Hey fellow authors! (and thanks @Harleigh Manske for helping me do this!) I’m thrilled to share that my new children’s picture book—Timmy the Tractor Truck Train: Danger at the Dam!—is officially launching on 11/11 (just five days away!). I’m putting together a small Launch Team, and I thought I would ask everyone here if you would like to get an advance digital copy (ARC) before release day. I mean we are all children’s book enthusiasts and fellow storytellers so I thought this woudl be a good group to ask 😁. Here are some details about the book: It’s a fun, adventure-filled story for ages 3–8 about a vehicle that can become any tractor, truck, or train, to help save the day—while quietly teaching kids about resilience and problem-solving along the way. If you’d like to be part of the launch team and get early access, just comment “I’m in!” below, and I’ll send you a copy via private message. Also, I will NOT sign you up for my email list unless you want me to. I also included a link to a promo video I created so check it out and let me know what you think! Thanks so much for the support!

Has anyone ever worked with their local school district to connect with parents to get your book out there? If so can you share your process? I am seeing that a lot of District's in our area make it difficult to obtain email address for the complete teaching staff. My book is about a young boy with ADHD and October is ADHD Awareness month. I thought it would be a great opportunity to connect with educators and promote a fun and appropriate resource for the kids.

Good Morning everyone! I have been working on trying to get my lead magnets set up. How many pages/activities per book is everyone else trying to create? Does anyone have any suggestions or things they do to post these lead magnets on social media? Some days it feels like which comes first, the chicken or the egg. lol. I need a check sheet for what I need to do first.

What are some good Printing options for having business card style book markers printed? Thanks Tina

Good Morning All! Hi I am Martina. My new children's book Max's Marvelous Mind is set to go live on October 1. Is anyone else overwhelmed by the whole process of marketing and getting everything setup from websites, to corresponding email and links for the printables? This process is taking longer than writing my book. I would love any suggestions as to what to specifically focus on first in this journey. The juggling of trying to get the word out about my book launch and getting "the system" in place for the lead magnets, social media and creating the printables is keeping me running 24/7. Thank you for this great community of like-minded folks!