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#107 – How to Submit Apps and eBooks

Katie Davis August 8, 2012

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,…

#106 – Poetry with Pun Poems: Douglas Florian

Katie Davis August 1, 2012

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,…

Jonah Lehrer Lied

Katie Davis July 31, 2012

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…

Win a Vintage 1958 copy of Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff

Katie Davis July 25, 2012

Subscribe to the podcast! If you liked anything you heard I’d really appreciate it if you’d write a line or two in the review area on iTunes. It really helps…

#104 – Facebook Applications, a Critique, and William Joyce

Katie Davis July 11, 2012

Subscribe for: iPod, iPhone & iTunes In this episode you’ll hear about Facebook applications, a critique, and William Joyce, but more specifically you’ll hear… a Mr. Schu review of Giants…

#103 – A Marketing Expert Explains How to Promote Yourself as an Author

Katie Davis July 4, 2012

You’ve got a ton of ways to promote yourself as an author. But it can be confusing and overwhelming! Do you feel that way? Like this? Click to share…

#102 – How to Market Self-Published Poetry for Kids

Katie Davis June 27, 2012

Subscribe to the podcast! Click to tweet. How do you market a self-published book of poetry for kids? This podcast interview with poet and social media maven Greg Pincus will…

#101 – Inbound Marketing and How to Get More Likes on Facebook

Katie Davis June 20, 2012

Subscribe here to the podcast in iTunes and you’ll never miss an episode! In today’s episode you will hear about today’s interview with Inbound Marketing guru David Wells (and an…

#100 – What is Literacy? The First Three National Ambassadors for Young People's Literature Answer

Katie Davis June 13, 2012

The First Three National Ambassadors for Young People’s Literature, Jon Scieszka, Katherine Paterson, and Walter Dean Myers gave me the honor of appearing on Brain Burps About Books’ 100th episode.…

#99 – Banned Picture Book: The Dirty Cowboy Gets Banned For Being … Dirty

Katie Davis June 6, 2012

Subscribe for: iPod, iPhone & iTunes / Zune / Android Buy the podcast app! Brought to you by Audible.com – click here for a FREE trial … don’t you want…

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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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