Jump-Start Your Book Publishing Year and Plan for 2014

The SLPA's January 8 meeting is all about getting a great start to 2014 and planning for the year. The success of your book is intimately related to getting you and your book publicly known as a resource to your ideal readers.

Our three presenters will help you move forward in your efforts to become more recognized. It all begins with creating a vision of where you want to be by the end of the year, then taking steps toward that vision. Those steps include:

Creating a workable marketing plan for your book, including:

• nurturing your author platform (don't worry, we'll cover just what an author platform is)
  
• editorial calendars
  
• sales and promotions
  
• social media activity
  
• laying it all out month-by-month
  

Revisiting your website to make sure all is accurate and up-to-date

Reviewing your branding efforts (do you have a consistent look across all platforms?)

Getting a more in-depth understanding of how, exactly, one effectively participates in social media without advertising (hint: self-promotion is OK, but only infrequently)

Identifying and sourcing the right experts to help you accomplish your vision throughout the year

Ready to kick-start the new year and set yourself up for success as an author in 2014? Then this meeting is for you!