Author Posts

In this guest author post, author Jeannée Sacken, author of the award-winning Annie Hawkins series, discusses how she crafts a story set in another country.  My first three novels, the multiple award-winning Annie Hawkins Series, were all set primarily in Afghanistan—a place I’ve never been, although I’ve spent time in other nearby countries. My fourth…

In this guest author post, memoirist Amy Sazama, author of Fleetwood Dreams, reflects on her own writing, publishing, and promoting experience.  In 2024, I am publishing my memoir Fleetwood Dreams, recounting growing up and including the tragic loss of my mom and murder of my twin brother. The whole process, from starting to write to…

In this guest author post, author Jean Huxtable-Hamersky shares her experiences selling her book Parker’s Pumpkin at farmer’s markets and similar fairs.  Not everyone likes selling their books face to face, but I enjoy the personal interaction much more than online selling. This comes somewhat from my 35 years as a speech-language pathologist working with…

In this guest post, author Laura Anne Bird (Crossing the Pressure Line and Marvelous Jackson) shares what she loves most about middle grade fiction.  I can’t think of one grown-up who wouldn’t benefit from reading a middle-grade novel. But why would an adult want to crack open a book written for eight- to twelve-year-olds? Because…

In this post, guest author John Armbruster reflects on publishing Ten16’s bestseller Tailspin. My book Tailspin came out in April of 2022. This narrative nonfiction work centers on the story of Gene Moran, a World War II tail gunner from Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin, who was shot down over Germany in 1943 and survived a four-mile…

You’ve written your first (or third, or tenth) children’s book, and you are ready to share it with the world! And what better way to get your book in front of kids than at a school? Author visits at schools can be a wonderful way to engage with your core audience.