I’ve got a sneak peek at something new you might want to know about…

Writing for Children Podcast Episode 000 (a little preview)

Hi, I’m Katie Davis. I started Brain Burps About Books back in 2010 and continued it for 6 years and 247 episodes.

I wanted to give you a little head’s up that I’m creating a new show now. As the Director of the Institute of Children's Literature, I wanted to do a show focusing more on craft. This show will be shorter, have tips and links to great resources for children’s writers, whether you write for pre-k, mg, teens or inbetween.

Yes! We will have weekly downloadable transcripts, something my previous subscribers always wanted, and they’ll include extra tips and links! 

We’ll have a weekly Q&A, and if your question is featured on the show, you’ll receive our heavy canvas tote with the gorgeous new ICL logo embroidered on the pocket. 

We’ll be having a huge giveaway to celebrate the launch, with prizes worth almost $2,000. If you want to know when that happens, go to writingforchildren.com and sign up so you won’t miss a thing (and as a ty for signing up, you get the first two chapters of How to Write a Children's Book FREE)!

I’m super excited about this and hope you’re going to love it, and learn from it too! Again, sign up at writingforchildren.com.

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #247

Snappsy the Alligator Did Not Ask for Brain Burps to End

An Interview with Debut Author Julie Falatko

Announcements

• Just a quick note to let you know that I’m starting a new podcast soon called Writing for Children (if I haven’t already started by the time you hear this). Want to know more? It’s going to be pretty awesome and very different from this show. Go to writingforchildren.com to learn more.
• This is the last Brain Burps About Books Podcast. But I'll be back! The Writing for Children podcast will focus solely on the craft of writing. Sign up to find out when it launches: writingforchildren.com
• Check out my new book How to Write a Children's Book. CLICK HERE

• I wanted to give you a little head’s up that I’m creating a new show now. As the Director of the Institute of Children's Literature, I wanted to do a show focusing more on craft. This show will be shorter, have tips and links to great resources for children’s writers, whether you write for pre-k, mg, teens or in-between.

  Yes! We will have weekly downloadable transcripts, something my previous subscribers always wanted, and they’ll include extra tips and links!

  We’ll have a weekly Q&A, and if your question is featured on the show, you’ll receive our heavy canvas tote with the gorgeous new ICL logo embroidered on the pocket. 

  We’ll be having a huge giveaway to celebrate the launch, with prizes worth almost $2,000. If you want to know when that happens, go to writingforchildren.com and sign up so you won’t miss a thing (and as a ty for signing up, you get the first two chapters of HTWCB free)!

   I’m super excited about this and hope you’re going to love it, and learn from it too! Again, sign up at writingforchildren.com.

This week my guest is Julie Falatko

Julie and I talk about

• Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in this Book).
• when Julie started doing reviews for the podcast.
• Illustrator Tim Miller.
• how cool it is to have your own book poster!
• Julie's editor at Viking, Joanna Cardenas.
• secret book covers.
• illustrator notes.
• fun surprises when you see the illustrations for your manuscript for the first time.
• why it's important to make a picture book dummy.
• keeping all your writing notes.
• Milk, Eggs, Vodka.
• how I wish I would've written this Snappsy!
• where the idea for Snappsy came from.
• where the idea for Who Hops? came from.
• how Julie's moxie got her the job as picture book reviewer on Brain Burps.

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #246

Time to Celebrate Picture Book Month!

An Interview with Dianne de Las Casas

Announcements

Just a quick note to let you know that I’m starting a new podcast soon called Writing for Children (if I haven’t already started by the time you hear this). Want to know more? It’s going to be pretty awesome and very different from this show. Go to writingforchildren.com to learn more.

If you liked this episode, please review it on iTunes by doing this:

1. Open the show's page in iTunes store here.
2. Click on the "View in iTunes" button under the logo.
3. You will see the list of episodes. Scroll past them to "Customer Reviews" and "Write a Review" is right under that.

Thank you.

This week my guest is Dianne de Las Casas

Dianne and I talk about

• How Picture Book Month got started.
• Our own picture book memories.
• How picture books promote literacy.
• Elizabeth O. Dulemba's Picture Book Month Calendar.
• Marcie Colleen's curriculum guides for Picture Book Month.
• How to work picture books in to school curriculum.
• Free downloads available for Picture Book Month.
• Following #PictureBookMonth on Twitter.
• How picture books led Christmas sales last year.
• This month's Picture Book Month Champions• Sudipta Bardan-Quallen
  • David Biedrzycki
  • Paulette Bogan
  • Mike Curato
  • Matthew Gollub
  • Julie Gribble
  • Julie Hedlund
  • Carter Higgins
  • Molly Idle
  • Joe Kulka
  • Jennifer Gray Olson
  • Kathryn Otoshi
  • Anne Marie Pace
  • Rukhsana Khan
  • Robin Newman
  • Penny Parker Klostermann
  • Eric Litwin
  • Loren Long
  • Deb Lund
  • LeUyen Pham
  • Matt Phelan
  • Stephen Shaskan
  • Trisha Speed Shaskan
  • TJ Shay
  • Whitney Stewart
  • Holly Stone-Barker
  • Mo Willems
  • Natasha Wing
  • Matthew Winner
  • Paula Yoo

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #245

Stuff That Gets in the Way of Writing

Announcements

Just a quick note to let you know that I’m starting a new podcast soon called Writing for Children (if I haven’t already started by the time you hear this). Want to know more? It’s going to be pretty awesome and very different from this show. Go to writingforchildren.com to learn more.

• Learn to write and earn college credit with a home study course from our sponsor Institute for Children's Literature. Take the free aptitude test HERE.
• The Physics of Fantasy writing, a free word count chart and more in this week's newsletter from Jan Fields at the Institute for Children's Literature. Don't miss this great resource. Sign up HERE.

This week we're talking about stuff that gets in the way of writing

• Everyone has distractions:
  • Kids (of all ages!)
  • Moving
  • Tech issues
  • Illness - you or someone you love
• How can you find time to spend on your writing?
• How can you develop muscle memory for your writing muscles?
• What is Faker Syndrome and can you overcome it?

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #244

How to Get Author School Visits

Tips for getting author visits & what to do when you get there

Announcements

Just a quick note to let you know that I’m starting a new podcast soon called Writing for Children (if I haven’t already started by the time you hear this). Want to know more? It’s going to be pretty awesome and very different from this show. Go to writingforchildren.com to learn more.

If you liked this episode, please review it on iTunes by doing this:

1. Open the show's page in iTunes store here.
2. Click on the "View in iTunes" button under the logo.
3. You will see the list of episodes. Scroll past them to "Customer Reviews" and "Write a Review" is right under that.

Thank you.

Enter the Institute for Writer's PreK Writing Contest! There will be $1300 in prizes awarded and you could win. For all the details visit www.instituteforwriters.com/prekcontest or text PREKCONTEST to 33444. Submit your manuscript before October 31st for a chance to win.

Do you like the podcast? Want your questions answered on air? Want to make suggestions on future episodes? Come join the Brain Burps About Books Facebook Group HERE.

Still time to get in to my next live class where I can show you how to build your audience and I personally critique and offer advice how to improve your website, newsletter and freebies. Want more details? Sign up at  getyourfirst1000followers.com.

• This week we're talking about school visits and what to do when you book them

  • • Find Expert advice from Alexis O'Neill  at www.schoolvisitexperts.com.
    • Emma Walton Hamilton created a useful resource called School Visit Wizard.
    • Do you need a promo video and what should be in it?
    • What should you include on your site?
    • What if something happens while presenting?
    • What kind of visit will you do and for how many kids? What ages?
    • How do you get visit invitations?
    • What should you include in your visit packet?
    • Great sites to visits for samples of what author visit pages:
      • School Visit Experts: http://schoolvisitexperts.com/
      • Carolyn Crimi: http://carolyncrimi.com/pages/school.html
      • Lee Wardlaw: http://www.leewardlaw.com/presentation.htm
      • My adult presentation page: http://katiedavis.com/appearances
      • My author visit page: http://katiedavis.com/author-visits/

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #243

12 Things To Do After a Conference

Announcements

• Enter the Institute for Writer's PreK Writing Contest! There will be $1300 in prizes awarded and you could win. For all the details visit www.instituteforwriters.com/prekcontest or text PREKCONTEST to 33444. Submit your manuscript before October 31st for a chance to win.
• Did you miss the amazing Picture Book Summit? Sign up to find out about our upcoming events at www.picturebooksummit.com.

This week we're talking about what to do after a conference

• What should you do right after you get home?
• What do you do with all the "stuff" you've collected at the conference?
• Where should you keep with all those notes you've taken?
• How can social media help you after the event?
• What's the best way to keep in touch with your favorite speakers?
• To give feedback or not to give feedback? That is the question.
• How should you follow up with the contacts you made?
• What's nudgemail?
• How can you share what you've learned?

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #242

Picture Book Summit

An Interview with Julie Hedlund

Announcements

Just a quick note to let you know that I’m starting a new podcast soon called Writing for Children (if I haven’t already started by the time you hear this). Want to know more? It’s going to be pretty awesome and very different from this show. Go to writingforchildren.com to learn more.

• Last week to register for Picture Book Summit! The deadline to register is September 25th. Don't miss it - www.picturebooksummit.com.
• Listen to hear Jon Bard's take on Picture Book Summit.

This week's guest is Julie Hedlund!

Julie Hedlund is an award-winning children's book author, founder of the 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge, blogger, and a regular speaker at SCBWI and other industry events.

Her picture book, A TROOP IS A GROUP OF MONKEYS, Little Bahalia Publishing, 2013, first published as an interactive storybook app, was the recipient of the 2014 Independent Book Publisher's Association Benjamin Franklin Digital Gold Award. Her storybook app, A SHIVER OF SHARKS, Little Bahalia Publishing, 2013, was a 2014 Digital Book Award winner. Her latest book, MY LOVE FOR YOU IS THE SUN, is available on Amazon.

Julie is a monthly contributor on author/illustrator Katie Davis' Brain Burps About Books children's literature podcast, a PAL member of SCBWI, and a contributing editor on the subject of 21st Century Publishing for Children's Book Insider.

Julie & I talk about

• Where the idea for Picture Book Summit came from.
• What is a Master Mind group and how ours got started.
• Advantages of going to an online event vs. an in-person conference.
• What happens if you miss one of our online sessions.
• The agents and editors we interviewed for Picture Book Summit.
• The landscape of publishing in the 21st century.
• How many spots are left in Picture Book Summit.
• How to give us feedback on Picture Book Summit at www.speakpipe.com/katiedavis.
• Our amazing project manager Kristin Ammerman.
• The PJ party!

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #241

What’s So Great About the 500 Word Picture Book?

An Interview with Laura Backes

Announcements

Just a quick note to let you know that I’m starting a new podcast soon called Writing for Children (if I haven’t already started by the time you hear this). Want to know more? It’s going to be pretty awesome and very different from this show. Go to writingforchildren.com to learn more.

• I'm hosting a FREE webinar to give you a sneak peek of Get Your First 1,000 Followers! You can ask me anything you want and I'll be doing LIVE website critiques. Pick the time that works best for you:
  • For Thursday, 9/10 at 7pm ET/4pm PT, click here: www.katiedavis.com/thursday
  • For Friday, 9/11 at 12pm ET/9am PT, click here: www.katiedavis.com/friday

Listener Questions

Tune in to hear the answer to these burning writer questions and fears:

• How do I reach my target audience of 12-16 year olds?
• How do I start my platform when I'm not photogenic and I write under a pseudonym?
• I'm afraid of not having time to keep up with everything.
• It's hard to start when I put everyone else's needs before my own.
• Plus, a shout-out to my newest listener, Jackie!

