Brenda Spalding is a talented writer who has received several awards. Her expertise in publishing and marketing makes her a regular guest speaker at writers' conferences and writers' groups.
The author is a past president of the National League of American Pen Women- Sarasota Branch, a member of the Sarasota Fiction Writers, Florida Authors and Publishers Association and the Florida Writers Association and on the board of directors for the Florida Writers Foundation
Her company, Braden River Consulting LLC, was formed to help other authors on their creative journey. She also consults occasionally with SCORE to help their clients.
Brenda Spalding is a talented writer who has received several awards. Her expertise in publishing and marketing makes her a regular guest speaker at writers' conferences and writers' groups.
The author is a past president of the National League of American Pen Women- Sarasota Branch, a member of the Sarasota Fiction Writers, Florida Authors and Publishers Association and the Florida Writers Association and on the board of directors for the...
Join Hayden and his family on the family farm for the annual Halloween party. Friends come dressed in costumes to enjoy the haunted house and are treated to to a surprise visit by some fascinating creatures of the night.
Grandma's pie recipe is in the back for a fun time for going beyond the book.
Grandma needs some honey for cookies. Hayden visits a neighbor who has a honey farm. There he learns how Mr. Albright gets the honey from the hives. A jumping off point to explore the life of bees and how they are so necessary for our ecology. The young might want to try out grandma's honey cookie recipe in the back of the book.
Hayden wants to grow a vegetable garden but things don't go quite as he planned. With the help of his family and the local farm stand it all turns out and he learns a valuable lesson in commerce. This is a great book to read before a trip to the Farmer's market. You can have a discussion with your young reader on where the vegetables come from,...
I read an interesting article on the Jane Friedman site today. It popped up on my phone and I can't get it back. It was from one of her authors about her experiences with traditional publishing. Her first book was picked up and published by Touchstone and imprint of Simon and Schuster. They paid her a substantial advance, did lots of promotions for her, book stores, libraries and the lot. Her book became a best seller and hit the NY times best seller list. It was published in several...
One thing I learned at the Florida Authors and Publishers Conference this past August was that Barnes and Noble is now considering taking Independent author's books on their shelves.
There are a couple things you must have. One is to have the your book with Ingram or another distributor where there is a returnability. Kindle Direct Publishing (Amazon) does not. Second you must have the price printed in the barcode. Third you must bring a sell sheet to the B&N with you when you go to talk...
What is the author's platform? It stands for you and your book, your credibility as an author. Just like a politician you have to get your book out there to make sales. You also have to get yourself out there and become visible to your readers. It a reader doesn't know you exist how can they buy your book? Social media is not enough.
All the famous authors are out there giving talks, going to conferences, speaking where ever they can to get in front of their readers. If you want to be noticed...
