For my most recent release,
my publisher’s publicist promised
wonderful promotion,
my publisher’s blog tour organizer promised
wonderful promotion,
and
the manager of my street team promised
wonderful promotion.
Sounds great, right?
Except
the publicist was hijacked
by a better selling writer,
the blog tour organizer had no connections
in my subgenre,
and the street team manager was sidelined
by a personal emergency.
But that was okay
because I organized my own promotion.
My sales weren’t stellar
but they were respectable
(and all three groups took responsibility
for these sales).
“”Love everyone,
trust few and
paddle your own canoe.”
Assume that people
have the best intentions,
but only trust those
who have earned it.
Your business is what
you and your team make of it.
Don’t depend on others
for your own success.”
Paddle your own canoe.
Ask for help
but don’t count on others
for your success.