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Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar "Picture Book Month and celebration of Dianne de Las Casas" with Tara Lazar, Katie Davis, John Couret and Paula Naugle. October 14, 2017 Today's webinar is a very special show for us! We have the opportunity to learn all about Picture Book Month from Tara Lazar and Katie Davis, co-founders and renowned children's authors. Picture Book Month was envisioned and founded by Dianne de Las Casas who was our special guest presenter in May, 2017 on Classroom 2.0 LIVE. Sadly, Dianne lost her life in a tragic fire recently and we wanted to honor her legacy by celebrating her life through this featured presentation about Picture Book Month. We will learn about the importance of picture books for students and Picture Book Month. They have created an outstanding Teacher's Guide for participants in Picture Book Month. Our presenters will also share some of their special memories of Dianne de Las Casas including a special visit from John Couret who began writing children’s books because of Dianne’s inspiration. Author Tara Lazar has six picture books in print with many more to come. Her latest title is “7 Ate 9: The Untold Story” from Disney*Hyperion. Next fall look for her illustrated dictionary “500 Words to Bumfuzzle Your Teachers & Bamboozle Your Frenemies”. Tara is the founder of STORYSTORM, a writer’s brainstorming challenge formerly known as Picture Book Idea Month. She is a picture book mentor for We Need Diverse Books and the co-chair of the Rutgers University Council on Children’s Literature annual conference. Katie’s secret superpower is her ability to teach non-techy and tech-fearful writers how to become better business people by building their platforms through social media, video, and creating/building mailing lists. Also known in her niche as one of the first writer entrepreneurs, Katie has created many events and courses for writers, including How to Create Your Author Platform (and Market Your Books without Being Pushy), Video Idiot Boot Camp, and Picture Book Summit (the largest and first online conference of its kind). Her podcast, Brain Burps About Books, is consistently ranked in the top 10 book-related categories. She’s appeared regularly on WTNH and The Huffington Post. She is the director of the Institute of Children’s Literature, which provides accredited writing courses for both adult and children’s books. Katie has been honored to speak everywhere from a maximum security prison, to elementary schools, to university level, including UCONN and Yale, and has keynoted conferences and fundraising galas. You can subscribe to Katie’s YouTube channel at KatieDavis.TV or the #1 podcast in iTunes in Children’s Publishing by going to KatieDavis.com/podcast. Katie Davis’s books, published by Harcourt, S&S, HarperCollins, and Diversion Books, have sold over 755,000 copies, which is why she’s published How to Promote Your Children’s Book, a marketing guide for writers that debuted at #1 on Amazon. http://picturebookmonth.com/ https://taralazar.com/storystorm/ http://katiedavis.com/ https://www.gofundme.com/4b4y0xs (Go Fund Me in Celebration of Dianne de Las Casas)

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 #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.comUse code PODCAST50 for $50 off thru July 31, 2015.

Please send you feedback to thefeed@libsyn.com, call 1-412-573-1934 or Speakpipe   Quick Episode Summary: Intro :12 Promo 1: Window To The Magic 3:19 On the Libsyn Blog! 4:13 Promo 2: XJ Talk Show8:28 How we feature YOU 8:58 Katie from Brain Burps About Books 9:38 Todd from the Goldbergs Podcast 14:36 Need artwork? Here's an offering from Lillian! 20:23 Promo 3: Food Non-fiction 21:27 Rob and Elsie Conversation 21:55 What in the world is going on with all the podcasts.com stuff??? Question from Jacy all about the word a.s.s. What are the most awesome iOS podcast apps? Hat tip to Kevin Bachelder. Brad from the The Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System Podcast asks about where and what to use for your podcasts community. Getting iTunes reviews from other countries? feedback via The Mad Humanist 43:50 Are your downloads real? Asks Rob from the Generation X-Wing Podcast. Libsyn love after leaving Libsyn! Cool stuff. More scripting and workflow information - all about sounding natural. Overall podcasting stats for the month of March! Family plug! Find out about Elsie's brother. Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Window To The Magic XJ Talk Show Food Non Fiction Katie Davis from Brain Burps About Books Todd from the Goldbergs Podcast Lillian from Food Non Fiction Newest Articles on the Libsyn Blog and Podcasting Links Rockin' Libsyn Podcast: The Ingles Podcast Rockin' Libsyn Podcast: The Show Radio Media Rockin' Libsyn Podcast: Get Social Health Rockin' Libsyn Podcast: The Alphabet Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :) Our favorite podcast client for iOS Overcast Castro Pocketcasts is on Windows Phone 8! My Podcast Reviews Luis Escobar's Patreon page Elsie on The Consciously Speaking: Yoga Coach, Female Voice Advocate & Podcast Host Rob and Elsie IRL (In Real Life) Where are we going? Podcast Movement Podcast Movement Workshop For Women: Empower, Evolve, Expand with Elsie Escobar and Jessica Kupferman HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for iOS and Android (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our SpeakPipe Page!

