What Can Writers Learn From Drew Maggi?

 

Will you make the most of your opportunity at book marketing success? Learn from Drew Maggi. 

Who is Drew Maggi, you ask? 

He was a professional baseball player who waited nearly 13 years of playing in the Minor Leagues before finally getting called up to play Major League Baseball. The 33-year-old rookie  hit .333 and drove in a run over just six at-bats for the Pittsburgh Pirates  Then, he got sent back down, never to be seen in the Big Leagues again. 

Why was he never seen as good enough to get called up earlier in his career? Why did he not get another chance after producing in his brief stint with the Pirates? I don’t know. Scouts and general managers evaluate their talent and make judgments. Not all are correct or good. But Drew, even though he never had much of a career at the highest level of baseball, enjoyed playing his childhood sport for a living for a decade and a half – and he did realize his dream of playing in the Major Leagues. 

Authors can take this to heart. Many writers are toiling in the minors, waiting to get discovered, either by a literary agent, publisher, or readers. Like Drew, writers can break through and perform their best on the biggest stage.  But the odds are stacked against them. And even when you write something beautiful, sometimes the experts/critics/customers misjudge it. 

Writers should realize there is lots of good competition out there. But those who endure rejection and keep perfecting their craft and never stop marketing can have a shot at the big time, and maybe they will last longer than Drew Maggi. 

Do You Need Book Marketing Help?

Brian Feinblum can be reached at brianfeinblum@gmail.com  He is available to help authors like you to promote your story, sell your book, and grow your 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

This award-winning blog has generated over 6,200,000 page views. With 5,600+ posts over the past 15 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.”  Copyright 2026.

 

For the past three decades, Brian Feinblum has helped thousands of authors. He formed his own book publicity firm in 2020. Prior to that, for 21 years as the head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and as the director of publicity 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.

 

His writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s The Independent (https://pubspot.ibpa-online.org/article/whats-needed-to-promote-a-book-successfully) and (https://pubspot.ibpa-online.org/article/10-things-my-dog-taught-me-about-marketing-books). He was recently interviewed by the IBPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0BhO9m8jbs

 

He hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America several years ago, and has spoken at ASJA, three times at BookCAMP, Independent Book Publishers Association, Sarah Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association, Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, APEX, five times at Morgan James Publishing Red Carpet, and Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. He served as a judge for the 2024 IBPA Book Awards.

 

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.

 

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.

 

You can connect with him at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianfeinblum/ or https://www.facebook.com/brian.feinblum