Looking for holiday gifts for the readers and writers in your life? Here are a few ideas: “It Was a Dark and Stormy Night” Board game www.goodreadgames.com “Storymatic” Game (also a great prompt for ideas!) – www.uncommongoods.com/product/storymatic-game Literary Linocuts – www.etsy.com/shop/thediggingestgirl Personalized Ideal Bookshelf paintings –...
Read MoreMost publishing houses make acquisitions decisions by committee. Having been a fly on the wall at a lot of those meetings, as well as having made acquisitions decisions myself, I know that agents, editors and publishers often won’t read past the third page if a...
Read MoreShopping for a children’s book author, or author-to be, this holiday season? Here are some ideas to make the gift-giving a bit easier… One of the best and most lasting gifts, of course, is the gift of education. I offer gift certificates for my Just...
Read MoreOne of the things I love best about being a member of the children’s lit industry is the spirit of community with which we support one another. Unlike many other businesses, almost everyone who writes, illustrates, edits, publishes, markets, sells or otherwise works with children’s...
Read MoreThe KidLit Blogosphere is a formidable force in the children’s book industry, and an important one to become familiar with. Essentially, it is comprised of ‘bloggers’ – that is, people writing regularly in blog form on their websites – who devote their content exclusively to...
Read MoreYou knew this was coming (and hopefully most of you have already done this): You must have your own website. Even better is to have a website for yourself as an author, and one for each of your book projects. The URL (web address) for...
Read MoreLast week we talked about identifying and reaching out to your niche, or your target audience, and not relying on your publisher to do so for you. Another thing you should not rely on your publisher to do is create promotional materials. Over the years,...
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