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From Dream to Reality: The Art of Self-Published Children's Book Creation · Adventures in the Heart of Children's Book Authors Podcast

• 0:25
  Welcome
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  to
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  the
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  Adventures
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  in
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  the
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  Heart
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  of
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  Children's
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  Book
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  Authors
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  Podcast.
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  I'm
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  your
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  host,
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  Rick
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  Harris.
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  Today
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  we're
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  going
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  to
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  review
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  lessons
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  learned
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  from
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  our
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  first
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  25
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  episodes
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  and
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  the
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  insights
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  children's
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  book
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  authors
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  shared
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  with
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  me.
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  Thank
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  you
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  for
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  joining
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  me
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  today
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  on
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  this
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  podcast
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  episode.
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  For
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  those
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  who
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  have
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  been
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  listening
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  to
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  the
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  show
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  from
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  the
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  start,
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  I'm
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  pleased
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  to
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  serve
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  you
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  as
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  children's
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  book
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  readers,
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  aspiring
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  authors
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  and
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  supporters
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  of
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  our
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  podcast
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  guests.
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  It's
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  essential
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  to
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  build
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  a
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  podcast
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  that
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  speaks
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  from
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  the
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  heart
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  of
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  children's
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  book
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  authors.
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  These
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  folks
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  have
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  big
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  hearts.
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  Self
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  published
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  authors
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  are
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  doers
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  bringing
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  much
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  value
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  through
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  their
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  children's
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  books
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  for
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  children.
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  If
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  you
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  are
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  an
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  aspiring
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  author,
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  you
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  can
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  learn
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  a
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  lot
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  from
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  people
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  who
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  have
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  done
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  what
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  you
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  want
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  to
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  do.
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  The
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  idea
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  of
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  our
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  children's
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  book
• 1:19
  readers
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  audience
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  is
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  to
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  give
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  you
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  a
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  chance
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  to
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  listen
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  to
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  a
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  children's
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  book
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  author
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  and
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  their
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  energy
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  in
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  bringing
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  their
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  children's
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  book
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  into
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  the
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  world
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  of
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  words
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  and
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  illustrations.
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  As
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  I
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  interviewed
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  each
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  self
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  published
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  children's
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  book
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  author,
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  I
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  intended
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  to
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  give
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  you
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  as
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  readers
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  the
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  story
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  behind
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  the
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  author's
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  story
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  and
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  to
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  provide
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  you
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  with
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  a
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  chance
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  to
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  decide
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  if
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  this
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  is
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  a
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  children's
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  book
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  author
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  you
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  would
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  like
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  to
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  support.
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  Without
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  children's
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  readers,
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  we
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  as
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  children's
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  book
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  authors
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  would
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  be
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  writing
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  in
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  a
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  void
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  of
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  self.
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  With
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  every
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  one
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  of
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  my
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  children's
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  book
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  author
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  guests,
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  not
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  one
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  children's
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  book
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  writer
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  was
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  motivated
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  or
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  inspired
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  to
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  write
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  to
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  themselves.
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  There
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  is
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  a
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  more
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  potent
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  force
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  at
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  work.
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  The
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  best
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  communication
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  medium.
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  As
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  a
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  self
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  published
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  children's
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  book
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  author
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  who
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  has
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  set
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  up
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  accounts
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  on
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  various
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  social
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  media
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  platforms
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  such
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  as
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  Instagram,
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  Facebook,
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  X
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  threads,
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  LinkedIn
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  and
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  a
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  blog
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  on
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  my
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  website,
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  I
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  decided
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  that
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  podcasting
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  was
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  a
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  medium
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  I
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  could
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  embrace.
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  Podcasts
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  allow
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  me
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  to
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  share
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  our
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  content
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  with
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  listeners
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  from
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  around
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  the
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  globe.
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  It's
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  exciting
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  that
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  our
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  first
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  25
• 2:40
  episodes
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  were
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  listened
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  to
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  in
• 2:43
  over
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  19
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  countries.
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  This
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  is
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  no
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  surprise
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  Children
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  are
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  global.
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  Children's
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  book
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  authors
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  have
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  a
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  worldwide
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  reach.
• 2:52
  In
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  one
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  of
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  our
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  episodes,
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  a
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  children's
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  book
• 2:55
  author
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  from
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  the
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  US
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  was
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  surprised
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  that
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  her
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  book
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  had
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  been
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  purchased
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  in
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  India.
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  As
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  a
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  longtime
• 3:02
  listener
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  of
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  multiple
• 3:03
  podcast
• 3:04
  shows,
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  I
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  find
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  podcasts
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  inspiring,
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  educational
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  and
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  entertaining.
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  Hopefully
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  you've
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  been
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  getting
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  the
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  same
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  value
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  from
• 3:13
  our
• 3:14
  podcast
• 3:14
  show,
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  Adventures
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  in
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  the
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  Heart
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  of
• 3:16
  Children's
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  Book
• 3:17
  Authors.
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  I've
• 3:18
  been
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  a
• 3:19
  guest
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  on
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  several
• 3:20
  podcasts
• 3:20
  over
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  the
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  years
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  and
• 3:22
  love
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  the
• 3:22
  format
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  of
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  most
• 3:23
  podcasts
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  and
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  the
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  sharing
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  community.
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  Choosing
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  podcasting
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  as
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  a
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  communication
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  medium
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  to
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  speak
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  to
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  other
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  self
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  published
• 3:33
  book
• 3:33
  authors,
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  learn
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  from
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  them,
• 3:35
  and
• 3:35
  share
• 3:36
  their
• 3:36
  experiences
• 3:36
  and
• 3:37
  knowledge
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  with
• 3:37
  you.
• 3:38
  The
• 3:38
  listener
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  is
• 3:39
  Fantastic.
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  You
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  might
• 3:41
  be
• 3:41
  wondering,
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  am
• 3:42
  I
• 3:43
  supporting
• 3:44
  other
• 3:44
  children's
• 3:45
  book
• 3:45
  authors
• 3:45
  out
• 3:46
  of
• 3:46
  the
• 3:46
  goodness
• 3:46
  of
• 3:46
  my
• 3:47
  heart?
• 3:47
  I
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  was
• 3:48
  looking
• 3:48
  for
• 3:48
  a
• 3:48
  marketing
• 3:49
  strategy
• 3:50
  to
• 3:50
  introduce
• 3:50
  and
• 3:51
  sell
• 3:51
  more
• 3:52
  of
• 3:52
  our
• 3:52
  children's
• 3:53
  book.
• 3:54
  The
• 3:54
  philosophy
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  or
• 3:55
  business
• 3:55
  model
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  was
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  I
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  scratch
• 3:57
  your
• 3:58
  back
• 3:58
  and
• 3:58
  you
• 3:59
  scratch
• 3:59
  my
• 3:59
  back.
• 4:00
  Sharing
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  our
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  social
• 4:01
  media
• 4:02
  reach
• 4:02
  and
• 4:03
  podcast
• 4:04
  audience
• 4:04
  with
• 4:05
  my
• 4:05
  guests
• 4:05
  could
• 4:06
  help
• 4:06
  reach
• 4:06
  more
• 4:07
  reading
• 4:08
  consumers
• 4:09
  and
• 4:09
  that's
• 4:10
  what
• 4:10
  I
• 4:10
  was
• 4:10
  hoping
• 4:10
  for
• 4:11
  when
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  working
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  with
• 4:13
  other
• 4:13
  children's
• 4:14
  book
• 4:14
  authors.
• 4:15
  This
• 4:16
  method
• 4:17
  of
• 4:17
  I
• 4:17
  scratch
• 4:18
  your
• 4:18
  back,
• 4:18
  you
• 4:18
  scratch
• 4:19
  mine
• 4:20
  would
• 4:20
  be
• 4:20
  reciprocal
• 4:21
  as
• 4:22
  my
• 4:22
  guests
• 4:22
  would
• 4:22
  share
• 4:23
  their
• 4:23
  podcast
• 4:24
  episodes
• 4:24
  through
• 4:25
  their
• 4:25
  social
• 4:25
  media
• 4:25
  accounts
• 4:26
  and
• 4:27
  their
• 4:27
  audience
• 4:28
  and
• 4:28
  reach
• 4:28
  out
• 4:29
  to
• 4:29
  their
• 4:29
  email
• 4:30
  list
• 4:30
  as
• 4:30
  I
• 4:31
  sent
• 4:32
  them
• 4:32
  a
• 4:32
  link
• 4:33
  to
• 4:33
  to
• 4:33
  their
• 4:33
  episode.
