Brain Burps About Books

Katie Davis
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Brain Burps About Books

Author Katie Davis hosts Brain Burps About Books as a "fly on the wall" show. It's all about the craft and business of publishing, now including all genres––not just children's books. Interviews with experts cover publishing, creating, promoting, and writing them. Are you an aspiring writer who'd like to know the inside scoop on how others got their books published? Kid's books? Indie books? Non-fiction? Or are you already published and want to hear how to make your book trailer? Maybe you're a librarian or teacher doing an author study or just a fan of kidlit and want to listen to booksellers, editors, authors and other experts in the field talk about the craft and business of publishing, both of children's literature and beyond. Writer entrepreneur, illustrator, book marketing expert, and author Katie Davis is the host of this funny and informative show meant to help anyone with an interest in publishing, book marketing, video marketing, general book publishing and children's literature. Since 2010, there have been regular contributors and reviewers, as well as hundreds of interviews with anyone Katie believes will help her listeners in their quest to succeed in their business. Katie Davis' traditionally published books have sold over 820,000 copies which led to her writing a self-published marketing guide for writers, debuting at #1 on Amazon. Katie teaches writers how to create videos, she coaches other writers in their marketing efforts and presents at schools, conferences, and fundraising galas internationally. She's an NSA member and on the advisory board for the Brooke Jackman Foundation, a literacy-based charity.

  1. 05/07/2016

    BBAB 248: Writing for Children - New Podcast from Katie Davis

    I’ve got a sneak peek at something new you might want to know about… Writing for Children Podcast Episode 000 (a little preview) Hi, I’m Katie Davis. I started Brain Burps About Books back in 2010 and continued it for 6 years and 247 episodes. I wanted to give you a little head’s up that I’m creating a new show now. As the Director of the Institute of Children's Literature, I wanted to do a show focusing more on craft. This show will be shorter, have tips and links to great resources for children’s writers, whether you write for pre-k, mg, teens or inbetween. Yes! We will have weekly downloadable transcripts, something my previous subscribers always wanted, and they’ll include extra tips and links!  We’ll have a weekly Q&A, and if your question is featured on the show, you’ll receive our heavy canvas tote with the gorgeous new ICL logo embroidered on the pocket.  We’ll be having a huge giveaway to celebrate the launch, with prizes worth almost $2,000. If you want to know when that happens, go to writingforchildren.com and sign up so you won’t miss a thing (and as a ty for signing up, you get the first two chapters of How to Write a Children's Book FREE)! I’m super excited about this and hope you’re going to love it, and learn from it too! Again, sign up at writingforchildren.com.

    3 min

  2. 03/11/2016

    BBAB 247: Snappsy the Alligator Did Not Ask for Brain Burps to End

    Brain Burps About Books Podcast #247 Snappsy the Alligator Did Not Ask for Brain Burps to End An Interview with Debut Author Julie Falatko Announcements Just a quick note to let you know that I’m starting a new podcast soon called Writing for Children (if I haven’t already started by the time you hear this). Want to know more? It’s going to be pretty awesome and very different from this show. Go to writingforchildren.com to learn more. This is the last Brain Burps About Books Podcast. But I'll be back! The Writing for Children podcast will focus solely on the craft of writing. Sign up to find out when it launches: writingforchildren.com Check out my new book How to Write a Children's Book. CLICK HERE I wanted to give you a little head’s up that I’m creating a new show now. As the Director of the Institute of Children's Literature, I wanted to do a show focusing more on craft. This show will be shorter, have tips and links to great resources for children’s writers, whether you write for pre-k, mg, teens or in-between. Yes! We will have weekly downloadable transcripts, something my previous subscribers always wanted, and they’ll include extra tips and links! We’ll have a weekly Q&A, and if your question is featured on the show, you’ll receive our heavy canvas tote with the gorgeous new ICL logo embroidered on the pocket.  We’ll be having a huge giveaway to celebrate the launch, with prizes worth almost $2,000. If you want to know when that happens, go to writingforchildren.com and sign up so you won’t miss a thing (and as a ty for signing up, you get the first two chapters of HTWCB free)!  I’m super excited about this and hope you’re going to love it, and learn from it too! Again, sign up at writingforchildren.com. This week my guest is Julie Falatko Julie and I talk about Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in this Book). when Julie started doing reviews for the podcast. Illustrator Tim Miller. how cool it is to have your own book poster! Julie's editor at Viking, Joanna Cardenas. secret book covers. illustrator notes. fun surprises when you see the illustrations for your manuscript for the first time. why it's important to make a picture book dummy. keeping all your writing notes. Milk, Eggs, Vodka. how I wish I would've written this Snappsy! where the idea for Snappsy came from. where the idea for Who Hops? came from. how Julie's moxie got her the job as picture book reviewer on Brain Burps.

