How Authors Should Get Things Done

 

 

How does anything get done once a thought is conceived?

Let’s see what a proper flow would look like:

*We get an idea.
*We contemplate it.
*We research it.
*We develop feelings about it.
*We consult with others who have relevance.

*We make a plan.
*We take action.
*We get results.
*We analyze them.
*We either continue as is, make adjustments, stop completely, or choose a different path.

Then we repeat the whole process for a new idea— while still managing our existing projects. It sounds like a smooth process, right? Well, it appears that many people will often deviate from the procedures outlined here, and in doing so, take themselves on a path to nowhere.

Look at authors.

Some of them get an idea and instead of following up on it and taking action, they just keep thinking about it. They let it marinate but something holds them back from getting to the next step. Why?

* Perhaps they don’t know what the next step should be.
* They could lack confidence in the idea or themselves.
* They might have bad information or an incorrect way at looking at things that skews their desire to proceed.
* Fears may rule them rather than rewards potential or hard facts.
* Don’t believe they have the time/money to proceed.
* Key skills or knowledge seem to evade them.

Much of this is bullshit, just excuses masked as reasoning. True, sometimes there is a legit block to executing an idea, but more often than not, laziness, fear, or ignorance are what defeats a good idea.  

Confidence. Action. Persistent Follow-Up. That is the formula for authors to get things done. 

Stay on the right path. Follow the outline for things to flow properly. Life and marketing is a numbers game: you just need enough opportunities to succeed.

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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.