• 4:34
  No
• 4:35
  matter
• 4:35
  the
• 4:35
  length
• 4:35
  of
• 4:35
  a
• 4:36
  podcast
• 4:36
  episode,
• 4:37
  you
• 4:37
  can
• 4:37
  listen
• 4:37
  for
• 4:38
  several
• 4:38
  minutes
• 4:39
  and
• 4:39
  return
• 4:39
  at
• 4:40
  any
• 4:40
  moment
• 4:40
  to
• 4:40
  continue
• 4:41
  listening.
• 4:42
  You
• 4:42
  don't
• 4:42
  need
• 4:43
  to
• 4:43
  consume
• 4:43
  all
• 4:44
  the
• 4:44
  content
• 4:44
  at
• 4:45
  once.
• 4:45
  The
• 4:46
  amount
• 4:46
  of
• 4:46
  learning
• 4:47
  from
• 4:47
  others
• 4:47
  I
• 4:47
  received
• 4:48
  was
• 4:48
  incredible.
• 4:49
  It
• 4:49
  made
• 4:49
  a
• 4:50
  difference
• 4:50
  in
• 4:50
  my
• 4:51
  financial
• 4:51
  where
• 4:51
  for
• 4:52
  all
• 4:52
  my
• 4:53
  health
• 4:53
  and
• 4:54
  educational
• 4:55
  knowledge
• 4:55
  and
• 4:55
  skills,
• 4:56
  I'm
• 4:56
  richer
• 4:57
  in
• 4:57
  so
• 4:57
  many
• 4:57
  ways.
• 4:59
  However,
• 4:59
  as
• 4:59
  a
• 5:00
  self
• 5:00
  published
• 5:01
  children's
• 5:01
  book
• 5:02
  author,
• 5:02
  I
• 5:02
  knew
• 5:03
  our
• 5:03
  path
• 5:03
  and
• 5:04
  process
• 5:05
  could
• 5:05
  not
• 5:05
  alone
• 5:06
  help
• 5:06
  others
• 5:07
  in
• 5:07
  their
• 5:07
  children's
• 5:08
  book
• 5:08
  authorship
• 5:09
  journey.
• 5:10
  From
• 5:10
  the
• 5:11
  first
• 5:11
  interview
• 5:11
  with
• 5:12
  a
• 5:12
  self
• 5:12
  published
• 5:13
  book
• 5:13
  author,
• 5:14
  I
• 5:14
  knew
• 5:15
  I
• 5:15
  had
• 5:15
  struck
• 5:16
  gold
• 5:16
  a
• 5:17
  mine
• 5:17
  of
• 5:17
  knowledge,
• 5:19
  experiences,
• 5:20
  insights
• 5:20
  and
• 5:21
  methods.
• 5:22
  We
• 5:22
  have
• 5:22
  many
• 5:22
  book
• 5:23
  authors
• 5:23
  in
• 5:23
  this
• 5:24
  wonderful
• 5:24
  world
• 5:25
  of
• 5:25
  words
• 5:25
  and
• 5:26
  illustrations.
• 5:27
  We
• 5:27
  live
• 5:27
  in
• 5:27
  a
• 5:27
  magical
• 5:28
  time
• 5:29
  when
• 5:29
  technology
• 5:30
  allows
• 5:31
  all
• 5:31
  of
• 5:31
  us
• 5:31
  to
• 5:32
  take
• 5:32
  action.
• 5:33
  Children's
• 5:34
  books
• 5:34
  create
• 5:35
  a
• 5:35
  foundation
• 5:36
  of
• 5:36
  education,
• 5:37
  creativity,
• 5:39
  imagination,
• 5:40
  dramatically
• 5:41
  impacting
• 5:42
  children's
• 5:42
  lives.
• 5:43
  In
• 5:43
  her
• 5:44
  TED
• 5:44
  talk,
• 5:45
  speaker
• 5:45
  Helen
• 5:46
  Pearson,
• 5:47
  whose
• 5:47
  title
• 5:48
  of
• 5:48
  her
• 5:48
  talk
• 5:49
  was
• 5:49
  Lessons
• 5:50
  from
• 5:50
  the
• 5:50
  Longest
• 5:50
  Study
• 5:51
  on
• 5:51
  Human
• 5:52
  Development,
• 5:53
  describes
• 5:54
  in
• 5:54
  a
• 5:54
  few
• 5:54
  minutes
• 5:54
  the
• 5:55
  resounding
• 5:55
  impact
• 5:56
  of
• 5:56
  reading
• 5:57
  with
• 5:57
  children
• 5:58
  at
• 5:58
  any
• 5:59
  age
• 5:59
  and
• 5:59
  how
• 6:00
  in
• 6:00
  later
• 6:01
  years
• 6:02
  it
• 6:02
  improves
• 6:02
  not
• 6:03
  only
• 6:03
  the
• 6:04
  children's
• 6:04
  quality
• 6:05
  of
• 6:05
  life,
• 6:05
  but
• 6:06
  also
• 6:06
  their
• 6:06
  ability
• 6:07
  to
• 6:07
  live
• 6:08
  richer
• 6:08
  lives
• 6:09
  in
• 6:09
  financial
• 6:09
  security
• 6:10
  and
• 6:11
  their
• 6:11
  community.
• 6:12
  The
• 6:12
  only
• 6:12
  criteria
• 6:13
  we
• 6:13
  set
• 6:14
  in
• 6:14
  being
• 6:15
  a
• 6:15
  children's
• 6:15
  book
• 6:16
  author
• 6:17
  guest
• 6:17
  on
• 6:17
  our
• 6:18
  show
• 6:18
  was
• 6:19
  to
• 6:19
  have
• 6:20
  at
• 6:20
  least
• 6:21
  one
• 6:21
  self
• 6:21
  published
• 6:22
  book.
• 6:23
  As
• 6:23
  a
• 6:23
  self
• 6:23
  published
• 6:24
  book
• 6:24
  author,
• 6:25
  our
• 6:25
  success
• 6:26
  in
• 6:26
  writing,
• 6:27
  editing,
• 6:28
  publishing,
• 6:28
  distributing,
• 6:30
  marketing
• 6:31
  and
• 6:31
  selling
• 6:31
  our
• 6:32
  first
• 6:32
  children's
• 6:32
  book
• 6:33
  was
• 6:33
  self
• 6:34
  taught.
• 6:34
  However,
• 6:35
  this
• 6:36
  was
• 6:36
  not
• 6:36
  enough.
• 6:37
  I
• 6:37
  wish
• 6:37
  I
• 6:38
  had
• 6:38
  access
• 6:38
  to
• 6:39
  a
• 6:39
  group
• 6:39
  of
• 6:40
  self
• 6:40
  published
• 6:40
  authors
• 6:41
  and
• 6:41
  people
• 6:42
  who
• 6:43
  were
• 6:43
  on
• 6:44
  these
• 6:44
  self
• 6:45
  published
• 6:45
  authors
• 6:46
  teams
• 6:46
  who
• 6:47
  were
• 6:47
  bringing
• 6:48
  their
• 6:48
  books
• 6:48
  to
• 6:48
  life.
• 6:49
  I
• 6:49
  could
• 6:50
  sit
• 6:50
  back
• 6:50
  and
• 6:51
  wait
• 6:51
  for
• 6:52
  access
• 6:52
  to
• 6:52
  self
• 6:53
  published
• 6:53
  book
• 6:53
  authors
• 6:54
  or
• 6:55
  their
• 6:55
  dream
• 6:55
  teams
• 6:56
  who
• 6:57
  support
• 6:57
  them
• 6:58
  in
• 6:58
  bringing
• 6:58
  their
• 6:59
  children's
• 6:59
  book
• 6:59
  to
• 6:59
  life.
• 7:00
  Or
• 7:01
  I
• 7:01
  decided
• 7:02
  you
• 7:02
  know
• 7:03
  what,
• 7:03
  I
• 7:03
  could
• 7:04
  create
• 7:04
  a
• 7:04
  podcast
• 7:05
  show
• 7:05
  to
• 7:06
  help
• 7:06
  myself
• 7:06
  and
• 7:07
  serve
• 7:07
  others.
• 7:08
  In
• 7:08
  our
• 7:09
  podcast
• 7:09
  episodes
• 7:10
  we
• 7:10
  are
• 7:10
  delivering
• 7:11
  on
• 7:11
  our
• 7:11
  promise
• 7:12
  of
• 7:12
  giving
• 7:12
  you
• 7:13
  access
• 7:13
  to
• 7:13
  self
• 7:14
  published
• 7:14
  children's
• 7:15
  book
• 7:15
  authors.
