Do what you're best at
10th July 2016 | for Creatives | create for YOURSELF, novel writing, writing, reaching your audience, the creative life, Nathan Bransford, writing conferences |
"Do what you're best at. Don't make yourself miserable doing what you think you should be doing, do what you enjoy doing. Utilize your time where it's best spent. If you have a talent and passion for blogging: Do that. If you enjoy Twitter and know the ins and outs: Do that. If you are a great public speaker and love attending writers' conferences: Do that. There's no one way to promote a book."
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