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• Are Books Selling?

  

  Are books still selling? Are agents and publishers still buying? A quick look at the state of the publishing industry from an author’s perspective

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  April 20, 2020

  Writing Children’s Books

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• True or False: SCBWI’S “The Book” Has Live Links [Hint: TRUE]

  First let me say that SCBWI’s “The Book” is an online, members-only resource that I’ve always said is one of the single most valuable pieces of membership. You can also have it printed-on-demand and mailed to you, which I also recommend, as I’m tactile as well as visual and like being able to flip through…

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  August 20, 2019

  Writing Children’s Books

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• Revision: Taking A Step Back

    Have you ever been asked to read a friend’s manuscript, and, well, their work was borderline horrible? But that friend is so clueless that he/she thinks it’s PERFECT and is honestly thinks a movie deal will be offered any day now? Well I’ve been that friend. My first drafts were horrible. In fact, I…

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  September 3, 2015

  Writing Children’s Books

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• Current Status of Children’s Book Market, according to SCBWI NY 2015

  Ah, so much went on at the international conference that I’m still basking in the fruitfulness. I’m pretty sure that’s not an expression, but you know what I mean. I’ve tweeted out much of the greatness. I’ve culled some more juicy tidbits to share, in random order: 1. Webinars are popular and great for those…

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  February 21, 2015

  Writing Children’s Books, Writing events, Writing events, promos, contests

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• Presenting at SCBWI Conference, April 2014

  Oh the joys of being part of a tribe. I had a great time presenting “Marketing the @#&! out of Yourself with Twitter” at the Northern CA SCBWI Spring Spirit conference (#SpSp14) on April 5, 2014, held in the Sacramento area. I was surrounded by greatness and the common love of writing children’s books. Being…

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  April 6, 2014

  Writing Children’s Books

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