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More Than an Author 6/6/2017 3:20:14 AM
Stretching Creativity Fiction authors often find that their writing involves other tasks that interfere with what they love to do, which is write.
It's true. When a person becomes an author, he often becomes discouraged by the marketing tasks involved or the sacrifices she must make to write. Unfortunately, it's part of the game of being an author.
I love book signings. I love school readings. I love writing. They energize me! They light my writing path! They urge me onward!
But what of the blogging craze? What exactly would a children's fiction author blog about that ties to the book? The normal blog path is a blog that writes about a product, links to the product, and a newsletter push. If you look at the newsletter you received this morning in your email box, it follows that forma and the product is tied to non fiction, problem/ solution based ideas. II've caught on to that, but when you write fiction, that's an entirely different field of play! Throw in children's fiction, and that's even more daunting a task. These are the things submissions editors take into account when reviewing a book for contract. How can it be marketed to success?
As a children's book author, I've had to examine my market and stretch my creativity to include that market!
Where do children go?
And wait! Their parents buy the products for them... so, how do I get the attention of the parent and the child?
What is the normal path for children's books? What draws a child to a book event? Who do I reach out to?
Sally's selfies are a great way to draw children, but will the parents bring them. When you write for children, you market to families, not just a mother who is having a problem finding fun books that will make her first grader want to read like the teacher has advised.
With this in mind, I've created two separate blogs, one for children to play and learn at sallythetravelinsaddle.com and one for parents at pgshriver.com. Next is updating YouTube.
Yes, there's more to being an author, especially with any small firm, than just writing. I must stretch my creativity to succeed.
