Darcy Pattison

Children’s book author and indie publisher Darcy Pattison writes award-winning fiction and non-fiction books for children. Her works have received starred PW, Kirkus, and BCCB reviews. Awards include the Irma Black Honor award, five NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books, Eureka! Nonfiction Honor book, two Junior Library Guild selections, two NCTE Notable Children’s Book in Language Arts, and a 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Books. She’s the 2007 recipient of the Arkansas Governor’s Arts Award for Individual Artist for her work in children’s literature. She blogs about self-publishing children’s books at IndieKidBooks.com. Find her books at MimsHouse.com
How to Make Six Figures Self-Publishing Children’s Books
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One successful self-publishing author discusses the importance of multiple formats, licensing, thinking like a publisher, and much more ...
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Using Pinterest to Market Children’s Picture Books
Book marketing on Pinterest
A children's author shares her strategies for promoting her picture books on Pinterest—as well as what adult fiction marketing techniques ...
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/ book marketing and promotion, children's books, Guest Post, Marketing & Promotion, online marketing, picture books, Pinterest, Social Media, social media
How to Self-Publish Children’s Books Successfully: Notes From the Trenches
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A traditionally published children's author discusses how she's launched a successful indie publishing effort in less than two years ...
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/ book reviews, bookstores, children's publishing, CreateSpace, digital books, distribution, E-Books, indie publishing, Marketing & Promotion, POD, Publishing Industry, self-publishing
Why Editors Focus on Page One
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Editors can tell within a couple pages if a manuscript will be acceptable to them. How? What makes this decision ...
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/ craft and technique, fiction writing, first pages, Getting Published, storytelling