• 7:16
  What
• 7:16
  a
• 7:17
  wonderful
• 7:17
  group
• 7:18
  of
• 7:18
  children's
• 7:19
  book
• 7:19
  authors
• 7:20
  I've
• 7:20
  interviewed
• 7:21
  to
• 7:21
  date.
• 7:21
  I
• 7:22
  hope
• 7:22
  you've
• 7:22
  enjoyed
• 7:23
  every
• 7:23
  single
• 7:24
  episode.
• 7:25
  The
• 7:25
  insights
• 7:26
  have
• 7:26
  been
• 7:27
  absolutely
• 7:27
  incredible.
• 7:29
  In
• 7:29
  future
• 7:29
  episodes,
• 7:30
  I
• 7:31
  will
• 7:31
  also
• 7:31
  interview
• 7:32
  talented
• 7:33
  support
• 7:34
  members
• 7:34
  of
• 7:35
  children's
• 7:35
  book
• 7:36
  authorship
• 7:37
  teams.
• 7:37
  I
• 7:38
  found
• 7:38
  that
• 7:38
  children's
• 7:39
  book
• 7:39
  authors
• 7:40
  who
• 7:40
  do
• 7:40
  not
• 7:41
  use
• 7:41
  a
• 7:41
  team
• 7:42
  spend
• 7:42
  more
• 7:43
  time
• 7:43
  and
• 7:43
  money
• 7:44
  on
• 7:44
  their
• 7:45
  authorship
• 7:45
  journey
• 7:46
  than
• 7:47
  others
• 7:47
  who
• 7:47
  have
• 7:47
  used
• 7:48
  a
• 7:48
  team
• 7:49
  approach.
• 7:50
  Like
• 7:50
  other
• 7:50
  children's
• 7:51
  book
• 7:51
  authors,
• 7:52
  we
• 7:52
  found
• 7:53
  that
• 7:53
  getting
• 7:53
  a
• 7:54
  finished
• 7:54
  book
• 7:55
  is
• 7:55
  possible,
• 7:56
  however,
• 7:57
  without
• 7:57
  much
• 7:58
  guidance,
• 7:58
  knowledge
• 7:58
  and
• 7:59
  expertise.
• 8:00
  The
• 8:00
  journey
• 8:01
  took
• 8:01
  us
• 8:01
  to
• 8:02
  years
• 8:03
  and
• 8:03
  for
• 8:03
  some
• 8:04
  children's
• 8:04
  book
• 8:04
  authors
• 8:05
  I've
• 8:05
  interviewed,
• 8:06
  it
• 8:06
  even
• 8:06
  took
• 8:06
  them
• 8:07
  decades.
• 8:08
  For
• 8:08
  many
• 8:08
  of
• 8:08
  us,
• 8:09
  not
• 8:09
  seeking
• 8:10
  advice
• 8:10
  seems
• 8:11
  to
• 8:11
  be
• 8:11
  built
• 8:11
  into
• 8:12
  our
• 8:12
  nature
• 8:13
  and
• 8:13
  I
• 8:13
  was
• 8:13
  no
• 8:14
  different.
• 8:14
  From
• 8:15
  day
• 8:15
  one,
• 8:15
  I
• 8:16
  created
• 8:16
  more
• 8:16
  starts
• 8:17
  and
• 8:17
  stops.
• 8:18
  From
• 8:18
  co
• 8:19
  authoring
• 8:19
  our
• 8:19
  first
• 8:20
  book
• 8:20
  with
• 8:20
  our
• 8:21
  granddaughter
• 8:22
  to
• 8:22
  writing
• 8:22
  the
• 8:22
  book
• 8:23
  and
• 8:23
  then
• 8:23
  letting
• 8:23
  the
• 8:24
  words
• 8:24
  sit
• 8:25
  in
• 8:25
  our
• 8:25
  journal
• 8:26
  for
• 8:27
  several
• 8:27
  years,
• 8:28
  it
• 8:29
  took
• 8:29
  a
• 8:29
  special,
• 8:30
  unexpected
• 8:31
  moment
• 8:32
  to
• 8:32
  bring
• 8:32
  our
• 8:33
  children's
• 8:33
  book
• 8:33
  to
• 8:34
  life.
• 8:35
  I
• 8:36
  interviewed
• 8:37
  Denise
• 8:37
  Caesar
• 8:38
  on
• 8:39
  episode
• 8:39
  11
• 8:40
  and
• 8:40
  she
• 8:40
  told
• 8:40
  me
• 8:41
  that
• 8:41
  she
• 8:42
  wrote
• 8:42
  her
• 8:42
  first
• 8:42
  children's
• 8:43
  book
• 8:43
  after
• 8:44
  waking
• 8:44
  up
• 8:44
  in
• 8:44
  the
• 8:44
  middle
• 8:45
  of
• 8:45
  the
• 8:45
  night.
• 8:45
  The
• 8:46
  words
• 8:46
  flowed
• 8:47
  freely
• 8:48
  and
• 8:48
  she
• 8:48
  dictated
• 8:49
  the
• 8:49
  words
• 8:50
  into
• 8:50
  her
• 8:50
  iPhone.
• 8:51
  I've
• 8:51
  never
• 8:52
  awoken
• 8:52
  to
• 8:53
  write
• 8:53
  a
• 8:53
  children's
• 8:53
  book,
• 8:54
  but
• 8:54
  I
• 8:54
  dreamed
• 8:55
  of
• 8:55
  what
• 8:55
  our
• 8:56
  main
• 8:56
  character
• 8:57
  looked
• 8:57
  like.
• 8:58
  I
• 8:58
  described
• 8:59
  the
• 8:59
  look
• 8:59
  of
• 9:00
  this
• 9:00
  character
• 9:00
  to
• 9:00
  my
• 9:01
  wife
• 9:01
  on
• 9:01
  more
• 9:01
  than
• 9:02
  one
• 9:02
  occasion.
• 9:03
  On
• 9:03
  a
• 9:03
  trip
• 9:03
  to
• 9:04
  San
• 9:04
  Francisco,
• 9:05
  my
• 9:05
  wife
• 9:05
  and
• 9:05
  I
• 9:06
  visited
• 9:06
  a
• 9:06
  Build
• 9:07
  a
• 9:07
  Plushie
• 9:08
  store.
• 9:09
  Within
• 9:09
  moments,
• 9:10
  we
• 9:10
  saw
• 9:10
  the
• 9:10
  elements
• 9:11
  of
• 9:11
  our
• 9:12
  main
• 9:12
  character.
• 9:13
  With
• 9:13
  a
• 9:13
  store
• 9:14
  associate's
• 9:15
  help,
• 9:15
  she
• 9:15
  laid
• 9:16
  out
• 9:16
  the
• 9:16
  perfect
• 9:17
  bear.
• 9:17
  A
• 9:17
  grizzly
• 9:18
  bear,
• 9:19
  a
• 9:19
  train
• 9:20
  engineering
• 9:20
  outfit
• 9:21
  including
• 9:22
  an
• 9:22
  engineering
• 9:22
  hat
• 9:23
  and
• 9:23
  scarf.
• 9:24
  After
• 9:25
  we
• 9:25
  returned
• 9:25
  home
• 9:26
  with
• 9:26
  our
• 9:26
  plushie,
• 9:27
  our
• 9:27
  granddaughter
• 9:28
  and
• 9:28
  co
• 9:28
  author
• 9:29
  Kira
• 9:29
  didn't
• 9:30
  have
• 9:30
  to
• 9:30
  be
• 9:30
  introduced
• 9:31
  to
• 9:31
  this
• 9:31
  plushie
• 9:32
  bear.
• 9:32
  She
• 9:33
  knew
• 9:33
  who
• 9:33
  this
• 9:33
  fantastic
• 9:34
  character
• 9:34
  was.
• 9:35
  Kira
• 9:36
  snuggled
• 9:37
  Caboose
• 9:37
  the
• 9:37
  Rocky
• 9:38
  Mountain
• 9:38
  Bear
• 9:38
  and
• 9:39
  said,
• 9:39
  papa,
• 9:40
  how
• 9:41
  do
• 9:41
  we
• 9:41
  bring
• 9:41
  our
• 9:42
  story
• 9:42
  and
• 9:42
  this
• 9:42
  character
• 9:43
  to
• 9:43
  life
• 9:44
  in
• 9:44
  our
• 9:44
  children's
• 9:44
  book?
