Yes, this. All of this. Early in the pandemic I actually pushed a deadline out two years because the publisher thought it would be good to give things a chance to calm down...big laugh. Personally, I think the best way for authors to keep their books in the public eye is to write opeds, essays, and articles that tie their books to current events, and not necessarily the bombshells.
Yes, this. All of this. Early in the pandemic I actually pushed a deadline out two years because the publisher thought it would be good to give things a chance to calm down...big laugh. Personally, I think the best way for authors to keep their books in the public eye is to write opeds, essays, and articles that tie their books to current events, and not necessarily the bombshells.
I’m not sure anything works except the constant book tour of conference and workshops and book groups that some authors do. Never ending.