The longest-running book marketing podcast in the world. This is the show for writers who want to build their platform, sell more books, and change the world with writing worth talking about. Whether you self publish or are with a traditional house, this podcast will make book promotion fun and easy. Thomas Umstattd Jr. interviews publishers, indie authors, and bestselling traditional authors about how to get published and sell more books.
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064 – How to Market Yourself to Readers Who Don’t Like You
Talking points
* Marketing ourselves in every moment/editors and agents and readers are watching, wear, dress, speak, what you say, don’t say … how open, how closed off …
* James’ writing conference story
* Thomas’ Courtship Story
* Not Everyone Has Ears to Hear
* Don’t Respond in Kind
* What did James do wrong? Nothing.
* Personality styles
* The way James used to be …
* Give yourself freedom, accept the fact not everyone will like you
* This applies to readers as well … The Princess Bride
Wrap up
* Remember, you’re marketing in every moment
* Accept the fact you won’t connect with everyone
* Concentrate on what you do have, not what you don’t
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