• 9:45
  The
• 9:45
  biggest
• 9:46
  obstacle
• 9:47
  to
• 9:47
  becoming
• 9:47
  a
• 9:48
  children's
• 9:48
  book
• 9:48
  authority
• 9:49
  was
• 9:49
  not
• 9:49
  because
• 9:50
  we
• 9:50
  didn't
• 9:50
  have
• 9:51
  our
• 9:51
  story
• 9:52
  written,
• 9:53
  but
• 9:53
  because
• 9:53
  we
• 9:53
  didn't
• 9:54
  spend
• 9:54
  much
• 9:54
  time
• 9:55
  visualizing
• 9:56
  our
• 9:56
  main
• 9:56
  character
• 9:57
  with
• 9:57
  our
• 9:58
  main
• 9:58
  character
• 9:58
  in
• 9:59
  hand,
• 9:59
  Caboose
• 10:00
  the
• 10:00
  Rocky
• 10:01
  Mountain
• 10:01
  Bear.
• 10:01
  Plushie
• 10:02
  was
• 10:03
  the
• 10:03
  catalyst
• 10:03
  that
• 10:03
  moved
• 10:04
  our
• 10:04
  book
• 10:04
  forward.
• 10:25
  With
• 10:25
  all
• 10:25
  the
• 10:25
  pieces
• 10:26
  in
• 10:26
  hand,
• 10:26
  we
• 10:27
  published
• 10:27
  our
• 10:28
  first
• 10:28
  children's
• 10:29
  book,
• 10:29
  the
• 10:09
  Adventures
• 10:30
  of
• 10:30
  Caboose
• 10:30
  the
• 10:30
  Rocky
• 10:31
  Mountain
• 10:31
  Bear.
• 10:32
  Are
• 10:32
  you
• 10:32
  in
• 10:32
  the
• 10:33
  same
• 10:33
  situation
• 10:33
  as
• 10:34
  usual?
• 10:35
  You
• 10:35
  have
• 10:35
  all
• 10:35
  the
• 10:35
  ingredients
• 10:36
  to
• 10:36
  become
• 10:36
  a
• 10:37
  children's
• 10:37
  book
• 10:37
  author,
• 10:38
  but
• 10:38
  have
• 10:39
  many
• 10:39
  doubts.
• 10:40
  However,
• 10:41
  there
• 10:41
  is
• 10:42
  more
• 10:42
  than
• 10:42
  one
• 10:42
  way
• 10:43
  to
• 10:43
  create
• 10:43
  a
• 10:43
  main
• 10:44
  character.
• 10:45
  In
• 10:45
  episode
• 10:46
  22,
• 10:46
  Joan
• 10:47
  Epp,
• 10:47
  the
• 10:47
  author
• 10:48
  of
• 10:48
  Ice
• 10:48
  Cap,
• 10:49
  had
• 10:49
  a
• 10:50
  strong
• 10:50
  visualization
• 10:51
  of
• 10:52
  what
• 10:52
  her
• 10:52
  main
• 10:53
  character,
• 10:53
  Ice
• 10:54
  Cap,
• 10:54
  looked
• 10:54
  like
• 10:55
  and
• 10:55
  with
• 10:56
  a
• 10:56
  rough
• 10:57
  sketch
• 10:57
  drawing,
• 10:58
  Joan,
• 10:59
  who
• 10:59
  is
• 10:59
  not
• 10:59
  an
• 10:59
  illustrator,
• 11:01
  found
• 11:01
  someone
• 11:02
  who
• 11:02
  could
• 11:02
  bring
• 11:03
  her
• 11:03
  main
• 11:03
  character
• 11:04
  to
• 11:04
  life.
• 11:05
  From
• 11:05
  Dream
• 11:06
  to
• 11:06
  Reality
• 11:07
  Our
• 11:08
  podcast
• 11:09
  contains
• 11:09
  moments
• 11:10
  that
• 11:11
  remind
• 11:11
  you
• 11:12
  of
• 11:12
  the
• 11:12
  incredible
• 11:13
  value
• 11:14
  of
• 11:14
  what
• 11:14
  our
• 11:14
  children's
• 11:15
  book
• 11:15
  author
• 11:16
  guests
• 11:16
  have
• 11:16
  to
• 11:17
  share.
• 11:17
  I'd
• 11:18
  like
• 11:18
  to
• 11:18
  share
• 11:19
  more
• 11:19
  lessons
• 11:20
  with
• 11:20
  you
• 11:21
  as
• 11:21
  I
• 11:21
  recap
• 11:22
  our
• 11:22
  first
• 11:22
  25
• 11:23
  episodes.
• 11:25
  Not
• 11:25
  having
• 11:25
  a
• 11:26
  website
• 11:26
  from
• 11:27
  the
• 11:27
  start
• 11:27
  caused
• 11:28
  our
• 11:29
  first
• 11:29
  delays
• 11:29
  and
• 11:30
  distracted
• 11:30
  us
• 11:31
  from
• 11:31
  distributing,
• 11:32
  marketing
• 11:33
  and
• 11:33
  selling
• 11:33
  our
• 11:34
  first
• 11:34
  book.
• 11:35
  However,
• 11:36
  within
• 11:36
  the
• 11:36
  first
• 11:37
  month
• 11:37
  of
• 11:38
  launch,
• 11:38
  we
• 11:38
  worked
• 11:39
  hard
• 11:39
  to
• 11:39
  get
• 11:40
  our
• 11:41
  website
• 11:42
  up
• 11:42
  and
• 11:42
  running
• 11:43
  because
• 11:43
  people
• 11:44
  were
• 11:44
  wondering
• 11:45
  where
• 11:46
  our
• 11:46
  home
• 11:46
  was,
• 11:47
  they
• 11:47
  needed
• 11:48
  a
• 11:48
  place
• 11:48
  to
• 11:48
  find
• 11:49
  our
• 11:49
  book.
• 11:50
  It
• 11:50
  almost
• 11:51
  took
• 11:51
  six
• 11:51
  months.
• 11:52
  However,
• 11:53
  once
• 11:53
  you
• 11:54
  have
• 11:54
  a
• 11:54
  website,
• 11:55
  just
• 11:56
  remember
• 11:56
  it
• 11:57
  must
• 11:57
  be
• 11:57
  fluid
• 11:58
  as
• 11:58
  it's
• 11:59
  constantly
• 11:59
  changing
• 12:01
  and
• 12:01
  even
• 12:01
  small
• 12:02
  things
• 12:02
  can
• 12:02
  make
• 12:03
  a
• 12:03
  big
• 12:03
  difference.
• 12:04
  After
• 12:04
  we
• 12:04
  got
• 12:05
  our
• 12:05
  website
• 12:06
  up
• 12:06
  and
• 12:06
  running,
• 12:06
  we
• 12:07
  returned
• 12:07
  to
• 12:07
  our
• 12:08
  children's
• 12:08
  book
• 12:09
  with
• 12:09
  an
• 12:09
  excellent
• 12:10
  website
• 12:10
  to
• 12:11
  engage
• 12:11
  more
• 12:11
  readers.
• 12:13
  Now
• 12:13
  we
• 12:13
  have
• 12:13
  a
• 12:13
  website
• 12:14
  and
• 12:15
  offer
• 12:15
  a
• 12:16
  free
• 12:16
  giveaway
• 12:16
  to
• 12:17
  get
• 12:17
  emails
• 12:17
  to
• 12:18
  help
• 12:18
  us
• 12:18
  establish
• 12:19
  our
• 12:19
  email
• 12:20
  list
• 12:20
  and
• 12:20
  client
• 12:21
  list.
• 12:21
  This
• 12:22
  continues
• 12:22
  to
• 12:23
  be
• 12:23
  a
• 12:23
  value
• 12:23
  added
• 12:24
  service
• 12:25
  and
• 12:25
  we
• 12:25
  continue
• 12:26
  to
• 12:26
  grow
• 12:27
  and
• 12:27
  evolve.
• 12:28
  I
• 12:28
  aim
• 12:29
  to
• 12:29
  share
• 12:29
  the
• 12:29
  best
• 12:30
  value
• 12:31
  techniques
• 12:31
  to
• 12:31
  convert
• 12:32
  readers
• 12:32
  into
• 12:33
  lifelong
• 12:33
  subs
• 12:34
  in
• 12:34
  future
• 12:35
  episodes
• 12:36
  for
• 12:36
  us.
