Finally, this was my first book, and when I started writing, I honestly wasn’t sure if it was going to be that good. Also, I’d been selling other items on Amazon for a year when I wrote the book, so I was comfortable with marketing on the platform.
My brother is a professional illustrator, and I knew he could absolutely crush the cover. So, what made you decide to go indie?ĭustin: First and foremost, I had the resources to make a great cover. That angle wasn’t a conscious decision I made when I wrote the book – I just wanted to write something I would have loved when I was ten.Īmie: I think, as authors, when we write something we love, our readers know it. I’ve had many parents tell me that they bought this book because their child struggles with reading but loves video games, and this is actually the first book the child has read without prodding. Would you say part of your success can be attributed to fulfilling a need in an under-served, eager audience?ĭustin: Yes! One hundred percent. Some boys (and girls) tend to be reluctant readers, so writing in an area of interest (video games!) is a genius way to engage this demographic. Your books feature a boy trapped in a video game. Also, I have a short attention span, and 25,000 words is a lot easier for me to wrap my head around than 100,000.Īmie: Haha! Yeah, I struggle with those longer books, too. I feel like if you can write something that connects with a 10-year-old, you can create a reader for life. What do you enjoy most about writing middle-grade books?ĭustin:I love writing middle grade because those are the books that really developed my love of reading. Let’s start with the most important question of all. If they don’t figure out what’s going on fast, they’ll be trapped for good!Īmie:Welcome Dustin! Thanks for coming to the files today. But pretty soon, a mysterious figure begins following Eric and Jesse, and they discover they can’t leave the game. After getting sucked into the new game Full Blast with his friend Eric, Jesse starts to see the appeal of vaporizing man-size praying mantis while cruising around by jet pack. You see, a video game character is trying to kill him. Jesse Rigsby hates video games-and for good reason. Does your book qualify as middle-grade?.Turning Kids Into Bookworms: A Book List For Parents.Successful Author or Illustrator Visits.Schedule a Skype Visit with a Mixed-Up Files Author.Author Websites With Discussion/Activity Guides.
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