What, leave the house?

You see conferences posted all the time, and a lot of them just seem like a way to separate you from your money. And pry you out of your writer hole to interact with other human beings.

The horror.

Occasionally, though, there are some good conferences that are worth attending.

We’ve discussed other author events, like book fairs and whether they are right for you, HERE

https://savvystories.wordpress.com/2015/01/13/should-you-participate-in-a-book-fair-three-points-to-consider/

I went to the Florida Writer’s Association “mini conference” Saturday in Orlando. I’d never gone to anything like that before, and I had no idea what to expect.

Well, that’s exactly not true. I’d been to conferences for work lots of times; I just never went to a conference about writing. That, I tended to learn on line. Why would I need to go sit all day in a classroom? With, you know, people?

About twenty minutes…

Advance marketing?
The book’s not even finished yet!

Occasionally I get a question from a fellow author with a problem and I answer it here.

Dear Dan,

My novel is still in its first draft. It´s long, I still have to finish it, and I write a LOT every day, but there´s still a lot of time before it will be published. Many months, probably. Do you think it’s right to start talking about it on my website? What if I don´t know its title yet?

Thanks,

Worried Writer

PS: I´d love to read your novel. Is it possible to get it in paperback?

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Dear Worried,

Yes, you can start engaging readers now, so there is an interested fan base when the book comes out. A few months before the book comes out, up to maybe as much as six months, is about the right window for advance marketing.