This week's guest is Laura Backes!

Laura Backes has been publishing Children's Book Insider, The Children's Writing Monthly for 25 years. Along with its companion membership site, The Children's Writing Knowledge Base (www.CBIClubhouse.com). CBI is the largest source of information for aspiring and published children's book writers in the world. Along with her husband Jon Bard, Laura has co-created numerous instructional webinars, videos, courses and books for writers, and is a frequent speaker at writing conferences.

Laura & I talk about

• Picture Book Summit - There are a few spots left. Register at www.picturebooksummit.com.
• How she became an editor.
• What it's like to write a rejection letter.
• Why she prefers being an editor to being an agent.
• How to not be a "hack" in your writing.
• Innate talent vs. Developed talent.
• Why age is an advantage in your writing.
• What's the deal with 500 word picture books?
• How picture book readers are more sophisticated today than in the past.
• The best way to write a great book.
• How you can join us at the Picture Book Summit PJ Party!

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #240

Followers + Fear = Super Bad

Announcements

Just a quick note to let you know that I’m starting a new podcast soon called Writing for Children (if I haven’t already started by the time you hear this). Want to know more? It’s going to be pretty awesome and very different from this show. Go to writingforchildren.com to learn more.

• Thanks, everyone, who signed up for my free training for Get Your First 1,000 Followers! You’re not too late if you want to – just go to GetYourFirst1000Followers.com

This week's guest is YOU!

Tune in to hear the answer to these burning writer questions and fears:

• How do I sustain a website?
• What do I have to offer on an on-going basis?
• Where will I find the time to write AND sustain a platform (in addition to my full time job)?
• Given my easily distracted life, what if my writing is actually crappy?
• My biggest fear is my books will never find their readers.
• I am terrified of social media.

Resources mentioned in this episode

•  4 Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss
• Virtual Freedom: How to Work with Virtual Staff to Buy More Time, Become More Productive, and Build Your Dream Business

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #239

Idea Generator for Your YA Novel

An Interview with Anne Collier

Announcements

Just a quick note to let you know that I’m starting a new podcast soon called Writing for Children (if I haven’t already started by the time you hear this). Want to know more? It’s going to be pretty awesome and very different from this show. Go to writingforchildren.com to learn more.

• Not sure how to get started with your marketing? Get Your First 1000 Followers is my new LIVE class coming this Fall for those who want that intro to business for writers. Learn how to use an email list, best practices for social media, taking of advantage of video, and how to monetize your website! Click HERE to check it out.
• Do you enjoy our Brain Burps About Books guests? Do you have questions about their interviews? Come join the Brain Burps About Books Facebook Group and interact with them (the week the episode airs)! Click HERE to join.
• It's not too late to join Picture Book Summit! Click HERE to register for the October 3rd online event with Peter Brown, Andrea Davis Pinkney, and Mac Barnett.
• Check out Craig Valentine at www.craigvalentine.com for six tips for speaking. Invaluable for school visits!
• Tell me what you want! What would like to hear on the podcast? What can I do for you? Leave me a message at www.speakpipe.com/KatieDavis.

This week's guest is Anne Collier!

Editor of NetFamilyNews.org and founder and president of Net Family News, Inc., Anne is a writer and youth advocate who has worked in the news media since 1980. With SafeKids.com‘s Larry Magid, she co-founded and, until March 2015, co-directed ConnectSafely.org, a Web-based resource for parents, educators, and everybody interested in the impact of the fixed and mobile social Web on youth and vice versa.

Anne has served on three national task forces on youth and Internet safety, including as co-chair of the Obama administration’s Online Safety & Technology Working Group, which delivered its report to Congress, “Youth Safety on a Living Internet,” in June 2010, and the Harvard Berkman Center’s national Internet Safety Technical Task Force of 2008. Most recently she served on the Aspen Institute Task Force for Learning & the Internet of 2013-’14.

Ann and I talk about

• How Net Family News can help with ideas for your young adult novel.
• Kindness Wins by Galit Breen.
• What does sexting have to do with teen pregnancy?
• Casel.org.
• What constitutes cyberbullying?
• Why she founded www.icanhelpline.org.
• Follow I Can Help on Twitter: https://twitter.com/icanhelp
• Hot button issues.
• How the internet changed education.
• SEL – Social Emotional Learning.
  

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #238

Dave Sanderson: Beyond the Miracle on the Hudson

An Interview with a Hero

Announcements

• Not sure how to get started with your marketing? Get Your First 1000 Followers is my new LIVE class coming this Fall for those who want that intro to business for writers. Learn how to use an email list, best practices for social media, taking of advantage of video, and how to monetize your website! Click HERE to check it out.
• Do you enjoy our Brain Burps About Books guests? Do you have questions about their interviews? Come join the Brain Burps About Books Facebook Group and interact with them (the week the episode airs)! Click HERE to join.
• Last chance to take advantage of the Early Bird offer for Picture Book Summit! Price goes up $100 on August 16th. Click HERE to register for the October 3rd online event with Peter Brown, Andrea Davis Pinkney, and Mac Barnett.

This week's guest is Dave Sanderson!

This week's guest is Dave Sanderson. Dave is an inspirational survivor, speaker and author. His thoughts on leadership have made him a nationally sought-out speaker.

When US Airways Flight 1549, or “The Miracle on the Hudson,” ditched into the Hudson River on January 15, 2009, Dave Sanderson knew he was exactly where he was supposed to be. The last passenger off the back of the plane on that fateful day, he was largely responsible for the well-being and safety of others, risking his own life in frigid water to help other passengers off the plane.

Despite the hazards to himself, Sanderson thought only of helping others, and emerged from the wreckage with a mission: to encourage others to do the right thing. In this stirring presentation, Sanderson shares the story of Flight 1549, revealing the inner strength it took to make it through the day, and how teamwork, leadership, and state management can help overcome any obstacle.

Dave and I talk about

• Many people who get on a plane are at least a little worried that something will happen. What you need to do, from a survivor?
• Brace for Impact: Miracle on the Hudson Survivors Share Their Stories of Near Death and Hope for New Life.
• His first hand account of his experience aboard US Airways Flight 1549, aka the Miracle on the Hudson.
• What lessons he learned from the Miracle on the Hudson?
• How do you take a potentially tragic experience and turn it into an opportunity to survive and thrive?
• What is PTSG? How does it differ from PTSD?
• The new Miracle on the Hudson documentary produced and directed by Rick Ortiz coming out in January 2016.
• What are the 12 Pillars of Resourcefulness?

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #237

How Much Do You Edit Out?

An Interview with Author Lisa Schroeder

Announcements

• Not sure how to get started with your marketing? Get Your First 1000 Followers is my new LIVE class coming this Fall for those who want that intro to business for writers. Learn how to use an email list, best practices for social media, taking of advantage of video, and how to monetize your website! Click HERE to check it out.
• Do you enjoy our Brain Burps About Books guests? Do you have questions about their interviews? Come join the Brain Burps About Books Facebook Group and interact with them (the week the episode airs)! Click HERE to join.
• One week left for the Picture Book Summit Early Bird offer! Price goes up on August 16th. Click HERE to register for the October 3rd online event with Peter Brown, Andrea Davis Pinkney, and Mac Barnett.

This week's guest is Lisa Schroeder!

This week's guest is Lisa Schroeder. Lisa Schroeder is the author of over a dozen books for kids and teens, including the YA novels I HEART YOU, YOU HAUNT ME and ALL WE HAVE IS NOW and the middle grade novels IT'S RAINING CUPCAKES and MY SECRET GUIDE TO PARIS. She loves tea and cookies, flowers, family hikes, books and movies that make her laugh and cry, and sunshine. Living in Oregon, she doesn't get nearly enough sunshine, but the hikes are amazing. You can visit her online at www.lisaschroederbooks.com or on twitter at @lisa_schroeder.

Lisa and I talk about

• How much to edit when you’re asked?
• Do authors ever feel like they’re “doing it right?”
• How much Lisa knew before she started writing.
• The trick to stop worrying and stop feeling guilty!
• When you should write in verse and when to skip it.
• ALL WE HAVE IS NOW.
• Lisa Schroeder on Instagram (she uses the Word swag app)

Listener Mailbag: Part 2

Announcements

• I have a listener Exclusive for you! Get Your First 1000 Followers is my new LIVE class coming this Fall for those who want that intro to business for writers. Grab your spot before July 31st and get $50 off with code PODCAST50. Just for my podcast peeps! Click HERE to check it out.
• Want to hear your question on a future episode of Brain Burps About Books? Ask your question at www.speakpipe.com/KatieDavis.
• Do you enjoy our Brain Burps About Books guests? Do you have questions about their interviews? Come join the Brain Burps About Books Facebook Group and interact with them (the week the episode airs)! Click HERE to join.
• Picture Book Summit is coming October 3rd! Are you writing picture books? If so, this conference can really help you, and you can attend in your PJs: Picture Book Summit is a LIVE one day online picture book writing conference! Featuring such folks as Peter Brown, Mac Barnett, Andrea Davis Pinkney, Laura Backes, Emma Walton Hamilton, Julie Hedlund, and me. It takes place on October 3rd and it’s going to ROCK. No travel hassles!The organizers are Institute of Children's Literature, Children's Book Insider,12x12 Picture Book Challenge, and Just Write For Kids. Also, a portion of all proceeds will go to benefit We Need Diverse Books. Early Bird registration is going on now (hundreds of people have registered and spots are filling fast). Reserve your spot at this online event to hear our fabulous keynote speakers, as listed above (Peter Brown, Andrea Pinkney, and Mac Barnett). Plus, we'll have sessions with agents, editors and more. You can find all the details at www.picturebooksummit.com.

• This week I'm answering more questions from the good ole' mailbag!

  Tune in to hear the answer to these burning writer questions:

  • What are Twitter lists and what can I use them for?
  • There are SO many things to do – build a website, start an email list, be active on social media. I’m overwhelmed and suffering from “analysis paralysis”. What should I do?
  • If you could do this again from scratch....what is one marketing move you would do again and what one marketing move would you not do again.
  • What is the best way to market your book when you are on a shoestring budget?
  • As someone who doesn't crave the spotlight, I wonder how to get over that dislike of the limelight and peddling my own wares. Are there effective ways for wallflowers to promote their books too?

  Resources mentioned in this episode

  • Twitter lists explained
  • How to use Twitter lists
  • Forbes article on multi-tasking
  • Ideas for your Twitter lists:-Directory of media contacts

    -Going to a conference? SCBWI? Picture Book Summit? Make a list!

    -Create a list that will help your peeps

    -Potential podcast guests

    -Writers you want to read

    -People you want to write about

    -People in your tribe you want to acknowledge

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #235

Turn Your Kindle Fails Into a Kindle Sale

An interview with Kindle Expert Dave Chesson

Announcements

• Get this listener exclusive! Get Your First 1000 Followers is my new LIVE class coming this Fall for those who want that intro to business for writers. Grab your spot before July 31st and get $50 off with code PODCAST50. Just for my podcast peeps! Click HERE to check it out.
• Do you enjoy our Brain Burps About Books guests? Do you have questions about their interviews? Come join the Brain Burps About Books Facebook Group and interact with them (the week the episode airs)! Click HERE to join.

This week's guest is Dave Chesson!

