Learning to Walk: My Early Steps helps Parents

First our babies roll over, then they crawl, they start pulling themselves up, and then we watch as they figure out learning to walk. It’s exciting and terrifying at the same time. We want them to build their independence, but we don’t want them to hit the corner of the coffee table. So how do we keep them safe and … Read More

Healthy food! Yuck or yum??

Check out our picture of healthy food over there. How many of these fruits and veggies would your kids actually eat?!  Did you know that the answer for whether your kid will eat a healthy food might depend on how involved he was in the process of growing, harvesting, and cooking it to eat! No one knows this better than … Read More

Marketing for Honorees: The All Amazon Edition

I really wanted to call this “Let’s Go to the Amazon,” but I don’t think that is as effective as what I chose. Why mention [the e-Tailer who shall not be named]? Because (a) like it or not, Amazon.com is not going anywhere; and (b) we get lots of questions about selling (or not selling) on Amazon.com As I mentioned … Read More

Jazz Up Author Opportunities with Holiday Promotions

Or, as Carolyn Howard-Johnson calls it: The Holly-Jolly Season for Planning Year Round Promotion for Your Book is NOW As most of you know, I am not a writer. That said, I like learning about writing and how writers market their work. Why? Because marketing crosses all spheres of influence. Some of the best tips and ideas I have gotten … Read More

Weather Wits – is it silly? educational? both?

What’s the weather like today? Seems like someone is always asking that question. Sometimes we are curious; sometimes we’re fascinated; sometimes we need to make a decision! It’s no fun when you have a picnic planned but a storm rolls in at just the wrong moment … and that’s just run-of-the-mill weather. Let’s not talk about the disruption of tornadoes … Read More