Create-A-way Design & Publishing with Wendy Fedan {ep. 115}

Alexa's Publishing Chat

In this episode we discuss a variety of topics including:

• Wendy's writing journey & how she found her way into children's books
• challenges of finding an illustrator for children's books
• how Wendy started illustrating
• how and when she created Create Away Design and Publishing, offering services from illustration to book design and publishing guidance.
• as the author of children's books AND paranormal fiction, Wendy discusses the challenges of marketing diverse genres, and building audiences for each.
• Wendy shares her experiences participating in events, festivals, and author alley events at bookstores as part of her marketing strategy
• We delivered into tips on Bookstore and local Events

Advice for Authors:

• Wendy encourages authors not to put all their eggs in one basket, especially in traditional publishing.
• She advises authors not to let minor obstacles, like obtaining ISBN numbers or barcodes, hinder them from self-publishing.

Wendy Fedan is a full-time freelance illustrator/designer, living in Amherst, Ohio. She graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art where she also teaches Continuing Education courses for teens and adults. Wendy launched her own design for publishing biz in 2021 named Create-a-Way Design & Publishing to act as a book shepherd, helping other authors through the self-publishing process. She has 14 indie-published books under her belt so far, mostly picture books which she's also illustrated, but she also has her own novel series called Somewhere In-Between to explore her personal interest in the paranormal.
Learn more here:
https://www.cawpublishing.com/
Art Website: http://wfedan.weebly.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wendy.fedan