What Should Your Author Photo Tell Your Audience?

 

I had such a fun day today with the beautiful and talented young photographer, Kira Robles, and her makeup artist Rosa Menendez.

They are both from Los Angeles, and are involved in the movie industry and I asked them to make me look natural. I want my audience to know that I’m 57, and that turquoise is my favorite color.

I believe we need to take our author business seriously.

Whether we are talking about our:

• Websites
• Book Covers 
• Book Formatting
• Social Media
• Branding

Please realize that this is important for authors who want to stand out.

You need to consider your:

• Personality
• Brand
• Book Genre

Personality: 

• What is your color?
• What background fits you, your brand and your genre?
• Are you an office person, an outdoors person or an action person?
• What is your style?
• Be authentic and look your best, but not 20 years younger

Brand:

• Color Scheme
• Prop (hat/dress)
• Logo

Book Genre:

• Location
• Style
• Color scheme for your genre

So what am I hoping to achieve is a combination of who I am, what I love, a connection, approachable, kind, my brand, my turquoise ocean, and “please feel free to get in touch with me” attitude.

What have you done with your author photos?

Please share with all of us.

Sign up NOW on Eventbrite to reserve your seat for a FUN and ENTERTAINING EVENT

to launch our 2nd “My Gutsy Story®” Anthology.

My Gutsy Story^® Anthology: Taking Chances and Changing Your Life

 

What:  Author Sonia Marsh launches the second publication in her My Gutsy Story^® Anthology book series by hosting an evening of inspirational stories moderated by former PBS SoCal anchor Ann Pulice.  Marsh, the award winning author and founder of My Gutsy Story^®  series, will also announce her next gutsy adventure, signing up for the Peace Corps. The event is open to the public and all attendees will receive a copy of the newest My Gutsy Story^® Anthology.

 

When:  Saturday, November 1

4:00 to 6:30 p.m.

 

Where:  Zovs Restaurant in Tustin

17440 E. 17th St., Tustin, CA 92780, (MAP)

ph (714) 838.8855

 

Who:  Moderator Ann Pulice is an award-winning journalists and was co-host on PBS SoCal’s Real Orange for 17 years.

 

Panelists include:

• Sonia Marsh: Award-winning author of Freeways to Flip-flops and founder of the My Gutsy Story®
• Julia Capizzi: Orange County Peace Corps representative and Bilingual Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who has lived abroad in El Salvador & Bolivia.
• Colleen Hannegan: Author and professional speaker, certified business advisor, personal life coach for women in transition.
• Mariana Williams: Author and founder of the “Long Beach Searches for Greatest Storyteller,” married to Oscar-winning singer/songwriter Paul Williams.
• Jonathan Yanez: Went from renting cars, to following his dream of becoming an author. His three-book series publishing contract has now been optioned for film.

 

Cost:   $40 (includes book, wine and appetizers) before October 20^th and $45 after that date.

More: Marsh hopes the My Gutsy Story^® Anthology series and events will create a global community to help one another take risks in life. Her first publication,Freeways to Flip Flops, a chronology of her family’s one-year adventure in Belize, recently won the Reader’s Favorite, 2014 Gold Medal book award.

 

RSVP: For more information call (949) 309-0030 or e-mail: Sonia@soniamarsh.com

EventBrite: To sign up for the event