• 12:37
  Like
• 12:37
  many
• 12:37
  children's
• 12:38
  book
• 12:38
  authors,
• 12:39
  we
• 12:39
  zigzag
• 12:40
  through
• 12:40
  our
• 12:41
  book
• 12:41
  publishing
• 12:42
  journey
• 12:43
  to
• 12:43
  distribute,
• 12:44
  sell
• 12:44
  and
• 12:45
  market
• 12:45
  our
• 12:46
  children's
• 12:46
  book
• 12:46
  the
• 12:46
  Adventures
• 12:47
  of
• 12:47
  Caboose
• 12:48
  the
• 12:48
  Rocky
• 12:48
  Mountain
• 12:49
  Bear.
• 12:50
  We
• 12:50
  didn't
• 12:50
  know
• 12:50
  the
• 12:51
  ABCs
• 12:51
  of
• 12:52
  children's
• 12:52
  book
• 12:53
  authorship.
• 12:54
  We
• 12:54
  were
• 12:54
  undoubtedly
• 12:55
  infants
• 12:56
  in
• 12:56
  self
• 12:57
  publishing,
• 12:58
  writing,
• 12:59
  editing,
• 12:59
  illustrating,
• 13:00
  book
• 13:00
  formatting,
• 13:01
  ISBNs,
• 13:03
  distribution,
• 13:04
  marketing
• 13:05
  and
• 13:05
  many
• 13:05
  other
• 13:06
  aspects
• 13:06
  of
• 13:06
  bringing
• 13:07
  a
• 13:07
  children's
• 13:08
  book
• 13:08
  to
• 13:09
  life
• 13:09
  were
• 13:10
  mumbled
• 13:10
  and
• 13:10
  jumbled
• 13:11
  together
• 13:12
  without
• 13:12
  a
• 13:12
  set
• 13:13
  recipe.
• 13:14
  Focusing
• 13:14
  on
• 13:15
  reaching
• 13:15
  more
• 13:15
  potential
• 13:16
  readers
• 13:17
  was
• 13:17
  on
• 13:18
  my
• 13:18
  radar.
• 13:19
  However,
• 13:20
  our
• 13:20
  book
• 13:21
  to
• 13:21
  reader
• 13:21
  strategy
• 13:22
  was
• 13:22
  a
• 13:23
  mishmash
• 13:23
  of
• 13:24
  ignorance
• 13:24
  about
• 13:25
  printing,
• 13:25
  distribution,
• 13:26
  sales
• 13:26
  and
• 13:27
  marketing.
• 13:28
  Like
• 13:28
  many
• 13:28
  book
• 13:29
  authors
• 13:29
  we've
• 13:30
  interviewed,
• 13:31
  my
• 13:31
  sales
• 13:32
  plan
• 13:32
  was
• 13:32
  to
• 13:32
  launch
• 13:33
  on
• 13:34
  Amazon
• 13:35
  and
• 13:35
  let
• 13:35
  the
• 13:35
  magic
• 13:36
  happen.
• 13:37
  Amazon
• 13:37
  is
• 13:38
  a
• 13:38
  great
• 13:38
  place
• 13:38
  to
• 13:39
  start
• 13:39
  self
• 13:40
  publishing.
• 13:41
  However,
• 13:41
  it
• 13:42
  is
• 13:42
  not
• 13:42
  a
• 13:42
  magic
• 13:43
  wand
• 13:43
  elixir
• 13:44
  or
• 13:45
  a
• 13:45
  way
• 13:45
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• 13:45
  pull
• 13:45
  a
• 13:45
  rabbit
• 13:46
  out
• 13:46
  of
• 13:46
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• 13:46
  hat.
• 13:47
  I
• 13:47
  didn't
• 13:48
  understand
• 13:48
  that
• 13:49
  Amazon
• 13:50
  is
• 13:50
  based
• 13:50
  on
• 13:51
  algorithms
• 13:52
  and
• 13:52
  has
• 13:52
  a
• 13:52
  set
• 13:53
  formula
• 13:53
  to
• 13:54
  reward
• 13:54
  children's
• 13:55
  book
• 13:55
  authors
• 13:56
  who
• 13:56
  build
• 13:56
  a
• 13:56
  readership.
• 13:57
  Later,
• 13:58
  in
• 13:59
  an
• 13:59
  upcoming
• 14:00
  episode,
• 14:00
  we
• 14:00
  will
• 14:01
  discuss
• 14:02
  25
• 14:03
  and
• 14:03
  54
• 14:05
  or
• 14:05
  five
• 14:05
  star
• 14:06
  levels
• 14:06
  of
• 14:06
  of
• 14:07
  Amazon
• 14:08
  book
• 14:08
  reviews
• 14:09
  and
• 14:09
  the
• 14:09
  value
• 14:10
  they
• 14:10
  bring
• 14:11
  to
• 14:12
  you.
• 14:12
  Selling
• 14:13
  more
• 14:13
  Children's
• 14:13
  books.
• 14:14
  Initially,
• 14:15
  our
• 14:16
  children's
• 14:16
  books
• 14:17
  had
• 14:17
  only
• 14:17
  one
• 14:18
  digital
• 14:18
  home
• 14:19
  and
• 14:19
  we
• 14:19
  were
• 14:20
  visitors
• 14:20
  to
• 14:20
  other
• 14:21
  organizations
• 14:22
  websites,
• 14:23
  Amazon
• 14:24
  and
• 14:25
  ingramsparks.
• 14:26
  When
• 14:26
  you
• 14:27
  have
• 14:27
  limited
• 14:28
  exposure
• 14:28
  and
• 14:29
  someone's
• 14:29
  controlling
• 14:31
  access
• 14:31
  to
• 14:31
  your
• 14:32
  book,
• 14:32
  it
• 14:32
  makes
• 14:33
  things
• 14:33
  a
• 14:33
  little
• 14:33
  more
• 14:34
  difficult.
• 14:35
  And
• 14:35
  that
• 14:35
  is
• 14:36
  why
• 14:37
  we
• 14:37
  encourage
• 14:38
  you
• 14:39
  to
• 14:39
  have
• 14:39
  a
• 14:39
  website,
• 14:40
  your
• 14:41
  own
• 14:41
  website,
• 14:42
  your
• 14:42
  own
• 14:43
  home,
• 14:43
  to
• 14:43
  collect
• 14:44
  email
• 14:44
  addresses
• 14:45
  and
• 14:46
  to
• 14:46
  market
• 14:47
  and
• 14:47
  sell
• 14:48
  your
• 14:48
  book
• 14:48
  and
• 14:49
  other
• 14:49
  supporting
• 14:50
  products.
• 14:51
  Having
• 14:52
  a
• 14:52
  website
• 14:53
  is
• 14:53
  very
• 14:54
  important.
• 14:55
  We
• 14:55
  had
• 14:55
  a
• 14:55
  children's
• 14:56
  book
• 14:56
  which
• 14:57
  was
• 14:57
  a
• 14:57
  product
• 14:57
  to
• 14:58
  sell.
• 14:58
  However,
• 14:59
  it
• 14:59
  if
• 14:59
  you
• 14:59
  have
• 14:59
  a
• 14:59
  product
• 15:00
  to
• 15:00
  sell,
• 15:01
  aren't
• 15:01
  you
• 15:01
  a
• 15:02
  business,
• 15:03
  even
• 15:03
  if
• 15:03
  it's
• 15:03
  a
• 15:03
  tiny
• 15:04
  business?
• 15:05
  According
• 15:05
  to
• 15:06
  the
• 15:06
  American
• 15:06
  Heritage
• 15:07
  Dictionary,
• 15:09
  a
• 15:09
  business
• 15:09
  buys
• 15:10
  and
• 15:10
  sells
• 15:10
  commodities,
• 15:11
  products
• 15:11
  and
• 15:12
  services
• 15:12
  Creating
• 15:13
  a
• 15:13
  Children's
• 15:14
  Book
• 15:15
  Was
• 15:15
  this
• 15:15
  our
• 15:15
  one
• 15:16
  and
• 15:16
  done
• 15:17
  or
• 15:17
  a
• 15:17
  garage
• 15:18
  full
• 15:18
  of
• 15:18
  children's
• 15:19
  book
• 15:19
  inventory?
• 15:20
  Or
• 15:21
  did
• 15:21
  I
• 15:21
  build
• 15:22
  my
• 15:22
  legacy
• 15:22
  for
• 15:23
  an
• 15:23
  audience
• 15:23
  of
• 15:24
  one?
• 15:24
  My
• 15:24
  granddaughter
• 15:25
  or
• 15:26
  an
• 15:26
  audience
• 15:26
  of
• 15:27
  few,
• 15:27
  like
• 15:27
  the
• 15:27
  balance
• 15:28
  of
• 15:28
  my
• 15:28
  grandchildren,
• 15:29
  family
• 15:30
  or
• 15:31
  friends?
