Blog – Page 42 – Katie Davis

18Aug

Pre-order this Audiobook and Win Everything Else!

Do you want to sell more books? Do you need motivation to get involved in social media? Do you have no idea how or when to even get started building your online presence (or creating your "platform")? Everyone who pre-orders…

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15Aug

#108 – Comic Book Characters All About African American Culture

Podcast by Katie Davis

Subscribe to the podcast! Some links in this post are affiliate links. Today's interview guest is Jerry Craft, who creates comic book characters all about African American culture in his series Mama's Boyz. When my husband Jerry and Jerry Craft met each…

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13Aug

Bad Reviews and What to Do About Them

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This week on Brain Burps About Books, I'm going to address bad reviews. All kinds. Such as the first in 32 that I just got on iTunes for the podcast from an anonymous reviewer. PS Always be willing to stand by…

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8Aug

#107 – How to Submit Apps and eBooks

Podcast by Katie Davis

Subscribe to this podcast! In the interview we talk about how to submit apps and ebooks (obviously!) William Joyce's interview with Mary Ann Scheuer Julie's template for storybook app proposals, called, appropriately, Julie Hedlund's Template for Storybook App Proposals that story still…

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6Aug

An Obsessed Toddler is the Perfect Pre-Reader

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Toddlers get obsessed. Trucks? CHECK! Firefighter hat? CHECK! Pink tutu? CHECK! Almost every parent has countless stories to tell about their child's obsessions and the funny stories that came about because of them. Pack a lunch: you might be stopping at every…

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3Aug

Guide to Literary Criticism

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Jane Stemp Wickenden brought this to my attention. A few years ago British author Sarah Harrison (author of HOT BREATH and COLD FEET among other novels) wrote this guide to terms used by reviewers: Sarah Harrison's Guide to Literary Criticism Enchanting :…

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1Aug

#106 – Poetry with Pun Poems: Douglas Florian

Podcast by Katie Davis

Subscribe to the podcast! In this episode you'll hear me request funny videos of my listeners singing my theme song a review from Julie Falatko: Wagons Ho! by George Hallowell, Joan Holub, and illustrated by Lynne Avril a Take5 Marketing…

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31Jul

Jonah Lehrer Lied

Podcast by Katie Davis

Dear Mr. Lehrer, As anyone who reads this blog or listens to my podcast knows, I loved Imagine: How Creativity Works, by Jonah Lehrer. You knew this because I told you when I invited you on my podcast. I thought you…

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31Jul

Be Afraid. But Do It Anyway.

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You know when you believe something or more importantly, live something and you get confirmation from somewhere that yeah, that's a good way to go, especially after many have warned you against it? I've been listening to a book called…

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30Jul

Be Afraid. But Do It Anyway.

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Many of you are headed to SCBWI in LA this week. Some of you are, as I like to say, "pre-published" and will be among some of the top names in our business. Huge talents will be walking around the…

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