Let's Make Kids' Books - Children's Book Publishing Show

Let's Make Kids' Books - Children's Book Publishing Show


Latest Episodes

Episode 14: Can You Really Make Money With Children’s Books?
September 15, 2015

This episode comes from questions I got from several members of my course and Facebook group– is it really possible to make money as a self-published children’s author? Is the income consistent? How much are we talking here? All good questions,

Episode 13: Pricing Your Children’s Book for Maximum Profits
October 09, 2014

In this episode, I talk about a topic that trips up many self-published children’s authors: how to price your book so it actually sells. But beyond just selling, it’s important that you actually make some money from your books so you can keep creating ...

Episode 12: Is Self-Publishing a Children’s Book Right For You?
September 18, 2014

On this week’s episode, I cover a question that many aspiring children’s authors ask themselves: is self-publishing the right choice for me? As you’ve probably gathered by now, I’m a big advocate of self-publishing,

Episode 11: Why Bother with Free Book Promotions?
September 09, 2014

On this solo episode of the podcast, I’m tackling a topic that’s a little controversial in the indie children’s book world. You may have heard other self-published authors talk about giving away copies of their book for free and wondered,

Episode 10: Lynelle Woolley on Creating a Popular Series
August 01, 2014

My guest on the podcast this week is Lynelle Woolley, self-published children’s author of the fantastic series Flower Girl World. I reached out to Lynelle after running across her books in the Kindle store and being extremely impressed with how attract...

Episode 9: Author Catherine Driscoll “Talks Turkey”
July 10, 2014

My guest this week is Catherine Driscoll, self-published author of the hit book “The Town Turkey.” Catherine wrote it based on a funny event that happened in her town, and ended up turning the idea into a very successful first book!

4 Simple Tricks for Getting Book Reviews Fast
June 26, 2014

Author’s Note: Although I wrote this article for children’s authors, and there are a few things that are unique to children’s books, these methods work for any author in any genre who needs to get more reviews!

Episode 7: Carol Ekster, Former Teacher Turned Children’s Author
June 19, 2014

This week my guest is Carol Ekster, who taught children for 35 years before retiring in 2009 and devoting herself full-time to writing children’s books. She has written around 50(!) books so far, and has 3 books published through traditional publishing...

Episode 6: Rosemary Rivera & Mario Menjivar – A Husband & Wife Self-Publishing Team
June 11, 2014

I’m back with a fun new episode for you this week. I recently interviewed a really fun couple named Rosemary Rivera & Mario Menjivar, who are a husband and wife team who create and self-publish children’s books!

Episode 5: Exciting Trends and News in Children’s Publishing
May 22, 2014

For this episode I did a quick little solo update about some interesting info I ran across this week in the world of children’s publishing. Listen to the episode, or you can read through my notes below, which cover most of what I talked about on the sh...