Whom Do You Contact For Book Help?

  

What percentage of the American public wants to write a book? What percentage of those people actually write a book? What percentage of those get their book published? What percentage of those people actively market their book? What percentage do a good job at marketing it and generate decent sales numbers? Judging by national survey results and book sales figures, we go from a pool of 100 million or more people to maybe tens of thousands. Why? Well, anyone can dream big or state a desire. It is another thing to take action. But even intention and initiation can’t make up for a lack of writing talent or marketing ability. So, how do you go from an idea to a product to a sale? It takes a special person, one who accelerates at something but is also good at a lot of other things — or who has the awareness and ability to hire others to help where they fall short. Today’s author, of course, has to be one who wants to write and believes in their book, otherwise why publish it? That individual also has to be able to supplement the creative side with the business side of their brain, needing the ability to get it published and then marketed. If you ask me what does it take to have a book written, published, and successfully sold, I would say that likely it takes a team of resourceful and talented people. It is becoming harder and harder for one person to combine the creativity, energy, passion, skills, knowledge, time, funds, courage, and the desire to do all that it takes to go from concept to book sale. So, who can the author turn to for help? Every step of the way in the process there is an app, freelancer, group, or company that can help, whether for a fee or free. Writers will increasingly and repeatedly need to identify where they fall short and recruit the help of others to help them move along. Where do you need help? Is it in the writing, researching, or editing phase? Is it in the publishing phase? Is it in the marketing arena? Perhaps, it is all of the above! Where do you look to find reliable, capable, fair-priced help? Some will seek referrals from people they trust. Others will search for well-reviewed or highly-rated experts. Perhaps you will look to trade associations or professional organizations to guide you. Some rely on books or trusted news sources to find help. Reach out to leading professionals to help you with your book. If you need help, please feel free to reach out and ask me a question. Contact me at brianfeinblum@gmail.com.   Need Book Marketing Help? Brian Feinblum, the founder of this award-winning blog, with 3.6 million page views, can be reached at brianfeinblum@gmail.com  He is available to help authors promote their story, sell their book, and grow their brand. He has over 30 years of experience in successfully helping thousands of authors in all genres. Let him be your advocate, teacher, and motivator!   About Brian Feinblum Brian Feinblum should be followed on www.linkedin.com/in/brianfeinblum. This is copyrighted by BookMarketingBuzzBlog ©2024. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids, and Ferris, a black lab rescue dog, and El Chapo, a pug rescue dog. His writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s The Independent.  This award-winning blog has generated over 3.6 million pageviews. With 4,800+ posts over the past dozen years, it was named one of the best book marketing blogs by BookBaby  http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/09/the-best-book-marketing-blogs  and recognized by Feedspot in 2021 and 2018 as one of the top book marketing blogs. It was also named by www.WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.” For the past three decades, including 21 years as the head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and director of publicity positions at two independent presses, Brian has worked with many first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen, Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Todd Duncan, Susan RoAne, John C. Maxwell, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler. He hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America several years ago, and has spoken at ASJA, Independent Book Publishers Association Sarah Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association, Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, APEX, Morgan James Publishing, and Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. His letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester) and The Washington Post. His first published book was The Florida homeowner, Condo, & Co-Op Association Handbook.  It was featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald.