This past Saturday I was the guest speaker for the SCBWI Writers’ Schmooze held at the Barnes and Noble in Redlands, CA. My topic was “Lessons I Learned From Writing a Picture Book.” I had a nice crowd of 10 – 12 people and spoke for about an hour, which included reading my book and [...]

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Visual aids are important in any presentation. They help illustrate points and make your talks interesting. Your visual aids can come in the form of graphs, charts, photos, cartoons, and drawings. They can also be props such as time period clothing or sample inventions. With my upcoming talks and presentations, I’m trying to develop several [...]

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As I set up dates for signings and discussions, I realize I need to be extra creative in what I talk about. Not that I’ll be having lots of return people visiting me at my signings (save for a few friends and family), but there will be times I will revisit locations, so I don’t [...]

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It’s amazing how much marketing is involved in the promotion of a new book. As writers it sometimes seems a bit daunting because we’re supposed to be good at writing, not self-promotion. Yet more and more publishers are requiring their authors to make a presence to help boost sales. And you would think if we [...]

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This past Saturday I had the second book signing for my book, The Declaration of Independence from A to Z. This time, instead of at a small quaint book store, it was at a large two-story Barnes and Noble in Orange, CA. The store was gorgeous. I had never been to this particular location before, [...]

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