Interview with Adrian Hurtado

Author of  Toad’s Tools

 

Where are you from originally and where do you reside now?

California, California

What made you decide to write and publish your first book?

I was an educator

How would you describe your books to first time readers?

Positive children’s stories

Who do you feel is most likely to connect with the topics you write about?

Infants to 10 years, parents, grandparents

 What unexpected or surprising thing did you learn during the process of writing and publishing?

Writing is easy, publishing is not.

If you could, what advice would you give to your past self before embarking on this journey?

Don’t give up

How many people would you ideally like to reach with your books?

As many as possible

What has been the biggest challenge and frustration during the process to date?

Having publishers not even look at my book without an agent.

What’s your biggest strengths when it comes to book a) writing, b) publishing and c) marketing?

I enjoy it

What’s your biggest weakness when it comes to book a) writing, b) publishing and c) marketing?

I can’t write more until I get published

When do you think you will write your next book?

It is already completed

Are you self published or did you use a hybrid publisher, or a traditional publisher?

Self-published