Showing posts with label Books for kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books for kids. Show all posts

Sunday, June 9, 2013

PROMO NITPICKS!


Nitpicking the Gurus about
Promoting Books.

Below is the cover of Down Under Calling, my young teen tale about a grandma and a grandson, separated by an ocean, yet still managing to come together when needed - look for the"Google" effect!


Cover by Awesome Agy Wilson
It will be self published when I finish a few final tweaks
suggested by my editor.

  If you want a book illustrated
Awesome Agy is my TOP PICK!!




Now we get to the
PROMO STUFF.

You MUST have the magic of the
Snipping Too
l to create these babies.




Those in the KNOW say that people don't actually READ blogs,  Facebook, Google+ etc - they SCAN the pages.  A few succinct words, combined with a great picture (or two) work best to HOOK reader interest and make them CLICK that link. So, I have been designing LOGOS to use, like the ones above and below - logos that make my PITCH, without people having to plow through big bunches of words. 




Those same knowing gurus whispered to me of NAME BRANDING.  Like a ball point pen brings to mind BIRO. Like a cover for a cut means BAND-AID, and copy a document is XEROX IT! 

 Ergo. . . books for kids mean
Margot Finke
- right? 

So, add that signature to everything. . .

From your emails, to your underwear,
to your bathroom towel monograms - OKAY.


SO WAD-A-YA THINK. . .?



SPEAK UP!


 DON'T MUMBLE 

 


DON'T BE SHY!




 I WON'T BITE!



BUT I WILL CRITIQUE YOUR MS
until it is "As tight as your granny's new girdle!"

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COMMENTS are pleaded for!



And the
Most worthy comment
WINS

a Kindle copy of my latest book


Your words of wisdom will be greatly appreciated. . .
as long as you think BOOKS FOR KIDS
whenever you hear the name
Margot Finke
.


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Books for Kids - Manuscript Critiques

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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Children's Book Week - Blogging Extravaganza!


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CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK - Day7
With Margot Finke




7x  Passionate Authors
from
Guardian Angel Publishing

( affectionately known as GAP )
 
 

 Blogging. . .
Their FINAL day!



offer
2
x FREE GIFTS

WIN


A cool tote bag of books by GAP authors

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or

a FREE Picture Book Critique - by me!

Don't forget to sign up to WIN!
( entry form at the end of this post ) 


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 My Topic for
Today,
 Sunday, May 13th

  
ALL about. . .
ME – ME – ME!

Oh come on now, mates, give me a break:
I have been very GOOD all week.
* I have given out lots of help about writing for kids
* Mentoring those who write for kids stc.
* Promoting books for kids – 

ADMIT IT,
I have stayed ON TOPIC all dang week. 
So, now I deserve some ME time – right?

This is the final day of
Children’s Book Week
So today I want to introduce you to my children’s books -
All 11 of them!

Here we 
GO-
            O-
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                                  O-
                                                   O . . .


Three rhyming picture books
by 

ME - who else?





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Mid-grade Adventure: 
HOOK Boys on reading!






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Download  through:
 My Website – Powell’s Books – WritersExchange-ePublishing –
and many more.

 
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NOW .

Surf on over to some of the other
Guardian Angel Bloggers

and enjoy their FINAL Children's Book Week posts.

Margo Dill - http://margodill.com/blog/
Margot Finke - http://hookkidsonreading.blogspot.com
Donna McDine - www.donna-mcdine.blogspot.com
Nancy Stewart - www.nancystewartbooks.blogspot.com
Kai Strand - http://kaistrand.blogspot.com
Nicole Weaver - http://mysisterismybestfriend.blogspot.com




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