Monthly Archives: June 2011

Free books in your mailbox

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I think my favorite thing to get in the mail is books. Yesterday I got two. It was a good day. One book was my 2nd proof copy of Guardian Cats. It still needs some minor tweaks, but each revision is an improvement. The other was this month’s Book Giveaway, No Passengers Beyond This Point. The author, Gennifer Choldenko, is a New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor Award-winning author of eight children’s books, including Notes from a Liar and Her Dog, If a Tree Falls… Continue reading →

Need a great editor? Meet Jennifer

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Today I’m interviewing Jennifer Baum of Scribe-Consulting. Jennifer has been the editor for my book, Guardian Cats. First, a little background. I searched for a long time to find someone I felt comfortable with before handing my book over, but I knew I wouldn’t publish without getting a thorough clean up from a professional. This step came after a dozen beta readers and a jillion revisions, more than three years into my project. Like so many times, I figured it was done and all it needed… Continue reading →

Choosing the right genre to promote your book

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When you start promoting, you have to fit your book into boxes. Not cardboard boxes, but categories and genres. It’s not something you might think about when you’re writing but believe me, you have to address this when you go to sell it. I’ve had a terrible time trying to fit the Guardian Cats into boxes. There are categories for age groups and genres and the Guardian Cats don’t fit neatly inside containers. Just like real cats, they sort of spill out over the edges… Continue reading →

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