How to Ensure Your Author Presentations Are Successful

How to Ensure Your Author Presentations Are Successful

There are many different ways to present a children’s book. In a classroom setting, it’s important to tailor your event to the age of the students. What’s engaging to a 6-year-old is probably not going to work for a 12-year-old. No matter what age range you’re targeting, there are some common characteristics that make school presentations successful. 

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Common Mistakes to Avoid When it Comes to Reviews

Common Mistakes to Avoid When it Comes to Reviews

Once you have decided to get your book reviewed, you have to let it go like a bird out of its cage. It now has a life of its own and there’s little you can do to protect it from harm’s way. If something doesn’t go your way, the temptation is always to try to course correct, but you really can’t do that with reviews.

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Getting Your Children’s Book Reviewed

Getting Your Children’s Book Reviewed

If you’re self-publishing your e-book or print book, it’s critical for you to make sure that your book is professionally illustrated, designed, and edited. If you cost-cut on these items, you’ll regret it in the long run. Publishing is a business. If your book doesn’t look as good or doesn’t read as well as other books by larger publishers, it’s difficult to make an impact. Let’s assume you’ve done all these things right and you are ready to get some reviews! Reviews can help you at every stage of the process, but before you solicit them, you’ll need to focus on your goals.

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Introducing Our New Blog: Behind Every Monster There Is a Story to Tell™

Introducing Our New Blog: Behind Every Monster There Is a Story to Tell™

It can be daunting trying to navigate the book publishing and marketing process when you have so many questions like: How do I get an ISBN number for my book? What should I look for when choosing an editor? Where do I go to get my book reviewed? How much publicity does my book really need? How can social media help me promote my book? How much is this all going to cost, anyway?

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