This week's guest is Dave Chesson. Dave's a best selling author and lead editor at kindlepreneur.com. He focuses on advanced online marketing tactics for authors and self publishers. While in the Navy, Dave spent his nights working on his other business: book marketing and online marketing.  He started by creating niche websites, and earning advertisement and affiliate commissions.  After spending years practicing and learning Search Engine Optimization (SEO) as more of an obsession than a hobby, he quickly expanded his website arsenal to 27 different sites, all of which are used for different online purposes and endeavors. But it wasn’t until Dave discovered self-publishing on Amazon that he kicked it into the next gear. Between his SEO knowledge & website development experience with Kindle Direct Publishing, Dave will help you turn your Kindle fails into Kindle sales!

Dave and I talk about

• Why authors hate “keywords."
• How SEO can work for you.
• Thinking of Google as the only search engine. (HINT: Don't!)
• How to find your best keywords.
• When should you do your keyword research.
• Dave's in-depth article on finding keywords. Read it HERE.
• Our one month experiment with How To Promote Your Children's Book.
• How to dovetail your current ebooks into sales of future books.
• His awesome widget, below. You can embed it on your own site by doing a search for "Kindle" in plugins in your Wordpress site.
• Find Dave at http://Kindlepreneur.com.
• See Dave Keynote at the Traffic Generation All Stars Virtual Summit!

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #234

Listener Mailbag

Announcements

• Listener Exclusive! Get Your First 1000 Followers is my new LIVE class coming this Fall. Reserve your spot before July 31st and get $50 off with code PODCAST50. Just for my peeps!
• Want to hear your question on a future episode of Brain Burps About Books? Ask your question at www.speakpipe.com/KatieDavis.
• Do you enjoy our Brain Burps About Books guests? Do you have questions for them? Come join the Brain Burps About Books Facebook Group and interact with them! Click HERE to join.
• Picture Book Summit is coming October 3rd! Early Bird registration is going on now. Reserve your spot at this online event to hear our fabulous keynote speakers, Peter Brown, Andrea Pinkney, and Mac Barnett. Plus, we'll have sessions with agents and editors. You can find all the details at www.picturebooksummit.com.

This week I'm answering questions from the ol' mailbag

Tune in to hear the answer to these burning writer questions:

• How do you balance a "just do it" attitude with thoughtful planning in your platform & products?
• What should I do to focus my marketing on social media to attract readers in my genre?
• What is one tip you would give to someone just starting out?

Resources mentioned in this episode

• How to Create Your Author Platform - www.howtrocreateyourauthorplatform.com
• Get Your First 1000 Followers - www.getyourfirst1000followers.com
  Use code PODCAST50 for $50 off thru July 31, 2015.

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #233

Video on the Biz Chix Podcast

The Biz Chix interviews me!

Announcements

• Listener Exclusive! Get Your First 1000 Followers in my new live class coming this Fall. My listeners get an exclusive discount of $50. Click HERE and use code PODCAST50. Good thru July 31st.
• Meet our podcast guests in our the Brain Burps About Book Podcast Group: www.katiedavis.com/podcastgroup. Come get your questions answered!
• Picture Book Summit is coming October 3rd! The Early Bird registration is now open. Come spend the day online with Peter Brown, Andrea Pinkney and Mac Barnett. Check out the video below and then go HERE for all the details. You don't want to miss this!

This week I'm a guest on the Biz Chix Podcast with Natalie Eckdahl!

As a busy Mom of three and co-Founder of ScheduleMAX.com, Natalie Eckdahl is trying to juggle a million things and is on a quest for the holy grail of “Work/Life Balance”.  On her Biz Chix Podcast, Natalie interviews amazing women entrepreneurs, and a few cool dudes, five days a week. Each entrepreneur shares work/life balance and productivity tips as well as their journey. She interviews amazing guests who run international brands and still balance all that life throws at them. Natalie gets them to spill all their secrets of how to get it done.

Natalie and I talk about

• My childhood.
• Why I like to help people.
• How to work through the tough stuff.
• Dirty Dishes.
• How I became a children's book writer and illustrator.
• Amazon FBA.
• Using video in your online platform.
• How I got so techy.
• How you can make more money but you can't make more time.
• Using YouTube and how you can customize your channel.
• KatieDavis.TV

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #232

Making a Living as a Writer

An Interview with Laura Purdie Salas

Announcements

• Picture Book Summit is coming October 3rd! The Early Bird registration is now open! Text 33444 and enter the code PBSKATIE to get on the early bird list or go HERE to sign up. You don't want to miss this!
• Meet our podcast guests in our the Brain Burps About Book Podcast Group: www.katiedavis.com/podcastgroup. Come get your questions answered!

This Week's Guest is Laura Purdie Salas!

This week’s guest is Laura Purdie Salas. Laura Purdie Salas is the author of more than 100 books for kids and teens, including BOOKSPEAK! POEMS ABOUT BOOKS (Minnesota Book Award, NCTE Notable, Bank Street Best Books, Eureka! Gold Medal, and more), STAMPEDE! POEMS TO CELEBRATE THE WILD SIDE OF SCHOOL (Finalist, Minnesota Book Award), and A LEAF CAN BE... (Bank Street Best Books, IRA Teachers' Choice, NCTE Notable Children's Book, Riverby Award for Nature Books for Young Readers, and more). She loves to introduce kids to poetry and help them find poems they can relate to, no matter what their age, mood, and personality. She has also written numerous nonfiction books. See more about Laura and her work at www.laurasalas.com.

Laura and I talk about

• What is your state of mind? What does it need to be?
• How to think of yourself as a business – tips and actionable steps!
• Who to send your packet to?
• What’s in the packet?
• Is there a standard pay rate or does it depend on the project?
• Laura's book WRITING FOR THE EDUCATIONAL MARKET.
• How to Create Your Author Platform.
• Resources for writers at Evelyn Christensen and Writing for the Education Market.
• Pros and cons of being a working writer.
• How to be hired more often as a speaker.

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #231

A New Storytelling Form Brings History to Life

An Interview with Author Entrepreneur Sarah Towle

Announcements

• Picture Book Summit will be October 3rd! Text 33444 and enter the code PBSKATIE to get on the early bird list or go HERE to sign up. You don't want to miss this!
• Meet our podcast guests in our the Brain Burps About Book Podcast Group: www.katiedavis.com/podcastgroup. Come get your questions answered!

Appearances

• Join me! I'm speaking at Podcast Boston on June 13th.

This Week's Guest is Sarah Towle!

This week’s guest is Sarah Towle. In 2009, Sarah Towle realized that the "book" she was writing was not yet destined for print, but would make a series of killer interactive apps. From that moment, she began building Time Traveler Tours, a start-up developer and publisher of mobile StoryApp iTineraries targeting educational tourism. More recently, with the introduction of digital authoring tools, Sarah also founded Time Traveler Tales, an imprint dedicated to publishing story-based interactive histories for tablet devices for the school and library markets.

Sarah and I talk about

• Educational Tourism for Teens: In the Footsteps of Giants.
• The making of the David.
• Time Travelers Tours and Tales – her new digital imprint.
• Author Mary Hoffman and her Stravaganza series and Amazing Grace.
• What happens when your idea is 5-10 years ahead of the industry.
• Why her first app will never be a financial success even though it was critical success.
• Who created the app Beware Madame la Guillotine, A Revolutionary Tour of Paris.
• Being an iBook author.
• What a UX designer is and why you need one if you are designing an app.
• How she created Madame la Guillotine to be used in the classroom.
• Why a Kickstarter campaign isn't just about raising money.
• How you can submit your idea for the next Time Travelers Tours & Tales story.
• How you can find her Kickstarter campaign and be a part of history!

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #230

How to Beat Your Competitors in a Google Search

An Interview with Lindsey Anderson

Announcements

• Find out the First Five Ways to Build Your Author Platform and be the first to get notified when the How to Create Your Author Platform course opens again. CLICK HERE to get started.
• Meet our podcast guests in our the Brain Burps About Book Podcast Group: www.katiedavis.com/podcastgroup. Come get your questions answered!

Appearances

• Join me! I'm speaking at Podcast Boston on June 13th.

This Week's Guest is Lindsey Anderson!

This week’s guest is Lindsey Anderson. Lindsey is a web strategy expert working with small business owners to help them grow their businesses. She is the founder and CEO of two companies; Web Impakt, a successful web development company, and Lindsey’s Web, an online resource for small business owners to learn about ranking on search engines, newsletters, analytics, social media, pay-per-click ads, websites, blogging, and the list goes on. She knows how to utilize web technologies to help small business owners achieve their dreams.

Lindsey and I talk about

• Why www.webimpakt.com is spelled with a "k".
• What free resources you can find at www.lindseysweb.com.
• The benefits of working from home.
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
• How content is king!
• Why you should write three blog posts per week.
• How important it is for your site to be mobile friendly.
• Responsive web design.
• How to beat your competitors in a Google search.
• How to get a free website review from Lindsey.
• Where to sign up for her Facebook Marketing Webinar.

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #229

Writers, Do You Have a Financial Mentor?

An Interview with Todd Tresidder

Announcements

• Find out the First Five Ways to Build Your Author Platform and be the first to get notified when the How to Create Your Author Platform course opens again. CLICK HERE to get started.
• Join the fun in the Brain Burps About Book Podcast Group: www.katiedavis.com/podcastgroup. I'll be offering extras, and sharing resources to help you grow and learn best practices.
• Why should you as a writer learn about video? Not only to market your books, but because reciprocity rocks: to help with charities near and dear to your heart. I was able to help my local Neighbor to Neighbor charity with this video, below.

Appearances

• Join me! I'm speaking at Podcast Boston on June 13th.

This Week's Guest is Todd Tresidder!

This week’s guest is Todd Tresidder. Todd Tresidder is a financial coach at FinancialMentor.com. His unconventional take on worn financial topics has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Smart Money magazine, Yahoo Finance, and more. He’s authored 5 financial education books including How Much Money Do I Need To Retire?, Variable Annuity Pros and Cons, and the 4% Rule and Safe Withdrawal Rates In Retirement.

Todd and I talk about

• Why every writer needs a platform - whether you are self-published or traditionally published.
• How books build relationships and relationships build businesses.
• Why you have to market your books.
• How writing the book is only a third of your job as an author.
• Building equity.
• How to compound your equity as a writer.
• Your books being your art.
• Expected Value Bets.
• How investing isn’t gambling.
• Roderick Russell, the Renaissance Man behind RemarkablyHuman.com.
• EventualMillionaire.com.
• How Todd and Pat Flynn help each other out.

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #228

How to Speak at Teacher Conferences

An Interview with Teresa Funke

Announcements

• Find out the First Five Ways to Build Your Author Platform and be on the first to be notified when How to Create Your Author Platform opens again.  CLICK HERE to get started.
• Join the fun in the Brain Burps About Book Podcast Group: www.katiedavis.com/podcastgroup. I'll be offering extras, and sharing resources to help you grow and learn best practices.

Contributors

• Emily Wylie reviews Stacey Lee’s debut book Under a Painted Sky.

Appearances

• Join me! I'm speaking at Podcast Boston on June 13th.
• I'm teaching Yale this summer on June 7th. (Yes, THAT Yale!) More information to come.

This Week's Guest is Teresa Funke!

This week’s guest is Teresa Funke. Teresa embodies the modern artist/entrepreneur. She is the owner of Teresa Funke & Company and Victory House Press and the award-winning author of six novels for adults and children based on true stories from WWII. She is also a nationwide speaker offering keynotes and presentations and a popular writer’s coach and creativity coach.

Visit Teresa's You Tube channel to watch her popular writing videos or to check out her playlist, "Great Ideas Giveaway," in which Teresa shares business ideas for artists and creatives that they can take and use in their own models.

