I’ve been throwing a lot of instructional content at you the past few weeks, so I thought I’d slow it down a bit today with a little author inspiration and motivation.<\/p>\n

Dream small dreams. If you make them too big, you get overwhelmed and you don’t do anything. If you make small goals and accomplish them, it gives you the confidence to go on to higher goals.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I selected this quote to share\u00a0because it reminded me of what I do when faced with a large, overwhelming project, such as\u00a0launching a book. I break it down into smaller pieces because I am less overwhelmed by the individual actions I need to take than I am by the end goal.<\/p>\n

Just one thing<\/h3>\n

So today, instead of dreaming\u00a0about how you’d really like your book to be a New York Times<\/em> best-seller or launch your speaking career, focus on doing just one thing that will bring you closer to your dream. Keep that dream in mind as you take one action step toward it.<\/p>\n

Just one thing.<\/p>\n

Just one thing today added to just one thing tomorrow will add up to significant progress by month’s end.<\/p>\n

If you’d like a daily reminder about what to do, check out our “365 Daily Book Marketing Tips<\/a><\/strong>” — one tip a day via email for\u00a0an entire year\u00a0for just 99 cents total. Your first tip arrives in your inbox the day after you sign up for these daily gems.<\/p>\n

Here’s one tip for today: Create an image quote<\/strong> like\u00a0the one above with a sentence from your book to share on social media<\/p>\n

If it’s nonfiction, use your book title for the source. If it’s fiction and it’s a quote from a character, use the character’s name plus the book title as the source. Learn how in the article, “How to create shareable images with quotes.<\/a>”<\/p>\n

What inspires you?<\/h3>\n

I’d love to hear from you about how you stay inspired and motivated while writing or promoting your book. We can all learn from each other.\u00a0What tip would you offer other authors? Please share it in a comment.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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