Speaking Topics for Authors, Expanded

Hello from Crippled Beagle PublishingHeadquarters! Last week, I encouraged you to think beyond your book whenseeking speaking opportunities or guest blog/podcast appearances. One of myclients asked me to expand that message to include speaking topic ideas forchildren’s book authors.

To recap, one of the best ways to makemoney on your book is to sell it in person. Your profit margin is significantlybetter, and the experience is fulfilling. Readers who meet you in person willalso promote you to other readers, and they are more likely to write reviews.

The best way to sell a book in personis to NOT talk about your book! Potential audiences come with questions, sothink about what your target audience may be asking. What do your buyers/readers(parents/children) type into search engines? What problems do they face? Whatinterests do they have?

Think of it this way. No one is as passionateabout your book as you are, but people are passionate about a multitude of topics.For example, your neighbor may design handcrafted jewelry. She is passionateabout this art and attends dozens of festivals, owns an Etsy shop, and does custompieces on commission. Are you as passionate about her art as she is? Could youever be? No, but you may be passionate about having an online business,visiting festivals to sell your work, finding a joyful and profitable pursuitas a side hustle or as retirement work, creating an heirloom doing somethingyou love, and so on. If she were hosting an event to talk about her products,would you be interested? If she were teaching one of the topics that interestsyou, would you be more likely to attend?

Last week, I shared the following topicsfrom a 10-minute brainstorm I did as I scanned my website bookstore and looked CrippledBeagle Publishing clients’ work. I have now added ideas for children’s bookauthors. Enjoy, and good luck!

How to Change a Law

Traditional vs.Modern-Day Adoption

Finding Christ Latein Life

How to Cope When aLoved One is in Addiction

Foster Parenting 101

Writing inRetirement

How to Write AboutYour Life

Cross-Country Moves:What I Learned

What Happens When aCity-Slicker Moves to a Ranch

Answering God’s Callto Share Your Story

Tips for Parents andTeachers

What Parents Need toKnow About Education Today

Surviving andThriving Post-Divorce

How to Get BusinessUsing Facebook

Book MarketingBasics

How to Write a BookWhen You Work Full-Time

Fantasy WritingBasics

What I Learned WhileWriting my First Book

How to IncorporateChristian Values Into Characters and Stories

The Most CreativeAge? 80+!

Cathartic Artistry –Writing to Heal and Help Others

Lessons from theGreatest Writers

How to Hear God

Ways to Pray and Why

The Gifts ofGratitude Journaling

Brainstorming Basics

How to Be Funny onPaper

What I Learned as aFoodie Lawyer

 

***NEW IDEAS FROMOUR LIST OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS***

 

Create Your OwnColoring Book

Writing with anIllustrator

Illustrating with aWriter

The Benefits ofJournaling

The Benefits ofColoring at Any Age

Timestamp Your Lifethrough Literature

How to Write for Grandchildren

Teaching ThroughLiterature

Fiction EqualsEmpathy and Enlightenment

Create a Family Photo-Storybook

Safety Basics for Scouts,Hikers, and Campers

Write for Someone YouLove

Dogs Can Write, Too!

Turn an Imaginary FamilyStory into a Real Book

Witness ThroughWords

How to Build a BookBusiness

I hope you find this helpful! Reachout to me any time if you need assistance. I love to brainstorm with othercreative people. ALSO, if you don’t have a media sheet/sell sheet that helpsyou promote your book to organizations, podcasters, and bloggers, my team and Ican produce one for you. Contact me for details and pricing. (Regal BeagleAuthor Club members enjoy a BIG discount, so ask about membership, too!)

Email: jody@crippledbeaglepublishing.com

Call: 865-414-4017

If you’d like to schedule a 1-hour coachingsession on marketing, writing, editing, or publishing, book directly on mycalendar here: https://calendly.com/jodydyer/private_consultation

Regal Beagles Author Club members,use this link to enjoy your 1-hour consultation at a big discount: https://calendly.com/jodydyer/regal-beagles-only-discounted-private-session

Happy thinking outside the book!

Xoxoxo

Jody

I have an idea waiting just for you!!!