Great Tips From a Fellow Author ~ Whidbey Island Baking Company

coffee Early this week I met with a fellow Whidbey Island author at a local coffee shop — a curious individual we will call Eldritch Black. We wrote, we caught up, laughed, and — unsurprisingly enough — did what two like-minded people do, we talked shop. Eldritch has about a dozen kids-book titles under his belt long with others under a sobriquet, his nom de plume … or in simple terms a pen name. He shared with me from his wealth of knowledge and gave me more than a few invaluable tips! Two of these have occupied my mind NON-STOP … really, I should be charging them rent.

I’m considering starting an e-mail newsletter including a recipe-of-the-month. TIPS

Eldritch gave me the suggestion of starting an email newsletter and using MailerLite to handle the list. Their features and prices look good. I’m still weighing my options and what I might do with this. What I know is that when I start I want to begin with a plan. Sure, this may get modified as I go but I won’t be winging-it. If you are interested now in joining my future mailing list, please drop me a line and say “Please add me to your mailing list!” TIPS

Recipe of the Month

Also suggested among Eldritch’s ideas was that I start doing a recipe-a-month — DUH — that’s big! I’ve had this idea but it was put into a different perspective when it was suggested in an e-mail list. It’s also where I want to have a plan-in-place — figuring out which recipes to present in advance. I’d also love to get recipes from my readers to feature along with giving kitchen tips. All of this could also lead to its own book! (Here are a few free recipes in the mean time.)

Lastly, Eldritch showed me Draft2Digital. I was told interesting things about what this company offers — after learning more, I may publish my e-book with Draft2Digital, too! TIPS
(PSST — I’ve also started looking into a company that can manufacture my book with colour photos!)