Teresa and I talk about

• Teresa's YouTube channel and she uses it go in depth teaching writing techniques.
• Coaching writers.
• Great Idea Giveaways.
• Dancing in Combat Boots.
• Kids skipping recess to hear Teresa talk.
• Her multicultural series for kids: Home Front Heroes
• The No-No Boys about Japanese Internment camps in WWII.
• V for Victory – Story of a Mexican American boy in WWII.
• Wave Me Goodbye - Jewish girl and an orphaned English boy become friends in WWII.
• Back matter included in Non-fiction makes it easier for teachers to use.
• Hired a retired teacher to develop lesson plans and curriculum guides
• Speaking at teacher conferences.
• Do you pay to attend the conference you want to speak at?
• How she was at the beginning of the self-publishing trend.
• Getting books in museum gift shops.
• Book covers and how to design them.
• Teresa's Burst of Brillance for a Creative Life.

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #227

Defining Magical Realism

An Interview with Laura Ruby

Announcements

• The launch of How to Create Your Author Platform (and Market Your Books without Being Pushy) went great, the students are awesome. The course is wait listed but you can CLICK HERE to be notified as soon as it opens sign up. Plus you'll get 5 things you can do today to start your platform before you even get in the class.
• Join the fun in the Brain Burps About Book Podcast Group: www.katiedavis.com/podcastgroup. I'll be offering extras, and sharing resources to help you  grow and learn best practices.

Appearances

• I'm speaking at Podcast Boston on June 13th.
• I'm teaching Yale this summer. (Yes, THAT Yale!) Date to be determined - I'll let you know as soon as I know!

This Week's Guest is Laura Ruby!

This week’s guest is Laura Ruby. Laura is one of my BFF's and she also writes fiction for adults, teens and children. She is the author of the newly-released YA novel BONE GAP*, as well as the Edgar-nominated children's mystery LILY'S GHOSTS, the ALA Quick Pick for teens GOOD GIRLS (2006), a collection of interconnected short stories about blended families for adults, I'M NOT JULIA ROBERTS (2007), and the forthcoming middle-grade trilogy YORK. She is on the faculty of Hamline University's Masters in Writing for Children Program. She makes her home in the Chicago area.

Laura and I talk about

• We talk about bees and their relationship to gender issues.
• Animals: magical and otherwise.
• The way we see the people we love.
• How Laura names her characters.
• How many words do you need for a novel?
• How does Laura edit?
• What is magical realism and what is Laura Ruby’s definition of it?
• Helen Oyeyemi, author of Boy, Snow, Bird: A Novel
• Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma

* I did receive a free advanced copy of BONE GAP and I am happy to call Laura Ruby my friend.

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #226

Create Your Author Platform Month Closes with Illustrator Sandy Williams

Illustrators Need Platforms, Too!

I am grateful for

• Tim McCanna and his awesome jingle. The original one, but also the new one he created and edited for me.
• Kellie Johnston, for the lovely thank you note she wrote to me on how I changed her career in three minutes!
• The peeps who have been showing up to my hangouts. Do you have any idea how awks it is to talk to your iMac, alone in your office? No one responding? But if you know there are viewers, especially ones who are entering questions, well, that’s something to be grateful for!
• The peeps who’ve been thanking me for my free training.
• My new students. Not only am I grateful, I’m impressed. You’ve taken a leap of faith in your own career. Nicely done.

Announcements

• We have a brand spankin' new Facebook group just for YOU, my peeps! Let's take the podcast topics one step further and get down to the nitty gritty. Join here: www.katiedavis.com/podcastgroup
• Free training is only available until Sunday, May 3rd! New Flash Training included: www.katiedavis.com/freetraining
• The tables were turned. I was a guest on the Biz Chix Podcast! Check it out HERE.
• I'm teaching a picture book workshop at Yale this June! Join me during Session 2 HERE.

This Week's Guest is Sandy Williams!

This week’s guest is Sandy Williams. Sandy is an illustrator and was one of my Crank It Up Implementation students this winter. She specializes in natural science illustration and design. Sandy also teaches courses in learning to paint with gouache, the medium she uses most for her illustration and design work.

Sandy and I talk about 

• How creating a platform has helped her sell her book.
• How creating a platform has helped her create an email list.
• How Sandy went from flailing to goal setting.
• As a non-techy, how she’s creating her platform using video.
• What would happen if past-Sandy met present-Sandy!

Fifty Shades of Greatness

A Conversation About Creating the Life You’ve Been Yearning For with Paula Jean Burns

Announcements

• Where should you start building your platform? Let me show you with my FREE video training. Hurry! It's only available until May 3rd! Text 33444 and enter the code KATIED to get signed up for my free training!

• HOWEVER, if you want to check out the full course, the one I just launched TODAY, go here:  How to Create Your Author Platform (and Market Your Books Without Being Pushy!)
• I express my gratitude to the reviewers of the free training videos.

This Week's Guest is Paula Jean Burns!

This week’s guest is Paula Jean Burns. Recognized for her leadership as a highly skilled Project Team Manager within the Information Technology field, Paula Jean delivers powerful strategies to her clients leading them to attain significance and purpose which she describes as  “Living Life All In." After 25 years of leading high profile teams and projects for a leading health care system, Paula Jean’s world was rocked when she experienced 2 major life events within the same year causing Paula Jean to pause and declare:  “So, this is it?  There must be more to life!” Paula Jean responded by taking her life off “auto-pilot” and regaining control as the driver of her life.  It was in taking this bold move that led Paula Jean to discover her life’s true work, reconnect to her passion and for the first time to live her life All IN!

Paula Jean and I talk about

• Intuitive Mindful Leadership.
• Living All In.
• Fifty Shades of Greatness.
• What does “bespoke” mean.
• How to create the life you’ve been yearning for.
• What she thought of my beta test!
• How my platform tips helped her even though she's not exclusively a writer.
• Making these platform principles applicable to everyone.
• Learning lessons backwards!
• The benefits of narrowing down your audience.
• How to be specific and authentic at the same time.

Announcements

• Where should you start building your platform? Let me show with my FREE video training. Hurry! It's only available until May 3rd! Text 33444 and enter the code KATIED to get signed up for my free training!
• Great listener question from Vicky in today's podcast: "How soon should someone wait after they start their blog to write their first book?" Do you have a question you'd like me answer on the podcast? Click here: www.speakpipe.com/KatieDavis

This Week's Guest is Jackie Reynolds!

This week’s guest is Jackie Reynolds. Jackie finished up one of my Crank It Up with Katie coaching sessions. A multi-award winning performer, Jackie Reynolds, brings laughter to the Hudson Valley and beyond as Jackie the Magician, Bee Bee the Clown, Mrs. Santa Claus & the Fairy Godmother. Since 1992 her creative entertainment, quick wit and refreshing humor have delighted audiences at community events, company picnics, day care centers, libraries, schools,  senior centers and 1000’s of parties. Jackie has now added children's book author to her extensive resume.

Jackie and I talk about

• Why Jackie wanted to build a platform online.
• How building email changed her business.
• Gaining control of your platform through an email list.
• Props to Harold Underdown, Jackie’s editor for her two books.
• Why she was told to take the wild animals out of her books
• How Jackie published her books through Hillcrest media and Mill City Press.
• Jackie’s direct results from having an email list.
• Don’t miss our P.S.!
  

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #223

From Tech Phobic to Master Blogger

Platform Building with Author Vivian Kirkfield

Announcements

• My free training on how to get started building your author platform will be ready next week – but you can’t get it unless you sign up here: http://www.katiedavis.com/freetraining.

Contributors

• Julie Falatko reviews The Way to the Zoo by John Burningham

This Week's Guest is Vivian Kirkfield!

This week’s guest is Vivian Kirkfield. Vivian is one of my exceptional students! She got her master’s degree in Early Childhood Education and was a kindergarten teacher in New York City for many years. Then she decided to stay at home and raise her children. As a daycare provider, she was able to do that. The program of activities she put in place for those children became the basis for her award-winning parent-teacher resource, SHOW ME HOW!  BUILD YOUR CHILD’S SELF-ESTEEM THROUGH READING, CRAFTING AND COOKING.

Vivian and I talk about

• How Vivian started building her author platform.
• Don’t miss the #giveaway on Vivian’s blog!
• Julie Hedlund’s 12x12 membership.
• Why writers need to build their platform and where to start.
• Will Write for Cookies – her fabulous series.
• How Vivian adds people to her email list.
• How to get your free anti-bullying toolkit guide for kids.
  

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #222

The Art of Social Media: Tips for Power Users

An Interview with Author, Speaker & Social Media Pro Peg Fitzpatrick, co-author with Guy Kawasaki

Announcements

• Coming soon! Free training on how to market your books. Get on the notification list right HERE right now!
• Listener Kim Trumbo asks a great question. Do you have a question about book marketing you'd like me answer on the podcast? Go to www.speakpipe.com/katiedavis and ask away!

This Week's Guest is Peg Fitzgerald!

This week’s guest is Peg Fitzpatrick. Peg is an author, a speaker and, social media marketing pro. Covering all the major social media platforms, she frequently hears “you’re everywhere!” She’s passionate about life, social media, and inspiring others to be their best. She co-authored The Art of Social Media with Guy Kawasaki.

Peg and I talk about

• Easy ways to use Canva.
• Rules about selling on your personal Facebook profile.
• What you can do on your Facebook page.
• The 20% rule of Facebook ads.
• $5 a day ads.
• Why should never buy Likes.
• Should you sponsor your own content as an author?
• Authors who are doing it right: Elizabeth Gilbert and Hugh Howey.
• Why you need an author platform.
• Who should your identity be online if you’re writing for different genres?
• Hashtag strategy – Using Google plus for related hashtags
• How to grow your list through social media.
• How to check how you look to others…be anonymous.
• Best way to put a post on G+

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #221

When You Get Interest from Traditional Publishers But Say No Thanks

An Interview with KeeKee’s Big Adventures Series Creator Shannon Jones

Announcements

• Answer one questions and get my free marketing lessons!  Ask them here and get my Book Promo Planner and Checklist PLUS 21 Ways to Promote Yourself on Amazon as a special bonus.
• I'd love to hear your reviews! You can review the podcast on iTunes here.

Contributors

• Julie Falatko reviews I Don’t Want to Be a Frog by Dev Petty and Mike Boldt

This Week's Guest is Shannon Jones!

This week’s guest is Shannon Jones. For Shannon, her love of travel began at a young age. It opened her eyes and ears to the world. As a grownup, living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with her husband Paul and kitty KeeKee, the idea for KeeKee’s Big Adventures was born. After twenty years in the marketing field, Shannon is launched on her new adventures, following her passion for writing and excited to be helping kids in their quest for learning and discovery.

Shannon's first book KeeKee's Big Adventures in Paris, France won the Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Awards Silver for Best First Children’s Book in April 2014 and Gold Mom’s Choice Award in Autumn 2013. KeeKee's Big Adventures in Rome, Italy received a Gold Mom's Choice Award in April 2013.

Her third book, KeeKee's Big Adventures in Athens, Greece, landed October 2014 and just received a Gold Mom's Choice Award.

Shannon and I talk about

• Why, even though Shannon got interest from traditional publishers, she decided to self-publish.
• The unusual process through which she found a great illustrator.
• Her editor is Lisa Pliscou.
• Her printer, Phoenix Color.
• The Bilingual pronunciation guide in her books.
• Getting geography lessons from a cat.
• The KeeKee Club.