Please send you feedback to thefeed@libsyn.com, call 1-412-573-1934 or Speakpipe   Quick Episode Summary: Intro :12 Promo 1: Window To The Magic 3:19 On the Libsyn Blog! 4:13 Promo 2: XJ Talk Show8:28 How we feature YOU 8:58 Katie from Brain Burps About Books 9:38 Todd from the Goldbergs Podcast 14:36 Need artwork? Here's an offering from Lillian! 20:23 Promo 3: Food Non-fiction 21:27 Rob and Elsie Conversation 21:55 What in the world is going on with all the podcasts.com stuff??? Question from Jacy all about the word a.s.s. What are the most awesome iOS podcast apps? Hat tip to Kevin Bachelder. Brad from the The Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System Podcast asks about where and what to use for your podcasts community. Getting iTunes reviews from other countries? feedback via The Mad Humanist 43:50 Are your downloads real? Asks Rob from the Generation X-Wing Podcast. Libsyn love after leaving Libsyn! Cool stuff. More scripting and workflow information - all about sounding natural. Overall podcasting stats for the month of March! Family plug! Find out about Elsie's brother. Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Window To The Magic XJ Talk Show Food Non Fiction Katie Davis from Brain Burps About Books Todd from the Goldbergs Podcast Lillian from Food Non Fiction Newest Articles on the Libsyn Blog and Podcasting Links Rockin' Libsyn Podcast: The Ingles Podcast Rockin' Libsyn Podcast: The Show Radio Media Rockin' Libsyn Podcast: Get Social Health Rockin' Libsyn Podcast: The Alphabet Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :) Our favorite podcast client for iOS Overcast Castro Pocketcasts is on Windows Phone 8! My Podcast Reviews Luis Escobar's Patreon page Elsie on The Consciously Speaking: Yoga Coach, Female Voice Advocate & Podcast Host Rob and Elsie IRL (In Real Life) Where are we going? Podcast Movement Podcast Movement Workshop For Women: Empower, Evolve, Expand with Elsie Escobar and Jessica Kupferman HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for iOS and Android (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our SpeakPipe Page!

Leave us some feedback! thefeed@libsyn.com or 1-412-573-1934 or Speakpipe! Quick Episode Summary: Intro 12:02 Promo 1: The Martial Arts Nation Podcast 3:10 Rockin' Libsyn Podcaster Pilar Orti 4:08 Katie from Brain Burps About Books shares her podcasting hacks! 7:03 Promo 2: The Ingles Podcast 11:52 How we feature YOU 12:25 Promo 3: Voice-Over Journey 15:11 Rob and Elsie Conversation 15:40 Rob's excitement over his upcoming Apple Watch. Ding dong the podcast patent is dead and we tell you all about it! Yeay Serial won a Peabody Award! FYI iTunes does NOT update ASAP. Great feedback from a Libsyn user at meeting us at NMX! Wayne has something to share with us about NMX. 28:00 Rob's experience at New Media Expo. The story about Rob's epic session. Video podcasting is NOT as popular as we ALL thought aka surprising stats about video podcasting. Elsie's experience at New Media Expo - we start with the sessions. Social Media at live events aka IRL is NOT social. A bit of Elsie's workflow to prepare for covering a conference via social media. We showcased you on our booth and people LOVED it. How to make NMX better. And then, the discussion moves onto the Podcast Awards. The Podcast Awards Winners! You should never have to pay to be part of an awards show. Rob's super cool podcaster microphone finds from NAB. 1:06:50 and 1:08:41 Someone wants to sit down and edit a podcast episode with you. Should you? Rob goes off - a bit. Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Martial Arts Nation Podcast The Ingles Podcast Voice-Over Journey Pilar Orti from 21st Century Life Katie Davis from Brain Burps About Books Wayne Henderson from Media Voice Overs Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :) Pretty link ScheduleMAX The Podcast Awards Sennheiser - Lightning Lapel Mic Shure MV88 lightning mic with boom The Social Network Show with Rob Rob and Elsie IRL (In Real Life) Where are we going? Podcast Movement Podcast Movement Workshop For Women: Empower, Evolve, Expand with Elsie Escobar and Jessica Kupferman HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for iOS and Android (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our SpeakPipe Page!

