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How to Reel in a Children's Book Editor with Author Margot Finke

If you want to reel in an editor, think fishing strategy.

  • Know where the editor fish swim.
  • Prepare the appropriate bait.
  • Assemble a variety of hooks.
  • Practice spreading ‘chum.'
  • Make sure your line is strong.
  • Hook the editor fish early.
  • Play the line out -- craftiness…
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Added by VS Grenier on June 23, 2011 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Why Do You Need a Book Trailer

Many writers and illustrators ask me, "Is it really important to have a book trailer for my upcoming book?" My answer is "YES!" Book and Event trailers are a lot like movie trailers. They catch viewer interest if done right. I don’t know if you have noticed, but many BIG publishing houses have discovered…

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Added by VS Grenier on June 14, 2011 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Author Margot Finke on Blog Talk Radio’s World of Ink Network show: Stories for Children –June 13, 2011

Blog Talk Radio’s World of Ink Network Show: Stories for Children with hosts VS Grenier, Kris Quinn Christopherson and Irene Roth will be chatting with author Margot Finke about her recent children’s books: “Taconi and Claude – Double Trouble” a historical middle-grade adventure, “Horatio Humble Beats the Big D” a rhyming picture book about dyslexia, and…

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Added by VS Grenier on June 12, 2011 at 9:08pm — No Comments

Author Steve Cormey and illustrator Ronda Eden on Blog Talk Radio’s World of Ink Network show: Stories for Children –May 16, 2011



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 Author Steve Cormey and illustrator Ronda Eden on Blog Talk Radio’s

World of Ink Network show: Stories for Children –May 16, 2011 

 

Blog Talk Radio’s World of Ink Network Show: Stories for Children with hosts VS Grenier, Kris Quinn Christopherson…

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Added by VS Grenier on May 15, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments

Author Mariela Kleiner on Blog Talk Radio’s World of Ink Network show: The Writing Mama –April 29, 2011

Blog Talk Radio’s World of Ink Network Show: The Writing Mama with hosts VS Grenier and Marsha Cook will be chatting with author Mariela Kleiner about her recent children’s book, Meet Einstein.

 

Mariela Kleiner was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and came to the U.S. when she was 10 years old. She graduated from U.C. Berkeley, and went on to work…

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Added by VS Grenier on April 26, 2011 at 9:09pm — No Comments

World of Ink Guest Post with Author Judy Snider - The Back Story of "The Sacred Purse"

The Sacred Purse

 

The idea for The Sacred Purse started one morning at Debi Wacker’s kitchen table as our writer’s group of women talked about how busy their lives were .…

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Added by VS Grenier on April 22, 2011 at 10:49am — No Comments

Award-winning Author Renee Hand joins the Stories for Children Publishing April ‘11 World of Ink Tour

Stories for Children Publishing will be touring Renee Hand’s latest children’s book, “The Adventures of Joe-Joe Nut and Biscuit Bill Case #2 Mineral Mischief” all month long in

April 2011.

 

Renee Hand is an award-winning author, educator, tennis coach and various other things. Hand has been writing for over twenty…

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Added by VS Grenier on April 18, 2011 at 11:27am — 1 Comment

Former Food Network Host Amy Finley on Blog Talk Radio’s World of Ink Network show: The Writing Mama –April 14, 2011

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 Former Food Network Host Amy Finley on Blog Talk Radio’s

World of Ink Network show: The Writing Mama –April 14, 2011 

 

Blog Talk Radio’s World of Ink Network Show: The Writing Mama with hosts VS Grenier and Marsha Casper Cook will be chatting with former Food Network Host Amy Finley about her most recent book, HOW TO EAT A SMALL COUNTRY: A Family’s Pursuit of…

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Added by VS Grenier on April 13, 2011 at 10:34pm — No Comments

World of Ink Author Spotlight - Judy Snider & Joan Dickow



From the moment we are born, someone is telling us to be careful. No matter what country we call home or what language we speak, these words follow us our entire lives. You might hear parents, friends, family or children lovingly say this phrase at least once a day. Think about all of the times that a loved one goes off to school,…

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Added by VS Grenier on April 4, 2011 at 6:00am — No Comments

Tips on Writing for Children with World of Ink Co-Authors Tom Listul and Heather Listul Hewitt

Tips on Writing for Children

 

  • It is important to think like a kid.
  • Try to find that place inside of you where your imagination can come up with stories that kids will connect with. Funny stories, fictional stories, life stories, whimsical stories, stories about things you remember as a…
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Added by VS Grenier on March 17, 2011 at 9:35am — No Comments

How to Pitch Your Book to an Agent or Publisher: Writing a Killer Blurb

Today, I'm excited to share a guest post from Award-winning Author Mayra Calvani. She is stopping by as part of her World of Ink Virtual Author Tour this month.

 

Mayra not only writes fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. She’s a reviewer for The New York Journal of Books and co-editor of Voice in the Dark ezine.

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Added by VS Grenier on February 6, 2011 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Publishing Requires Patience by Cheryl C. Malandrinos



I was askedto draft a guest post about what I learned from publishing a book. There areseveral things I could have mentioned, but the one that stuck out the most tome was patience.



I’ve…

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Added by VS Grenier on January 6, 2011 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

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