I can't tell you how long I've been wanting to do this. It's like opening your first resturaunt, or starting your own business, or even publishing your first book!
Of course I'm talking about Shiver and Fears Young Author's Program! And I have invited a team of #1 fans to join!
I've been wanting to do something like this for over 10 years. You see, when I started writing Shiver and Fears it was to make a special point. Your work had to be good enough to be famous.
If your book wasn't perfect, if your song wasn't impressive, or if your drawing skills weren't good enough, you were unable to become famous.
It was always my good guess that you needed someone's help to become good enough, an agent. And agents weren't free. This was annoying.
Also, when I became an author, I wanted to be sure not to exclude my fans. Celebrities are so exclusive, you write them a letter, and it was very small chance they'd write you back.
So here's what I thought: What if kids got to meet an author and got a chance to shine in that spotlight too? It would be like creating the next episode of SpongeBob with Tom Kenny, or having your song in Justin Bieber's next album, or guest-starring in a Captain Underpants book
So I started doing little projects like creating your own title for Shiver and Fears to write. (Terror Tales) or create a Madlib (Madlib book). Soon it was to lead into writing books themselves... the plan fell short.
I thought the idea was nothing but a failed attempt. But I figured I'd start it slowly.
The first step was to introduce Shiver and Fears to a few familiar faces. Well, long story short, we are now starting our first flow of this program this spring. As most starts of an idea go, I'm sure there will be some errors that'll need to be worked out. As this happens often to people.
My goal is to have 7 young authors publishing their first book by the end of summer... or by 2027.
