John asked Cindy Brown:

What time do you estimate that you allocate to the various components of writing, publishing, and marketing a book?

Cindy Brown Hi John, I just saw this - so sorry for the tardy reply. Your question is a good one - I struggle with keeping a balance. I try to spend the majority of my time working on my next book (about four hours a day, plus another chunk of time once or twice a week), about an hour a day on social media (many authors spend a lot more time than I do), and probably another 6 -10 hours a week on other types of promotion. Luckily, my publisher (Henery Press) is very hands-on, so I spend little time on publishing details, unless you count edits:)

By the way, thank you for recommending "Home to Woefield." I really enjoyed it and don't think I would've found it without your recommendation.

Hope you enjoyed "Macdeath." And just FYI, I'm giving away an advanced reader copy of the next book, "The Sound of Murder," next week!

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