I am pleased to share with you all, an interview with Teresa

Tell us about your background.

I’m originally from a small town in Kansas, but I moved to Los Angeles to earn a M.F.A. from the University of California’s School of Cinematic Arts. I studied screenwriting there, and screenwriting weirdly helped me write books because I was trained to outline my stories, which helps me decide whether or not to actually write the book and helps me stay on track when it comes to plot.

What inspired you to write The Sugar Baby Club?

The Sugar Baby Club is about two college freshmen who want to earn tuition money, so they sign up for a sugar dating website and find older men to date in exchange for money and gifts. The girls end up with such an elevated lifestyle that other people in their residence hall want in too, and the freshmen create a makeshift dating agency from their dorm room.

Living in Los Angeles, it’s hard to not see sugar baby-sugar daddy relationships in the wild, but I wasn’t really aware of what I was looking at until I saw Lisa Ling’s documentary about sugar daddies. After I watched it, I started researching the topic and talking to people who partook in the lifestyle. Their testimonials opened my eyes and made me rethink my preconceived notions that sugar dating was somehow gross or immoral. It actually seemed to be similar to more traditional relationships except that terms were discussed upfront, and both parties got something out of it. That newfound discovery was something that I wanted to discuss in my book, which showcases the good parts as well as the bad parts of what it’s like to be a sugar baby.

How are you spreading the word about your book?

I wanted to hire a publicist to help me spread the word about The Sugar Baby Club, but the prices I was quoted were insane so I realized I had to do it myself. I reached out to big media companies to try to get interviewed, but all my requests were ignored. It really is who you know when it comes to that avenue, so I realized I couldn’t count on that to happen.

For this project, I ended up mainly using social media for marketing. On Facebook, I found people who were willing to review the book, and I also used social media like Instagram and Twitter to give my followers updates on the book’s progress and release. The next step I plan to do is use my personal contacts and send out an email blast letting people know that the book is out, and I’m also exploring the use of Amazon ads.

The Sugar Baby Club is on Amazon right now

https://www.amazon.com/Sugar-Baby-Clu...

The Sugar Baby Club synopsis:

Sick of “hanging out” and hookup culture, college freshman Jasmine Lewis decides to try out a new kind of dating—sugar dating. After watching a documentary about sugar daddies, she and her roommate Kita Okoye sign up for Searching Sweet Sugar, a sugar dating site that promises to change young girls’ lives for the better.

After meeting a few salt daddies, terrible men who abuse the system, Jasmine and Kita land the sugar daddies of their dreams, men who shower them with money, Louis Vuitton, and vacations. Their newfound, glamorous lifestyle attracts the attention of girls in their residence hall, and soon, Jasmine and Kita find themselves running a makeshift dating agency from their dorm room.

Thank you Teresa. It is really marvelous to hear about your journey.