Writing Giving away books on Goodreads 11 Oct 20131 Feb 2023 I'm running a book giveaway for the next 30 days on Goodreads. If you are already using Goodreads, just follow the link below to enter for a free copy of…
Promotion A few book signing observations from Yellowstone 29 Jul 20131 Feb 2026 Last week I made my annual pilgrimage to Yellowstone Park to sign Who Pooped in the Park? books. There are two concessionaires in the Park: Delaware North, which operates the…
Promotion 7 book signing tips for children’s authors 2 Jul 20131 Feb 2026 There are a lot of things that are different for an author who writes books for children—especially picture books. I've talked about some of these things before, but I've never…
Articles… The Wrong Way to Promote Your Book 26 Jan 201330 Jan 2023 I originally wrote this article for Writer's Weekly back in 2003. It can be seen in its original form on their website. I've placed it here on my blog because…
Promotion Customizing presentations at book signings 27 Jul 20121 Feb 2026 Seven years ago, when my first Who Pooped in the Park? book was hot off the presses, I cut one up, scanned it, and turned it into a PowerPoint presentation.…
Promotion Book signing notes from a bookseller to authors 26 Jun 20121 Feb 2026 Author Mark Liebenow talks about his book, Mountains of Light: Seasons of Reflection in Yosemite at my store a few weeks ago. I've written a fair amount about book signings here…
Promotion Things people say at book signings 28 Jul 20111 Feb 2026 If you sit long enough at a book signing table, you hear all kinds of interesting questions. During my signing tour in Yellowstone National Park this week, signing Who Pooped…
Promotion Book Signings: Learn from my mistakes! 25 Jul 201131 Jan 2023 Last month, I wrote a blog post entitled "14 book signing tips for authors." Last night, I kicked myself for not following all of my own advice. Actually, things started…
Writing Networking for children’s authors: What’s the dress code again? 20 Jul 20111 Feb 2023 Over the years, as my career shot through its giant pinball machine, changing directions whenever it hit a peg, I have been involved in quite a few trade associations, ranging…
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