It’s Cyber Monday! (as if you could miss it with all the ads today…sheesh!) I have some deals for authors, too. Check them at the bottom of the post.In today’s podcast episode, we have a real treat to share with authors… a great new children’s book but also, inspiration and resources, for you to keep writing and potentially self-publish your book with an author who has done just that!
Meet Sheryl Bass! Sheryl Bass, the author of Baby Dragon Finds His Family, her latest in her children’s book series that started with Baby Dragon's Big Sneeze, is our guest today.
Sheryl shares her self-publishing story through the releases of her two books so far - how and why she wrote, published, and promotes the books as well as the trusted resources she used to do it.
She also shares:
Tips on Book Reviews and the cool platform she used to get them, Pubby.co
The Self-Publishing Book Shepherd she hired to guide her self-publishing, April Cox.
Her timeline for publishing a children’s book
How the editors she hired were critical to her self-publishing process
Why joining Children’s Book Writer’s Professional Organizations is important for children’s book authors
PLUS
All about her latest release, Baby Dragon Finds His Family
Sheryl used her professional background to share the book’s messages:
social emotional learning
teamwork
apologizing
community
You can buy Baby Dragon Finds His Family at book retailers online.
You can find Sheryl Bass at her website: Be-Kind Publishing.com
Sheryl is also on Instagram: Be.Kind.Publishing
A few of the resources that Sheryl mentioned:
Self-Publishing Made Simple - Owner, April Cox
Pubby.Co - Book Review Resource
SCBWI - Children’s Book Writers Organization: Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Claire McKinney PR - Publicity Firm that offers book marketing services
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Baby Dragon Is Back! And So Is Sheryl Bass: Self-Publishing Tips, Resources, and of course