1 Book Marketing Tactic Every Author Can Do

✍️ Join our next Scene Writing Workshop: https://storygrid.com/workshop?utm_so... ✅ Get our Scene Writing Checklist → https://storygrid.com/checklist?utm_s... I have 14+ years experience as a book marketing consultant. I've put dozens of books on the New York Times_, _Wall Street Journal_, _USA Today and others bestsellers lists. I've also written the perennial bestselling book marketing book _Your First 1000 Copies_. In this video, I tell you the one tactic that any author can use to start marketing their book right away. This is something responsible for making books huge bestsellers. My name is Tim Grahl, I'm the CEO of Story Grid and I'm the author _The Shithead_, _Running Down a Dream_, and _Your First 1000 Copies_. My partner Shawn Coyne is the creator and founder of Story Grid and he's a writer and editor with over 30 years of experience. Here's the Neil Gaiman interview I referenced:    • Gaiman on Copyright Piracy and the Web   🧰 Additional Resources • The 1 Thing All Great Stories Have in Common:    • The 1 Thing All Great Stories Have in Comm...   • How to Write a Well Rounded Story:    • How to Write a Well-Rounded Story   • Narrative Device:    • Narrative Device: 3-Part System to Write a...   🛎️ Subscribe Make sure you 1) like this video, 2) subscribe to the channel and 3) hit the bell icon so you get notified of future videos. Also, check https://storygrid.com for more free writing resources. 🙋‍♀️ Have a question or topic for a future episode? http://storygrid.com/youtube-questions

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