• 15:31
  If
• 15:32
  you
• 15:32
  listen
• 15:32
  to
• 15:33
  Darcy
• 15:33
  Guyant
• 15:34
  in
• 15:34
  episode
• 15:35
  17,
• 15:36
  he
• 15:36
  discusses
• 15:37
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• 15:37
  one
• 15:37
  and
• 15:38
  done
• 15:39
  has
• 15:39
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• 15:39
  into
• 15:40
  multiple
• 15:41
  children's
• 15:42
  books.
• 15:43
  One
• 15:43
  of
• 15:43
  our
• 15:43
  aims
• 15:44
  for
• 15:44
  this
• 15:44
  podcast
• 15:45
  show
• 15:45
  is
• 15:45
  to
• 15:46
  identify
• 15:46
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• 15:46
  gap
• 15:47
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• 15:47
  your
• 15:47
  current
• 15:48
  and
• 15:48
  desired
• 15:49
  results.
• 15:50
  As
• 15:50
  you
• 15:50
  listen
• 15:50
  to
• 15:51
  more
• 15:51
  episodes,
• 15:52
  you
• 15:53
  will
• 15:53
  learn
• 15:53
  I'm
• 15:54
  not
• 15:54
  trying
• 15:54
  to
• 15:55
  discount
• 15:55
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• 15:56
  one
• 15:56
  and
• 15:56
  done
• 15:56
  philosophy
• 15:57
  or
• 15:58
  your
• 15:58
  legacy
• 15:59
  of
• 15:59
  a
• 16:00
  self
• 16:00
  published
• 16:00
  children's
• 16:01
  book.
• 16:01
  If
• 16:02
  that
• 16:02
  is
• 16:03
  truly
• 16:03
  your
• 16:04
  desired
• 16:04
  result,
• 16:05
  I
• 16:06
  will
• 16:06
  be
• 16:06
  the
• 16:06
  first
• 16:06
  to
• 16:07
  cheer
• 16:07
  you
• 16:07
  on.
• 16:08
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• 16:08
  one
• 16:08
  and
• 16:08
  done
• 16:08
  or
• 16:08
  a
• 16:09
  legacy
• 16:09
  if
• 16:10
  this
• 16:10
  is
• 16:10
  your
• 16:10
  dream
• 16:11
  to
• 16:11
  reality
• 16:12
  and
• 16:12
  you've
• 16:12
  accomplished
• 16:13
  the
• 16:13
  task.
• 16:14
  We
• 16:15
  titled
• 16:15
  our
• 16:15
  children's
• 16:16
  book
• 16:16
  the
• 16:16
  Adventures
• 16:17
  of
• 16:17
  Caboose
• 16:18
  the
• 16:18
  Rocky
• 16:18
  Mountain
• 16:18
  Bear
• 16:19
  and
• 16:20
  dreamed
• 16:20
  of
• 16:20
  creating
• 16:21
  a
• 16:21
  children's
• 16:22
  book
• 16:22
  series
• 16:23
  of
• 16:23
  the
• 16:23
  same
• 16:23
  name.
• 16:24
  On
• 16:25
  reflection,
• 16:25
  I
• 16:25
  questioned
• 16:26
  how
• 16:26
  I
• 16:26
  used
• 16:27
  my
• 16:27
  time
• 16:27
  and
• 16:28
  financial
• 16:28
  resources
• 16:29
  and
• 16:30
  recognized
• 16:31
  the
• 16:31
  gaps
• 16:31
  we
• 16:32
  heard
• 16:33
  from
• 16:33
  other
• 16:33
  children's
• 16:34
  book
• 16:34
  authors
• 16:35
  during
• 16:35
  our
• 16:36
  first
• 16:36
  25
• 16:37
  episodes.
• 16:37
  Before
• 16:38
  you
• 16:38
  start
• 16:39
  school
• 16:39
  as
• 16:39
  a
• 16:40
  child,
• 16:40
  you
• 16:40
  were
• 16:40
  introduced
• 16:41
  to
• 16:41
  your
• 16:42
  ABCs
• 16:43
  with
• 16:43
  this
• 16:44
  unique
• 16:45
  gift
• 16:45
  of
• 16:46
  being
• 16:46
  able
• 16:47
  to
• 16:47
  interview
• 16:48
  many
• 16:48
  of
• 16:48
  our
• 16:49
  children's
• 16:49
  book
• 16:49
  authors
• 16:50
  and
• 16:51
  have
• 16:51
  them
• 16:51
  share
• 16:52
  their
• 16:52
  ABCs
• 16:53
  of
• 16:54
  children's
• 16:54
  book
• 16:55
  authorship
• 16:56
  and
• 16:56
  learn
• 16:56
  from
• 16:57
  their
• 16:57
  experiences
• 16:58
  knowledge
• 16:59
  I
• 16:59
  realized
• 16:59
  that
• 17:00
  children's
• 17:00
  book
• 17:00
  authorship
• 17:01
  has
• 17:02
  its
• 17:02
  own
• 17:03
  Alphabet
• 17:04
  and
• 17:04
  unique
• 17:04
  recipe
• 17:05
  did
• 17:06
  we
• 17:06
  have
• 17:06
  an
• 17:07
  aha
• 17:07
  moment
• 17:08
  or
• 17:08
  a
• 17:08
  wake
• 17:08
  up
• 17:09
  call?
• 17:09
  Have
• 17:10
  you
• 17:10
  ever
• 17:10
  had
• 17:11
  that
• 17:12
  one
• 17:12
  question
• 17:13
  or
• 17:14
  an
• 17:14
  aha
• 17:15
  moment?
• 17:15
  It
• 17:16
  was
• 17:16
  a
• 17:16
  wake
• 17:16
  up
• 17:16
  call
• 17:17
  that
• 17:17
  moves
• 17:17
  you
• 17:18
  from
• 17:18
  a
• 17:18
  dream
• 17:19
  to
• 17:19
  reality.
• 17:20
  Shortly
• 17:21
  after
• 17:21
  we
• 17:21
  published
• 17:22
  our
• 17:22
  first
• 17:23
  children's
• 17:23
  book,
• 17:24
  a
• 17:24
  good
• 17:24
  friend
• 17:25
  asked
• 17:25
  me,
• 17:26
  what
• 17:26
  does
• 17:26
  being
• 17:27
  a
• 17:27
  children's
• 17:27
  book
• 17:28
  author
• 17:28
  mean
• 17:28
  to
• 17:28
  you?
• 17:29
  This
• 17:29
  is
• 17:30
  one
• 17:30
  question
• 17:31
  I
• 17:31
  now
• 17:32
  intend
• 17:32
  to
• 17:32
  add
• 17:33
  to
• 17:33
  my
• 17:33
  interview
• 17:34
  questions
• 17:35
  of
• 17:35
  upcoming
• 17:36
  children's
• 17:37
  book
• 17:37
  authors.
• 17:38
  This
• 17:39
  question
• 17:39
  ignited
• 17:40
  my
• 17:40
  thoughts
• 17:40
  about
• 17:41
  children's
• 17:41
  authorship
• 17:42
  more
• 17:42
  deeply
• 17:43
  than
• 17:43
  I
• 17:43
  had
• 17:44
  ever
• 17:44
  considered
• 17:45
  as
• 17:45
  a
• 17:45
  self
• 17:46
  published
• 17:46
  children's
• 17:47
  book
• 17:47
  author.
• 17:47
  My
• 17:48
  oldest
• 17:48
  granddaughter,
• 17:49
  Kira,
• 17:50
  and
• 17:50
  our
• 17:50
  adventures
• 17:51
  together
• 17:51
  in
• 17:51
  the
• 17:51
  Rocky
• 17:52
  Mountains
• 17:53
  motivated
• 17:53
  me
• 17:53
  to
• 17:53
  write
• 17:54
  our
• 17:54
  children's
• 17:55
  book.
• 17:55
  Consequently,
• 17:56
  the
• 17:57
  birth
• 17:57
  of
• 17:58
  her
• 17:58
  cousins
• 17:59
  and
• 17:59
  her
• 17:59
  sister
• 18:00
  created
• 18:01
  fertile
• 18:01
  ground
• 18:01
  for
• 18:02
  more
• 18:02
  adventure
• 18:02
  stories
• 18:03
  to
• 18:03
  grow.
• 18:04
  Having
• 18:04
  a
• 18:04
  living
• 18:05
  legacy
• 18:06
  with
• 18:06
  my
• 18:06
  grandchildren
• 18:07
  is
• 18:07
  a
• 18:08
  powerful
• 18:08
  motivator.
