What made you want to do that

When ever someone finds out that I wrote a book, I always get, "What made you want to do that?" I can't say that it was a conscious decision. I always enjoyed writing. I was fairly good in English while in high school. I enjoyed it certainly but never really considered it a career choice. After high school I went to a non-traditional college and still did very well in English.

Years later after having a child and getting married I started to think about writing again. However, at that time the Internet was not what it is today. You still had to do it by snail mail, send in your SASE and wait. So I did. What I wrote made no great impression and if I did get a response it was never positive. So life happened and the writing was put on the back burner.

Many years later now I found myself unexpectedly pregnant with our third child. So I started writing again in hopes that I could stay home with this one, ha ha. That story is still waiting to be published. (I hope it will be the next one.) Then 11 months later I was unexpectedly pregnant again with our fourth child. (I know what you are thinking, doesn't she know how to prevent that. I really did think I had it under control.) So I started writing again. This story would become Bia Gets a New Baby Brother after many re-writes.

So the writing just sat there because I still didn't know what to do until one day I was on Google and I typed in literary agencies. I happen to find one that was geared toward children writings. So I signed with them and they put it in their data base. In the mean time I could not shop it to anyone else. So for two years it continued to sit and I re-wrote the entire thing.

In passing I was talking to my mother who told me that if I wanted to do it I should pursue it, as "Time is going to pass anyway, you might as well do what you want". So I did. I pursued it. Eventually Strategic Publishing Group contacted me and I worked with them for over a year in order to get it to print.

I really just wanted to do something that I love, that I can leave behind for my children, their children, etc. I like to think that somewhere there are children reading my book and smiling and laughing, that they are enjoying reading it as much as I had hoped.

So, I want to say Thanks Mom. Without her simple insight, that book would probably still be sitting on a disc somewhere just waiting to be read.

Till next time.
Katie

New websites

I am continually searching the internet for new websites and am always amazed at the places my book shows up. For instance today I found these:

www.junkudo.co.jp/y_detail.jsp?ID=8160860546

and

www.ibs.it/book/9781608605460/buerger-smith-katherine-p/bia-gets-new.html


Both in languages I do not know. If any one knows the languages please let me know.

Till next time.
Katie

Marketing Marketing Marketing

I don't find marketing the fun part of this but I am giving it my best. This weekend I have sent out my press release and letters to several local book stores in hopes of getting them to at least carry my book. With a little luck I may be able to pull a book signing out of the contacts.

Thanks to all of you who have ordered my book. I really hope that you like it and in some cases find it useful.

Enjoy the snow Cincinnati!

Till next time.
Katie

Continued exposure

Good morning all!

I found this yesterday on another web-site and thought it was pretty funny. I can't read any of it. Who knew it would be available in so many places. I was just happy that I found it on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

http://kanga.com/sub/view.asp?sku=2010F0036820

Thanks again to everyone who ordered my book and I really hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed producing it.

Have a Great Day!
Katie

Newest web site

Hello all,

I found another link that show cases my book. Please check out www.aegauthorsedge.com
You will then go to New releases, children's releases and then Strategic Publishing Group. I am the first one!

Also sent out announcements to all my friends and family today that do not have e-mail or facebook.

Till next time.
Katie

For sale around the world

Hi all. I am so excited to find out that my book is for sale in the United Kingdom as well as Australia. I found it today on AbeBooks.com.uk. It seems very overwhelming all the things they want me to do, but I am working everything they have told me and soon hope to see some good results.

Thanks for the all the support.

Happy Reading.
Katie

Day two

I am still amazed at the buzz I am receiving about my book. I made my first networking post today to another blog and things seem to be moving along marketing wise. It is all so exciting and overwhelming. I can't wait to see what happens next.

Thanks again for all the well wishes.
Katie