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How to Create Your Own Youtube Channel in Seconds

Jon Bard — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:02:51 +0000

By Jon Bard, CBI Managing Editor

All the top authors have their own Youtube channel. Now you can too! It's fast and it's free. In this video, Jon takes you through it step by step.

Middle Grade Books 101

Jon Bard — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:34:33 +0000

What is a Book for Middle Graders?

Novels or nonfiction for ages 8-12 or 10-14. Lengths can vary from 84-200 pages (novels are usually over 100 pages long), or 20,000-40,000 words. Illustrated nonfiction may have fewer words. Characters are children ages 9-14 (average character in middle grade novel
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✔ Here’s How We Make It Easy…

Jon Bard — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:21:11 +0000

For most of our 22 years in business, our advice to aspiring authors has pretty much been the same:

Write a great manuscript, research publishers, assemble a submissions package, send it off….and wait.

If you’re one of the lucky ones, your wait will end with a contract offer. If you’re

Expert Guides to Help Every Step of the Way!

Jon Bard — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:16:50 +0000

We have a fantastic group of writing, publishing and marketing professionals here to help you on your journey to success. These are folks who have attained a high level of success in their fields and, now, they’re giving back by sharing their knowledge and their inspiration.

They are The CBI

How to Navigate the Site

Jon Bard — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:07:17 +0000

Jon’s got a quick video that will make getting the most out of the CBI 1-2-3 System a breeze!

Kirby Larson’s Middle Grade Reading & Resource Master List

Jon Bard — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:29:41 +0000

Kirby Larson's highly selective suggested reading list*: Al Capone Does My Shirts, Gennifer Choldenko Alabama Moon, Watt Key Alchemy and Meggy Swann, Karen Cushman Amelia Lost, Candace Fleming The Bamboozlers, Michael de Guzman Belle Prater's Boy, Ruth White Chicken Boy,
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10 Key Strategies For a Good Book Publicity Campaign

Jon Bard — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:15:10 +0000

by Cheryl Donovan Here are 10 strategies you can use to jump start a good book publicity campaign. Contact the press immediately if your topic is making headlines. Ask not have not. You'd be surprised how many times you will be taken up on your offer to participate as
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Book Publicity Timeline: from Contract to Launch

Jon Bard — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:05:45 +0000

by Caridad Piñeiro If you've been lucky enough to sell to a traditional publishing house, you will need to discuss with your editor and the publishing department what you kind of promotion is being done to publicize your book. Call your editor and discuss the promotional plan and remember
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7 Book Publicity Tips for Authors and Small Publishers

Jon Bard — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:59:45 +0000

by Joan Stewart The biggest mistake authors make when trying to get free publicity is pitching either themselves or their books. Don't pitch authors! Pitch issues. Don't pitch books! Pitch entire shows. Example: If you wrote a book about how children of divorced parents suffer long-term effects well into
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Book Publicity – How to Create an Online Media Kit

Jon Bard — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:53:07 +0000

by Dana Lynn Smith In your author and book publicity activities, it's critical to make it easy for journalists, talk show producers and other influencers to quickly find everything they need to know about you and your book. One of the best ways to do that is to create
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