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What do authors advise about how to find time for book promotion? These 8 author-tested tips work for even the busiest writers.<\/em><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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One of my biggest challenges as an author is figuring out how to find time for book promotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is it one of yours, too?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is especially difficult when you work full time and must write and promote outside employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s a challenge we all need to tackle, though, if we want people to read the books we write for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You are responsible for promoting your book<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Finding time for book promotion around a launch and months (even years!) later is essential if you want to sell books. Whether your book is released by a traditional publisher<\/a> or you’ve gone the indie route, you are responsible for your book’s publicity and promotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Publishers that provide book launch<\/a> support usually only offer it for a few months at the most. That’s not enough for most books — you’re just building momentum then, momentum you don’t want to lose. If you’re self-publishing, you’ve known all along that this job is yours and yours alone.<\/p>\n\n\n
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How to find time for book promotion: 8 tips from authors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
So how do you find the time for it? I\u2019ve got a few suggestions, but would love to have more, so please share your tips in the comments section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You might not be able to implement all of these, but if you get just one good idea from this list, it\u2019s a good day, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Re-allocate your writing time.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You carved out time to write the book, didn’t you? Maintain that schedule, using that time for book promotion, instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While her manuscript is with the publisher, Michele Hollow, author of the forthcoming Jurassic Girl, The Adventures of Mary Anning, Paleontologist and the First Female Fossil Hunter<\/em>, is learning how to promote a  middle grade reader<\/a> and visiting local libraries and booksellers to build relationships and learn more about how she might collaborate with them when her book is released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Use your phone.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
This one is my favorite \u2013 it has helped me get more done in unexpected places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rather than scroll through her social media feeds while waiting for her restaurant order or in line, Stenetta Anthony, author of Ella Learns to Dance<\/em><\/a>, uses that time to post on social media instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arthur Montgomery, author of So You Want to Retire<\/em><\/a>, uses his to answer interview questions from home, while Diane Currie, author of Before My Eyes<\/em><\/a> uses hers for Internet access in a workplace that doesn\u2019t allow employees to go online for personal reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Get outside help for easier tasks.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Not everybody can afford to hire a social media manager, but many can pay a college student or a smart teenager for well-defined tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mary Hanlon Stone, author of invisible girl<\/em><\/a>, a young adult novel, hired several teenagers to talk about her book on social media and at school. Mary Lucas uses college interns to manage the social media promotion of Lunchmeat & Life Lessons<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Batch-create social media content.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
If I don’t use a content creation tool like video editing often enough to feel proficient, it seems like I’m re-learning the technology every time I want to use it again. Does that happen to you, too?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Counter that by batch-creating content. Set aside a chunk of time to create one type.<\/strong> It might be recording several book-related short videos, designing social media images in Canva, or writing  social media posts. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n