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SCBWI Florida Workshop Part IV- Marketing Yourself and Your Work

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This is my fourth blog post from the 2015 Florida SCBWI young adult workshop. Erica Rand Silverman is an agent with Sterling Lord Literistic and Jacquelyn Mitchard is a prolific author as well as an editor-in-chief at Merit Press. Click here for Part I  (Why Write Young Adult); Part II (Querying), and Part III (Pitches). ********* "Connect-Be Authentic-Be Creative-Give Back-Enjoy" by Erica Rand Silverman Connecting means finding… Continue reading SCBWI Florida Workshop Part IV- Marketing Yourself and Your Work

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Christy Allen: Guest Instructor #3 and a Giveaway!

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Congratulations to Wendy Hostetter Davis who won an autographed copy of Tameka Brown's picture book, My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood. Wendy is not only the daughter of one of my close writing friends, Joyce Hostetter, but she is a "closet singer-songwriter." I love having such talented people as my blog readers! Christy was… Continue reading Christy Allen: Guest Instructor #3 and a Giveaway!

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From Book Idea to the Book Shelf: The Process & Business of Publishing

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From left to right: (standing) Susan Walker, Quinlan Lee, MaryBeth Whalen, Carin Siegfried Angela Harwood, Amanda Phillips, Nancy Clare Morgan, (standing) Sally Brewster photo courtesy of Daniel Coston http://www.danielcostonphotography.com Recently the Charlotte chapter of the WNBA hosted a soup-to-nuts panel on the publishing industry. The panel was moderated by chapter president, Susan Walker.  Quinlan Lee, an… Continue reading From Book Idea to the Book Shelf: The Process & Business of Publishing

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Target Your Book

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If you've never published a book, you might not realize the behind-the-scenes effort that goes into getting your book into the hands of potential readers. Beyond the traditional methods such as catalog sales or book reviews in respected journals, my e-mail box is always full of other suggestions from fellow writers: You Tube trailers, networking… Continue reading Target Your Book