Day 15: Why Even Jane Friedman Writes a Newsletter
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…
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Day 14: Blogging
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.…
Day 13: Building a Mailing List
Some of this is a reprint of a guest post I did a while back for the Blue Rose Girls blog. Let’s get you a mailing list. You are going…
Day 12: Ways to Build Search Engine Optimization
Obviously, if I knew the secret to SEO, I would be the only Katie Davis in a Google search of my name! Everyone is always trying to scramble their way…
Day 11: A Fake Angry Letter About Facebook Fan Pages
I told my friend Mary how confused I was about the new Facebook and how I knew I had to create a fan page especially since I assigned it as…
Day 10: The Secret Sauce of a Successful Website Designer
I decided to distract my web site designer, Chad Tomlinson, from the task at hand: this site! Yes, we still have the last bits of work to do here but…
Day 9: Chad Tomlinson, Designer Extraordinaire
Right before I met my site designer, Chad Tomlinson, I learned about one mistake I’d made with my previous site. I had used a hybrid designer/programmer. I’m sure there are…
Day 8: Your Website and What’s Wrong With It
As I was writing this post, I found out something awesome, and I’m going to share it with you. I’ll let you know when you get to it. Whether you’re…
Day 7: Being Unselfishly Selfish
Before I learned to think globally, I pretty much only focused on my own books and how could I get them some press, or get the word out on my…
Day 6: Give More Than You Get and You'll Get More Than You Give
Reciprocity is my favorite word when it comes to social media. Pop quiz: what I wrote in an earlier piece? What is the operative word in “social media”? Answer: Social…
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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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