So you know you need to market (read: talk about) your book, but you’re not sure what you need in place to actually do it. You need the book marketing essentials, right? The things you can put in place to ensure that getting the word out about your books goes smoothly.

So let’s talk about it! Here is a list of the essentials you’ll need to have (or do) to get your book marketing off on the right foot.

Book Marketing Essentials

Let’s chat about the must-haves of marketing your book. Here are some things you need to either know or have in place before you get started.

Book Marketing While You’re Still Writing the First Draft

Ever wonder how to market your book online while you’re still writing the first draft? Wonder no more! Check out the video for eight ideas for marketing your book even while it’s still being written — plus what NOT to do to avoid spoiling the book for your readers completely.

Need some online book marketing ideas for your next book launch? Or how about some ideas while you’re still working on the first draft?

You’re in the right place.

No matter where you are in the writing process, you CAN talk about your book online. And you should! The more you talk about it, the better chance readers will have to find it — and fall in love!

Ready? Keep reading for 30 online book marketing ideas you can do RIGHT NOW to tell the world about your amazing book.

Have you ever edited your book while you were writing it? You have? Me, too. 🙈

In this video, you’ll learn if I recommend editing while writing your first draft, how I came to that conclusion, and why I made that decision. And because it’s me, I’ll throw some inspiration in there for you, too. Because as writers, we all need encouragement!

Watch the video below! 👇🏻

Ready for some tips for writing your first draft and finally getting it done??

Writing is definitely a ton of fun, but it can be difficult, too! And sometimes you don’t even know why.

When you’re writing your first draft, it can be easy to beat yourself up for not writing more, get confused about all the technical aspects of the writing process, or get so bogged down in the details of the story that you forget to tell it.

If any of this sounds familiar, THIS VIDEO IS FOR YOU.

When you’re looking for tips for writing the first draft of your book, you might not think of all the technical pieces. But they can be just as important as mindset (Related: Stop “Aspiring” to Be a Writer Blog Post) and writing craft tips! At the very least, you definitely don’t want to neglect them.

You want writing to be as easy as possible, right?

If you do (I know you do), you’re gonna want to check out this list.

Have you ever struggled with starting your book? Maybe you have an idea, but you just can’t seem to actually sit down and get words on the page. Or maybe you’ve written a little bit, but you’re having trouble getting back into it.

This video is for you!

In this week’s video, I’ll give you ideas for developing your pre-writing routine so you can get in the right mindset — and once your mindset is right, the writing will come a whole lot easier!

Watch below!

Today, my heart is broken. I've been watching, as most of you probably have, the news coverage on the attack on the U.S. Capitol, the insurrection in D.C. for several hours. I've been sad, scared, worried, astounded, angry, mortified, and nauseous as I watched domestic terrorists (no, they are not protestors) storm the Capitol building.​ I'm still watching the coverage as I'm writing this.