Marketing for Childrens Authors with Laurie Wright

30 Stories in 30 Days! Are you keeping up with the challenge? Story Prompt 11: Life with a different name What would life be like with a different name, like Thunder Hawk, perhaps?  Listen to learn more about this prompt! Send me a voicemail with your story prompt ideas at https://www.speakpipe.com/TheWritersWayPodcast. 👉Find me at lauriewrightmedia.com! COACHING. 👉Wanna kill it on Amazon? I do...

30 stories in 30 days! Story Prompt 10: Children in Adult Jobs What would it be like for a child teacher to teach adult students? Maybe the kid is a spy.... So many possibilities. Listen to hear more about this prompt! Send me a voicemail with your story prompt ideas at https://www.speakpipe.com/TheWritersWayPodcast. 👉Find me at lauriewrightmedia.com! COACHING. 👉Wanna kill it on Amazon? I do per...

30 stories in 30 days! Story Prompt 9: The Lady Bug Story Kids love lady bugs! Does your lady bug grow, does it shrink, does it have an identity crisis?  Listen to hear more ideas that you can use for writing about lady bugs! Send me a voicemail with your story prompt ideas at https://www.speakpipe.com/TheWritersWayPodcast. 👉Find me at lauriewrightmedia.com! COACHING. 👉Wanna kill it on Amazon? I...

30 stories in 30 days! Story Prompt 8: What does the world beyond the Evergreen trees look like? What happens there? Listen to find out more! Send me a voicemail with your story prompt ideas at https://www.speakpipe.com/TheWritersWayPodcast. 👉Find me at lauriewrightmedia.com! COACHING. 👉Wanna kill it on Amazon? I do personal consulting for aspiring AND struggling authors! Set up a free 10 minute...

30 Stories in 30 Days! Day 7 of 30! If I had a million dollars what would I do? Now translate that into something a child or an animal would desire to own a million of and imagine what would happen. Would it be a good thing, a bad thing? Listen to hear more about this prompt! Send me a voicemail with your story prompt ideas at https://www.speakpipe.com/TheWritersWayPodcast. 👉Find me at lauriewrig...

30 Stories in 30 Days! How is the November Challenge going? Story Prompt 6: What If? Pick a location and ask yourself 'what if' over and over until you come up with a great story. You'll know it's good when you can't keep yourself from writing! I am officially now a Publisher, so send me your book and I will take a look at it. I may offer a reward for those who do so or I...

30 stories in 30 days! Today's story prompt 5: Welcome Baby! Get into the mind of a child and imagine what that child wants to teach the little baby who is new in this world. This can be a funny story or a serious one! So many possibilities. I am officially now a Publisher, so send me your book and I will take a look at it. I may offer a reward for those who do so or I may publish your book!...

30 Story Ideas in 30 Days! This is for students, teachers, writers, anyone who wants to write a story! Today's story prompt: At a market or birthday party, the children are face-painted by a magical painter that ends up transforming them into the animal or character that they've been painted as! From there, what journey do these children go on? Plus a bonus writing tip! I am officially n...

30 Story Ideas in 30 Days! This is for students, teachers, writers, anyone who wants to write a story! Today's story prompt: Who or what will show up to the park and take the children on an adventure?  Plus, a bonus writing tip! I am officially now a Publisher, so send me your book and I will take a look at it. I may offer a reward for those who do so or I may publish your book! Send me a voi...

Story Prompt #2: The Transformation Adventure!  What kind of adventure would a child, a parent, a teacher go on when they transform into another creature, be it real or imaginary? Send me a voicemail with your story prompt ideas at https://www.speakpipe.com/TheWritersWayPodcast. 👉Find me at lauriewrightmedia.com! COACHING. 👉Wanna kill it on Amazon? I do personal consulting for aspiring AND strug...

30 Story Ideas in 30 Days! Are You Ready For It?! I am officially now a Publisher, so send me your book and I will take a look at it. I may offer a reward for those who do so or I may publish your book! Send me a voicemail with your story prompt ideas at https://www.speakpipe.com/TheWritersWayPodcast. Story Prompt 1: The Unusual Pet Story - Hear about Laurie's adorable daughter Elise and her...

Becoming A Full Time Writer For Kids! [2019]  Dennis Matthew has published 2 books and made writing his full time job in just 8 months! How'd he do it? 1⃣ First, Dennis says to take risks with your book business, just small ones at first. 2⃣ Second, he says to make your promotions about READERS, not about him. 👉You're going to learn a lot from this episode. QUESTION: have you considered...

