Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
BETHANY BULL WILL BE AT LONDON BOOK FAIR
We take a look at this emerging author, whose Children’s Books are now finding the limelight…
Like all overnight successes, Bethany Bull has worked hard to earn the plaudits that now surround her name.
With three books already on Amazon, a publisher at Wollywagon – and a fourth book about to be launched – Bethany has already given thousands of children a first glimpse of love of stories – not just a love of reading per se. it is this capturing of imagination, that is probably the unique aspect that children love, and who buy her books in their thousands. It is probably because the stories themselves, of animals that talk, or danger, of horror – but in a way that children can handle – treat children as equal partners, and the graphics are fanciful and inspirational.
Bethany herself was born and raised in South Africa. Her family did not have television until 1976, so her imagination was her main …source of entertainment. She had a love of animals and magical creatures and a vast country with big open spaces where she imagined they lived. She would make up stories for her siblings in the evenings.
This is the pedigree that Bethany brings to her market, and what she says about her work, displays an understanding of the minds of children that have no limits:
“They have no doubt an ant can talk. Their imaginations are free to believe.”
We interviewed Bethany at our offices, and her modest way of describing herself overlays a real passion for communicating with her market. She lives modestly in the West of Cornwall, and there is this “back to nature” understanding that resonates throughout her work.
Bethany will be at the London Book Fair, at the Greene Media stand and is available for meetings, which will be held though the auspices of her publisher, Robin Wolstenholm at WollyWagon. Contact; bethanybrooks75@hotmail.com. Her books can be ordered direct – or through amazon.com.
Advance copies of her new book – can be ordered direct to Bethany and her publisher, prior to general release. Educational discounts are available for recognised schools.
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What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I have just finished book four of my chapter books, but as yet it has no name!
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I am not sure if it is unusual but I write from one word. I put pen to paper and the story will just flow, I do not think of a story or a plot beforehand.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I can’t really say influenced but I read from an early age, Nancy Drew, Robinson Crusoe and Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, then teenage years until the present day I read Dean Koontz, (love his descriptive wording) Stephen King, Tess Gerritsen, Tami Hoag, James Patterson
What are you working on now?
I have started book five in the chapter books, and I am working on two teenage novellas and a mini series
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Truthfully?…… None but today social media is the way, so I am on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Pin interest, LinkedIn, Google+.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Follow your heart and write with love. Enjoy your work!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never say Never!
What are you reading now?
Private L.A by James Patterson
What’s next for you as a writer?
To carry on writing and have my mini series out and on CBBIEs TV for children
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Three books from my favourite authors, and one of ‘ how to survive on a desert island’, of course!!
Author Websites and Profiles
Bethany Bull Website
Bethany Bull Amazon Profile
Bethany Bull’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile