Many writers cringe at the thought of self-promotion myself included, but this time around, I decided to try to embrace it instead of dreading it.

Words Count | Kathryn Mockler on Self-Promotion

Another reason I decided to go all in on the self-promotion was that this is probably my most personal book to date.

On Self-Promotion

My debut story collection Anecdotes came out with Book*hug Press on Tuesday September 19th. That’s the official book birthday. But it’s been in stores for over a month, and my dear dear friend and Book*hug Press sibling Michael V. Smith (Queers Like Me) and I co-launched our books at Camas Books and Info Shop in Victoria on September 18th.

The last time I had a solo authored book out was in 2015, my poetry collection, The Purpose Pitch. A lot has changed with book publishing, marketing, and publicity in eight years. And even though I have had poetry books published before, I feel like a brand new author because nothing is as it was. In 2015, there was social media of course, but video and TikTok have taken things in a whole other direction.

Many writers cringe at the thought of self-promotion, myself included. But no matter if you are with a big press, small press, or self-publishing, self-promotion is just going to be part of the gig. This time around, I decided to try to embrace it instead of dreading it.