Is not bothering to market your book actually disobedient?

Published about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Mr. Steve

Author & Writing Coach

I recently was talking to a writing colleague of mine I colaborate with often.

We were talking about Christian authors who pour years into a book, release it, and then do almost nothing to get it in front of people.

And the reason they give is always some version of: I don't want it to be about me. I just want God to get the glory.

Which sounds humble. Until you think about it for a second.

He said something that stuck with me: you're very selfish if you do that.

Not because you wrote the book. Because you won't tell anyone about it.

If God put something on your heart — a message, a story, a hard-won insight — and you write it and then leave it sitting on Amazon with no reviews and no visibility, who exactly is being served by your "humility"?

The people who needed it didn't get it. The message went nowhere. And God gets the glory for... what, exactly?

There's a line I've used for years that came from a missionary I met before I ever went to the field: God works on the informed mind.

He can't move people toward your book if they don't know it exists.

Noah built the ark and God brought the animals. Sure. But you're not Noah. You're not building a vessel for the survival of creation. You wrote a book. And the people it's meant for aren't going to show up by instinct.

I'm not saying you need a publicist or a huge advertising budget. I'm saying there's a version of "waiting on God" that's actually just fear wearing a spiritual costume.

If any of this is landing and you've got a book that's been sitting quietly for longer than you'd like to admit — or you're about to release one and you're already dreading the marketing part — reply and tell me where you're at.

.Or if you'd rather just talk through it, you can grab a time here:

https://calendly.com/stevebremner/30min

— Steve

Av. Costa Negra 323, Chorrillos, Lima 15067
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