Author

I started where everyone starts I think, by reading books on the subject of getting published. There I learned that a writer does not get to choose her illustrator, because publishing houses want to use their own. That was strike one, because I was very clear HOW I wanted this book to look. Then I read how long it takes to find a literary agent, who then has to find a publisher, who then puts the book in the queue. That seemed like a long time, and I knew there were women who needed help TODAY. So strike two. And finally, the strike three was that, as a new author, publishers still expect you to do a tremendous about of marketing leg work, setting up book tours, etc., on your own time.

So I founded my own publishing company, created the business, learned about printers, lay-out, graphic design, worked directly with my illustrator in Holland, bookkeeping, and did it all myself. In less than a year I went from idea to books in my hand. I started where everyone starts I think, by reading books on the subject of getting published. There I learned that a writer does not get to choose her illustrator, because publishing houses want to use their own. That was strike one, because I was very clear HOW I wanted this book to look. Then I read how long it takes to find a literary agent, who then has to find a publisher, who then puts the book in the queue. That seemed like a long time, and I knew there were women who needed help TODAY. So strike two. And finally, the strike three was that, as a new author, publishers still expect you to do a tremendous about of marketing leg work, setting up book tours, etc., on your own time.

So I founded my own publishing company, created the business, learned about printers, lay-out, graphic design, worked directly with my illustrator in Holland, bookkeeping, and did it all myself. In less than a year I went from idea to books in my hand.