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Brain Burps Blog

Thoughts on picture book writing, publishing advice, behind-the-scenes stories, and inspiration for writers and readers of all ages.

#129 – How to Create an iBook for Apple's iBookstore with iBooks Author

Katie Davis February 6, 2013

Subscribe in iTunes In today’s episode you’ll hear a Gratitude segment from Julie Hedlund (and I swear I didn’t know she was going to say that stuff!) a review from…

#128 – Augmented Reality Apps and Children's Books

Katie Davis January 30, 2013

In the show you’ll hear me talk about how you don’t want to miss out on a 12×12 membership (it’s closing soon!) Just Write for Kids Picture Book Course Children’s…

Brain Burps About Books on Huffington Post!

Katie Davis January 26, 2013

It’s going to be there weekly! I still have to figure out whether I’ll put some of the links from the show on my site, or just on the Huff…

#127 – Writing, Illustrating And Marketing Books For Kids

Katie Davis January 23, 2013

I was thrilled to have Joanna Penn, of The Creative Penn, interview me about writing, illustrating, and marketing for kids, since she writes for adults. Here is both a video…

#126 – New York Times Article Makes Grad School Rap Book Trailer Go Viral

Katie Davis January 16, 2013

Subscribe to the podcast! Subscribe to the marketing spin off! Today’s guest, Adam Ruben, wrote a book, created a video, and got into The New York Times because of it.…

#7 – Brain Burps About Books: Marketing Q&A

Katie Davis January 12, 2013

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#125 – Self Publishing a Book and Selling Tons of Copies Through Social Media

Katie Davis January 9, 2013

Subscribe to the podcast! Subscribe to the marketing spin off! During the show you’ll hear about Facebook thanks for my LIKERS me, completely giddy over being back on the air…

#124 – Sandy Hook and Why We Write

Katie Davis December 19, 2012

#123 – A Sweet, Mama-Loving Dragon and a Danger-Loving Princess

Katie Davis December 13, 2012

Subscribe to the podcast! Subscribe to the marketing spin off! In today’s episode, you’ll hear about this week’s FREE webinar all about getting your novel off the ground a review from Julie Falatko: Nighttime…

#123 – A Sweet, Mama-Loving Dragon and a Danger-Loving Princess

Katie Davis December 12, 2012

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