    56 min

  3. 11/06/2015

    BBAB 246: Time to Celebrate Picture Book Month!

    Brain Burps About Books Podcast #246 Time to Celebrate Picture Book Month! An Interview with Dianne de Las Casas Announcements Just a quick note to let you know that I’m starting a new podcast soon called Writing for Children (if I haven’t already started by the time you hear this). Want to know more? It’s going to be pretty awesome and very different from this show. Go to writingforchildren.com to learn more. If you liked this episode, please review it on iTunes by doing this: 1. Open the show's page in iTunes store here. 2. Click on the "View in iTunes" button under the logo. 3. You will see the list of episodes. Scroll past them to "Customer Reviews" and "Write a Review" is right under that. Thank you. This week my guest is Dianne de Las Casas Dianne and I talk about How Picture Book Month got started. Our own picture book memories. How picture books promote literacy. Elizabeth O. Dulemba's Picture Book Month Calendar. Marcie Colleen's curriculum guides for Picture Book Month. How to work picture books in to school curriculum. Free downloads available for Picture Book Month. Following #PictureBookMonth on Twitter. How picture books led Christmas sales last year. This month's Picture Book Month Champions• Sudipta Bardan-Quallen • David Biedrzycki • Paulette Bogan • Mike Curato • Matthew Gollub • Julie Gribble • Julie Hedlund • Carter Higgins • Molly Idle • Joe Kulka • Jennifer Gray Olson • Kathryn Otoshi • Anne Marie Pace • Rukhsana Khan • Robin Newman • Penny Parker Klostermann • Eric Litwin • Loren Long • Deb Lund • LeUyen Pham • Matt Phelan • Stephen Shaskan • Trisha Speed Shaskan • TJ Shay • Whitney Stewart • Holly Stone-Barker • Mo Willems • Natasha Wing • Matthew Winner • Paula Yoo

    34 min

  4. 10/30/2015

    BBAB 245 Stuff That Gets In the Way of Writing

    Brain Burps About Books Podcast #245 Stuff That Gets in the Way of Writing Announcements Just a quick note to let you know that I’m starting a new podcast soon called Writing for Children (if I haven’t already started by the time you hear this). Want to know more? It’s going to be pretty awesome and very different from this show. Go to writingforchildren.com to learn more. Learn to write and earn college credit with a home study course from our sponsor Institute for Children's Literature. Take the free aptitude test HERE. The Physics of Fantasy writing, a free word count chart and more in this week's newsletter from Jan Fields at the Institute for Children's Literature. Don't miss this great resource. Sign up HERE. This week we're talking about stuff that gets in the way of writing Everyone has distractions: Kids (of all ages!) Moving Tech issues Illness - you or someone you love How can you find time to spend on your writing? How can you develop muscle memory for your writing muscles? What is Faker Syndrome and can you overcome it?