• 18:09
  We've
• 18:10
  written
• 18:10
  and
• 18:10
  published
• 18:11
  children's
• 18:11
  books
• 18:12
  and
• 18:12
  turned
• 18:13
  many
• 18:13
  of
• 18:14
  our
• 18:14
  stories
• 18:14
  into
• 18:15
  audiobooks.
• 18:16
  I've
• 18:16
  also
• 18:17
  involved
• 18:17
  my
• 18:18
  grandkids
• 18:18
  in
• 18:19
  our
• 18:19
  podcast
• 18:20
  show.
• 18:20
  Two
• 18:21
  guests
• 18:21
  have
• 18:21
  asked
• 18:22
  my
• 18:22
  grandchildren
• 18:22
  who
• 18:23
  create
• 18:23
  an
• 18:23
  audio
• 18:24
  review
• 18:25
  of
• 18:25
  their
• 18:26
  new
• 18:26
  children's
• 18:27
  book
• 18:27
  releases.
• 18:29
  What
• 18:29
  a
• 18:29
  unique
• 18:30
  opportunity.
• 18:31
  My
• 18:31
  oldest
• 18:32
  granddaughter
• 18:33
  now
• 18:33
  has
• 18:34
  her
• 18:34
  own
• 18:34
  children's
• 18:35
  book
• 18:35
  review
• 18:36
  show
• 18:36
  entitled
• 18:37
  Kira's
• 18:38
  Corner.
• 18:38
  However,
• 18:39
  there
• 18:40
  was
• 18:40
  one
• 18:41
  big
• 18:41
  lesson
• 18:42
  that
• 18:42
  I
• 18:43
  want
• 18:44
  to
• 18:44
  share
• 18:44
  with
• 18:44
  you
• 18:44
  because
• 18:45
  I
• 18:46
  noticed
• 18:46
  this
• 18:47
  was
• 18:47
  a
• 18:47
  void
• 18:48
  with
• 18:49
  most
• 18:49
  of
• 18:50
  my
• 18:50
  children's
• 18:51
  book
• 18:51
  author
• 18:51
  guests.
• 18:52
  They
• 18:53
  had
• 18:53
  a
• 18:53
  philosophy
• 18:54
  of
• 18:55
  just
• 18:57
  throwing
• 18:57
  it
• 18:58
  against
• 18:58
  the
• 18:58
  wall
• 18:59
  and
• 18:59
  hoping
• 19:00
  that
• 19:01
  success
• 19:02
  would
• 19:02
  come
• 19:02
  to
• 19:03
  them.
• 19:03
  In
• 19:04
  children's
• 19:05
  book
• 19:05
  author
• 19:06
  self
• 19:06
  publishing,
• 19:07
  we
• 19:08
  wanted
• 19:08
  to
• 19:08
  create
• 19:08
  a
• 19:08
  book
• 19:09
  series
• 19:09
  no
• 19:10
  path
• 19:10
  or
• 19:10
  business
• 19:11
  plan.
• 19:12
  I
• 19:12
  want
• 19:12
  to
• 19:12
  share
• 19:13
  this
• 19:13
  whole
• 19:14
  notion
• 19:15
  about
• 19:16
  digging
• 19:17
  down
• 19:17
  deep
• 19:18
  and
• 19:18
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• 19:19
  business
• 19:19
  plan
• 19:20
  A
• 19:21
  book
• 19:21
  business
• 19:22
  plan
• 19:22
  for
• 19:23
  your
• 19:23
  children's
• 19:23
  book
• 19:24
  Getting
• 19:25
  your
• 19:25
  book
• 19:25
  edited
• 19:26
  Finding
• 19:26
  an
• 19:27
  illustrator
• 19:28
  a
• 19:28
  book
• 19:28
  cover
• 19:28
  designer
• 19:30
  Learning
• 19:30
  what
• 19:31
  book
• 19:31
  formats
• 19:32
  work
• 19:32
  best
• 19:33
  Learning
• 19:33
  about
• 19:34
  formatting
• 19:34
  and
• 19:35
  getting
• 19:35
  a
• 19:35
  formatter
• 19:36
  Deciding
• 19:37
  on
• 19:37
  how
• 19:37
  to
• 19:38
  distribute
• 19:38
  and
• 19:38
  market
• 19:39
  your
• 19:39
  book,
• 19:40
  including
• 19:40
  a
• 19:41
  website
• 19:41
  and
• 19:42
  social
• 19:42
  media
• 19:43
  approach.
• 19:44
  Selling
• 19:45
  all
• 19:45
  of
• 19:45
  that
• 19:46
  takes
• 19:47
  a
• 19:47
  strategic
• 19:48
  approach.
• 19:49
  However,
• 19:50
  most
• 19:50
  of
• 19:50
  my
• 19:51
  guests,
• 19:51
  including
• 19:52
  ourselves,
• 19:53
  had
• 19:53
  not
• 19:53
  given
• 19:54
  this
• 19:55
  much
• 19:55
  thought
• 19:56
  in
• 19:57
  developing
• 19:57
  a
• 19:58
  book
• 19:58
  business
• 19:59
  plan
• 20:00
  and
• 20:00
  because
• 20:00
  of
• 20:01
  that
• 20:01
  we
• 20:02
  were
• 20:02
  not
• 20:02
  yielding
• 20:03
  the
• 20:03
  results
• 20:04
  we
• 20:04
  had
• 20:04
  envisioned.
• 20:05
  Our
• 20:06
  whole
• 20:06
  business
• 20:07
  philosophy
• 20:08
  ended
• 20:08
  up
• 20:09
  being
• 20:09
  we
• 20:10
  would
• 20:10
  throw
• 20:10
  all
• 20:11
  the
• 20:11
  ideas
• 20:12
  randomly
• 20:13
  and
• 20:13
  see
• 20:13
  what
• 20:13
  sticks.
• 20:14
  This
• 20:15
  was
• 20:15
  not
• 20:16
  and
• 20:16
  is
• 20:17
  not
• 20:17
  a
• 20:18
  formula
• 20:18
  for
• 20:19
  success.
• 20:19
  After
• 20:20
  launching
• 20:20
  our
• 20:20
  children's
• 20:21
  book
• 20:21
  and
• 20:21
  getting
• 20:22
  the
• 20:22
  initial
• 20:22
  sales
• 20:23
  from
• 20:23
  our
• 20:23
  family
• 20:24
  and
• 20:24
  friends,
• 20:25
  we
• 20:25
  realized
• 20:26
  the
• 20:26
  source
• 20:26
  of
• 20:27
  our
• 20:27
  sales
• 20:28
  were
• 20:28
  quickly
• 20:28
  drying
• 20:29
  up.
• 20:30
  Now
• 20:30
  what?
• 20:31
  There
• 20:31
  were
• 20:31
  so
• 20:31
  many
• 20:32
  gaps
• 20:33
  to
• 20:33
  build
• 20:34
  our
• 20:34
  children's
• 20:34
  book
• 20:35
  series.
• 20:37
  After
• 20:37
  launching
• 20:38
  and
• 20:38
  several
• 20:39
  suggestions.
• 20:40
  As
• 20:40
  I
• 20:40
  mentioned,
• 20:41
  we
• 20:41
  developed
• 20:41
  a
• 20:42
  website
• 20:42
  our
• 20:43
  our
• 20:43
  digital
• 20:43
  home.
• 20:44
  This
• 20:44
  took
• 20:44
  longer
• 20:45
  than
• 20:45
  we
• 20:45
  thought
• 20:45
  and
• 20:45
  of
• 20:46
  course
• 20:46
  we
• 20:46
  took
• 20:47
  our
• 20:47
  eyes
• 20:47
  off
• 20:47
  of
• 20:48
  our
• 20:49
  books,
• 20:50
  distribution,
• 20:50
  marketing
• 20:51
  and
• 20:51
  sales.
• 20:52
  It
• 20:52
  also
• 20:53
  delayed
• 20:54
  our
• 20:54
  second
• 20:54
  book.
• 20:55
  We
• 20:55
  do
• 20:55
  have
• 20:56
  a
• 20:56
  second
• 20:56
  book
• 20:56
  coming
• 20:57
  in
• 20:58
  early
• 20:59
  August
• 20:59
  of
• 20:59
  2025.
• 21:01
  We
• 21:01
  have
• 21:01
  a
• 21:02
  beautiful
• 21:02
  website.