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #220

Kelly Light’s Top Tips to Getting Traditionally Published

An Interview with Kelly Light: How She Got Five Offers Before Ever Getting an Agent

Announcements

• Want to hear about my Author Platform course when it comes out? Join here!
• Just for listeners of the podcast! Get a $25 discount and a free success guide from Pubslush HERE.

Contributors

• Julie Hedlund bring us a gratitude segment.

This Week's Guest is author-illustrator Kelly Light!

This week’s guest is Kelly Light. Author Illustrator, Kelly Light was born in 1970 off exit 149 of the Garden State Parkway. She grew up down the shore surrounded by giant roadside dinosaurs, cotton candy colors and skee ball sounds. Schooled on Saturday morning cartoons and Sunday Funny pages, she picked up a pencil and started drawing and never stopped.

Kelly and I talk about

• The day Kelly got so many calls from editors she stopped answering the phone.
• How she got five offers before she ever got an agent.
• How Kelly got published.
• What BEA was like for her being treated like a debutante.
• Who is “the Willy Wonka of books?”
• Kelly’s top tips to getting and being traditionally published.

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #219

Avoid the Slush Pile with Pubslush

An Interview with Pubslush Vice President Amanda Barbara

Announcements

• Free book marketing lessons here: www.katiedavis.com/vip
• Just for listeners of the podcast! Get a $25 discount and a free success guide from Pubslush HERE: www.katiedavis.com/pubslush

Contributors

• Julie Hedlund bring us a gratitude segment.

This Week's Guest is Pubslush Vice President Amanda Barbara!

This week’s guest is Amanda Barbara. Pubslush was founded by mother and daughter entrepreneurs, Hellen and Amanda Barbara. Pubslush is a global pre-publication platform that offers crowdfunding and pre-order options for authors and publishers. Amanda and her mother were inspired to create a more democratic publishing process after learning about the struggles of authors like J.K. Rowling, whose bestselling series was rejected by the 12 publishers to which it was initially sent. So many great authors have been dismissed to the infamous "slush pile." The Pubslush name is derived from their mission to give authors the opportunity to get out of the slush pile, prove their talent and market viability, and successfully publish quality books.

Amanda and I talk about

• What can Pubslush do for writers?
• How Pubslush can be a launch pad for your writing career.
• What do if you're looking for a spot to gain fans.
• How your fans get an email when your book is ready.
• Why Pubslush is not just another crowd funding platform.
• How is it completely risk free for the authors?
• How they monetize! (Great for writers!)
• Finding your reader data.
• Do writers need a contract?

BBAB 218: Reedsy | Connecting Publishing Professionals to Writers

An Interview with Reedsy Chief Operating Officer Richard Fayet

Announcements

• The Write Life Writers Bundle goes live for 3 days only starting March 9th! You can get $1072 with of ebooks and courses for writers for only $99. Video Idiot Boot Camp, Learn Scrivener Fast and 7 other resources are inlcuded. Check it out here: www.katiedavis.com/bundle
• Get your free marketing lessons at www.katiedavis.com/VIP.

Contributors

• Heather Preusser reviews Courage for Beginners by Karen Harrington

This Week's Guest is Reedsy Chief Operating Officer Richard Fayet!

This week’s guest is Richard Fayet. Richard is one of the co-founders of Reedsy, a curated marketplace designed to streamline self-publishing. On Reedsy, authors can connect with vetted, industry-experienced editors, designers, marketers and translators and work with them through in-built project management and collaboration tools, keeping all the workflow in one place.

Richard and I talk about

• Getting tough with their Terms of Service.
• How they get their curated professionals.
• Their 10% fee.
• What collaboration tools they offer.
• What publication tools they have available.
• Author profiles.

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #217

Bundle Up! The Writers Bundle Will Heat Up Your Writing

An Interview with Alexis Grant of The Write Life

Announcements

• When you sign up at katiedavis.com/bundle, you’ll be one of the first to hear when this great bundle for writers is available!

This Week's Guest is Alexis Grant!

This week’s guest is Alexis Grant. Alexis is an entrepreneurial writer and digital strategist, with a focus on careers and the workplace. All of her work falls under one umbrella: helping YOU create the life you want to live.

Alexis and I talk about

• Why she created The Write Life and The Writer's Bundle.
• How The Writer's Bundle can benefit YOU.
• Who is part of The Writer's Bundle this year.
• How you can be one of the first to get it!

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #216

Going to Sea with Dr. Bob Ballard

An Interview with Scholastic Author Karen Romano Young

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Announcements

• Check out my new site!
• Free book marketing lessons delivered straight to your inbox – go to my new site and you’ll see the sign up box on the right.

Contributors

• Emily Wylie reviews The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye

This Week's Guest is Karen Romano Young!

This week’s guest is Karen Romano Young. She is an author, illustrator, science communicator, comic creator, and deep sea diver. Her work includes graphic novels and science articles, young adult and middle grade novels, and books about the ocean and animals.

Karen and I talk about

• How Karen got to dive to the bottom of the ocean in Alvin.
• Writing for NASA, Wood’s Hole, extreme outreach.
• Did you know the NY Times is written so a 12-year-old can read it?
• Going to sea with Dr. Bob Ballard.
• Hydro-thermal vents 40 years after Dr. Ballard discovered them.
• Nautiluslive.org
• Mapping parts of the ocean with robot submarines.
• Hundred Percent.
• Sea Turtle Rescue.
• Doodlebug.

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #215

What Does the Fox Say?

How Janet Fox Used Video to Get a Book Deal

Click here to get Katie's 21 Ways to Market and Promote Your Book Checklist & Worksheet Kit FREE.

Click to tweet about this week's episode

Announcements

• I'm creating a new course! Get on the VIP list for How to Build Your Author Platform and get free marketing tips here: http://katiedavis.com/VIP

 Contributors

• Julie Falatko reviews Goodnight Already by Jory John and illustrated by Benji Davies.

This Week's Guest is Janet Fox!

Janet Fox likes writing history, mystery, romance, and adventure novels... but mostly she likes writing for and about the child – the teen – she still is inside. She lives in Montana, surrounded by mountains and in the company of her husband and their rambunctious yellow lab.

Janet and I talk about

• How she sold a book based a video she created! (Now, do you believe writers should be making videos?)
• Her work in choosing speakers for book festivals.
• How video informs who she chooses to invite.

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #214

Is It Actually Better to Be Traditionally Published?

Announcements

• I love LeadPages! I'm using to build my new website. You can check out LeadPages here: http://katiedavis.com/leadpages
• I'm creating a new course! Get on the VIP list for How to Build Your Author Platform and get free marketing tips here: http://katiedavis.com/VIP

This Week's Guest is Julia Suzuki!

This week’s guest is Julia Suzuki, author of the The Land of Dragor: Book 1: The Gift of Charms (Land of Dragor 1).

Julia and I talk about

• How did she get 63,000 followers on Twitter with only 1,300 tweets?
• How she controls her social media schedule.
• The start of her career and selling over 10,000 books
• How Julia got national press
• Is getting traditionally published the holy grail?

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #213

A Pinterest Rockstar Shares Her Secrets

Announcements

• Just a quick note to let you know that I’m starting a new podcast soon if I haven’t already started by the time you hear this. Want to know more? It’s going to be pretty awesome and very different from this show. Go to writeakidsbook.com/podcast to learn more.

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  There's still time to join Crank It Up with Katie! It's a great opportunity to get coaching for your writer business in a small group format. Join HERE.
• I’m inviting you to a party! Join the KidLit.TV Pinterest Party on January 29th at 9pm EST. Be sure to follow for the latest resources on KidLit and a chance to WIN! Comment, Like, Repin... it's like a visual Twitter Chat on Pinterest! Have you ever been to a Pinterest party? One for writers? One that will grow your followers? RSVP HERE.
• Sign up for a FREE 15 minute Pinterest Session HERE!
• Plus, receive $20 Off a Pinterest Consulting Session by click HERE.

This Week's Guest is Kim Vij!

Kim Vij is a Pinterest Consultant, Educator, Blogger, Freelance Writer and Speaker. Using The Educators' Spin On It, she has created award winning boards on Pinterest with over 1.6 Million followers by focusing pins on Education and Parenting. She’s successfully partnered with leading children’s educational bloggers and brands to create powerful Pinterest boards for early childhood education. In the past three years she has discovered how to reach out to parents to encourage them to become their child’s first teacher by blogging and pinning resources and tips onto her Pinterest Boards. As a mom of 3, Kim enjoys sharing simple ways to make every day moments into learning opportunities.

Kim and I talk about

• What to name your author board. (Hint: Use Pinterest Name-author)
• How to pick a niche topic.
• How create a character building board.
• Naming your boards.
• What to use for board descriptions and how tabs connect.
• The educational aspects of Pinterest.
• How often should you change your board covers?
• Promoted pins – paying for pins to be promoted.
• Picmonkey.com and Canva.com
• What is the maximum size image you can use?
• How to pin to secret boards and release later.
• Should you use Tailwind or Viraltag or Ahalogy?
• Can you change the name of your board?
• How to embed your boards on your site.
• The steps to a perfect pin.
• What should be in your pin description? Answer: Title for the blog post, plus one more sentence, about 100 characters total.
• What are the Pinterest don’ts?

Note to my podcast listeners

When I was listening to Fresh Air on NPR I thought, "Hey! I could do that, but with children's publishing as my focus!" That's how Brain Burps About Books got started. Writing is so solitary. I thought it would be a great way to get to talk to my friends and make new ones, plus I could help others learn. Maybe I'd learn some stuff myself, too. I've had the privilege of talking to the first three National Ambassadors for Young People's Literature, to librarians and New York Time's bestselling authors. I've interviewed to booksellers and publishers, writers, illustrators, app creators, and app distributors, and more! There is always something new on the horizon to learn and to share. So many listeners have asked how to support the show, and actually, now you can. I've installed a donate button to help defray the costs of producing the show. What do you learn or get out of Brain Burps every week? If it's worth donating a dollar, two dollars, five, or whatever you think the show is worth to you, it would help enormously. The show costs $20 a month to keep on the server, and that's only if there are four shorter episodes in a month. That number doesn't include other costs like my time to research and record, post, edit the intros and outros, web hosting, and equipment and software to do all this. I ended up loving podcasting. I love my listeners. My "Burpers!" This is my gig, I know. and like I said, it's an incredible experience for me. But if you've you've been helped, or just love it too, and you're able, here's your opportunity to help defray the costs. No matter what, thank you for being a Burper! http://katiedavis.com/donate

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #212

Why SkippyjonJones Almost Skipped the Show

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Announcements

• Want to write 12 picture book drafts this year? Want encouragement in your writing journey? Check out 12 x 12 HERE. www.katiedavis.com/12

Contributors

• Julie Hedlund helps us express gratitude.

Marketing Question of the Week

• What should my platform look like? How do I do it without being pushy or tacky?

This Week's Guest is Judy Schachner!

Described by the New York Times as “…something like the James Joyce for the elementary school – set…”, Judy Schachner is the #1 NY Times Best Selling Author/Illustrator of over 23 books for children including Bits & Pieces, the Skippyjon Jones series, Yo Vikings, The Grannyman and Willy and May. She has won many awards including the first E. B. White Read Aloud Award.

