Self-Publishing, Children’s Books and Me — The Good, The Bad, The Ugly of All Three. Questions about self-publishing children\’s books are welcome and will be added to FAQ if appropriate.
I’m reading the story of Percy Jackson, in The Lightning Thief and I haven’t been this excited about a book series since Harry Potter. . I do vaguely remember hearing this book mentionned at a children’s writing conference, but it certainly hasn’t had the buzz that Harry Potter did and yet… I like [...]
And now, to conclude my online interview of Adirondack Kids series author, Gary VanRiper, I asked …
Me: Do you have a particular technique in terms of marketing and promotion that has worked really well for you?
Gary: Wow. So much could be said on the subject of marketing and promotion. It should be understood by every [...]
So here is more of my question/answer email interview with Gary VanRiper, author/publisher of the Adirondack Kids series
Me: Your arrangement of having a publisher as your distributor is interesting. It sounds as though it was someone who worked at the publishing firm who suggested that? or did you approach them? I’m just [...]
Okay, I have to post today for two reasons.
1) I haven’t posted in a while and I’ve noticed the longer I go without blogging, the more hesitant I am to blog. It’s as though I either feel that if I haven’t written in a while, then I need to have something REALLY good [...]
I was emailing a new children’s writer and realized that I had spelled out the most essential lessons to writing good stories. Perhaps you’re interested in my 1-minute advice on writing. If so, here it is:
I attended a Children’s Writer’s Bootcamp (which I recommend if one is held nearby). One formula they [...]
I got an email today from a reader of Could You, Should You Self-Publish a Picture Book? who thanked me for the ebook and said it’s been helpful as he tries to decide about self-publishing a picture book series. He asked me if, since I was currently publishing chapter books, if I had decided against publishing [...]
Speaking of Smelly Ellie, Second Place Sister, (as I was last night), I think it’s time I decide whether I’m going to rewrite the ending or add more to it. It’s ironic that with both of my chapter book stories, my online writing critique group suggested a different ending. With Smelly Ellie though, I’m leaning towards leaving [...]
This is the first time I watched the announcement of the Newbery Award Live. Whether you agree with the choices of the ALA or not, it’s great that they have generated enough excitement about the best of children’s books to have people eagerly checking the announcement, cheering wildly for winners and running [...]
Tags: 2009 Caldecott Award Winners, 2009 Newbery Award Winner, 2009 Newbery AwardsDid you ever get tired of apologizing for not getting stuff done that you were supposed to?
I know I do. But if I consider how to avoid this situation, the answer comes down to selecting a more manageable to-do list.
I remember a manager at work long ago telling me, “You’ve got a new [...]
After a hard day at the day job, I sat bleary-eyed at my computer and clicked on the Send/Receive email button. I watched as my SPAM filter churned away sorting out the garbage from the possibly worthwhile and casually clicked on one with a subject “Early Notification”.
And….
it opened….
and said…
The Mom’s [...]
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