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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 8 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 8 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
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 8 years ago
Marketing Plan
Building a Fan Base
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 8 years ago
Marketing Plan
Building a Fan Base
Traditional vs Independent Publishing for Children’s Books - video
Hayley Rose
Deciding which publishing path to pursue can be overwhelming and difficult. Award-winning children's author Hayley Rose recommends that authors understand their end goal before choosing a path. What do you hope to get out of publishing your work? For...
over 7 years ago
Traditional Publishing
Advantages/Disadvantages
Author Rachel Renee Russell Discusses the Bestselling Dork Diaries Series
Rachel Renee Russell
New York Times bestselling author Rachel Renee Russell discusses the success of the Dork Diaries series and the community of readers it has created. For more on this author and series visit http://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Rachel-Renee-Russell...
over 6 years ago
Children's Books
Writing for Kids
Traditional vs Independent Publishing for Children’s Books - podcast
Hayley Rose
Deciding which publishing path to pursue can be overwhelming and difficult. Award-winning children's author Hayley Rose recommends that authors understand their end goal before choosing a path. What do you hope to get out of publishing your work? For...
over 7 years ago
Traditional Publishing
Advantages/Disadvantages
Derek Taylor Kent on the Benefits of Creating His Pen Name, “Derek the Ghost” - video
Derek Taylor Kent
Author Derek Taylor Kent writes the books for his award-winning, popular middle-grade series, Scary School , using the pen name "Derek the Ghost." This eleven-year-old character lives at the school and narrates the stories, writing about all of the...
over 7 years ago
Preparation
Using a Pen Name
Derek Taylor Kent on the Benefits of Creating His Pen Name, “Derek the Ghost” - podcast
Derek Taylor Kent
Author Derek Taylor Kent writes the books for his award-winning, popular middle-grade series, Scary School , using the pen name "Derek the Ghost." This eleven-year-old character lives at the school and narrates the stories, writing about all of the...
over 7 years ago
Preparation
Using a Pen Name
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