Judy and I talk about

• If SkippyJon Jones a kitten or a dog?
• Should you use your “normal reading voice” or use accents when reading out loud?
• the 10 year anniversary for SkippyJon Jones!
• Judy’s creative process and tips on how you can help your own
• Judy’s next big project
• How you can become a picture book writer

Why Peter Lerangis Was On Air Force One

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Announcements

• For writers who want to know more about marketing your books. Any writer. Any books. Online, offline, self or traditionally published. Free Market and Promote Your Book Checklist and Worksheet for my writer peeps. You’ll also get a list of 108 top twitter hashtags for writers. As a bonus, I include 21 Ways to promote your book on Amazon. Click HERE.
• The next Crank It Up session is starting on January 22 and there are only a few spots left. Don’t miss the early bird price! It ends January 15th. Start the new year off right by investing in yourself and click here: Crank It Up with Katie.
• Build your platform and make money at the same time. How? Writing for Kidlit.tv! They’re looking for bloggers! Check out KidLit.TV here.
• Renew yourself! Don’t miss the chance to renew yourself at Writers Renaissance … imagine writing in or all writers who are women: from April 12 - 17

 Go HERE to get my Market and Promote Your Book Checklist & Worksheet PLUS 21 Ways to Promote Your Book on Amazon!! http://katiedavis.com/21waystomarket

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #210

My #1 Marketing Tool That's Helped Me Sell More Books

Announcements

• I’ve got something FREE to help you bump it up to the next level in the coming year! It’s a simple little planner. Click here: www.katiedavis.com/2015
• The Early Bird price for Crank It Up with Katie expires January 7th. For only $97, you'll get four weeks of group coaching with me. We'll go over Social Media, Email Lists, Marketing Your Book and Yourself and Video & Tech. Only a few spots left. Start the new year off right by investing in yourself: www.coursesforwriters.com/crankitup

Contributors

• A grateful segment from Julie Hedlund

This Week's Guest is YOU!

I recently did a survey asking you what questions you have about marketing your books. There were over 500 responses and today I will answer one question I think is most representative of what you want to know: What is the #1 tool that helped your sell more books?

Note to my podcast listeners

When I was listening to Fresh Air on NPR I thought, "Hey! I could do that, but with children's publishing as my focus!" That's how Brain Burps About Books got started. Writing is so solitary. I thought it would be a great way to get to talk to my friends and make new ones, plus I could help others learn. Maybe I'd learn some stuff myself, too. I've had the privilege of talking to the first three National Ambassadors for Young People's Literature, to librarians and New York Time's bestselling authors. I've interviewed to booksellers and publishers, writers, illustrators, app creators, and app distributors, and more! There is always something new on the horizon to learn and to share. So many listeners have asked how to support the show, and actually, now you can. I've installed a donate button to help defray the costs of producing the show. What do you learn or get out of Brain Burps every week? If it's worth donating a dollar, two dollars, five, or whatever you think the show is worth to you, it would help enormously. The show costs $20 a month to keep on the server, and that's only if there are four shorter episodes in a month. That number doesn't include other costs like my time to research and record, post, edit the intros and outros, web hosting, and equipment and software to do all this. I ended up loving podcasting. I love my listeners. My "Burpers!" This is my gig, I know. and like I said, it's an incredible experience for me. But if you've you've been helped, or just love it too, and you're able, here's your opportunity to help defray the costs. No matter what, thank you for being a Burper! http://katiedavis.com/donate

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #209

Holiday Replay: How Do You Win an Award, Find a Literary Agent, and Get a Book Published? Get Rejected First!

Announcements

• It's coming! I'm working on my New Year's Gift for you! (Hint: I'm planning on helping you have a productive year.) Sign up here so you'll get it as soon as it's available: www.katiedavis.com/2015
• Have I helped you this year? Did I say something on the podcast, or in a course, or in an email that you've been able to use? I would love to hear about it! Send me an email at support@katiedavis.com and let me know.

This Week's Guest is Illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Debbie and I talk about

• the process for a first time illustrator.
• us looking at stuff on the video (she made the image below while we watched!).
• the word my mom considered a curse word when I was little.
• art notes Debbie received.
• how she did wordless spreads.

Note to my podcast listeners

When I was listening to Fresh Air on NPR I thought, "Hey! I could do that, but with children's publishing as my focus!" That's how Brain Burps About Books got started. Writing is so solitary. I thought it would be a great way to get to talk to my friends and make new ones, plus I could help others learn. Maybe I'd learn some stuff myself, too. I've had the privilege of talking to the first three National Ambassadors for Young People's Literature, to librarians and New York Time's bestselling authors. I've interviewed to booksellers and publishers, writers, illustrators, app creators, and app distributors, and more! There is always something new on the horizon to learn and to share. So many listeners have asked how to support the show, and actually, now you can. I've installed a donate button to help defray the costs of producing the show. What do you learn or get out of Brain Burps every week? If it's worth donating a dollar, two dollars, five, or whatever you think the show is worth to you, it would help enormously. The show costs $20 a month to keep on the server, and that's only if there are four shorter episodes in a month. That number doesn't include other costs like my time to research and record, post, edit the intros and outros, web hosting, and equipment and software to do all this. I ended up loving podcasting. I love my listeners. My "Burpers!" This is my gig, I know. and like I said, it's an incredible experience for me. But if you've you've been helped, or just love it too, and you're able, here's your opportunity to help defray the costs. No matter what, thank you for being a Burper! http://katiedavis.com/donate

Sometimes I'll tell you about something that has impressed the heck out of me. If you decide to purchase what I've recommended, you don not pay any more but I'll get a referral fee. But I will only use a referral (or affiliate) link if it has earned my trust.

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #208

Holiday Replay: How to Promote Your Book

Announcements

• It's coming! I'm working on my New Year's Gift for you! (Hint: I'm planning on helping you have a productive year.) Sign up here so you'll get it as soon as it's available: katiedavis.com/2015
• Have I helped you this year? Did I say something on the podcast, or in a course, or in an email that you've been able to use? I would love to hear about it! Send me an email at support@katiedavis.com and let me know.

This week authors share their fails, successes, and ideas, so listen up!

• Uma Krishnaswami direct from India!
• Chris Cheng talks about python massages
• Loreen Leedy talks about promoting and making money at the same time here
• Darcy Pattison talks about creating book trailers with help from this site
• Editor Deborah Halverson reveals her big fail that happened with her own book
• Julie Hedlund stumbled upon a great way to pre-promote for the time she gets published
• Elizabeth O. Dulemba talks about how she's gotten over 3 million hits on her site in the last 2 years
• Dan Santat talks about his unique and indy-supporting win-win-win idea
• Elizabeth Stevens' gets published authors to tell about their big failures and fakes me out in the interview!
• Christine Fonseca talks about her greatest...you'll have to listen to hear!

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #207

Our 101 Favorite Children's Books of the Year Part 2

Announcements

• Would you answer this one question survey? I want to hear from how I can help YOU: http://www.katiedavis.com/onequestion
• Getting excited and prepped for the next session of Business for Writers 101: Crank It Up with Katie. Get it now for the early bird price of $97.
• Support Pencils of Promise! See the free replay of How to Explode Your Career with Video to find out how you can help HERE.
• Get Video Idiot Boot Camp for $25 off, too and learn how to create videos to help your career as a writer and help a kid get a good education. Between now and December 31, half of every tuition for Video Idiot Boot Camp will be donated to Pencil of Promise, an organization that ensures quality education for children in Ghana, Guatemala, Laos, and Nicaragua. Use code pencils25 when you check out to get your discount. So far, we've donated over $800!

This Week's Guests are

Matthew Winner of The Busy Librarian and the Let's Get Busy Podcast with Cynthia Alaniz of Librarian in Cute Shoes & Contributor at the Nerdy Book Club.

Matthew, Cynthia, and I talk about

• Their favorite books of 2014.
• the next 51 books on the list including our number 1 picks!
• All books are in alphabetical order so we can spread the book love.
• Getting a downloadable PDF of the books HERE for you to take to your local independent bookseller and get your favorites!

Note to my podcast listeners

When I was listening to Fresh Air on NPR I thought, "Hey! I could do that, but with children's publishing as my focus!" That's how Brain Burps About Books got started. Writing is so solitary. I thought it would be a great way to get to talk to my friends and make new ones, plus I could help others learn. Maybe I'd learn some stuff myself, too. I've had the privilege of talking to the first three National Ambassadors for Young People's Literature, to librarians and New York Time's bestselling authors. I've interviewed to booksellers and publishers, writers, illustrators, app creators, and app distributors, and more! There is always something new on the horizon to learn and to share. So many listeners have asked how to support the show, and actually, now you can. I've installed a donate button to help defray the costs of producing the show. What do you learn or get out of Brain Burps every week? If it's worth donating a dollar, two dollars, five, or whatever you think the show is worth to you, it would help enormously. The show costs $20 a month to keep on the server, and that's only if there are four shorter episodes in a month. That number doesn't include other costs like my time to research and record, post, edit the intros and outros, web hosting, and equipment and software to do all this. I ended up loving podcasting. I love my listeners. My "Burpers!" This is my gig, I know. and like I said, it's an incredible experience for me. But if you've you've been helped, or just love it too, and you're able, here's your opportunity to help defray the costs. No matter what, thank you for being a Burper!

Our 101 Favorite Children's Books of the Year Part 1

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Announcements

• Would you answer this one question survey? I want to hear from how I can help YOU: http://www.katiedavis.com/onequestion
• Getting excited and prepped for the next session of Business for Writers 101: Crank It Up with Katie. Get it now for the early bird price of $97.
• Now through Dec 6, get Video Idiot Boot Camp for $25 off and I'll donate half of every tuition that comes in to Pencils of Promise. Not only that, but the value of your contribution will be doubled because Pat Flynn will match everything up to $25,000! Use code pencils25 when you check out to get your discount!
• FREE webinar where I'll teach you how you can use video to explode your writing career, on Dec 6th at noon. Sign up here. http://www.katiedavis.com/pencils

This Week's Guests are

Matthew Winner of The Busy Librarian and the Let's Get Busy Podcast with Cynthia Alaniz of Librarian in Cute Shoes & Contributor at the Nerdy Book Club.

Matthew, Cynthia, and I talk about

• Our favorite books of 2014.
• 50 books this week and 51 books (including our #1 picks!) next week.
• All books are in alphabetical order so we can spread the book love.
• Getting a downloadable PDF of the books HERE for you to take to your local independent bookseller and get your favorites!
• Go to coursesforwriters.com/video and sign up

Use the code pencils25 when you check out to get your discount!    

Download a PDF list of all these books here: Top 101 Children Books 2014 - The First 50

Note to my podcast listeners

When I was listening to Fresh Air on NPR I thought, "Hey! I could do that, but with children's publishing as my focus!" That's how Brain Burps About Books got started. Writing is so solitary. I thought it would be a great way to get to talk to my friends and make new ones, plus I could help others learn. Maybe I'd learn some stuff myself, too. I've had the privilege of talking to the first three National Ambassadors for Young People's Literature, to librarians and New York Time's bestselling authors. I've interviewed to booksellers and publishers, writers, illustrators, app creators, and app distributors, and more! There is always something new on the horizon to learn and to share. So many listeners have asked how to support the show, and actually, now you can. I've installed a donate button to help defray the costs of producing the show. What do you learn or get out of Brain Burps every week? If it's worth donating a dollar, two dollars, five, or whatever you think the show is worth to you, it would help enormously. The show costs $20 a month to keep on the server, and that's only if there are four shorter episodes in a month. That number doesn't include other costs like my time to research and record, post, edit the intros and outros, web hosting, and equipment and software to do all this. I ended up loving podcasting. I love my listeners. My "Burpers!" This is my gig, I know. and like I said, it's an incredible experience for me. But if you've you've been helped, or just love it too, and you're able, here's your opportunity to help defray the costs. No matter what, thank you for being a Burper!

