Dan Santat's School Visit
I follow the blog of Dan Santat just because I love his drawing (the other artist I subscribe to is Sarah Macintyre. Love her stuff!) Dan does the Disney cartoon The Replacements (I haven't seen it here in the UK but then I don't get the Disney Channel).Anyway, this is not just about how wonderful Dan is (which he is) but about School Visits. Now I did a little piece on school visits featuring Doomspell author Cliff McNish a while back - school visits are a big deal for children's authors because it's a cool way of getting in touch with one's readers etc etc. Of course, it doesn't hurt either that you could make a little bit of money to supplement your non JK Rowling advance.
So here's Dan's truly super cool video about a week long visit to a school for gifted children in Virginia. We can all learn a thing or two about marketing ourselves here.
Labels: authors marketing themselves online, Illustrators, Online Marketing, School Visits
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4 Comments:
Aw, shucks. Hey, thanks for the Dan Santat link! I'll need to take more time to explore his site!
Sarah x
'Of course, it doesn't hurt either that you could make a little bit of money to supplement your non JK Rowling advance.'
Apparently, her advance was around £1,500 - about that of a picture book author at the time!
Though, it wouldn't hurt to supplement our non JK income!
Sue
x
>JK's £1.5k advance
i wonder if that included the seven book deal!
just a quick add to this report. privacy is a big thing of course on these school visits. i've talked to authors who get photos taken of their trips only to find that the school forbids the photo's use.
or if you do use them, you'll have to blur the kids faces so that they can't be recognised.
if you're famous enough or cool enough or organised enough, it's a good idea to get clearance from a parent or two to feature their kid. any people out there who've done this before? any strategies to suggest?
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