Talking with Amba Brown on the Writer's Way podcast! You're going to love hearing this author's story, even though you might be surprised by what she has to say, especially if you're firmly entrenched in the traditional publishing camp. Amba shares with us about her #AuthorBusiness, and why she prefers to publish herself, instead of by a bigger traditional publishing company. S...

If you're in the need for some inspiration, Children's Author Hayley Rose is the lady to listen to! Hayley has so much wisdom for authors including the gem "Keep going until you get that 'yes'!" Enjoy learning about her many specialty books, which educate children and empower children to develop healthy mindsets. Show notes -> https://lauriewrighter.com/specialtych...

Find unique ways to market your book, unique places to carry your book, and your seasonal children's book will become popular! Children's author Scott Casperson shares these secrets as well as the story behind his book "How the Candy Cane got its Stripes." Show notes HERE   Help for mastering the art of selling on Amazon this way !  Support the show Ready to stop relying on Ama...

Kelly returns to the Writer's Way podcast a year later to discuss her life and publishing journey over the last year as well as to reveal her opinions about writing and marketing seasonal children's books. You'll love her story about her serendipitous meeting with her Illustrator! Her stories about the publishing process will have you completely relating to her! Take a listen and fa...

Today we feature children's author and Twitter guru Jonathan Gunson. Discover what Twitter is all about, how to use it effectively, and most importantly, what NOT to do on Twitter or any social media platform.  Then grab his free book at freebook.fun. Follow Laurie on Twitter at https://twitter.com/lauriewrighter. Follow Jonathan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jonathangunson. Get your free...

Find out how Camryn Wells started the road to publishing, was open to the process and discovered joy along the way!   Her book, What Color Is Your Day?, will be available on Amazon any day now, and is expected to have a huge impact on children's mental health. Find the show notes with Camryn's contact information at https://lauriewrighter.com/camrynwells. Sponsored by the course Profitab...

With guest expert Rebecca P Morgan, you’re about to learn the benefits your writing business will reap when you utilize a LinkedIn account. Then you’ll learn 5 steps on how to set up your account effectively, plus a couple bonus steps at the end! Connect with Laurie and Rebecca on LinkedIn: Rebecca  -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccapmorgan/ Laurie -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriewr...

Discover the list of FREE resources to rely on when you’re starting out, so that you avoid going in to credit card debt!   Listen to this episode if a money issue is holding you back!   Hear about the top FREE resources that Laurie and other authors use to publish their children's books. Join the Marketing for Childrens Authors Facebook group! Support the show Ready to stop relying on Amazon...

Children's authors open up about the biggest obstacle they face when self publishing a book for kids. Laurie shares 5 tips to market your book so that it actually SELLS! If you struggle with getting your book noticed, this episode is invaluable. Get your Freebie here: https://lauriewrighter.com/marketing101 Show notes:  https://lauriewrighter.com/overcome-the-biggest-obstacle-to-selling-your-...

What motivates you to self-publish and market your book? Sometimes it takes thick skin, and it ALWAYS takes perseverance to get things done in this industry. Find out from Laurie Wright and other self-published authors what motivates them during the tough times. Show Notes: https://lauriewrighter.com/what-motivates-you/ Sponsored by the FREE Sucky or Stupendous course which is found at https://www...

Daniel has some TERRIFIC tips for authors on how to start incorporating school visits into your business, how to maintain them and how to make them FUN! (bring a monster in a box, of course 😳) Show notes: https://lauriewrighter.com/how-to-incorporate-school-visits-into-your-writing-business Find Daniel at https://monstersinmanhattan.com/ or http://djudemiller.com/ Sponsored by the FREE Sucky or S...

Does the question of whether your children's book is any good stop you in your tracks? Laurie discusses actionable steps to help you figure out whether your book is any good by doing market research on Amazon. The Sucky or Stupendous course is found at https://www.creativewrighter.com/p/suckyorstupendous . Show notes:  https://lauriewrighter.com/is-your-book-idea-sucky-or-stupendous/ Support...

This week, on episode 37 of the Writer's Way podcast, we feature part two of Nathan Bateman's plan to published journey! If you missed out on part one, back and listen to episode 035. Find out in this interview if he chose the funny fart book or the book with a moral. And what did he learn or accomplish since completing the Sucky or Stupendous course?  SUBSCRIBE and make sure to hear Par...