    18 min

  5. 10/16/2015

    BBAB 244 - How to Get Author School Visits

    Brain Burps About Books Podcast #244 How to Get Author School Visits Tips for getting author visits & what to do when you get there Announcements Just a quick note to let you know that I’m starting a new podcast soon called Writing for Children (if I haven’t already started by the time you hear this). Want to know more? It’s going to be pretty awesome and very different from this show. Go to writingforchildren.com to learn more. If you liked this episode, please review it on iTunes by doing this: 1. Open the show's page in iTunes store here. 2. Click on the "View in iTunes" button under the logo. 3. You will see the list of episodes. Scroll past them to "Customer Reviews" and "Write a Review" is right under that. Thank you. Enter the Institute for Writer's PreK Writing Contest! There will be $1300 in prizes awarded and you could win. For all the details visit www.instituteforwriters.com/prekcontest or text PREKCONTEST to 33444. Submit your manuscript before October 31st for a chance to win. Do you like the podcast? Want your questions answered on air? Want to make suggestions on future episodes? Come join the Brain Burps About Books Facebook Group HERE. Still time to get in to my next live class where I can show you how to build your audience and I personally critique and offer advice how to improve your website, newsletter and freebies. Want more details? Sign up at  getyourfirst1000followers.com. This week we're talking about school visits and what to do when you book them Find Expert advice from Alexis O'Neill  at www.schoolvisitexperts.com. Emma Walton Hamilton created a useful resource called School Visit Wizard. Do you need a promo video and what should be in it? What should you include on your site? What if something happens while presenting? What kind of visit will you do and for how many kids? What ages? How do you get visit invitations? What should you include in your visit packet? Great sites to visits for samples of what author visit pages: School Visit Experts: http://schoolvisitexperts.com/ Carolyn Crimi: http://carolyncrimi.com/pages/school.html Lee Wardlaw: http://www.leewardlaw.com/presentation.htm My adult presentation page: http://katiedavis.com/appearances My author visit page: http://katiedavis.com/author-visits/

    29 min

  6. 10/09/2015

    BBAB 243: 12 Things To Do After a Conference

    Brain Burps About Books Podcast #243 12 Things To Do After a Conference Announcements Enter the Institute for Writer's PreK Writing Contest! There will be $1300 in prizes awarded and you could win. For all the details visit www.instituteforwriters.com/prekcontest or text PREKCONTEST to 33444. Submit your manuscript before October 31st for a chance to win. Did you miss the amazing Picture Book Summit? Sign up to find out about our upcoming events at www.picturebooksummit.com. This week we're talking about what to do after a conference What should you do right after you get home? What do you do with all the "stuff" you've collected at the conference? Where should you keep with all those notes you've taken? How can social media help you after the event? What's the best way to keep in touch with your favorite speakers? To give feedback or not to give feedback? That is the question. How should you follow up with the contacts you made? What's nudgemail? How can you share what you've learned?

    24 min

  7. 09/18/2015

    BBAB 242 : Picture Book Summit

    Brain Burps About Books Podcast #242 Picture Book Summit An Interview with Julie Hedlund Announcements Just a quick note to let you know that I’m starting a new podcast soon called Writing for Children (if I haven’t already started by the time you hear this). Want to know more? It’s going to be pretty awesome and very different from this show. Go to writingforchildren.com to learn more. Last week to register for Picture Book Summit! The deadline to register is September 25th. Don't miss it - www.picturebooksummit.com. Listen to hear Jon Bard's take on Picture Book Summit. This week's guest is Julie Hedlund! Julie Hedlund is an award-winning children's book author, founder of the 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge, blogger, and a regular speaker at SCBWI and other industry events. Her picture book, A TROOP IS A GROUP OF MONKEYS, Little Bahalia Publishing, 2013, first published as an interactive storybook app, was the recipient of the 2014 Independent Book Publisher's Association Benjamin Franklin Digital Gold Award. Her storybook app, A SHIVER OF SHARKS, Little Bahalia Publishing, 2013, was a 2014 Digital Book Award winner. Her latest book, MY LOVE FOR YOU IS THE SUN, is available on Amazon. Julie is a monthly contributor on author/illustrator Katie Davis' Brain Burps About Books children's literature podcast, a PAL member of SCBWI, and a contributing editor on the subject of 21st Century Publishing for Children's Book Insider. Julie & I talk about Where the idea for Picture Book Summit came from. What is a Master Mind group and how ours got started. Advantages of going to an online event vs. an in-person conference. What happens if you miss one of our online sessions. The agents and editors we interviewed for Picture Book Summit. The landscape of publishing in the 21st century. How many spots are left in Picture Book Summit. How to give us feedback on Picture Book Summit at www.speakpipe.com/katiedavis. Our amazing project manager Kristin Ammerman. The PJ party!

