Book Marketing
#10 Should I Offer a Freebie with My Author Newsletter?
In the last episode of Kidlit Marketing Made Easy(er), we looked at best practices of creating an opt-in for your author newsletter. We now know why it’s important to be…#9 Creating an Opt-In for Your Author Newsletter
The world is a busy place in which we’re constantly bombarded by text messages, voice messages, phone calls, social media notifications and emails. There’s only so much stimulation a nervous…#8 How Often Should I Send Out My Author Newsletter?
Every time I work with a children’s author on setting up their author newsletter, I get asked the question: how often should I send out my newsletter? Well, there’s no…#7 Voice and Tone in Your Author Newsletter
In Kidlit Marketing Made Easy(er)’s last podcast episode we covered what to talk about in your author newsletter. Today, we’re going to look at how to talk about what you…#6 What Do I Talk About in My Author Newsletter?
I’m sure you’ve read newsletters you really didn’t enjoy, either because they were sales-y or felt intrusive, and you may be thinking that all newsletters are like that. Here’s the…#5 Nurturing Your Author Newsletter Mindset
In episode #4 of Kidlit Marketing Made Easy(er), we flew over author newsletter land and got a bird’s eye view of what starting an author newsletter looks like. It looked…#4 Starting an Author Newsletter
Something I hear often is how much authors hate marketing. In fact, in an email conversation this week, one of my editing clients signed off with the comment – and…#3 How Marketing Kidlit is Different
In podcast episode #2 of Kidlit Marketing Made Easy(er), we looked at the concept of your target audience who, for a children’s or young adult author, is made up of…#1 What is Book Marketing Anyway?
If you reduce marketing to its simplest form, it’s nothing more than connecting with people who like the same things you do. And the most important word in that sentence…Follow Me
So effortlessly happy in her loose skin.
A lesson to us all to enjoy the small things and to be present in the now.
Just enjoy the writing without thinking of what it could become.
Here’s how it goes….
You have a great story idea but you just don’t know how to turn it into a 50,000-word middle-grade novel.
Or maybe you have found your way into your novel but now you’re stuck somewhere in the messy middle between ‘Chapter 1’ and ‘The End’?
Yikes!
Luckily, the ten universal story types can get you unstuck. They’ll help you:
✨ identify your novel’s story type
✨ find a way into your story
✨ get past the murky middle
✨ craft an effective character arc
✨ draft the scenes your story needs
✨ write a story that kids love
Does this sound too good to be true? It’s not!
If you want to find out more about the ten story types, comment STORY TYPE below and I’ll send you a link to the podcast episode that goes into more detail, as well as a free PDF handout and information on how to sign up to a workshop that shows you how to choose the right story type for your middle-grade novel.
Help is on the way! Fret not!
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An early morning hike before a day of writing and recording the next podcast episode.
If you enjoyed getting to know your middle-grade reader in the last episode, you’re going to love this one…
It’s a deep dive into a case study of the 8 questions in action.
“Ex.ci.ting!” says Themba, “But can we go now? The squirrels aren’t going to tree-watch themselves!”
How can you make kids happy?
Become a middle-grade author who creates books with characters who feel like real people, and transports kids out of their own world and into the imaginary one you have created in such a way that they lose themselves and actually feel some sort of grief when the book ends…
If this is who you want to be, then you must start by understanding who middle-grade readers are, and especially who the best one is for YOUR book.
Comment READER, and I’ll send you a PDF handout and link to the podcast episode that covers:
✨ reasons why it’s important to get to know your ideal reader
✨ 8 questions you can ask to get to know them
✨ how this will help you outline, draft, revise, publish and market your book
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