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Children's Books
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Marketing Children's Books - video
Kathryn Otoshi
A holistic use of text, images and themes around topics like bullying, acceptance, tolerance and self-esteem helped author and illustrator Kathryn Otoshi redefine how she marketed children's books. Integrating such themes allowed her to expand from...
over 7 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
Marketing Children's Books - podcast
Kathryn Otoshi
A holistic use of text, images and themes around topics like bullying, acceptance, tolerance and self-esteem helped author and illustrator Kathryn Otoshi redefine how she marketed children's books. Integrating such themes allowed her to expand from...
over 7 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
The Children's Book Market - podcast
Peggy Thomas
Children's author Peggy Thomas discusses the book market, and how the children's book market is persevering. Click here to play this audio clip
over 7 years ago
Marketing Plan
Building a Fan Base
The Children's Book Market - video
Peggy Thomas
Children's author Peggy Thomas discusses the book market, and how the children's book market is persevering.
over 7 years ago
Marketing Plan
Building a Fan Base
Shan Gill on Drawing Inspiration From Her Childhood to Create Her Book Cosmic Kitty - video
Shan Gill
As a child, author and life coach Shan Gill would draw or doodle as a means of escaping challenging situations such as being bullied. It wasn't until a few years ago that she realized there was much more to these doodles. An intuitive painting workshop...
over 6 years ago
I have an Idea!
Choosing Your Topic
Marvelous Thing That Came From a Spring - video
Gilbert Ford
Watch author/illustrator Gilbert Ford as he creates incredible die cut dioramas used to illustrate his picture book, The Marvelous Thing That Came From a Spring . For more on Gilbert Ford visit http://www.simonandschuster.biz/authors/Gilbert-Ford/401417801...
over 6 years ago
Children's Books
Illustrations
Middle-Grade Co-Authors “A.J. Low” Share Their Writing and Editing Process
A.J. Low
When co-authors Felicia Low-Jimenez and Adan Jimenez (A.J. Low) started writing their middle-grade series Sherlock Sam together, they alternated writing the chapters. After the first few books, they progressed to each writing a few chapters at a time...
over 5 years ago
I have an Idea!
Working with a Co-Author
Co-Authors “A.J. Low” on Researching and Plotting the Sherlock Sam Book Series
A.J. Low
Felicia Low-Jimenez and Adan Jimenez (A.J. Low), co-authors of the Singaporean middle-grade book series Sherlock Sam , both grew up reading a lot of mystery books such as Nancy Drew and The Famous 5 . When they were presented with an opportunity to write...
over 5 years ago
Fiction
Plot Planning
The Benefits of Connecting with Readers Through Author School Visits
A.J. Low
Co-authors Felicia Low-Jimenez and Adan Jimenez (A.J. Low) spend a lot of time visiting schools to discuss their award-winning, middle-grade book series Sherlock Sam . They work with a dedicated school distributor in Singapore to schedule most events...
over 5 years ago
Events
School and University Visits
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