    38 min

  8. 09/09/2015

    BBAB 241 : What’s So Great About the 500 Word Picture Book?

    Brain Burps About Books Podcast #241 What’s So Great About the 500 Word Picture Book? An Interview with Laura Backes Announcements Just a quick note to let you know that I’m starting a new podcast soon called Writing for Children (if I haven’t already started by the time you hear this). Want to know more? It’s going to be pretty awesome and very different from this show. Go to writingforchildren.com to learn more. I'm hosting a FREE webinar to give you a sneak peek of Get Your First 1,000 Followers! You can ask me anything you want and I'll be doing LIVE website critiques. Pick the time that works best for you: For Thursday, 9/10 at 7pm ET/4pm PT, click here: www.katiedavis.com/thursday For Friday, 9/11 at 12pm ET/9am PT, click here: www.katiedavis.com/friday Listener Questions Tune in to hear the answer to these burning writer questions and fears: How do I reach my target audience of 12-16 year olds? How do I start my platform when I'm not photogenic and I write under a pseudonym? I'm afraid of not having time to keep up with everything. It's hard to start when I put everyone else's needs before my own. Plus, a shout-out to my newest listener, Jackie! This week's guest is Laura Backes! Laura Backes has been publishing Children's Book Insider, The Children's Writing Monthly for 25 years. Along with its companion membership site, The Children's Writing Knowledge Base (www.CBIClubhouse.com). CBI is the largest source of information for aspiring and published children's book writers in the world. Along with her husband Jon Bard, Laura has co-created numerous instructional webinars, videos, courses and books for writers, and is a frequent speaker at writing conferences. Laura & I talk about Picture Book Summit - There are a few spots left. Register at www.picturebooksummit.com. How she became an editor. What it's like to write a rejection letter. Why she prefers being an editor to being an agent. How to not be a "hack" in your writing. Innate talent vs. Developed talent. Why age is an advantage in your writing. What's the deal with 500 word picture books? How picture book readers are more sophisticated today than in the past. The best way to write a great book. How you can join us at the Picture Book Summit PJ Party!

    35 min
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Author Katie Davis hosts Brain Burps About Books as a "fly on the wall" show. It's all about the craft and business of publishing, now including all genres––not just children's books. Interviews with experts cover publishing, creating, promoting, and writing them. Are you an aspiring writer who'd like to know the inside scoop on how others got their books published? Kid's books? Indie books? Non-fiction? Or are you already published and want to hear how to make your book trailer? Maybe you're a librarian or teacher doing an author study or just a fan of kidlit and want to listen to booksellers, editors, authors and other experts in the field talk about the craft and business of publishing, both of children's literature and beyond. Writer entrepreneur, illustrator, book marketing expert, and author Katie Davis is the host of this funny and informative show meant to help anyone with an interest in publishing, book marketing, video marketing, general book publishing and children's literature. Since 2010, there have been regular contributors and reviewers, as well as hundreds of interviews with anyone Katie believes will help her listeners in their quest to succeed in their business. Katie Davis' traditionally published books have sold over 820,000 copies which led to her writing a self-published marketing guide for writers, debuting at #1 on Amazon. Katie teaches writers how to create videos, she coaches other writers in their marketing efforts and presents at schools, conferences, and fundraising galas internationally. She's an NSA member and on the advisory board for the Brooke Jackman Foundation, a literacy-based charity.

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  • Creator
    Katie Davis
  • Years Active
    2010 - 2016
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2010 Katie Davis
  • Show Website
    Brain Burps About Books

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