Comments on: 10 Things Every Author Must Do to Be Successful https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/09/10-things-every-author-must-do-to-be-successful/ A Blog On Writing Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 By: Jenny Hansen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/09/10-things-every-author-must-do-to-be-successful/#comment-166511 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:30:34 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50415#comment-166511 In reply to Penny Sansevieri.

I just did it...and apologized to Matt.

AND I just approved another comment. 🙂

]]> By: Jenny Hansen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/09/10-things-every-author-must-do-to-be-successful/#comment-166510 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:27:35 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50415#comment-166510 In reply to Matt D..

That was my fault, Matt! The original #10 snuck by me when I edited in Word. I just fixed it...and Penny is the most patient gal ever. 🙂

]]> By: Penny Sansevieri https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/09/10-things-every-author-must-do-to-be-successful/#comment-166508 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:56:21 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50415#comment-166508 In reply to Jenny Hansen.

Hey Jenny thanks! When you get a chance can you fix the formatting on this post? 🙂 Thanks!

]]> By: Penny Sansevieri https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/09/10-things-every-author-must-do-to-be-successful/#comment-166507 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:55:28 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50415#comment-166507 In reply to Matt D..

I know it, I've mentioned it to the team to get it fixed!

]]> By: Matt D. https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/09/10-things-every-author-must-do-to-be-successful/#comment-166505 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 06:15:20 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50415#comment-166505 You have 11 tips here actually. The other #10, Engage with Indie Bookstores, is not formatted right.

]]> By: denise https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/09/10-things-every-author-must-do-to-be-successful/#comment-166504 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 01:05:04 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50415#comment-166504 great tips

]]> By: Penny Sansevieri https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/09/10-things-every-author-must-do-to-be-successful/#comment-166503 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 21:53:44 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50415#comment-166503 In reply to LYNETTE M BURROWS.

YES! Lynette thanks for driving that point home! And thanks for your feedback on the post!

]]> By: Penny Sansevieri https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/09/10-things-every-author-must-do-to-be-successful/#comment-166502 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 21:51:10 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50415#comment-166502 In reply to V.M. Sang.

Sorry to hear you're having this experience, but I guess let's look at *what* you're promoting - meaning what are you putting in your newsletter? What was your open rate? What did you talk about? Are you sure it was interesting to your reader?

In terms of your website, if you're only drawing similar authors then you need to do more outreach - or maybe add a blog and start sharing some stories, insider stuff (life of an author, etc.) with your reader. It's hard to know *exactly* what you need to do without digging into this more, so bear with me as I make my best recommendations given not a lot of information.

Finally, the reader profile - here's a link to ours it's being redone as I write this, so if you wait a week you'll get the spiffy new version. https://amarketingexpert.com/reader-profile-brainstorm

Also, if you want to give me more detail, I'm happy to dig into this more! Also, tune into the podcast - the link is in the article. Lots of helpful insights in this show! Good luck!

]]> By: LYNETTE M BURROWS https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/09/10-things-every-author-must-do-to-be-successful/#comment-166496 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:57:01 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50415#comment-166496 Great article, Penny. Deciding upon a genre has been a sticky point for me and it definitely has affected the success of my marketing. The eleventh tip I would add is that all of this takes time. It's not an overnight success formula. But it is all learnable and doable.

]]> By: Ellen M Krajewski https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/09/10-things-every-author-must-do-to-be-successful/#comment-166495 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:04:09 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50415#comment-166495 This is a very thought-provoking list! I instantly flunked due to non-answers for #1 and #2. I have no facts about potential readers. I have ideas about who will read my fabulously gripping story, but I basically have no clue about who reads what, why, where, and when. I can't begin to discuss trends. I'm the wierdo introverted writer who escapes into my own manuscript and into my uniquely chosen fiction and non-fiction. Isn't every reader as unique and unpredictable as I am? And do I really have to study up on reading and publishing trends to be a smart and savvy author? Ugh.

Next, re: Know Your Genre. Time Travel/Adventure/Romance. How's that for narrowing it down? If I had to pick one, well, likely Romance, but that feels uncomfortably limiting, especially when it gets to marketing.

Also, #8 and #9 doesn't feel applicable to traditional publishing, although I have no idea as a non-published author. This list is an excellent overall strategy for the non-writing parts of being a writer/author. (I do see how they are connected to writing and how I should target my writing. This would make a great workshop.

Each of the points would make a great workshop or series of workshops. Guessing they are out there and I am just head-in-the-sand. My next step is to start a kind of business journal and begin to develop my responses to each of the items items listed. I just know this is where some of my weaknesses lie and reasons for not getting published. It is the difference between a fantasy and working toward a goal. Thank you for the talk!

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