Today, Jas Rawlinson speaks with Amy Nielsen, author of the upcoming debut novel ‘Worth It’ - a true-to-life novel that shares her story of homelessness and teen pregnancy, and how she transformed pain into purpose. Today, Amy is the author of several books (It Takes a Village: How to Build A Support System for your Exceptional Needs Family, and the picture book, Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder ) and is also the founder of Mayflower Media - a company that supports authors to create book trailers that get noticed.
In this episode, Amy and Jas speak about:
How Amy landed a traditional publishing deal for her YA novel ‘Worth It’, which is based on her true story of teen homelessness and becoming a mother at just 17 years of age
The life-changing conversation Amy had with her daughter before publishing ‘Worth It’
What authors can learn from Amy’s experience of finding out that her previous publisher had gone bankrupt…and the moment she realised she may have lost her work forever
The importance of always requesting your print files from a publisher
Book trailers, beta readers, and the process of querying to agents/publishers
And lots more!
Connect with Amy at:
www.amynielsenauthor.com
Big Abilities (Autism Resources and Caregiver Coaching) – https://bigabilities.com/
PS. Do you know that you have a story within that could change lives, but you’re not sure where to start, or how to navigate the publishing process?
When you’re ready, here are 4 ways that Jas Rawlinson can support you: