I’m about to leave on a big book tour in honor of the publication of my debut picture book The Donkey’s Song. I’ll do some book signings, some story hours, and some school visits, but trust me, when I come to read a book, I don’t just read a book. The event turns into a…
Category: Book Marketing
Jacki Kellum and Her Picture Book The Donkey’s Song are Preparing for Their Holiday Book Tour
After Christmas, I’ll try to explain what it means to market a debut picture book. Right now, I’m caught in the whirlwind of it all. For one thing, I’m making my final plans to drive from the Ozarks [where I currently live] to Mississippi [where I lived most of my life]. I hope to stop…
All About Amazon Author Central – A Published Author’s Next Step
As soon as my debut picture bookThe Donkey’s Song showed up as ready for pre-order at Amazon, I began free-falling into a vat that was filled with tasks that I needed to do next. From my vast history of buying books on Amazon, I knew that some authors had author pages there, and I wanted…