Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Marketing Consciously -- I’ve been in the world of writing for nearly 18 years now starting out as a freelance writer and book reviewer, later moving into staff writing positions, and now I focus on marketing the books 5 books I’ve written so far, running a radio show and managing a blog. With this background I’ve had the opportunity to develop relationships with editors, acquisition officers, agents, publishers, reviewers and promotional agents – and through these relationships I’ve learned three important skills. Ø   1 st : that writers have to put themselves in the contact’s shoes to really understand what they need from us. Ø   2 nd : to develop relationships with people in the industry. Ø   3 rd :  to keep networking relationships alive. While these points could really entail an entire book – I’d like to cover them briefly here. #1 – Put Your Self In Their Shoes: Writers need to understand wh...