- MASTERCLASS
How to publish a children’s book
With Tina Newman, Author of Vivi The Supervegan
In this video, David interviews vegan children author Tina Newman about her Vivi The Supervegan book series.
The link between the food on a child’s plate and the animal that it was is often hidden (do we even need to mention dinosaur meat and unicorn nuggets?) and finding positive children’s characters that talk about veganism is hard. Tina has made the perfect book for both vegan and non-vegan children, and in this interview she shares all her experience of self-publishing – from finding an illustrator through to how she has dealt with opposition from non-vegan parents.
You will even get a little bedtime story from David to kick-off the session!
In this session:
The reason Tina first went vegetarian at the age of 11.
Why Tina thought she needed to write a vegan children’s book – for both vegan and non-vegan children.
What opposition Tina has faced from non-vegan parents.
Where the idea for Vivi came from.
How Tina found an illustrator to partner with on the project, and how the relationship worked.
How much it cost to create the project.
The difference between self-publishing and using a publisher.
The reality of self-publishing – including where do you put all the books?!
Why you need to include time, not just money, in your budgeting.
How to register your book so that people can stock it.
How Tina got her book to the top spot on Amazon.
How to get around the obstacles Amazon seems to put in place to sell books through their platform.
How Tina got radio and magazine interviews to promote the book.
Why your story as a business owner is intertwined with your product.
How children seeing you build a business provides them with a really positive role model.
How Tina got vegan celebrities to give reviews and recommendations for the book through sheer persistence.
How Tina engaged her fans and followers by allowing them to make decisions on the next books in the series.
How to make connections and relationships through networking to create opportunities – whatever your business.
How Tina has also helped set up a group to help support vegan families through Facebook.
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