And yes, only a remarkable book will do.
I do not agree with anyone who thinks the quality of a book no longer matters. I think quality matters more than ever.
Word of mouth has never been so powerful in making or breaking book sales. So you’d better write a damn darn good book. Because you are not just flinging a book out there into the marketplace like a Frisbee and hoping that readers will jump up out of the crowd and grab it.
No.
You are going to be the public face of your book. The mouthpiece for your book. The representation of your book. And nobody wants to represent a poorly written book.
Am I right?
So you will be ready. You will write a really remarkable book. Because you spent all that time ramping up for it (see step one). Right?
And step three will go so more smoothly if you write a remarkable book.
I’ll leave you with this quote from Get Known (below). Come back tomorrow for step three.
Let’s get this part over with: The reality is, most books fail. What I mean by fail is not that they don’t sell thousands of copies, but that they don’t sell even one thousand copies. Agents and editors want authors to have a strong platform because authors with platforms sell books. The bigger the reach of an author’s platform, the more books they are likely to sell. It’s that simple. ~ From Get Known Before the Book Deal, Use Your Personal Strengths to Grow An Author Platform (Writer’s Digest Books)
