Tiffani Teachey is a Sr. Mechanical Engineer, STEM advocate, professional speaker, and international best-selling author of the children’s book What Can I Be? STEM Careers from A to Z, available in Spanish and French, and a women’s empowerment book called Saving Lives While Fighting for Mine: Stories to Empower Women to Win.
As an engineer with more than sixteen years of experience, Tiffani has a passion for inspiring the next generation to engage in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) careers. She was born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, enjoys traveling and being a youth mentor.
I decided to put the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering, and, Math (STEM) in writing and to become an international best-selling author of a children’s book and a women’s empowerment book.
“What Can I Be? STEM Careers from A to Z” is an inspiring and easy-to-read alphabet picture book that teaches our next generation about STEM careers. This book provides colorful illustrations of six diverse children representing various STEM careers (e.g., astronauts, doctors, scientists, and engineers, etc), helping children (5 to 8 years old) see themselves in one of the STEM careers, and motivatinges them to shape their future through STEM! There are two translated versions of the book that are also available in Spanish and French.
In, “Saving Lives While Fighting for Mine: Stories to Empower Women to Win,” I share (in the Against All Odds chapter) my STEM journey of being a curious young girl to a powerful role model in STEM. As a STEM changer, I provide 4 Steps to Get Girls and Women into STEM. Ultimately, I am inspired by representing as a STEM author.
What were the top three mistakes you made writing / publishing your book what did you learn from it?
- Understanding the value of marketing before and after the book launch.
- Realizing that the book is not for everyone and it is all about the target market. Be prepared for the reviews.
- Continuing to stay in my lane by utilizing a launch and book team.
Realize that becoming an author is a business. Write to your target market and make sure you utilize the keywords and book description tied to your target market. Make sure to utilize your book team i.e. illustrator, editor, book cover designer, and book formatter.
What is the one thing you wished you knew before publishing your first book?
Be prepared to market, market, market.
Focus on 1 or 2 marketing strategies and get really good at it. Video marketing, reviews, and add products to the product line to promote.
Participate in vendor events and virtual events. Make sure to have a website, social media, and an email list.
If you had the chance to start your career over again what would you do differently?
I enjoy promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), therefore, I wouldn’t change being able to share STEM as an author, engineer, speaker, and STEM Advocate. I would just enhance and amplify STEM more on a larger scale through more bestselling publications, tv, movies, theater and across the world. The best is yet to come.
How can we get in touch with you?
For more about Tiffani, visit her website at www.tiffaniteachey.com, follow her on Instagram and Twitter @tiffaniteachey, or like “Author Tiffani Teachey” on Facebook.
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