The quandry of marketing. . . Getting the word out about my story in a way that isn't self-serving. . .

So I continue the editing while looking over other details of publishing.

 

One big one is this whole business of marketing. If God has impressed on me to tell my story and make it available, then it also has to be found. If writing my story wasn't challenging enough with how vulnerable and transparent it makes this very private person, promoting my story feels even more uncomfortable, because it forces me to get out there in one way or another.

 

Various avenues are available, press releases(so many sites offering this its not funny), blog writing, ad campaigns, attempts at generating word-of-mouth, etc. I'll be asking you guys, my initial core group here, to help with the word of mouth.

 

If you strongly believe in what I am doing, then I'll ask you to start sharing this with your friends, pastors, and Bible study leaders that you know.  Send them the link to this fan page and invite them to click "like" and read chapter one and the volume list.

 

The entire purpose of telling my story is not to say in any way that I've "arrived", but to hopefully encourage someone else along their own journey into the heart of God.  I have to relearn various aspects of these lessons, because in my humanity, life goes on and I forget.  Editing and preparing this series is indeed reminding me every so often of things I need to keep working on with the help of the Holy Spirit.

 

If you know of people who blog about new books coming out, point them in my direction so we can chat.  

 

Send them to https://www.createspace.com/Preview/1... if they don't have a facebook account so they can review chapter one there.

 

Pray for me that I'll hit the right places myself, and for this project that it will get into the hands of those who need it most.