Is it actually open, or only "kind of" open?
I took this photo in the elevator of the hotel I was staying in while presenting at the New York State Reading Association conference. I considered it particularly funny, considering why…
20Apr
19Apr
Little Chicken's Big Day Release Sweepstakes!
Help celebrate the arrival of our little hatchling with...
Week 1: The Book Trailer Word of Mouth Sweepstakes
From April 19 through May 17, I'll be running one sweepstakes per week.…
19Apr
I'm unreasonably excited about today's podcast because my collaborator on Little Chicken's Big Day, also known as my husband, Jerry Davis, is my guest!
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18Apr
Tomorrow is my last day in my 30 Days to a Book Launch series, and I have a big finish planned so I hope you'll come by and see! And for those of you who followed along in this adventure,…
17Apr
There is some debate whether a launch party is worth all the work. And let me tell you, brother, is it a lot of work! But writing a book is a lot of work too, and whether you sell a…
16Apr
The first thing I’m going to tell you is to never have a contest.
Have a giveaway, or a sweepstakes, or a drawing, but not a contest. The reasons are legal and boring, but take it from me, I’ve checked,…
15Apr
If your book is about to be published, save a little in your budget for giveaways. I’ve had a few books come out that were square, so I created little three-inch-square business cards that look like mini books because they…
14Apr
There are always ways to promote your book in unusual ways. The simplest example is that you can never tell whom you’re talking to, and if you’re an author, you need to remember that. Two summers ago I was on…
13Apr
People think it’s hard to get on TV. It is hard if what you’re shooting for is the Today show! But if you have a local cable show or news station, often they’re looking for people to come…
12Apr
To celebrate today, the debut of dunt da daaaa ... the book trailer for Little Chicken's Big Day, I’m posting other videos I love too. But first, our own Little Chicken.
Once again I am invoking the name of Darcy Pattison,…
