Interview with the Author- J.E.Clark

Interview with J.E.Clark, Author of Daddy's Guitar, due to be released this June 2014.

Why did you write the book?

It really just came to me. It's a personal memory of my husband and son playing the guitar together. I wanted to write a children's book for my son to enjoy.


What was your inspiration for the book?

I have always loved books. Since my son was born, I love reading books to him I enjoyed as a kid along with some new ones. My son and husband are my inspiration.


Who are your favorite authors?

I enjoy Shel Silverstein, Ludwig Bemelmans, Beatrix Potter, Nicholas Sparks to name a few


What are your current projects?

I have a few projects I'm working on but one I'm really excited about is a book series called The Adventures of Frick and Frack. It's a cute story about a frog and a fly that are good friends and have a few exciting adventures together.



Who designed the cover?

My good friend Michele Phillips. I didn't realize she was an illustrator for children's books until she submitted a workshop on Facebook. At the time, I had a rough draft of Daddy's guitar done and was looking for someone to illustrate. Talk about great timing!


What do you plan to do with the funds you raise?

The funds will help me to finish publishing my book but most of it will go to marketing my book. Marketing is one of the most important aspects of your book. How else is anyone going to know your book is out there?

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A wonderful picture book about a young boy, curious about the new sound he hears coming from downstairs. He finds his daddy sitting on a chair with his big shiny guitar. Excited about this new musical instrument, he wants to learn how to play. Daddy is more than happy to show his son all the ways you can strum a guitar to make different sounds.


What is Daddy holding? What could it be?It's big, and it's round; I really want to see.He strums up—twing.He strums down—twang.Daddy moves his hands up and down, making neat little sounds.

Cover Launch!

Yay, I'm excited to show everyone the cover of my book!  This is a huge step towards getting my book out there and sharing in the excitement!  The rest of the book I will give you little snippets and sketches. Keep and eye out for Daddy's guitar to be printing this May or June 2014!

Cover Update

We are making progress! This week I hope to have my completed cover image done and ready to share. I have attached the sketch concept for you to see. We also narrowed down the publication release month. We are hoping to have my book ready for print by May! I will keep everyone post if this changes. We still have a long way to go with illustrations and layout. Please donate to help! With any donation above $20.00 you will get a signed copy of my book! Any donation is helpful!! Thank you everyone who has donated and for all your support. :)

J.E.Clark

Publishing

It's now February and I am still waiting on my book. I started this journey back in August 2013. Publishing a book takes patience. It takes many cooks in the kitchen to help publish a book. Even more for a Children's picture book.  You need to have a publisher willing to work with you, an editor, an illustrator you work well with, a marketing plan, you need to have connections. I'm sure there is more, but I'm still in the middle of how this all works.

My illustrator is wonderful. Because she is wonderful, her plate if full with projects. Around Christmas, there was no way she could even start working on the illustrations until she met he deadlines with other clients.  This past January I met up with her to take photos of the guitar I wanted to use, my son and husband for imaging proportions. Trying to draw a child without an image can be difficult.

Can you tell I'm excited? I keep reading my manuscript and imagine what my book will look like. I can't wait to start to see it all come together.  I know this is going to be such a fun book to show my friends and family. I have something proud I created!  I'm going to be a published Children's Author!  Part of me is hoping this is my path to career happiness.  I'm not looking to get rich, but I would love to write books, work from home and at least cover my current income with something I love to do.  If it doesn't happen, I still have a neat book to keep in the family. Win Win!

J.E.Clark