Brain Burps About Books Lunch ‘n Learn with Author Katie Davis is a 30 minute themed Q&A. This week’s theme is a simple Q&A about marketing your books. If you plan to come, and want to ask questions, see below on how to do that. Note from Katie: only Google users (people with a G+ profile…
Brain Burps About Books Lunch ‘n Learn with Author Katie Davis is a 30 minute themed Q&A. This week’s theme is on Kindle publishing. I’m even having a guest: my friend Kristen Eckstein, aka The Kindle Ninja! She’s the one who helped me publish Little Chicken’s Big Christmas on Kindle and I believe why I…
Today’s guest poetry poster is Rebecca Kai Dotlich, giving a very serious lesson, so pay extra attention. 1. Put yourself in a rhyme trance, focusing only on rhyme. Hummmmm cat bat hat hmmmmmm sat fat rat hmmmmmm …. Get the point, joint? 2. Make sure the rhyme is forced. Frog loved to play music and…
Today’s guest poetry poster is Bobbi Katz! No time? Write bad haiku! If you’re in a hurry, there’s nothing faster than writing a bad haiku. Three lines, 17 syllables: What could be easier? The trick is to use the word “nice” in two or more lines! Oh, yes, remember that traditional haiku focus on…
Illustrators, if you ever had trouble drawing a character, and couldn’t figure out why it’s not working, this video game, by the same token, sometimes written characters aren’t working either. The uncanny valley can apply there too. Is your character robotic? Have you brought your creation to life, or is he or she just a…
Subscribe for: iPod, iPhone & iTunes / Zune / Android Anne Ursu has written a book called Breadcrumbs that you are going to love. You’ll hear Bookalicious Pam reviewing debut author Scott Tracey‘s book, Witch Eyes Dianne de Las Casas with a Take5 Marketing Tip: Vlogs In the interview you’ll hear us talk about craft…
You are cordially invited to join either or both webinars! Sign up here for I Hate Twitter and 9 Other Stupid Things to Stop Saying and Start Using Social Media to Enhance Your Career to be held Wednesday, August 17 from 9pm – 11pm EDT. Sign up here for Meet the Editor: Deborah Halverson to…
The second in my series from the New England Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Conference! Subscribe for: iPod, iPhone & iTunes / Zune / Android Or click to download. In this episode you’ll hear A mini interview with Steve Mooser A tidbit of conversation between Steve, Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple A snippet…