I’m so thankful for my business because it means I’m able to donate to charities close to my heart.

Inspired by Pat Flynn, I decided to donate half of every Video Idiot Boot Camp tuition from Nov 24 through midnight December 6.

Like this: now through Dec 6, I'll make a donation to Pencils of Promise for half of every Video Idiot Boot Camp tuition. You'll get $25 off the course, and not only that, but the value of your contribution will be doubled because Pat Flynn, a friend I'm so very grateful for, will match everything up to $25,000!

Use the code pencils25 when you check out to get your discount!

I’ll have a free webinar to teach you how you can use video to explode your writing career, on Dec 6^th at noon. Sign up here or copy and paste: http://www.katiedavis.com/pencils.

If you want to be your own CEO, run your Writer Business, and be able to do things like this, don’t miss my Black Friday sale for my four weeks of live coaching––it’s Writer Business 101, aka Crank It Up with Katie. It’s because of my business I’m able to donate to charities that are important to me.

On Black Friday it’ll only be $85 for four weeks! That comes down to $21.25 for an hour of me teaching you and Cyber Monday will go up if you miss it, and then the Early Bird price will be more than that.

If you're not on my mailing list go to KatieDavis.com/news and get on it so you can be notified when it goes on sale – and if you miss it, you can be notified when the early bird price ends so you don’t miss THAT.

My peeps always get the best deals and first notification.

Guest – Matthew winner

Contributor – Julie Hedlund Gets All Grateful on Your A**

What we talked about:

• The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak
• Grammar wrinkles on our brains – culturally acceptabilities that change
• How can writers be helpful to librarians?
• SEO for podcasts
• Twitter hashtags for writers #fromasecondgrader etc #tweetanauthor
• Ways to market for free
• How to make librarians sure of their school visit investment
• How to learn to do a school visit
• Monthly #TLChat
• Nerdy Book Club
• #SharpSchu Twitter chat
• Let's Get Busy podcast

Announcements

• Thanksgiving next week! I'm grateful for those of you who have donated to the podcast.
• Getting excited and prepped for the next session of Crank It Up with Katie. There will be an early bird price of $97 but don't join yet. Wait for Cyber Monday when it will be even less. The lowest it will ever be.
• If you're not on my mailing list go to KatieDavis.com/news and get on it so you can be notified of the Cyber Monday sale – and if you miss it, you can be notified when the early bird price ends so you don’t miss THAT.

This Week's Guest is... 

... author- illustrator James Burks. After spending fifteen years working as artist in animation working on such movies as Emperor's New Groove, Atlantis, Treasure Planet, Home on the Range, Space Jam, the Iron Giant and the television shows, Wow Wow Wubbzy, Ni-hao Kai-lan, the Dinosaur Train and most recently on Fan Boy and Chum Chum, James is now writing and illustrating his own children's books including Gabby & Gator, Bird & Squirrel on Ice, and Bird & Squirrel on the Run. 

James and I talk about

• Tacos!
• His Bird and Squirrel song.
• Art of visual storytelling.
• How James got in the biz.
• His preferred medium.
• Tips for illustrators.
• 3 things James would recommend.
• The worst thing you could do as a storyteller or an illustrator.

Note to my podcast listeners

When I was listening to Fresh Air on NPR I thought, "Hey! I could do that, but with children's publishing as my focus!" That's how Brain Burps About Books got started. Writing is so solitary. I thought it would be a great way to get to talk to my friends and make new ones, plus I could help others learn. Maybe I'd learn some stuff myself, too. I've had the privilege of talking to the first three National Ambassadors for Young People's Literature, to librarians and New York Time's bestselling authors. I've interviewed to booksellers and publishers, writers, illustrators, app creators, and app distributors, and more! There is always something new on the horizon to learn and to share. So many listeners have asked how to support the show, and actually, now you can. I've installed a donate button to help defray the costs of producing the show. What do you learn or get out of Brain Burps every week? If it's worth donating a dollar, two dollars, five, or whatever you think the show is worth to you, it would help enormously. The show costs $20 a month to keep on the server, and that's only if there are four shorter episodes in a month. That number doesn't include other costs like my time to research and record, post, edit the intros and outros, web hosting, and equipment and software to do all this. I ended up loving podcasting. I love my listeners. My "Burpers!" This is my gig, I know. and like I said, it's an incredible experience for me. But if you've you've been helped, or just love it too, and you're able, here's your opportunity to help defray the costs. No matter what, thank you for being a Burper!

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Announcements

• Thanks to Carrie Charley Brown for the lovely interview she did with me. You can find it at CarrieCharleyBrown.com
• Since it's NaNoWriMo, PiBoIdMo and PictureBookMonth, I talk a little about the Learn Scrivener Fast course I’ve been going through.

This Week's Review

• This week’s contributor is Emily Wylie with a review of Barry Jonsberg’s The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee

This Week's Guest

Chris Barton is the author of the picture books Shark vs Train (a New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller) and The Day-Glo Brothers (winner, American Library Association Sibert Honor), as well as the young adult nonfiction thriller Can I See Your I.D.? True Stories of False Identities.

Chris and I talk about

• Austin!
• Secrets from the 200th episode.
• Jennifer Zeigler's How Not to Be Popular.
• Two best pieces of advice for writers.
• How he came up with Shark Vs. Train.
• The Great Brain.

Note to my podcast listeners

When I was listening to Fresh Air on NPR I thought, "Hey! I could do that, but with children's publishing as my focus!" That's how Brain Burps About Books got started. Writing is so solitary. I thought it would be a great way to get to talk to my friends and make new ones, plus I could help others learn. Maybe I'd learn some stuff myself, too. I've had the privilege of talking to the first three National Ambassadors for Young People's Literature, to librarians and New York Time's bestselling authors. I've interviewed to booksellers and publishers, writers, illustrators, app creators, and app distributors, and more! There is always something new on the horizon to learn and to share. So many listeners have asked how to support the show, and actually, now you can. I've installed a donate button to help defray the costs of producing the show. What do you learn or get out of Brain Burps every week? If it's worth donating a dollar, two dollars, five, or whatever you think the show is worth to you, it would help enormously. The show costs $20 a month to keep on the server, and that's only if there are four shorter episodes in a month. That number doesn't include other costs like my time to research and record, post, edit the intros and outros, web hosting, and equipment and software to do all this. I ended up loving podcasting. I love my listeners. My "Burpers!" This is my gig, I know. and like I said, it's an incredible experience for me. But if you've you've been helped, or just love it too, and you're able, here's your opportunity to help defray the costs. No matter what, thank you for being a Burper!

Announcements

Free 4 Quick & Easy Video Marketing Lessons for Writers

You’re not making book trailers yet? Really? Seriously?

You know I'm an insane, video-crazed freak, right? But do you know why?

Book trailers have literally changed my career as a writer. They’ve made me successful, gotten me attention for my books, earned me income, and I absolutely can’t stand it that you might not be doing them.

I’m going to make this ridiculously easy for you. Unless you’re cray cray crazy, you’re going to sign up for this free mini-course and learn how you can create and use video to help you sell books and build your platform.

Click here to get on the dedicated list of people who will get the info when it starts. You’ll receive an emailed mini-lesson for four consecutive days.

But because I don’t want to bug people who don’t want to know how to get more books into more hands, you do need to sign up for it, even if you’re already on my mailing list.

This Week's Review

This week’s contributor is Heather Preusser, with a review of a debut middle grade novel from Esther Ehrlich and a tip from Chris Crutcher.

This week’s guest is Robin Preiss Glasser, illustrator of Fancy Nancy written by Jane O'Connor. Robin has also worked as an illustrator for Judith Viorst, Garrison Keillor, Lynne Cheney and Sarah Ferguson.

Robin and I talk about

• Who was the inspiration for Fancy Nancy.
• Her number video rule.
• How she transforms author art notes in to finish illustrations.

Note to my podcast listeners:

When I was listening to Fresh Air on NPR I thought, "Hey! I could do that, but with children's publishing as my focus!" That's how Brain Burps About Books got started. Writing is so solitary. I thought it would be a great way to get to talk to my friends and make new ones, plus I could help others learn. Maybe I'd learn some stuff myself, too. I've had the privilege of talking to the first three National Ambassadors for Young People's Literature, to librarians and New York Time's bestselling authors. I've interviewed to booksellers and publishers, writers, illustrators, app creators, and app distributors, and more! There is always something new on the horizon to learn and to share. So many listeners have asked how to support the show, and actually, now you can. I've installed a donate button to help defray the costs of producing the show. What do you learn or get out of Brain Burps every week? If it's worth donating a dollar, two dollars, five, or whatever you think the show is worth to you, it would help enormously. The show costs $20 a month to keep on the server, and that's only if there are four shorter episodes in a month. That number doesn't include other costs like my time to research and record, post, edit the intros and outros, web hosting, and equipment and software to do all this. I ended up loving podcasting. I love my listeners. My "Burpers!" This is my gig, I know. and like I said, it's an incredible experience for me. But if you've you've been helped, or just love it too, and you're able, here's your opportunity to help defray the costs. No matter what, thank you for being a Burper!

Announcements

• EXTENDED! Leave an honest review of the podcast in iTunes by November 7th and be invited to a free Q&A with me. Ask me anything!

1-Go to http://bit.ly/1rxoGdF

2-Click VIEW ON iTUNES

3-Click RATINGS & REVIEWS

4-Click WRITE A REVIEW

5-Enter the Rafflecopter here.

Check out the deets and the 200th episode celebration here.

• Club Burp-a-Palooza It's only .19¢ a day, and you can get weekly transcripts, a monthly marketing Q&A and more here: http://www.katiedavis.com/clubburp
• Are you ready to invest in yourself and crank up your writing career? My next session of Crank It Up group coaching starts Tuesday, November 4th. Let me show you how to expand your audience and build your platform with email lists, social media and video creation. Join here.

Reviews

• Emily Wylie reviews Falling into Place by Amy Zhang

This week’s guest is Tara Lazar, author of the picture book illustrated by James Burks, The Monstore, and creator of Picture Book Idea Month, aka, PiBoIdMo. (You may even learn how to say it, too.)

Tara and I talk about

• Why Tara started PiBoIdMo––it came from a baaaaad place!
• The results of being part of PiBoIdMo (Contracts, Agents and Grants, OH MY!)
• What makes this community special. (It’s awesome.)
• If Tara could magically give everyone in her community one thing in this world, what would it be, and why?
• What she said was the hardest question she’s ever been asked. (Hint: I asked it!)
• Giving a shout-out to some of her power-users and most active members. Hear who she mentions and find out what she likes most about them!
• The hottest topics that always seem to be discussed in the group.
• How newbies––or anyone––can get the most out of PiBoIdMo.
• What has surprised Tara the most about being the head of this forum.

To celebrate my 200th episode I wanted to go big. Go big or go home, right? So this is a three parter:

1. A free info-packed webinar for you, my listener. Your ticket is an honest review of the podcast, which you can write by clicking here, then clicking the VIEW IN iTUNES button, then click RATINGS AND REVIEWS and then WRITE A REVIEW.

2. Let us know you did it by entering your email into the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this page so we can notify you the details for joining the webinar.

3. I'll donate $1,000 to this charity if I get 40 new honest reviews by November 1.

Are you ready to crank up your career? Crank It Up October is open for registration! Four weeks of group coaching with me at a steal of a price. Find out all the deets here.

• Club Burp-a-Palooza It's only .19¢ a day, and you can get weekly transcripts and more here.
• Get the FREE course I'm giving away called 100 Things Every Writer Must Do To Succeed Online here: CoursesForWriters.com.

