“How Do I Sell My Book?” Wrong question.

I get asked that question by students all the time.  And the answer for most of them is: don’t.  Or more specifically: I’m not going to help you with that.  There are plenty of other people who will advise you to this or that approach, but I think it is the wrong question.

 

So…you want to run a marathon?  Don’t ask me where the best marathons are, if you have never run a lap.  Finishing a book involves juggling so many different skills: discipline, focus, structure, rules of language, plot a...