Pete M
5 Tips for Selling Kids' Books at Craft Fairs
I met some wonderful folks and had a great time (even sold a few books) at Fauquir High Shool's "Arctober" craft fair in Warrenton, VA...
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Pete M
- Jan 6, 2022
- 1 min
Recognized in Songwriting Contest
For as long as I can remember, I’ve marveled at how the “supply” of love in God’s creation appears utterly inexhaustible. It always...
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Pete M
- Oct 3, 2021
- 2 min
Day 546: Is participating in a book fair worth the cost?
If you’re thinking about participating in a book fair or book festival, I highly recommend the experience! I participated in the...
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Pete M
- Feb 27, 2021
- 1 min
Day 329 – Some Nice Reviews
I learned a great deal about the children’s book business over the last year or so. Perhaps one of the most sobering lessons is how...
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Pete M
- Dec 19, 2020
- 2 min
Day 259 - Selling Books is Hard
Well, it’s been an interesting and enjoyable journey. Little Pink Kitty Christmas, my first ever kids book, went live on Amazon November...
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Pete M
- Nov 1, 2020
- 1 min
Day 211: I just hit the "Publish" button in Amazon!
I received and reviewed my "author's proof copy" from Amazon KDP, made just two very minor corrections and hit the "Publish" button just...
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Pete M
- Oct 25, 2020
- 1 min
Day 204: The Book Should Be Available Next Week!
I uploaded my entire project (new Christmas-themed children’s book based on an original song) to Amazon KDP this afternoon and requested...
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Pete M
- Sep 30, 2020
- 2 min
Day 179: Final Stretch of Creating Children's Book
I’m getting very close to having all the completed colorized illustrations. Since my last post I’ve been fortunate to get some great...
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Pete M
- Aug 29, 2020
- 1 min
Day 150: Colorized illustrations now coming in!
This, my first adventure in Kidlit, continues to be such a fun and rewarding learning experience. On my first review of the concept...
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Pete M
- Aug 6, 2020
- 3 min
Day 127: KidLit People Are The Best!
Having now received concept sketches from my illustrator of all the pages in my little self-publication project (turning an original...
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Pete M
- Jul 25, 2020
- 1 min
Day 101: All Concept Illustrations Complete!
Just a few days ago I received the last of the concept illustrations for my children’s book, and now I’m ready to do a page-by-page...
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Pete M
- Jul 18, 2020
- 1 min
Day 94: Only One More Sketch to Go!
The night before last I received from my illustrator two updated sketches and an additional two more, leaving only one page left to...
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Pete M
- Jun 27, 2020
- 1 min
Day 83: I Found a Mind-Reading Illustrator!
My hardworking and incredibly talented illustrator just emailed me another group of concept sketches for approval, and they are simply...
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Pete M
- Jun 13, 2020
- 1 min
Day 69 - And the Incredible Illustrations Keep Coming
I am now 69 days and into the project. Though progress is moving a little more slowly than I’d hoped – it is doing so for matters...
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Pete M
- May 17, 2020
- 1 min
Day 42: Technology and Art... AMAZING!
Modern technology really does let people do fairly miraculous things. Once again, the jaw-droppingly talented illustrator I was so...
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Pete M
- Apr 26, 2020
- 1 min
Day 21 - Progress on Book Continues
The book project seems to be moving ahead very nicely … in one respect ... in that the incredibly talented artist with whom I am...
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Pete M
- Apr 13, 2020
- 2 min
Finding an Illustrator
It turned out to be much harder to find an illustrator than I anticipated it would. I started my search on several Facebook Group pages,...
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Pete M
- Apr 5, 2020
- 2 min
Day 1: Turning a Song Into a Children's Book
So here's the deal. Just before Christmas last year, I wrote a song, based on an entirely true story, about a parent's frantic search...
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Pete M
- Feb 17, 2020
- 2 min
Don't live on the "deferred enjoyment plan."
In the relentless crush of the work-a-day world, which seems to be the status quo for most folks who grew up in a day and age that would...
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Pete M
- Feb 17, 2020
- 2 min
The Lure and Heartbreak of Songwriting Contests
Every so often, I’ll be perusing a Facebook songwriters user group or a blog about home recording or the like, and up pops up a newly...
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