Author’s name: Susan Drew
Illustrator’s name: Zonaisha Arshad
What is your upcoming book title? Sadie Does Not Like Sorries
Date of release: August 6, 2023
Preorder or Order link: https://a.co/d/2Cece0K
Publisher: EverImagine Books
Agent: Terrie Wolf
Agency: AKA Literary Management
Hometown: I don’t have one! I’m a Navy brat, and I was born in Keflavik, Iceland.
1. What are 5 things you want people to know about your book?
Saying sorry is hard.
It takes practice.
You can get better at it.
It’s hard for me, too.
I love the illustrations.
2. What are 5 helpful hints or tips you wish you had known before starting this publishing journey?
Patience is the key.
Keep writing more books.
Read, read, read.
Find critique partners who you trust.
Don’t give up!
3. What are 5 fun/quirky facts about yourself as an adult or child?
I talk a lot to cover that I’m nervous.
I love to be in my kayak. It’s my happy place.
I hate to empty the dishwasher. The worst chore ever.
I have curly hair. When I wake up in the morning, I look like the Bride of Frankenstein.
Potato chips are my favorite food.
4. What are 5 things you learned about yourself while on the journey to publishing this book?
I can do it!
Rejection didn’t kill me.
Listen to others who know more than I do, which is a lot of people.
Edit, edit, edit. And then edit again.
Keep a good attitude.
5. What are 5 must-read picture books?
Georgie Grows a Dragon, by Emma Lazell
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
Children of the Forest by Matt Myers
Finding Francois by Gus Gordon
Can’t You Sleep Little Bear by Martin Waddell