tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post5309067602791416002..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Turn your passion into a book - Lynne GarnerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-64127003245680901062013-09-23T21:55:26.624+01:002013-09-23T21:55:26.624+01:00Alas, when you write for children, non fiction is ...Alas, when you write for children, non fiction is not such a good idea unless, maybe, your name is Terry Deary! The kids love it but bookshops don't know what to do with it or where to put it. My last non fiction book sold every single copy, but only a few in bookshops, the rest through Scholastic Book Club where the kids can see what is on offer, but Book Club sales only pay a percentage of the net, so with a sold-out book I have never received a cent in royalties! The publisher has made it POD, but how many will that sell?<br /><br />You are talking of adult non fic, of course, which is a different matter. You never know what sells. People have long self published specific things for niche markets. That works. If you want a bestseller as in the story you tell above, you can only hope. There's no guarantee, though plenty of stories to keep everyone hoping. Some years ago, an old man called Bert Facey decided to write down his memoirs for his family. The result was a book called A Fortunate Life which was like a history of early twentieth century Australia, through the eyes of a young man who travelled around the outback for work, went to war, came home, married, lived through Australian history. It sold amazingly, became a play and a TV miniseries and is still available in ebook. And it was just meant to be for the family when he wrote it.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-70249637373486230122013-09-23T10:47:04.004+01:002013-09-23T10:47:04.004+01:00Make a list of passions? That sounds like a good w...Make a list of passions? That sounds like a good way to start the week.<br /><br />Well done with your "Dens."Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-1044677139049610482013-09-23T09:42:38.346+01:002013-09-23T09:42:38.346+01:00Thanks, Lynne - this chimes beautifully with one o...Thanks, Lynne - this chimes beautifully with one or two other ideas I've had, and so I now have a theme for my next class - always good!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-8106571038435697762013-09-23T09:42:31.335+01:002013-09-23T09:42:31.335+01:00Thanks, Lynne - this chimes beautifully with one o...Thanks, Lynne - this chimes beautifully with one or two other ideas I've had, and so I now have a theme for my next class - always good!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-83486590653260634122013-09-23T09:37:05.166+01:002013-09-23T09:37:05.166+01:00Good stuff, Lynne. I love the idea of your book of...Good stuff, Lynne. I love the idea of your book of dens - I LOVED dens as a child and had them in all sorts of places, indoors and out.Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847390687632715336noreply@blogger.com