By Paul Czajak An Open Letter to Celebrity Children’s Book Writers My wife did something shocking that rocked the foundation of our marriage. A betrayal
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What’s the Deal With Lead Titles?
Using simple math here, rather than spend $100 to market 10 books evenly (allotting $10 to each) and risk having them all slip under the radar, it’s better business for the publishers to spend $90 on one book and divide the remaining $10 among the other 9 books. It increases the odds that the featured one will get noticed and, if it’s successful, the money it makes will cover any losses or (more typically) supplement the far more modest sales the other nine achieve. Plus, the attention it receives will possibly shine light on the rest of the publisher’s offerings.
Challenge Yourself to a Year in Picture Books
By Carrie Charley Brown Writing allows me to turn my internal reflections into external expression at my own pace. That must be why I connect
The Art of Critiquing
By Dana Nuenighoff If you’re a writer, you know that critiquing is one of the many important steps in the process. You don’t just sit
What a Review Can Do for You
By Carrie Charley Brown As authors, we’d all prefer a five star book review over four, right? 1st place over runner up? A Kirkus starred
PiBoIdMo 2015 is Coming!
By Amy Courage Linus Pauling, the noted American chemist said, “The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.” I’m
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