This week’s guests are:

•  Alan Katz
• Ame Dykeman
• Artie Bennett
• Barbara Dee
• Bryan Collier
• Brian Lies
• Bruce Deegan
• Chris Barton
• CJ Lyons
• Deborah Heiligman
• Eric Velasquez
• Florence Minor
• Gail Carson Levine
• Jane Yolen
• Jarrett J. Krosoczka
• Judy Blundell
• Judy Schachner
• Marc Tyler Nobleman
• Marla Frazee
• Matt Phelan
• Michael Buckley
• Nick Bruel
• Peter Lerangis
• Peter Reynolds
• Robin Preiss Glasser
• Tom Angleberger
• Victoria Kann
• Wendell Minor

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #199

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• I’m grateful to Tim McCanna for his wonderful Halloween jingle!
• Julie Hedlund returns this week with a gratitude segment.

This week’s guest is Steve Scott, independent writer and publisher who has earned $60,000 in a month with his Kindle books. Listen in and learn how he did it!

In the interview you’ll hear Steve’s top advice about:

• Marketing tools that Amazon supplies.
• Should you give away your book and if so, when?
• Drilling down into topics and breaking them down for your books.
• How to find the perfect illustrator.
• How many words is selling for what amount now and what’s working for him.

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• Are you ready to crank up your career? Crank It Up October is open for registration! Four weeks of group coaching with me at a steal of a price. Find out all the deets here.
• We’re having a giveaway of Artie’s fun science book: Belches, Burps, and Farts-Oh My!
• Club Burp-a-Palooza It's only .19¢ a day, and you can get weekly transcripts and more here.
• Get the FREE course I'm giving away called 100 Things Every Writer Must Do To Succeed Online here: CoursesForWriters.com.

This week’s guest is Artie Bennett. Despite the titles of his books, like Poopendous!, Belches, Burps, and Farts-Oh My!, The Butt Book, and Peter Panda Melts Down, Artie is a true lover of words. He was a prodigy as a child. A word prodigy. How does that reveal itself in a child that grows up to be a writer? He becomes a crossword puzzle creator. He’s a punster and a rhyming champ.

Artie and I talk about

• Artie’s obscure but fascinating claim to fame (every writer should have this talent).
• How he told Abe Minzer, his best friend about getting his first NY Times Crossword puzzle printed.
• Artie’s scientific scatological interests leading to bestsellers!

New Crank It Up with Katie! session starting soon! Check it out here: CoursesForWriters.com/crankitup

This week’s guest is CJ Lyons http://cjlyons.net/

Julie Falatko reviews The Midnight Library by Kazuno Kohara

·      This week’s guest is award-winning as well as critically acclaimed New York Times and Amazon AND USA Today bestselling author CJ Lyons.

• ·      Find out why her first book, already with pre-sales, was canceled.
• ·      Find out about one-star reviews and what to do with them
• ·      CJ recommends reading Simon Sinek - Start with Why
• ·      CJ’sHARD FALL (Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers Book 5)
• ·      Why you need to be CEO of your own writer company (meaning you)

Brain Burps About Books: where you'll learn all about the craft and business of children's publishing (and then some!) Go to http://www.katiedavis.com/podcast to subscribe and learn all about the craft and business of children's publishing and get a free eBook of some of the biggest episodes ever!

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This week’s guest is Jocelyn Sams, a brilliant librarian who is having five figure months doing business online––in the same way writers can! 

 Jocelyn and I talk about

• What she charges for an entire year of lessons
• Fall lessons only to try out and a deluxe plan
• Mini lesson plans for genre studies, and award winners
• Guest posting by authors and illustrators
• Marcie Colleen
• http://flippedlifestyle.com

Learn Scrivener Fast with The Scrivener Coach: an interview with The Scrivener Coach

In this episode I speak to Joseph Nicoletti, aka The Scrivener Coach. He talks about how he went from failed pizza delivery boy to teaching writers how to use Scrivener to make them better writers! And by the way, if you want to learn Scrivener fast, join Joe and me for a totally free webinar. Click here, and come watch this webinar where Joe'll be teaching all this:

1. How To Get Up & Running With Scrivener Quickly.

2. Simple Tricks For Organizing & Working With All of Your Writing Using The Binder

3. How To Export Your Book Into Various Formats Including .Mobi, .ePub, .PDF, Doc, & more.

4. How To Edit & Save Every Single Version of Your Work (Worry Free)

5. A Few Jaw-Dropping Tips & Tricks To Wow Your Peers With ;-)

We also have a review from Julie Falatko of Zack Rock's Homer Henry Hudson's Curio Museum

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This week’s guest is The Ironic Mom, author Leanne Shirtliffe

Emily Wylie reviews Rhyme Schemer by K.A. Holt

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•   This week's guest is New York Times best selling writer and freelance editor Emma Walton Hamilton. She’s created an incredible system that empowers writers and will help you prepare your manuscript for publication. Emma Walton Hamilton's Editor-in-a-Box will save you a ton of money, too, if you're hiring an editor. Why? Because you'll skip a lot of the editing errors you would have paid for with the editor! Cool part is you get to use it on every book you plan to publish! You can get it here: http://katiedavis.com/editor
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•   We have a review from Heather Preusser of The Tell-Tale Start (Misadventures of Edgar/Allan) by Gordon McAlpine

                Some of the links here are referral links. That means I've told you about something I'm very impressed with. I've only told you about it because I'm impressed. If you decided to purchase what I've recommended, you do not pay any more but I'll get a referral fee.

• Club Burp-a-Palooza is having it's first Prize bomb on Monday! Imagine: you sign up, it's only .19¢ a day, and you win something worth $25 or $50, $100 $300 or more! You gotta be in it to win it! Go to http://www.katiedavis.com/clubburp 

• Did you hear about the free course I'm giving away on CoursesForWriters.com? It's called 100 Things Every Writer must do to be a Success online 

• For the Brain Burps 200th episode, what do YOU think we should do to celebrate? What should the show be about? I discuss an idea I have but I want to hear from my listeners so please leave a comment at katiedavis.com/192

• This week's guest is indie picture book writer and great marketer, Beau Blackwell. He's created a course for people interested in publishing their own books on Amazon and basically shares everything he knows from his own experience (listen, and you'll hear about that!) You can find the course here:  http://letsmakekidsbooks.com/6weeks Beau has generously offered a huge discount for my listeners if you use the code Katie. Clever code, huh? ;-)

• Before you publish your book, edit it with Emma Walton Hamilton's Editor-in-a-Box which will save you a ton of money, too, if you're hiring an editor. Why? Because you'll skip a lot of the editing errors you would have paid for with the editor! Cool part is you get to use it on every book you plan to publish! You can get it here:  http://katiedavis.com/editor

   

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This week's guests are Elaine Kiely Kearns is a picture book writer, a second grade elementary school teacher and a mother of two, who lives on coffee, chocolate and humor. Armed with a master’s degree in Education and working from her home office in New York, she spends her time writing and perusing the internet for golden nuggets of information for KidLit411.com.

Sylvia Liu is an environmental attorney turned writer-illustrator. She won the 2013 Lee and Low New Voices award and her winning manuscript, A Morning With Gong Gong, will be published. She recently completed an illustration mentorship with David Diaz through the Nevada SCBWI Mentor Program.  Her art and infographics have been published on Huffington Post and other venues. She is inspired by aliens, cephalopods, bunnies, and pigs who want to fly.

Heather Preusser reviews The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

Julie Hedlund Gets All Grateful on Your A** about saying thank you––and here is the video I created on thank yous.

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• This week's guest is Liz Nealon, publisher of Starwalk Kids Media

• SWK Facebook page

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• Today's interview is with Alison Green Myers and Rosemary Agoglia.

• Click here for more info on their workshops that marry Ro's experience at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, and Alison's speciality in connecting curriculum-driven instruction to creation writing and language work.

• Heather Preusser reviews Hope is a Ferris Wheel by Robin Herrera
• Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor

• Click here to get on the priority list for VideosForWriters.com, affordable customizable videos created especially for writers! My new service will be introduced soon! 

• Today's interview is with Natalie Zaman

• Blonde Ops: A Novel by Natalie Zaman and Charlotte Bennardo

• Emily Wylie reviews Jacaby by William Ritter

• A listener asks about the difference between ISBNs and bar codes and where to get them.

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This week's episode is with Bianca Turetsky. Bianca is the author of the stylish Time-Traveling Fashionista series, which has been translated into nine languages. The three books include 

The Time-Traveling Fashionista 

The Time-Traveling Fashionista at the Palace of Marie Antoinette

The Time-Traveling Fashionista and Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile 

Click here for Bianca's Etsy shop and her awesome Mother-daughter book club kit  and listen in as I give Bianca on ways to spiff up her Etsy store

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Today's show is a tribute to the great man and author, Walter Dean Myers, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. I replay an interview I did with him for my 100th episode. 

Walter was the author of Monster, among many dozens of other award-winning books.

Read this tribute to Walter from Lee Bennett Hopkins.

Today's sponsor is Video Idiot Boot Camp and as a bow to that, I've created a new free mini-course called How to Use Screenflow which you can find at ScreenflowDemo.com. 

I have a whole slew of guests in this episode!

In part one I asked everyone I saw at NJ SCBWI 2014 the same question,

"If you could get lost in any children's book, which book would it be, and why?"

Below are the writers who answered. You'll have to listen to find out the fun responses!

In part two I have Ray Briant, a firefighter who invented an app that will be an amazing research tool for writers, and history teaching tool for educators. Listen and see if you can resist helping Ray's Kickstarter for his app TiloTag get funded! 

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• Kat Yeh
• Christine Norris
• Joyce Wan
• Natalie Zamen
• Charlotte Bernardo
• Ame Dykeman
• Adam Lehrhaupt
• Tara Lazar
• Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
• Stacey Wilk
• Julie Hedlund

Check out my new FREE mini-course, How to Use Screenflow which you can find at ScreenflowDemo.com. 

In this episode we talked about:

• How do indie authors apply for awards?
• How she works for herself and was able to quit her job
• Shelley’s one secret to being consistently in the top 100 authors on Amazon
• The three most important mistakes every author should avoid
• Forgiveness Formula 
• Author Publicity Pack 
• Marketing Your Book on Amazon
• What R.E.A.D. stands for
• What can a virtual assistant do for you?
• What’s the 80/20 principle?
• How to learn Scrivener!
• How to record an audiobook using ASX.com
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• Click here to get Shelley’s awesome marketing guide (you’ll have to sign up for her mailing list to get them): http://www.katiedavis.com/shelleyguide

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Thank you to our sponsor, Just Write for Kids! 

I promised last week to bring you Part 2 with Stephan Hovnanian and give you more Google Plus Training and here it is!

In the week's episode you'll hear:

• how to get your questions answered on the podcast by going to Speakpipe.
• me try to pronounce a word I never say out loud.
• a new gratitude segment from Julie Hedlund. Finally!

In The Interview with Stephan Hovnanian You'll Hear About

• more tips for Google+.
• when to schedule a Google Hangout On Air.
• how to market your Google Hangout.
• using Google+ to increase your mailing list.
• what Google Drive is and how to use it to collaborate with others.
• the Launch Team mentioned in the podcast is now closed, but you can find How to Promote Your Children's Book here.
• how to get one of Stephan's books for FREE! (Hint: Scroll down!)

You'll get Google Plus Training in today's episode with this G+ expert.Everyone in publishing should know about this! This is great to help you market your books.

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