Thinking of going indie?
Self-publishing can be a fun, exciting, and rewarding endeavor. But get ready for an eclectic collection of hats, because you’ll be wearing many. It’s important to realize you’re selling a product that should be of the highest quality.
Here are some tips and resources to help you through the process.
By David Lubar
I love it when people ask the title of my new book. I get to say, “Character, Driven.”
Then, if they nod knowingly, I add, “Character, comma, Driven.”
If they smile at that, I add, “It’s a plot-driven novel.”
I feel it’s a clever title.
Continue Reading Guest Post: David Lubar on The Name of the Prose »
On Twitter? Follow @MelissaGorzela.
Melissa Gorzelanczyk is the first-time author of Arrows (Delacorte, 2016). From the promotional copy:
People don’t understand love.
If they did, they’d get why dance prodigy Karma Clark just can’t say goodbye to her boyfriend,
Continue Reading New Voice: Melissa Gorzelanczyk on Arrows »
Eric Pinder is the author of four picture books and four adult nonfiction books. His most recent release is How to Share With a Bear, illustrated by Stephanie Graegin (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2015). From the promotional copy:
The perfect thing to do on a chilly day is to make a cave.
Brooks Sherman is an agent with The Bent Agency.
He represents picture books, fiction for young adult and middle-grade-readers, select literary and commercial adult fiction, and nonfiction in the areas of humor, pop culture, and narrative nonfiction.
He was interviewed by Elisabeth Norton for the SCBWI Europolitan Conference.
Continue Reading 2015 SCBWI Europolitan Con: Agent Brooks Sherman »
In true form, I dreamt of my novel as a baby, prior to the release. I dreamt I arrived, great with child, at my baby shower, and everyone left. Seriously. It’s not hard to find the symbolism.
Thankfully, my baby shower has been attended!
My book Hit (Blink,
Continue Reading Guest Post & Giveaway: Lorie Ann Grover on The Aftermath of a Book Launch »
Melanie at Blue Willow Bookshop
I love being a children’s author. The writing time, the “yes, we want to publish your book,” the camaraderie with other writers and the school visits.
Yep, I like them too, a lot.
School visits let me see the kiddos who want to read and do read my books.
Continue Reading Guest Post: Melanie Chrismer on Author-Author Promotion »
By Carmen Oliver
of The Booking Biz
“I don’t believe in barriers…just fly your plane.”
—Captain Nicole Malachowski from Tanya Lee Stone’s Almost Astronauts (Candlewick, 2009)
Over the last eleven years, I encountered a lot of barriers.
A lot of uncertainty.
