“Self promotion” is the phrase currently squirreling around in my mind. Last week I was coached on how to focus on self promotion. I chose that as my coaching topic because an Advance Reading Copy of my book (also getting used to that surreal phrase “my book!”) is being printed today (today!), and now it is time to promote the book. There are basic steps in the process of publishing, none of which are familiar to me. With that, I am praying for confidence, trust, and boldness as I discern each next step.

Creating a website is one of the steps. When talking to my publisher for one of the first times last June, we covered the fact that having a website to house a book launch is basically a no-brainer. The problem was, I had no idea how to create a website. So I went ahead and did nothing.

Then we visited my husband Jeremy’s godmother, Tonya, in Ohio later in the summer. I shared my project with her, as she wrote and illustrated a book called “Sad About Sammy” (https://www.sadaboutsammy.com/). I asked Tonya if she had any suggestions. Her eyes lit up, posture changed, and she shared with me that website design is an energy-giving passion for her and she would love to help design mine. Good old God, always working through conversations that could be mistaken as happenstance. (I decided to try out that word “happenstance” for the first time. I think I love it.)

So here I go, self promoting.

Buy my book! I mean, please buy my book? Hmm, still need a little practice. Growth edge. Blog you later.