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If you don’t have Skype, go download it. Now. What are you still doing here? Okay, I see I’m going to have to convince you. This is an amazing application and you should – no, need – to be using it…

One of the first things you need to do if you want to know anything and everything about school visits is to listen to this interview I did with school visit expert Alexis O'Neill and then surf over to the…

I've always loved speaking at conferences. Why? I love helping people avoid the puddles I've stepped in. In other words, I love the teaching aspect, and sharing information. Again, I get to be surrounded by people who love books, literacy, and…

I've been to many appearances where there are between one and three kids in the audience. Or even zero kids! This has nothing to do with me, and it will have nothing to do with you if it ever happens…

There are so many ways to make appearances as an author and the differences in approaching each gig are important, so in order to keep things clear, I’ll be covering them in a series of posts. I’ll include book festivals,…

About two years ago I was sending out a newsletter sporadically, with no real focus to it except my own news. Needless to say, I did not get a lot of subscribers. Actually, maybe I do need to say. Remember…

There are a ton of fabulous blogs out there. A lot of them are stunning and funny and unique. A lot of them are boring and horrible to look at. None of that has anything to do with you. If…

Some of this is a reprint of a guest post I did a while back for the Blue Rose Girls blog. Use your mailing list for good, never for evil Let’s get you a mailing list. You are going to grow…