CONTRIBUTION OF SARAH BOWMAN AS A CHILDREN’S WRITER
SARAH BOWMAN
BRIEF PROFILE OF THE AUTHOR:
Sarah Bowman is a Children’s
Author, Storyteller, educator, wife and mother. She enjoys nature and feels
that God speaks to her through nature.
Sarah is also a certified yoga instructor and loves to help and inspire
others to become what God has designed them to be.
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Q Are you a professional writer?
How many of your books have been published so far?
Yes, I am a professional
writer. I have been a Published Amazon Author since 2010. I have twenty- five
published books.
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Q What is your specific field of
writing?
I am a Children’s Author.
However, I have also written poetry and have two Published Christian books.
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Q Are there any specific reasons
for choosing this particular field?
Yes, I have always had a
very vivid imagination, even as a child. Children’s books allow me to relive
the innocence of my youth. Writing Children’s Literature helps me, not to take
life too seriously and that there is always room for magic and fantasy. My books are very colorful and sugary sweet
so to speak and very magical and whimsical.
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Q What has been the general
assessment of the reviewers & readers for your books?
I have always done well,
with my books, especially in the United Kingdom and Japan. Also, all my books
are available in audio format.
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Q What is your own general
assessment of your books?
I love my books, but just as
any writer. I feel that there is a lot of improvement to be done and that I am
always improving. I am always learning new styles of writing and challenging
myself. I feel that no one ever reaches that perfect place in their writings.
There are always some things to learn, ways to improve and perfect our craft.
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Q Who is your role model?
I have never looked at many
people as “role models”. I look to God, mostly. I also admire Mother Teresa.
But, I would love to say Dr. Suess, because a lot of my stories are very silly
and very easy to read.
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Q Do you promote and recommend
writing books jointly? In your opinion what are the areas of benefits and
problems, in such joint ventures?
I have no objections to
promoting and joining forces with other writers. However, I have always
remained solo.
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Q When & how do you get the
ideas & do you immediately note them down in a diary or elsewhere?
Most of my ideas come from
things which I have lived in my life. However, anything can inspire me. I will
jot words down in rough draft writing, quite a bit. However, I am more of a
feel, the emotion writer. I write when I feel the emotion to write.
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Q How did you assess the success of your books
in the world, through receiving appreciation/recognition, adequate sales or in
any other way?
Success can be measured in
so many different ways. A person can be successful, without making tons of
money, if their writings have touched or helped someone. To become a writer, you have to really love
writing and words. If that isn’t what fuels your writing, then you will not
succeed, in this industry.
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Q Which aspects motivate you to
write books? Earning money/publicity/helping readers/self-satisfaction/others?.
Making others happy is what
motivates my writings. If I can make at least one person smile, I have done my
job as a writer.
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Q Has Facebook helped you in any
way, in your writing career or even otherwise? If yes, please elucidate.
Yes, Facebook has helped me
quite a bit with advertisement of my books.
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Q In your opinion, is there
adequate scope for name/fame/wealth in the field of writing?
I feel that there is a lot
of wealth and fame in writing. However, it takes some time to achieve that.
But, we should not make fame our priority in writing. A true writer just wants
his story told.
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Q If you were not a writer, in
what other way, you would have expressed your creativity?
I think, I would have always
been a writer. However, if not, then as a person, I would have used music and/or
painting to express my creativity.
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Q Have your family members and
friends helped and/or contributed in any way, in your writing career?
I have some great friends,
who have encouraged me along the way.
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Q What is your opinion about
e-books? Due to this concept of e-books, is the survival of printed books in
future in jeopardy?
I prefer paperback or audio
books, but e-books are the way of the future.
I feel that they are fine, as long as the story is told.
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Q What is your advice to the
budding authors?
They should continue to
write books. Writing gives us an
identity, not sure who we would be without it. They should just not give up but
keep writing, perfecting their works, doing what makes them feel happy and
inspired. They should keep money and fame last on their list, so that they can
really enjoy writing. They should fall in love with their work.
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