Leave us some feedback! thefeed@libsyn.com or 1-412-573-1934 or Speakpipe! Quick Episode Summary: Intro 12:02 Promo 1: The Martial Arts Nation Podcast 3:10 Rockin' Libsyn Podcaster Pilar Orti 4:08 Katie from Brain Burps About Books shares her podcasting hacks! 7:03 Promo 2: The Ingles Podcast 11:52 How we feature YOU 12:25 Promo 3: Voice-Over Journey 15:11 Rob and Elsie Conversation 15:40 Rob's excitement over his upcoming Apple Watch. Ding dong the podcast patent is dead and we tell you all about it! Yeay Serial won a Peabody Award! FYI iTunes does NOT update ASAP. Great feedback from a Libsyn user at meeting us at NMX! Wayne has something to share with us about NMX. 28:00 Rob's experience at New Media Expo. The story about Rob's epic session. Video podcasting is NOT as popular as we ALL thought aka surprising stats about video podcasting. Elsie's experience at New Media Expo - we start with the sessions. Social Media at live events aka IRL is NOT social. A bit of Elsie's workflow to prepare for covering a conference via social media. We showcased you on our booth and people LOVED it. How to make NMX better. And then, the discussion moves onto the Podcast Awards. The Podcast Awards Winners! You should never have to pay to be part of an awards show. Rob's super cool podcaster microphone finds from NAB. 1:06:50 and 1:08:41 Someone wants to sit down and edit a podcast episode with you. Should you? Rob goes off - a bit. Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Martial Arts Nation Podcast The Ingles Podcast Voice-Over Journey Pilar Orti from 21st Century Life Katie Davis from Brain Burps About Books Wayne Henderson from Media Voice Overs Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :) Pretty link ScheduleMAX The Podcast Awards Sennheiser - Lightning Lapel Mic Shure MV88 lightning mic with boom The Social Network Show with Rob Rob and Elsie IRL (In Real Life) Where are we going? Podcast Movement Podcast Movement Workshop For Women: Empower, Evolve, Expand with Elsie Escobar and Jessica Kupferman HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for iOS and Android (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our SpeakPipe Page!

Click for Shownotes Katie Davis‘ picture books and young adult novels from traditional publishers Harcourt, S&S, HarperCollins, and Diversion Books have sold over 250,000 copies, which is why she then independently published How to Promote Your Children’s Book, a marketing guide for writers which debuted at #1 on Amazon. Katie’s one of the first writer entrepreneurs, with courses for writers including How to Create Your Author Platform (and Market Your Books without Being Pushy), Video Idiot Boot Camp, and others. She holds live (virtual) group coaching sessions called Crank It Up with Katie!, teaching non-techy writers and small biz people how to market themselves in non-pushy ways. Her podcast, Brain Burps About Books, is tops in many categories in iTunes (such as #1, Children’s Publishing, #2 in Book Marketing, #7 in Publishing- a huge category). She’s appeared regularly on Good Morning, CT, and blogs for The Huffington Post. She’s taught and shared her experiences everywhere from classes at a maximum security prison to keynotes at fundraising galas. If you’d like to get Katie’s free marketing lessons head to KatieDavis.com/VIP! Inside This Episode Motivational Quote “Reciprocity rocks!” Katie Davis “Think with abundance.” “There is no downside to generosity.” Must Read Book Productivity Tools Canva.com for image creation Text Expander which has saved Katie 2,220,363 characters and 92.52 hours since she started using it wistia.com Other Resources 21 Must Have Tools BizChix Episodes mentioned in this episode Connect with Katie katiedavis.com Twitter Facebook YouTube LinkedIn Pinterest Google+ Thank you so much for listening.  If you enjoyed the episode, please consider subscribing in iTunes  and Stitcher and leaving a rating and or review.  This helps us continue to be featured in New & Noteworthy so that more people can find us. Click here to join the Biz Chix community Thank you to our Sponsors:     

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.   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  

 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 #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 Click to tweet about this week's episode 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!

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!  

Click to tweet about this week's episode 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!  

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!   Announcements   Club Burp-a-Palooza It's only .19¢ a day, and you can get weekly transcripts and more here: http://www.katiedavis.com/clubburp  You still have time to register for a free webinar where you'll learn about Scrivener with The Scrivener Coach (aka the nicest guy around, my friend Joe) Go to http://www.katiedavis.com/joe to sign  up! 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 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

Check out Club Burp-a-Palooza! A club for Brain Burps About Books fans: what happens in the club is up to you! Get tons of value for a eensy beensy, teeny tiny little fee. Click here to check it out.   Click to tweet about this show! 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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