1587: Book Marketing on a Budget After Loss with Robin Beamer Dalton

1587: Book Marketing on a Budget After Loss with Robin Beamer Dalton

From Marketer of the Day with Robert Plank: Get Daily Insights from the Top Internet Marketers & Entrepreneurs Around the World by Robert Plank

June 6, 2026 · 28 min

About this episode

Robin Beamer Dalton discusses how personal loss inspired her to write and market her debut novel.

What if the worst season of your life became the catalyst for your greatest creative work? Are you stuck in grief, burnout, or retirement drift, wondering if your story is “too ordinary” to ever matter to anyone else? Have you poured your savings and your soul into a book, only to discover that writing it was just the beginning, and now you’re drowning in marketing advice you can’t afford to follow? In this episode, retired West Virginia teacher turned romantic thriller author Robin Beamer Dalton shares how the loss of her husband, the shock of suddenly living alone after 27 years together, and the looming dread of dark winter evenings pushed her to finally write the book she’d always dreamed of. In just five intense months, she turned ten-hour writing days into Threads of Obsession, an action-packed, twist-filled romantic thriller that keeps the predator in the heroine’s life from the first chapter almost to the very end. https://youtu.be/A42sEnjJ6VY?si=DeC0bSugA417DJ71 Robin is uniquely qualified to talk about transforming pain into purpose. She spent 33 years teaching everything from physical education to reading, served as a reading specialist and adjunct instructor at…

People in this episode

Host: Robert Plank

Guest: Robin Beamer Dalton

Topics covered

  • book marketing
  • grief
  • creativity
  • self-publishing
  • romantic thriller

Keywords

  • book marketing
  • grief
  • romantic thriller
  • self-publishing
  • writing advice

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Threads of Obsession

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