Tag: self-publishing
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Episode 12: Is Self-Publishing a Children’s Book Right For You?
On this week’s episode, I cover a question that many aspiring children’s authors ask themselves: is self-publishing the right choice for me? As you’ve probably gathered by now, I’m a big advocate of self-publishing, but the truth is that it’s not right for everyone. In this episode, I talk about the 5 questions you should…
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Episode 6: Rosemary Rivera & Mario Menjivar – A Husband & Wife Self-Publishing Team
I’m back with a fun new episode for you this week. I recently interviewed a really fun couple named Rosemary Rivera & Mario Menjivar, who are a husband and wife team who create and self-publish children’s books! Rosemary is the author and marketing/PR person, and Mario is a former Disney animator who made the transition…
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Episode 5: Exciting Trends and News in Children’s Publishing
For this episode I did a quick little solo update about some interesting info I ran across this week in the world of children’s publishing. Listen to the episode, or you can read through my notes below, which cover most of what I talked about on the show. Please let me know if you’d like…
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From Struggles to Sales: 5 Things Successful Self-Published Children’s Authors Do Differently
Let’s be honest for a second, OK? There are a lot of struggling self-published authors out there who aren’t making any sales of their books. I’m not going to tell you that there’s some magical formula to finding success as a self-published children’s author; I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve had (and still…
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Why You Should Self-Publish Your Children’s Books
Up until very, very recently, you had one of two ways of getting your books published. You either worked with the gatekeepers of the publishing industry and worked your butt off to get them to pick you from a sea of other children’s book authors, or you worked with a “vanity press” to print your…