What is Your Current Frustration Level?
By Jerry D. Simmons | August 12th, 2006 | No Comments » (Click to add yours!)
If you’re feeling alone with your writing or book and frustrated over where to turn next? Let me help you! The reason my web site exists is to help writers work through the frustration of publishing and selling books by providing information. It all boils down to the kind of information you get and whether it is honest and dependable. You may not like what you read or hear, but understand, that’s the way it works.
The keys to success as an author are what you know about the marketplace and how it operates. As I’ve said before, information is like pieces of a puzzle, if you don’t have all the pieces or know what to do with them, you can feel frustrated and lost.
Selling books is difficult, if you follow the same old tired, worn out guidelines that you read from people who haven’t experienced the inner workings of the retail book selling market and understand how to maximize each books potential, you will become frustrated. Since leaving New York I’m amazed at how many people are selling advice and even more amazed at how many people are buying that advice, based on what? Hype? Hope? Or both?
Bestselling authors do not have the answers and professional speakers don’t have the answers, no one has all the answers because the market is dynamic. What works today may not work tomorrow. Why? Because that is the way the marketplace works and whether you like it or not, you are not going to change it so you must learn to adapt. Part of being successful is understanding the market and how it all fits together. If you don’t understand the rules you shouldn’t be playing the game. Trying to sell books without a basic undertanding could mean you are spending money foolishly and wasting valuable time.
Don’t get cuaght up in the hype, be smarter than your competition, and seek out information that is honest and dependable so you can make informed decisions. Know the background of your source and their credentials, before you spend a dime. It’s not rocket science, so don’t allow yourself to get frustrated or feel alone, refocus and seek out the resources you can count on.
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