Authors as Entrepreneurs – By Word of Beth

Join the Team — Be a STAR!

As I said in last week’s post, creative people are learning that we have to be our own advocates. We are the ones who must get our message out into the world. That’s why I’m so eager to take Julie Hedlund’s webinar in April, Authors as Entrepreneurs. That’s also why I’m currently reading the brand-new, hot off the cyberpresses second edition of Katie Davis’ How to Promote Your Children’s Book. Katie has great ideas that can work no matter what you’re promoting. Something I’ve learned from both Julie and Katie (and others along the way) is that although each of us is our own best advocate, we don’t have to go it alone. Reciprocity ROCKS! Supporting each other, telling others, advocating for one another, recommending each other’s blogs, books, courses… the list goes on.

Moving forward — Writing is Not Just Writing

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Last summer, when many of my writing friends were gathered in Los Angeles for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators international summer conference, they had the opportunity to attend a break-out session/workshop that I so wished I could be part of. I’ve often mentioned Julie Foster Hedlund. She is an author, the originator and power behind the 12×12 picture book challenge, a creative forward-thinker. She was leading that workshop in LA last summer, talking about the concept of authors as entrepreneurs. The Michigan Regional SCBWI group is hosting a webinar series open to all writers and illustrators, not just those in Michigan. I’m delighted that one of the webinars offered in that series is Julie’s Authors as Entrepreneurs: Surviving (and Thriving in) the Publishing Revolution!