How To Successfully And Efficiently Work With An Illustrator

How To Successfully And Efficiently Work With An Illustrator

OBJECTIVE: How to work with an illustrator. These past 3-4 months I have commissioned 5 very talented illustrators for an AMAZING project (I can’t wait to share, but more on this soon. I promise!). And I used this opportunity to experiment with the workflow and level...
Best Website Builder For Children’s Book Authors

Best Website Builder For Children’s Book Authors

I created my first author website right after I published my debut book back in 2012. For me, having my own home on the web seemed to be the most logical next step after publishing my book. Little did I know that this would end up taking me weeks (months even) of my...
How to Uncover Fake Illustrators

How to Uncover Fake Illustrators

OBJECTIVE: How to avoiding an illustrator scam This post is in response to the rather sad developments that I have observed over these past couple of months. As a member of many author and illustrator groups for children’s books, I’m so very sad to see so...
How To Get Your Children’s Book Into A Bookstore

How To Get Your Children’s Book Into A Bookstore

“How  do I get my physical children’s book into a bookstore?” is a question I get asked quite often. So in this blog post, I’ll describe how to go about getting your paperback into a brick and mortar store. In order to get your children’s...
How To Request An Illustrator Sample

How To Request An Illustrator Sample

Congratulations! You’ve found a number of illustrators you like and are now ready to make the final decision on whom you should hire to illustrate your children’s book. And that’s where we can request illustrator sample sketches. But How Should You...
How To Make Time To Write Your Children’s Book

How To Make Time To Write Your Children’s Book

We’re all busy. It can be hard to find time to follow your dreams. And that’s why I created this short mp3 recording, helping you find little pockets of time you can use to write your children’s book. You won’t need long stretches of time....