Shopping Cart
Your Cart is Empty
Quantity:
Subtotal
Taxes
Shipping
Total
My Blog
My Blog
Blog
AUTHORS - WHAT DO THEY DO ALL DAY?
| Posted on March 27, 2019 at 3:16 PM |
March 25, 2019 AUTHORS – WHAT DO THEY DO ALL DAY? By Linda M. Penn “So, you are retired and write books? It must be nice to relax at home and just write.” “Tell me, does an author just sit around all day and write?” “Wow, that’s great! You write for kids and adults? Are you laughing all the way to the bank?” These are comments I have heard from well-meaning people since I retired and began writing children’s books and now a book for Baby Boomers. Any of you out there who are authors? I would guess you don’t spend your time writing all day and unless you are in the realm of authors such as J. K. Rowling, John Grisham, or Stephen King, you are not laughing your way to the bank. Let’s recall – after about a year of researching on line, checking out and reading library books, personal interviews, and weekly planning meetings with co-writer, Frank J. Feger,we actually began writing the new book . I think back to one day at our favorite Panera Bread when we had books, maps, and brochures about Mobile and other places along the Intracoastal Waterway to Destin. Another customer asked if we were planning a trip? We jokingly replied we were going to write a book! After the revising of the writing, we had numerous communications with our illustrator, Melissa Quinio, and our editor and layout designer, Misty Baker. Guess what just arrived in a UPS shipment about a week ago! Our latest children’s chapter book and fifth in the Clayton River Adventure series, entitled: “Clayton’s River Adventure Mobile to Destin.” So, now we can relax and the books just start selling themselves? NO! It doesn’t work that way. For Frank and I, the real work now begins and we try to recover some of our monetary investment in the book. Marketing now begins. Frank and I really enjoy meeting potential customers at Book Signings and we have gotten great ideas for future books. We spend lots of time emailing and calling potential customers also. We order promotional materials like posters and book marks too in order to gain sales. It may sound like I am griping. Not really, I enjoy this hobby of being an author. However, the next time someone says, “ Must be nice to just sit around writing all day!” I might be tempted to go into a rant. Can’t do that, though, they might buy a book! COPYRIGHT 2019 LINDA M. PENN ALL RIGHTS RESERVED |
Categories: None
Post a Comment
Oops!
The words you entered did not match the given text. Please try again.
41 Comments
Reply
MHR Writer
7:27 AM on April 1, 2019
Very nice blog and articles. I am realy very happy to visit your blog. Now I am found which I actually want. I check your blog everyday and try to learn something from your blog. Thank you and waiting for your new post.
Reply
5V0-31.19 Braindumps
12:15 PM on April 18, 2019
This website and I conceive this internet site is really informative Keep on putting up!
Reply
best assignment help website
5:55 PM on May 24, 2019
I learn something in your blog and I want to thank you for that. It says that books are not selling themselves, of course they are just an objects. For the first time I hear the name Frank J. Feger, he's not familiar with me because I did not encountered that I read his books. Writing a poem and books is having a imagining mind. What do they do all day?, Of course authors write books for them to sell it and to be famous all over the world. I am happy that someone share your blog to me so I have the chance to read it. I want to read your chapter book entitled,"Clayton's River Adventure Mobile to Destin." I will only read it online because I have no money to buy a book. I hope it is available at low price.
Reply
emotional intelligence,
7:59 AM on June 29, 2019
Personally I think overjoyed I discovered the blogs.
Reply
teleserye
5:59 AM on July 4, 2019
It is extremely nice to see the greatest details presented in an easy and understanding manner.
Reply
academic help
5:26 PM on July 10, 2019
A debt of gratitude is in order for posting this data. I simply need to comprehend what you're searching for. I can hardly wait to peruse bunches of your posts.
Reply
fake eyelashes
11:38 AM on July 16, 2019
Really nice and interesting post. I was looking for this kind of information and enjoyed reading this one. Keep posting. Thanks for sharing.
Reply
pictame
4:37 AM on August 16, 2019
Thank you for sharing the nice article. I learned a lot from it
Reply
http://www.qualitydissertation.co.uk/nursing-coursework-help
12:22 PM on September 20, 2019
MHR Writer says...
Very nice blog and articles. I am realy very happy to visit your blog. Now I am found which I actually want. I check your blog everyday and try to learn something from your blog. Thank you and waiting for your new post.
Very well written article by great author Linda M. Penn regarding very interesting topics as what do they do all day.
Reply
sauti sol
3:54 AM on September 23, 2019
Pretty good post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your blog posts. Any way I'll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you post again soon. Big thanks for the useful info.
Reply
https://www.cvfolks.co.uk/accountant-cv/
8:27 AM on September 25, 2019
5V0-31.19 Braindumps says...
This website and I conceive this internet site is really informative Keep on putting up!
Lind M. Penn is such an wonderful author. I also read their two book which is Hunter and the Fastcar Trophy Race: Will Grandma Want to Watch It? & Is Kentucky in the Sky? Grandpa's Trip to Oklahoma Puzzles a Young Child. Honestly speaking these book was so interesting. Thanks for sharing this blog with us.
Reply
coc hack tool
10:09 AM on October 27, 2019
I definitely enjoying every little bit of it and I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you post.
Reply
ntlite license key
6:00 AM on November 6, 2019
Cool stuff you have and you keep overhaul every one of us
Reply
click this site
6:35 AM on November 19, 2019
Here at this site really the fastidious material collection so that everybody can enjoy a lot.
Reply
Website
11:29 AM on November 19, 2019
It's a great thing for relaxing I also adopt your point and write something, great work.
Reply
http://webilistic.mystrikingly.com/
10:02 AM on December 26, 2019
Thanks for sharing great content
Reply
https://webilistic.blogspot.com/
10:14 AM on January 3, 2020
I like your peace of work keeps it up.
Oops!
Oops, you forgot something.