Virtual Book Tours

Not too long ago, with the release of a new book, an author went out on a “book tour.”  Depending on the perceived sales potential and the size of the publishing house (as well as the author’s name), this involved the author traveling across the country for a few days to a few months to [...]

The Hub Reviews Are Coming In!

“An invaluable resource!” “A writer’s dream!” “By far the best and most informative site I have found for writers!” “Amazingly beneficial!” “A valuable part of my writing life!” Thank you so much, charter Hub members, for helping to make the Hub the truly valuable resource I dreamed it could be… a center for “all the information [...]

Announcing the Children’s Book Hub!

I’ve been hinting about this for some time… and here it is: I am very excited to announce a brand new center of information, resources and support for children’s book authors – The Children’s Book Hub! The Children’s Book Hub is a membership-based ‘virtual salon,’ featuring lively, ongoing discussion about writing and publishing for children [...]

Answers to Your Questions About Writing Children’s Books – Tonight at 7!

This is just a quick post to invite you to join me TONIGHT at 7 PM EST for a FREE question and answer phone call during which I will be answering your questions about writing children’s books! Here are the details: EVENT: Children’s Book Author Q&A Call with Emma DATE & TIME: Tuesday, December 14th [...]

Conferences, Festivals, Bookfairs and Other Opportunities for Writers to Eat

Our MFA in Writing and Literature team spent the week in Denver at the annual AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) conference. This got me thinking about the value of conferences to writers, and – a blog post is born! There are essentially two different types of conferences that children’s book authors should be [...]

Social Networking 101 for Children’s Book Authors

This topic is WAAAYYY too big for one little blog post (which is why it’s a 101 as opposed to a 500).  That said, for those of you who are wondering if social networking applies to children’s book authors, the answer is a resounding YES.  These days, if you’re not leveraging the power of social [...]

Re-Purposing

Question: How can you turn one book into multiple sources of income, and continue to promote the original book at the same time? Answer: Re-purpose it! Re-purposing means converting the content from your book(s) into as many other formats as you can. Could your book make an audio book? An E-book? A web game?  Is [...]

Agents and Publishers

Two of the most frequently asked questions I hear from aspiring authors are: “Do I really need an agent?” and “How do I get one?” The answer to the first question is: Ideally, yes. Agents handle everything from submitting your manuscripts to publishers, to negotiating contracts  and overseeing royalty statements, in exchange for which they [...]

Gotta Getta Website!

You knew this was coming (and hopefully most of you have already done this): You must have your own website. Even better is to have a website for yourself as an author, and one for each of your book projects. The URL (web address) for your own site should ideally be your name with “.com” [...]