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You never know what will happen when selling your book at a farmer's market! In this guest post, Jean Huxtable-Hamersky shares thoughts about running a successful vendor table at a farmer's market, where you never know who you might meet and what might happen to your sales! Read the full post for an exciting ending!
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Tailspin, Unexpected Success, and What’s Next
In this post, guest author John Armbruster reflects on publishing Ten16’s bestseller Tailspin. My book Tailspin came out in April…
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Stumbling Over Pebbles—The Little Things in Stories
I’m going to write a little scene here, and I want you to tell me what you think about it.…
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Comfort Reads
My family and I all ended up getting the flu over the weekend. Our symptoms have been tiredness and cough…
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Trying Out “AI Proofreading” in Our Editing Process
I’ve yet to see any “intelligence” in so-called artificial intelligence (AI) tools, but I’ve tried out as many as I…
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School Author Visits: 5 Things NOT to Do!
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.
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What Publishers Owe Authors Submitting Work
It’s common for an author to feel that publishers hold all the power. Until the advent of print-on-demand and self-publishing,…
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Summary, Exposition, and Narrative
Facts and information! All books need them in order for the reader to understand the story. But deciding how to…
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Authors are Extraordinary; Publishers are Ordinary
I gave a presentation called “Publishing 101” at the Brookfield Public Library on Sunday. I’ve given this presentation a couple…
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Orange Hat’s Next Chapter: Now What?
When deciding what was next in my career and discussing my purchase of Orange Hat with our founder Shannon Ishizaki,…
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