This journey into the various aspects of the digital world has been challenging at times. As I was ready to have some of my books to purchase at a business, my husband said my flyer should have a QR code attached to it. Great idea, but I didn’t know the first thing about how to create one. Between Google and my husband’s perseverance, I now have a QR code for readers to have easy access to purchase my book. Grateful, thankful, and blessed. My husband is my greatest supporter in this writing journey.
Marketing a book as a new author is quite the challenge. There are many ways a writer is encouraged to market their book: create a website, use newsletters, and maintain many social media platforms. It has certainly been an adventure trying to navigate all these areas. With every step, I realize how little I know about this aspect of being an author. Many people have reached out to sell me their own services for marketing my book. There are many promotional sites in social media that are hoping to profit from writers. I did receive one great piece of advice, which is to link the Amazon site for my book on my posts. So, as I continue to learn and stumble along this path, I will leave you with that link.
When I first had imagined becoming an author, I must admit my initial attempts were to create a children’s book. There were several starts and stops, but never a complete work. For years, I placed the idea of writing out of my mind. I did journal for years. It was more of a personal outlet. An opportunity to communicate my thoughts and prayers onto paper. Little did I know that God was using that time as preparation. In 2019, a desire to write about my experiences in my faith and relationship with God resulted in my first published book: Cultivating Faith. The 365-day devotional took two and half years to write and over seven months to get published. It was truly an act of obedience to the calling I felt God had placed in my heart. There were several times I convinced myself that what I had to share could not really impact other Christians. However, I persevered and finished what I started. It is my act of going and declaring the gospel to others.
This month, my second book: Cultivating Faith: Growing Deeper is set to launch. This is a 90-day devotional book. There are at least 3 more 90-day devotional books to come in time. I continue to write. Amazed that God took the desire of my heart and generated something I had never imagined. The personal growth to me has been the best part of the journey. Knowing that when I dedicate time to write, God shows up to reveal something to me and hopefully my readers, just blesses me beyond all measure.
