I thought everyone knew about what’s going on with Amazon and third-party sellers until I recently shared a post from Vox on my social media. One reader had no idea this is going on. And, it’s going on elsewhere also, like on Walmart’s site. For a while now, I’ve known that when I purchase a…
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Starting Your Children’s Book – There’s No Time Like Now
There are so many ‘time’ quotes. One that comes to mind is: “No such thing as spare time. No such thing as free time. No such thing as down time. All you got is time. Go.” ~ Henry Rollins Another one is: “We all have time to spend or waste, and it is our decision…
2 Book Marketing Must Do Elements
I’ve been reading a lot of articles on book marketing and this led me to think more and more about what happens to my clients when I’m done with the manuscript. While doing-it-yourself on Amazon is an option to create an ebook, the majority of my clients prefer to have it done for them. This…
Juggling Clients as a Children’s Ghostwriter – What Does It Take?
As a children’s ghostwriter, I’m usually working on multiple children’s book projects every day. This usually includes weekends. I also have a family and work part time outside the home. So, my plate is FULL. This means I do a lot of juggling. Working with multiple clients at one time, I currently have 7 clients,…
Every Author Needs to Know About Book Marketing
Years ago, my focus was book marketing and content marketing, but I ended up gravitating more and more toward writing, specifically children’s writing. Why the change? The thing is, writing has a beginning, middle, and end; marketing and selling your book is never-ending. And, the information you need to write about changes a lot. I…
Writing Inspiration – Get a Club
There are authors and writers who feel the need to wait for writing inspiration to come knocking at their door in order to produce creative work. Unfortunately, you may have a very long wait. Writers who write all the time know that as Jack London put it, “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to…
5 Common Themes in Children’s Writing
I have children’s ghostwriting clients from all over the world and below is what I’ve noticed in regard to themes in children’s writing. Keep in mind that my clients include doctors, therapists, dentists, teachers, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and business owners. I’ve even had adult children who wanted to turn their a story their father…
Your Story Should Be Like a Roller Coaster
I’ve noticed that people who want to write a story, but are new to the arena, don’t understand what ‘s involved in writing a good story. I’ve seen lots of drafts that are cute, but they have no story arc. They’re a series of related events or incidents … they’re not a full story. Another…
The Foundation of Every Children’s Story
While every story starts with a good idea, that’s not enough to make a good story. Your idea, while possibly the cornerstone of the creation, is only part of the foundation. There are other elements needed to make a fully developed story. To give you an example of this, a protagonist wants to take guitar…
Twist Endings – Are All Children’s Books a Good Fit?
Twist endings in young children’s book can give a great story a blast off ending. One that kids will want to read over and over. Twist endings in young children’s book can give a great story a blast off ending. One that kids will want to read over and over. This type of ending is…