Authors doing more than just writing
According to a recent article on The Book Standard:
Authors are increasingly coming up with new ways to integrate their books into other forms of media. A Hollywood deal continues to be the desired goal, while the Internet allows anyone and everyone to have a say. But in between, authors have been using music, games, plays and even crafts to make their marks in 2006.
I don’t know that every, or even most, authors have a Hollywood deal as their ultimate goal, but I don’t know many, or any, who would reject such an offer out of hand.
Beyond that, the article describes a few novel ideas (pun intended) used by authors to “do something more” than just deliver a print book. They include:
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Including a CD of music inspired by previous writings in a series
Making playlists of music listened to by the author in the writing process
Having a rich in-world website with puzzles, games and activities
Producing graphic novels
Developing real-world articles and items, selling them or giving them away at signings
All of these are great ideas and it shows that some thought-leaders are trying to find ways to be more than a book on a shelf. Many of our authors (Sigler and Hutchins leading the charge) are taking this route, with more to follow. Which causes me to ponder: How can we here at Podiobooks.com facilitate those “extra” opportunities? We’re open to ideas…
