Journals are awesome. Been using ’em since I was six. I’ve even published a few myself.

But the difference between the journals I’ve published and the books I’ve written is that the journals are not meant to be read by anyone once I’ve filled them with words.

The books are.

But Field of Dreams was wrong! Just because you write it does not mean that they will come.

You have to determine your audience, find them and write a book specifically for them. This episode breaks down how.

It’s based on the book I’m writing. Speaking of, if you want exclusive stories, resources and info about this book as I write it, you can sign up for that on annadbook.com.

Anna here. Now you may have noticed I’ve never had a sponsor for this show before. And that’s because there’s never been a product that I believe in enough to recommend it to you guys. Well, all that changed when I discovered PickFu. It’s an online polling platform that allows you to get real responses from between 50 and 500 real people when you’re debating your title, chapter name, cover, descriptions, book trailers or anything else you need to decide on. 

Now, why is this so important? Because going to social media and asking, “Hey which do you guys like best” is the absolutely worst way to get an opinions. PickFu is the only way I pick titles because it doesn’t just give you numbers, it actually gives you written feedback. And you know it’s real because sometimes you get harsh stuff like I did on a recent poll. It said: “C is the only one that makes me want to buy it. The others sound like snake oil and seem shifty and cheap.” 

PickFu allows you to target respondents by age, income, hobbies, education level and so much more. Go to pickfu.com/anna and guess what? You’ll get 50% off your first poll. Thank me later.