Looking for holid ay 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...
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...
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...
Read MoreMost publishing houses m ake 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...
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...
Read MoreYou knew this w as 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...
Read MoreNot too long ago, with the release of a new book, an author went out on a “book tour.” Depending on the perceived sales potential and the size of the publishing house (as well as the author’s name), this involved the author traveling...
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