It Starts With Us: A Kayla Hicks Book Review
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It Starts With Us is the perfect follow-up to the wonderful book, It Ends with Us.What is it about?Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil co-parenting rhythm when she suddenly b...
How Book Trailers Pull in an Audience
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Book trailers are a different way to pull in an audience because they showcase your book in a different wayCreating a book trailer can take a learning curve, but once you finally get the hang of it, y...
It takes a great cover to pull a young reader in, but it takes an intriguing story plot to keep them engagedThe art of storytelling when it comes to young readers is vastly different than writing for...
When authors focus their efforts on regularly engaging with their audience, they will find that their brand is stronger for itToo many authors focus on how many followers their social media accounts o...
Why The Middle of a Book Is Important
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Without the middle of the book, would there be a story at all?With each book project I work on, I find that the beginning and end are my strongest portions of the book, yet my middle always feels as i...
Establishing yourself as an author means continuing to grow your audienceIn the beginning, I struggled to find my audience online.I was a newbie author who didn’t know what an online presence should l...
Rarely has a slew of characters made me understand an aspect of mental health better than the characters of Turtles All The Way DownI love all the books that John Green has released so far, so to say...
The marketing decisions made before the release of a book are important because it allows your audience to find youThe tactics you use to market your book before its release are some of the determinin...
Being An Author Is More Than Just Writing
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The difference between a writer and an author is vastWriting is such a freeing and brave act.The dedication and creativity it craves to spin words into a story take skill. And many writers write for t...
The Picture Book Dandelion is Almost Here
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We are just a week away from Dandelion's release date and I have been working tirelessly to create great stuff for Dandelion's readers.Up until the release date of Dandelion so far, I have been workin...
How Self-Publishing My Children’s Picture Book Worked Better For Me Than Traditional Publishing
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Sometimes when things don’t originally work out the way you planned, another door opens and things you don’t expect to happenFor a long time, I chased traditional publishing for my children’s picture...
Don’t let self-doubt or fear keep you from writingMost writers worry that their work will never do well, it’s normal to worry about it.Authors worry about this for numerous reasons.Fear all the work w...
To have a successful book launch, participating in appearances and events is one of the best ways to get the word out about your bookEach genre and audience is going to respond to the events and appea...
Why Indie Authors Aren’t Taken Seriously
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In a changing publishing industry, despite the uprising of self-publishing, Indie Authors still aren’t taken seriouslyThe changing tide in the publishing industry has undoubtedly paved the way for the...
Formatting a picture book is much more difficult than expectedIf you are choosing to self-publish a children’s picture book, you need to consider what type of form your book is going to be printed in....
There is more than meets the eye when it comes to deciding the style and look to a children's bookThe design of the book is an important decision because this determines how the reader will experience...