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Webinars
July 21 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Book Marketing in the Time of COVID-19 with Valerie Bolling. Join recently published author, Valerie Bolling, for our first online ShopTalk as she explains her process in finding book marketing opportunities when her debut picture book launched the weekend before everything shut down. ($10 for SCBWI members).
Aug. 30 12 p.m.-2:30 All About Author Platforms and Social Media Join Kidlit411 co-founder Sylvia Liu in a deep dive into platform building and social media. This workshop will cover: (1) what is an author platform and do you need one anyway? (2) online components of a platform: website, newsletter, blogs, and social media presence; (3) main social media sites useful to authors, with a special focus on Facebook and Twitter, and (4) ten signs of a successful platform. You will also learn the key thing to know about social media and how authors should decide where to focus one’s energy.
Aug. 30 12 p.m.-2:30 All About Author Platforms and Social Media Join Kidlit411 co-founder Sylvia Liu in a deep dive into platform building and social media. This workshop will cover: (1) what is an author platform and do you need one anyway? (2) online components of a platform: website, newsletter, blogs, and social media presence; (3) main social media sites useful to authors, with a special focus on Facebook and Twitter, and (4) ten signs of a successful platform. You will also learn the key thing to know about social media and how authors should decide where to focus one’s energy.
What is a Platform & How to Build One
The New Author's Platform: What Writer's Need to Know
Successful Platform Building Doesn't Have to be About You
Why You Should Market to Grow Your Author Platform - Not to Sell Books
A Definition of Author Platform
Questions About Author Platform
7 Benefits to Growing Author Platform Before You Write Your Book
Author Platform: How to Build One and Stay Sane
Tips for Marketing Self-Published Children's Books
Do I Need a Platform and If So, How High?
Successful Platform Building Doesn't Have to be About You
Why You Should Market to Grow Your Author Platform - Not to Sell Books
A Definition of Author Platform
Questions About Author Platform
7 Benefits to Growing Author Platform Before You Write Your Book
Author Platform: How to Build One and Stay Sane
Tips for Marketing Self-Published Children's Books
Do I Need a Platform and If So, How High?
Email Lists
Marketing in Virtual World
Marketing & Promotion
Marketing & Promotion
Life Post-Publication
Josh Funk Shares Powerhouse Marketing Strategies
The Ultimate Guide to Book Marketing
How to Promote a Young Adult Novel on Social Media
7 Ways to Market Books to Children
Pointers from two Publicity & Marketing Experts
Need to Ask an Author for a Blurb? Here's the Secret Formula to Yes
3 Do's for Getting Reviews (and 4 Don'ts)
Before You Market Your Book, Set Your Objectives
How to Amplify a BookBub Deal as a Traditionally Published Author
Overcoming the 7 Marketing Struggles Every Author Faces
Should I Use a Pen Name?
Blurbing and Being Blurbed
Book Swag
All About Book Swag + A Superlative Swag Offer! by Eileen Meyer and Julie Pend
My Promo Breakdown: What I Did, What I Didn't & How Much I Spent
Book Trailers
Making a Simple Book Trailer Using iMovie
Katya Stec: Book Trailers & Narration Service for Authors (sample reels here)
How to Make an Awesome Book Trailer (and Why!)
3 Things Your Traditional Publisher is Unlikely to Do
18 Ideas for a Successful Book Launch
Don't Stop with the Book Launch
The Truth About Book Launches
Book Marketing: A Blueprint for your Book Launch
Cover Reveal Checklist: How to Run One & What to Update After
Debut Author Lessons
Debut Year Tips (Twitter thread)
Virtual Book Launch Events: 8 Ideas from Authors
Bookstore Events
How to Set up a Book Tour: Part 1
Reaching Readers: Engaging Kids at Book Events
The Art of the Cover Reveal
Giveaways to Market a Book
Courses
Video Idiot Boot Camp with Katie Davis If you're a writer, you need to be making videos. Think it's hard? Well, Katie Davis assures us that it is not, in her Video Boot Camp!
How Writers Can Earn More
Julie Hedlund's- How To Make Money As a Writer
Making a Living
How Writers Can Earn More
Julie Hedlund's- How To Make Money As a Writer
Books
Debut/Marketing Year Groups
Roaring Twenties: YA & MG authors debuting in 2020 #roaring20s
Soaring Twenties: debut trade PB authors in 2020 #soaringPB20s
Perfect2020PBs: debut PB authors in 2020 #Perfect2020PBs
2020 Debut Crew: debut PBs in 2020 #2020DebutCrew
2020VisionsPBs: PB authors in 2020 #2020visionsPBs
2020 Comeback Crew: new releases from your favorite PB, CB, and MG authors & illustrators in 2020
YA + MG 2020 Graduate Students: Facebook support group for kid lit authors with non-debut books coming out in 2020
New Readers Rock 2020: authors & illustrators of chapter books, graphic novels, and other works for early readers coming out in 2020
The21ders: traditionally published MG & YA authors debuting in 2021 #The21ders
2021 Picture Book Debuts: traditionally published picture book authors & illustrators debuting in 2021
2021 Picture Book Scribblers: picture book creators publishing in 2021 #pbscribblers2021
Picture Book Debut Troupe 21: 14 debut picture book authors
