buying a bunch of copies of your own book is a very interesting idea.
Number 7 I would add would be. Hire a freaking professional to write your resume. Why go to school for 4 to 8 years, and then be too cheap to have a resume to sell yourself?
Right on both counts. I’ve read versions of #5 in a couple of different places recently and I’ve begun to see the genius behind the strategy. I’ve also seen it work well for an acquaintance who has had a couple of local historical novels turned into stage plays that are done in various community theaters. I suspect he makes some nice bank on that endeavor.
Your #7 is just common sense but, as the man said, common sense just isn’t that common anymore. As the local chapter president of an international professional development organization, I’ve been sent resumes from local chapter members when searching for a job and I’m just floored by the poor effort people put into these documents. Just buying a current copy of “What Color Is Your Parachute?” and following the advice there would make these so much better as an individual sales document.