Education… Oh, boy! My book is a textbook! That’s good news, right? 14 Jan 20131 Feb 2026 When I wrote about this in 2011, I talked about rights reversion and what that means in an age of ebooks. Today, I'm having more of an issue with the…
Writing Working with illustrators 10 Aug 20111 Feb 2023 One of the illustrations Elijah Brady Clark did for my first "Who Pooped" book. At the SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators) conference in Los Angeles last weekend,…
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…
Books Book Review: “Hawks Rest” by Gary Ferguson 19 Jul 20111 Feb 2023 Why am I writing a review of a book that came out over eight years ago? Because it went out of print -- which made me unhappy because it is…
Books Selling books in the modern era 18 Jul 201113 Jan 2023 When I was growing up, we did two types of shopping. Commodity items came from department stores like Sears, and specialty items came from specialty stores. To this day, if…
Books Book Review: “Hook, Line & Sinister,” edited by T. Jefferson Parker 1 Jul 20111 Feb 2023 I fish. I wouldn't call myself an expert. Some years I never drop a line in the water at all. But I enjoy fishing, and I enjoy mysteries. T. Jefferson…
Writing Book Review: “Geek Wisdom,” edited by Stephen Segal 8 Jun 20114 May 2020 Over the years, I've read my share of books that contain compilations of quotes. Most, frankly, failed to impress me (excepting, of course, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, which was an absolute…
Writing My take on Greg Mortenson and CAI 7 Jun 20114 May 2020 I am unaffiliated with Greg Mortenson and the Central Asia Institute, and I'm not privy to any financial information beyond what is released on their website. My wife and I…
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