Highlights Foundation Workshop: Wowsville
Making the Web Work for You was AMAZING! Great attendees, great faculty, and better than any of us? The chefs! I would’ve taken pictures of the food, but it…
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Thoughts on picture book writing, publishing advice, behind-the-scenes stories, and inspiration for writers and readers of all ages.
Evolution of a Book Trailer Pt 2
Yesterday I covered what I did to make the trailer below for How to Promote Your Children’s Book: Tips, Tricks, and Secrets to Create a Bestseller . Today I’ll go…
Happy World Read Aloud Day!
I’m at the Highlights Foundation Founders Workshop and who is here but Jules Danielson, of Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast, and who happens to know American Sign Language? Jules does!…
#86 – Lee Wardlaw, Award Winning Poet
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Tomorrow is World Read Aloud Day!
From LitWorld: Your Top 7 Actions for an Incredible WRAD! 1. Host a Book Swap Bash with your friends and bring short pieces to read that make people laugh. 2.…
Evolution of a Book Trailer – Pt 1
I’m at the Highlights Foundation Founders Workshop this week as faculty in their Making the Web Work for You week. One of the things I’m teaching is all about book…
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
To celebrate, here is a very weird Seussian video for your enjoyment! Also, today is my last day on my blog tour. Thank you to all my hosts! If you…
#85 – How to Support Your Local Indie
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I'm Behind!
As I worked toward my Sunday to leave town for the Highlights Foundation Founders Workshop, I have found myself terribly behind in my blogging. I hate that. And it gives…
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Welcome! I'm Katie Davis, a children's book author with a passion for helping writers bring their stories to life. Here you'll find tips, tricks, and tales from my twenty years in publishing.
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