becoming an author
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About The Rhymers• 26 characters• 13 rhyming pairs• Live on Rhyme Island• + Mubble Pup• + The Rumbers
The Rhymers books• The Rhymers – story book
• Colour Me Rhymers – story & colouring book• Puzzling Rhymers –puzzle book
Becoming an Author and so much more…
Writer
AuthorIllustrator
Book designer
Web designer
Social media
Marketing/PR
Legal/Finance
Speaker ReadingPlanning
Once a child, always a child!
Mr Men wallpaper until age 13!!
Always loved writing stories and drawing
A story within a story
From a broken place to a hoping place
Encouragement of close family & friends
God’s love - Staplehurst Free Church – Ryan Ahern
A new purpose, a new direction
rite, rite, rite…4 years in the making
Many, many versions
Learning my craft – read, read, read
Trying out stories with children
Edit, edit, edit
Proof to publish
Pricing – Sizing - Competitors
6 inch square(Amazon cut £4.17)
8 inch square(Amazon cut £4.17)
Egmont –Mr Men, Thomas The Tank Engine -£2.99
Picture books £4.99-£6.99
eBooks• Many readers, many formats – Kindle, Kobo, iBooks, Nook
• Much to learn & still to come…
Beyond Amazon• BookBaby
• SmashWords• Traditional Publishers
To come…• Many more books!
• eBooks
• Website & social media development
• Talks & school visits
• Other book series – The Rising Rhymers
Becoming an Author IS so much more…
Writer
AuthorIllustrator
Book designer
Web designer
Social media
Marketing/PR
Legal/Finance
Speaker ReadingPlanning