Dear Readers,
I just wanted to send out a couple of updates on what I've been doing:
The Kids' (and parents', too!) Book of Good Sportsmanship was just picked up by Follett Library Resources and we got our first order!
The Kids' (and parents', too!) Book of Good Sportsmanship and I are going to be mentioned in an article on PBSkids.org. I'll let you know when it's up.
I have an interview about It's Time for Good Manners! on Monday, Nov 1st with Sharon Kay of What's the 411?, a radio show in Nashville, TN.
Last, I had the extreme pleasure of being part of The Rosemont School of the Holy Child's Author Day and the opening of their book fair this past week. I spoke to grades 1 & 2, 3 & 4, 5, and Kindergarten, and then I signed books at the book fair. It was a fabuolous experience and I met a lot of very nice people.
Good Manners Kids Stuff Press is juggling a lot of balls right now. I'm finalizing The Tale of Time Warp Tuesday (the next Zephram tale), keeping the momentum going on our first several books and starting up the publicity for TableTop Tipsters. (It's already available on Amazon but I've been waiting for it to be added to Barnes & Noble. Baker and Taylor, and Ingram so that it's easy for people to order.)
I'm glad it's the weekend so I can catch up on my recreational reading!
Happy Reading,
Leslie
Friday, October 29, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
Tabletop Tipsters Published
Dear Readers,
I am excited to share that Good Manners Kids Stuff Press has published its fourth book: Tabletop Tipsters.
You can see the book cover over on the right.
Tabletop Tipsters teaches table manners by using colorful, illlustrated "placemats." The book opens up and down like a calendar, so the pages are the shape and horizontal layout of placemats. We follow cute characters Bailey Puppydog, Sammy Gator, Katie Doll, Danny and Teddy Birthday Bear before, during and after their meals as table manners are explained through their examples. It's a common sense approach that kids and parents will enjoy -- and remember!
Now that Tabletop Tipsters is published, we're finishing up its websites, starting the tagging on Amazon, setting up a giveaway on Goodreads, doing the Twitter and Facebook thing, and getting ready to send out press releases. (It's sad but true that the marketing is more work than the actual writing! But no one would know about it unless we marketed -- plus, it's a fun challenge figuring out what works.)
We're also gearing up for a couple of book fairs and signings in October and November at which we are featuring all of our books. It's hard to believe that it's been almost a year since The Month of Zephram Mondays was published! Fans of the whimsical tween fantasy adventure have been asking when The Tale of Time Warp Tuesday and more of the Zephram Tales will be available. Now that our manners-themed books are established, Zephram will be our the highest priority!
Until our next update, Happy Reading!
Leslie
I am excited to share that Good Manners Kids Stuff Press has published its fourth book: Tabletop Tipsters.
You can see the book cover over on the right.
Tabletop Tipsters teaches table manners by using colorful, illlustrated "placemats." The book opens up and down like a calendar, so the pages are the shape and horizontal layout of placemats. We follow cute characters Bailey Puppydog, Sammy Gator, Katie Doll, Danny and Teddy Birthday Bear before, during and after their meals as table manners are explained through their examples. It's a common sense approach that kids and parents will enjoy -- and remember!
Now that Tabletop Tipsters is published, we're finishing up its websites, starting the tagging on Amazon, setting up a giveaway on Goodreads, doing the Twitter and Facebook thing, and getting ready to send out press releases. (It's sad but true that the marketing is more work than the actual writing! But no one would know about it unless we marketed -- plus, it's a fun challenge figuring out what works.)
We're also gearing up for a couple of book fairs and signings in October and November at which we are featuring all of our books. It's hard to believe that it's been almost a year since The Month of Zephram Mondays was published! Fans of the whimsical tween fantasy adventure have been asking when The Tale of Time Warp Tuesday and more of the Zephram Tales will be available. Now that our manners-themed books are established, Zephram will be our the highest priority!
Until our next update, Happy Reading!
Leslie
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Great Review by Midwest Book Review
Dear Readers,
We're in the process of getting our 4th book ready to launch. It's about table manners and should be available in October if all goes as planned. (Fingers crossed!)
So with Tabletop Tipsters (the new book) and work on the next Zephram book (The Tale of Time Warp Tuesday), I've been busy on the writing side of things. Now onto the publishing side of things! A publisher never sleeps, I've found, when it comes to starting and keeping the momentum going!
We've dropped of copies of The Kids' (and Parents', too!) Book of Good Sportsmanship at Play it Again Sports, who are eager to sell it. And we've restocked all of the books at Wayne Readers Forum. We've also sent copies to local radio morning show programs -- and are preparing a couple of advertisements, press releases, articles, blog tours and book packages. (There's always something to do -- a new channel to investigate, a new contact to make, new exposure!)
A very nice surprise recently was this review on Amazon that Midwest Book Review gave to It's Time for Good Manners!
It's always exciting when someone likes our books!
Oh, before I forget, I think today is when we'll restock the local pizza parlors with good sportsmanship book marks -- this works really well when all the kids are stopping by for pizza after their games!
That's it for now at Good Manners Kids Stuff Press! Happy Reading!
Leslie
P.S. We did some great reading this summer. Just a sample: we read Rick Riordan's The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1)
and we really enjoyed it. And my daughter eagerly devoured Suzanne Collins book, Mockingjay (The Final Book of The Hunger Games)
.
We're in the process of getting our 4th book ready to launch. It's about table manners and should be available in October if all goes as planned. (Fingers crossed!)
So with Tabletop Tipsters (the new book) and work on the next Zephram book (The Tale of Time Warp Tuesday), I've been busy on the writing side of things. Now onto the publishing side of things! A publisher never sleeps, I've found, when it comes to starting and keeping the momentum going!
We've dropped of copies of The Kids' (and Parents', too!) Book of Good Sportsmanship at Play it Again Sports, who are eager to sell it. And we've restocked all of the books at Wayne Readers Forum. We've also sent copies to local radio morning show programs -- and are preparing a couple of advertisements, press releases, articles, blog tours and book packages. (There's always something to do -- a new channel to investigate, a new contact to make, new exposure!)
A very nice surprise recently was this review on Amazon that Midwest Book Review gave to It's Time for Good Manners!
It's always exciting when someone likes our books!
Oh, before I forget, I think today is when we'll restock the local pizza parlors with good sportsmanship book marks -- this works really well when all the kids are stopping by for pizza after their games!
That's it for now at Good Manners Kids Stuff Press! Happy Reading!
Leslie
P.S. We did some great reading this summer. Just a sample: we read Rick Riordan's The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1)
and we really enjoyed it. And my daughter eagerly devoured Suzanne Collins book, Mockingjay (The Final Book of The Hunger Games)
.
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