Why Pillars are the Secret to Marketing Your Book

Writing a book and marketing it are two completely different beasts. It's a big shift to go from writing, editing, and polishing your book to talking about it with people in order to get them excited and invested in learning about your ideas. This week, Amanda lays out why identifying the core pillars of your ideas is a key step in this shift and how to make one tool that will help you prepare for any marketing opportunity. 🔗 You've got the story. You've got the idea. You just don't know the steps in the process. If this is what's holding your memoir back, I have got the solution for you. The memoir method checklist is going to take you through every single step you need from idea to published marketable book. You can download it now at pageandpodium.com/checklist. 📅 New videos every Tuesday - subscribe and never miss an update! Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:00- Boiling ideas down to bite-size concepts 3:00--Balancing big ideas and distinguishing details 4:00- Building your pillars 5:00- What is a pillar? 7:15- Developing 5 talking points 9:30- Creating a preparation grid 11:00- Example of how the grid works with a book 14:00- Customizing for audience and context 19:00- Maintaining your enthusiasm for your ideas 👉 **Follow Us:** - **LinkedIn:** [Page and Podium Press](https://www.linkedin.com/company/page-and-podium-press/) - **Facebook:** [Page and Podium Press](https://www.facebook.com/pageandpodiumpress) - **Instagram:** [@pageandpodiumpress](https://www.instagram.com/pageandpodiumpress/) 🎵 Music I Use: Bensound License code: FZ3LM4DGUTQYKAES Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more writing tips and strategies. See you next Tuesday! Hashtags: #WritingTips #FirstTimeAuthors #ManuscriptRevision #BookWriting #AuthorAdvice #PageAndPodiumPress #memoirwriting #memoir #journal