Pencils&Lipstick podcast

This week I'm talking with Molly Arbuthnott about writing picture books, working with illustrators and creative ways to get our books in front of the reader (including traveling...!) You can find more about Molly here: https://www.mollyarbuthnott.co.uk/about/ and you can find her books here (audios as well) https://oscartheferrycat.co.uk/product-category/books/
Y0u can listen to one of her books here: https://youtu.be/plbZp5wcPVo
And vote for her for the People's Book Prize here: https://www.mollyarbuthnott.co.uk/blog/the-peoples-book-prize-please-vote/
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Today I am talking with Matt Stone from 100covers.com. We chat about how to find the right cover, how an author should approach cover art, how to work with a graphic artist and more. 100covers.com has grown in the past few years. They are a large group of graphic artists ready to create a masterpiece for you book. Check out heir portfolio at 100covers.com. Be sure to use code KAT to get 50% off.
Be sure to catch up on how the new A10 algorithm change at Amazon will affect us indie authors:
https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/a10-algorithm-kdp-book-listing/
https://www.matthewjholmes.com/blog/the-amazon-algorithm-just-changed-everything
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Maite Dalila is a Squarespace website designer who works exclusively with authors. She has built 20+ author websites for debut novelists, querying writers, and self-publishing authors across fiction, nonfiction, and children's books. Before specializing in author websites, Maite spent 12 years designing for brands like Walt Disney, Nike, and Samsung. She brings that same strategy, story structure, reader psychology, conversion-focused design, into the author niche. Find Maite's FREE resources here: https://www.maitedalila.com/resources and browse her portfolio here: https://www.maitedalila.com/portfolio
Connect with Maite here:https://www.facebook.com/maite.dalila Hire Maite here: https://reedsy.com/maite-dalila-rodriguez
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This week Becky and I talk about the Core Marketing Values, why they're important and how to choose them. I'm the guinea pig this week. Let's see how I do!
Every third Monday of every month, Becky Grogan (https://www.beckythebookcoach.com/) will be joining me to talk about book marketing. Sign up for the first Craft&Connect live here: https://tidycal.com/writeyourlife/craft-and-connect-live-march-24
Get the author newsletter mini course FREE just this week here: https://www.curios.com/c/V148YL
Marketing is NOT just social media, but we will be talking about social media. If you don't have anything set up and want to get things moving, you can check out these Youtube videos for setting up Instagram and TikTok:
https://youtu.be/j4nBDjsyGZ0?si=XsSVq_hbiLSaxSAM
https://youtu.be/KJeU6SP548w?si=hWB6IgopanEdvGwj
https://youtu.be/KJeU6SP548w?si=hWB6IgopanEdvGwj

Jessica Snyder started out editing for the traditional romance publishers. She had since moved into independent editing and has created the HEA club where Romance Writers can connect and learn about their craft. She has worked with authors like Lucy Score and Carly Bloom as well as many indie romance authors. Be sure to check out her HEA Club here: https://heaauthorservices.com/services/the-hea-club/ and find out more about Jessica and her team here: https://heaauthorservices.com/
Sign up for the first Craft and Connect live event! https://tidycal.com/writeyourlife/craft-and-connect-live-march-24
Sign up for my writers' newsletter to learn more about the craft of writing, know when my workshops are and be the first to get exclusive information on my writing retreats. https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter
Want more information on my books, author swaps, short stories and what I’m reading? Sign up for my readers' newsletter. https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup You can always ask me writing questions on instagram @author_katcaldwell