Comments | sheela_chari: STAGES ON PAGES

sheela_chari

STAGES ON PAGES - CURTAINS UP!

Aug 02, 2011 07:48

A very well-regarded professional in the children's book publishing business said to me once, It's a shame, but music books don't sell.

I gave kind of a start. This was before Vanished sold, and certainly well before it was published. At the time she said it, I thought of Vanished, which even though it was a mystery, it was also very clearly a music ( Read more... )

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jeannineatkins August 2 2011, 12:42:37 UTC

Sheela, congratulations on the launch! And Stages on Pages sounds wonderful. My mind immediately went to the lovely and important books with music themes by Patricia MacLachlan and Virginia Euwer Wolf and of course there are so many more. Yay for all of you for making them more visible!

sheela_chari August 2 2011, 12:58:22 UTC

Oh thank you for those names. Perhaps we ought to do create a list for our site - that seems like a good idea!

tessagratton August 2 2011, 13:28:58 UTC

What a great idea! As someone who loves theater, this is exciting! Sometimes I think of writing as just another form of performance. Let me know if there's anything I can do.

Looking forward to Act II!

sheela_chari August 2 2011, 13:34:08 UTC

Absolutely, Tessa! Thanks for the offer. :)

bogwitch64 August 2 2011, 13:49:20 UTC

Larchmont, NY? I'm not terribly far from there. About 45 minutes to an hour. I'm putting it on my calendar! Hopefully, I'll be able to come and have a book signed. :)

My book (Finder--Hadley Rille Books) is a "music" book. The main character is a musician, and music plays a huge role in the story itself. I've never heard "music books don't sell." That seems prepostrous to me. Wow.

sheela_chari August 3 2011, 11:22:05 UTC

I didn't know you were so close!! I had my launch party at the same place in Larchmont just last weekend! I would have invited you! Sadly LJ was down the whole week my book came out. >:-(

Anyway - I do hope you can come in November. It would be so nice to see you! And bring your sparkles. :)

To be fair, the person who said music books doesn't sell, said it apologetically like she wished it weren't so. But I still think that they could and they might, and so I will keep trying.

bogwitch64 August 3 2011, 14:05:17 UTC

Well, now I'll know for the NEXT book. I had no idea you lived so close. Why did I think you were in England??

sheela_chari August 3 2011, 15:34:05 UTC

How funny - I thought you were in England, too!

Must be the Ms. Stephanie Burgis connection. :)

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