to execute.
7.
Acceptance
This
is when the author understands his limitations, where after trying something he
realizes he either gets help, outsources completely, or simply acknowledges
some weak spots exist, and accepts that they won’t get done. It’s
okay. One does not have to be perfect.
8.
Reflection
The
author eventually sees what works – or doesn’t – and analyzes why, so that he
or she can learn from mistakes and have a better-informed approach for
marketing their next book.
9.
Celebration
At some
point, the campaign concludes, and regardless of where you fell short, please celebrate
all of your successes and realize you grew as a writer and have positioned your
brand for more good things to come.
Exhaustion,
angst, exasperation or frustration may be subsets of some of these stages, but
no matter – you get the point. Every author goes through these nine stages of
book marketing. Embrace them and find a way to thrive under them. The sooner
you begin the process, the sooner you will reap the pay-off and become a more
accomplished author.
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