4: Clare Short & Bo the Boat

Clare Short shares her story of writing her new book, Bo the Boat. Her adorable lift-the-flap book was developed to help children gain confidence is communicating with the world around them. She talks about reaching her 21-day Kickstarter goal in only 6 hours! Clare also shares about:

• living in Atlanta
• her idea for Bo the Boat
• deciding to self-publish
• running a Kickstarter campaign
• finding the perfect illustrator
• using At-Home Author https://www.athomeauthor.com/
• and, building her social media platform

Clare also tells us about the things she has been enjoyed reading and listening to lately:

Ina Garten's book -Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir

Arlene Soto - Intricate Designs https://intricate-designs.com/

Good Hang with Amy Poehler podcast

Reading the Classics with her kids: Nancy Drew, Peter Pan, and Winnie the Pooh

Thank you Clare for sharing your amazing story with us.

Find and Follow Clare at:

IG: @byclareshortspeech

FB: Clare Short Speech

https://www.clareshort.com/