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....
Why You Should Write A Children’s Book

Why You Should Write A Children’s Book

I just spent a rainy afternoon reading and re-reading books to a toddler. Some of them were fantastic classics such as Where the Wild Things Are and The Little Engine That Could — delightful tales filled with wonderful imagery and positive messages. And others were...