Tips for Author Visits in Schools
“Where do ideas come from?”
“What is your favourite colour?”
“How old are you?”
“How do you get kids reading with so much screen distraction?”
“Where do ideas come from?”
“What is your favourite colour?”
“How old are you?”
“How do you get kids reading with so much screen distraction?”
On National Authors’ Day, we’d like to thank authors for transporting us to new and old worlds with their writing. Thanks to them, our imaginations are given wings to fly on adventures without us ever having to leave the comfort of our reading nooks.
"The way they can weave words into such vivid imagery and make us feel so connected to the characters and places they write about will always amaze me."
Let me begin with a pep talk. No matter how good it is, your book will not sell itself. If your aim is to sell books – either to make money, or simply to share your story with a wider audience – then you must become your book’s best friend, advocate, and business partner.
Through trial and error, I have discovered what works for me – at least, what I think works. There’s a saying that ten percent of all your marketing efforts pay off, but nobody knows which ten percent!
1. Do understand your publisher’s role
We got together with a few of our authors for our Dundurn Harvest Breakfast. It's amazing what fun trivia you can find out over breakfast.
It’s the Ontario Arts Council’s 50th Anniversary this year, and in honour of that some of our Ontario authors have written in with their favourite Ontario memories, places, and things to do.
Cindy Watson – Out of Darkness: the Jeff Healey Story