• 21:03
  We've
• 21:04
  created
• 21:04
  several
• 21:04
  ideas
• 21:05
  including
• 21:06
  free
• 21:06
  activity
• 21:07
  pages,
• 21:07
  downloads
• 21:08
  to
• 21:08
  to
• 21:09
  encourage
• 21:09
  families
• 21:10
  to
• 21:10
  write
• 21:10
  and
• 21:11
  draw
• 21:11
  their
• 21:11
  adventures.
• 21:12
  We've
• 21:13
  made
• 21:13
  an
• 21:13
  outline.
• 21:14
  We
• 21:15
  now
• 21:15
  have
• 21:15
  a
• 21:15
  membership
• 21:16
  club
• 21:16
  for
• 21:17
  families
• 21:17
  to
• 21:17
  join
• 21:18
  and
• 21:19
  access
• 21:20
  to
• 21:20
  several
• 21:21
  features
• 21:21
  including
• 21:22
  audiobooks
• 21:23
  that
• 21:23
  we've
• 21:23
  posted
• 21:24
  on
• 21:24
  Our
• 21:24
  website
• 21:25
  we
• 21:25
  have
• 21:25
  a
• 21:26
  blog.
• 21:27
  We
• 21:27
  also
• 21:28
  introduced
• 21:30
  Adventures
• 21:31
  in
• 21:31
  the
• 21:31
  Heart
• 21:31
  of
• 21:31
  Children's
• 21:32
  Book
• 21:32
  Authors
• 21:33
  Podcast
• 21:33
  to
• 21:34
  our
• 21:34
  website.
• 21:35
  Our
• 21:35
  website
• 21:36
  is
• 21:36
  caboosetherockymountainbear.com
• 21:40
  we
• 21:40
  have
• 21:40
  discussed
• 21:40
  with
• 21:41
  many
• 21:41
  of
• 21:41
  our
• 21:42
  guest
• 21:43
  children's
• 21:43
  book
• 21:43
  authors
• 21:44
  their
• 21:44
  story
• 21:45
  behind
• 21:45
  the
• 21:45
  story,
• 21:46
  what
• 21:46
  inspired
• 21:47
  them
• 21:48
  to
• 21:48
  write
• 21:49
  their
• 21:49
  books
• 21:50
  and
• 21:50
  they
• 21:51
  share
• 21:51
  those
• 21:51
  stories.
• 21:52
  I'd
• 21:53
  like
• 21:53
  to
• 21:53
  leave
• 21:53
  you
• 21:54
  with
• 21:54
  a
• 21:54
  couple
• 21:54
  of
• 21:55
  final
• 21:55
  closing
• 21:56
  thoughts.
• 21:57
  First
• 21:57
  of
• 21:58
  all,
• 21:58
  our
• 21:59
  growing
• 21:59
  library
• 22:00
  of
• 22:00
  podcast
• 22:01
  interviews
• 22:01
  we
• 22:01
  hope
• 22:02
  has
• 22:02
  been
• 22:02
  instrumental
• 22:03
  in
• 22:03
  providing
• 22:04
  you
• 22:04
  as
• 22:04
  an
• 22:05
  aspiring
• 22:05
  children's
• 22:06
  book
• 22:06
  author
• 22:07
  to
• 22:08
  listen
• 22:08
  to
• 22:08
  self
• 22:08
  published
• 22:09
  book
• 22:09
  authors,
• 22:10
  their
• 22:10
  story
• 22:11
  behind
• 22:11
  their
• 22:11
  story
• 22:12
  of
• 22:12
  experiences,
• 22:13
  learning,
• 22:14
  mistakes,
• 22:14
  triumphs,
• 22:16
  lessons
• 22:17
  and
• 22:17
  how
• 22:17
  to
• 22:18
  use
• 22:18
  resources
• 22:19
  and
• 22:19
  so
• 22:19
  much
• 22:19
  more.
• 22:20
  We
• 22:20
  hope
• 22:21
  you've
• 22:21
  had
• 22:21
  a
• 22:21
  chance
• 22:22
  to
• 22:22
  look
• 22:22
  into
• 22:22
  their
• 22:23
  heart
• 22:23
  and
• 22:24
  understand
• 22:24
  what
• 22:24
  drives
• 22:25
  them
• 22:25
  to
• 22:25
  write
• 22:26
  their
• 22:26
  second
• 22:26
  book
• 22:27
  and
• 22:27
  beyond.
• 22:28
  It
• 22:28
  is
• 22:28
  our
• 22:29
  hope
• 22:30
  we
• 22:30
  will
• 22:30
  make
• 22:30
  your
• 22:31
  children's
• 22:31
  book
• 22:31
  writing
• 22:32
  journey
• 22:33
  more
• 22:33
  accessible
• 22:33
  and
• 22:34
  fun.
• 22:34
  And
• 22:35
  we
• 22:35
  hope
• 22:36
  to
• 22:36
  help
• 22:36
  you
• 22:36
  capitalize
• 22:37
  on
• 22:37
  your
• 22:37
  creativity,
• 22:38
  uncover
• 22:39
  your
• 22:39
  inspiration
• 22:40
  and
• 22:41
  get
• 22:41
  a
• 22:41
  much
• 22:42
  better
• 22:42
  return
• 22:43
  on
• 22:43
  your
• 22:44
  time,
• 22:45
  investment,
• 22:46
  spending
• 22:47
  and
• 22:47
  assemble
• 22:48
  a
• 22:48
  team
• 22:48
  including
• 22:49
  understanding
• 22:50
  what
• 22:50
  role
• 22:51
  you
• 22:51
  should
• 22:52
  play
• 22:52
  besides
• 22:53
  being
• 22:54
  a
• 22:54
  children's
• 22:55
  book
• 22:55
  author.
• 22:56
  Speaking
• 22:57
  to
• 22:57
  our
• 22:58
  children's
• 22:58
  book
• 22:58
  readers,
• 22:59
  we
• 23:00
  hope
• 23:00
  that
• 23:00
  you
• 23:00
  will
• 23:01
  establish
• 23:02
  what
• 23:02
  we
• 23:02
  call
• 23:03
  a
• 23:03
  community
• 23:04
  home
• 23:04
  library
• 23:05
  of
• 23:06
  children's
• 23:06
  books.
• 23:07
  And
• 23:08
  what
• 23:08
  do
• 23:08
  we
• 23:08
  mean
• 23:08
  by
• 23:09
  that?
• 23:09
  We
• 23:10
  know
• 23:10
  you
• 23:10
  can
• 23:11
  support
• 23:12
  all
• 23:12
  of
• 23:12
  our
• 23:12
  guests
• 23:13
  and
• 23:13
  purchase
• 23:13
  their
• 23:14
  books.
• 23:14
  Perhaps
• 23:15
  you
• 23:15
  could
• 23:15
  set
• 23:16
  up
• 23:16
  a
• 23:16
  group
• 23:17
  of
• 23:17
  children's
• 23:17
  book
• 23:18
  readers
• 23:19
  like
• 23:19
  yourself.
• 23:20
  Each
• 23:20
  of
• 23:20
  you
• 23:21
  could
• 23:21
  buy
• 23:22
  one
• 23:22
  of
• 23:22
  our
• 23:23
  guest
• 23:23
  books
• 23:23
  and
• 23:24
  pass
• 23:24
  them
• 23:24
  around
• 23:25
  your
• 23:26
  small
• 23:26
  group
• 23:27
  and
• 23:27
  create
• 23:27
  a
• 23:28
  community
• 23:28
  home
• 23:29
  library.
• 23:30
  Wouldn't
• 23:30
  that
• 23:30
  be
• 23:31
  cool?
• 23:31
  Let
• 23:32
  me
• 23:32
  give
• 23:32
  you
• 23:32
  an
• 23:32
  example.
• 23:33
  If
• 23:33
  you
• 23:34
  listen
• 23:34
  to
• 23:35
  Monica
• 23:35
  voikudeniston
• 23:37
  episode
• 23:37
  21
• 23:38
  or
• 23:39
  Sarah
• 23:39
  Dorn
• 23:40
  episode
• 23:41
  25,
• 23:42
  they
• 23:42
  have
• 23:43
  strong
• 23:43
  military
• 23:44
  connections
• 23:44
  to
• 23:45
  their
• 23:45
  lives
• 23:45
  and
• 23:46
  have
• 23:46
  written
• 23:46
  children's
• 23:47
  books
• 23:47
  with
• 23:47
  a
• 23:48
  military
• 23:48
  theme.
• 23:49
  Wouldn't
• 23:50
  supporting
• 23:50
  a
• 23:50
  children's
• 23:51
  book
• 23:51
  theme
• 23:52
  and
• 23:52
  building
• 23:53
  a
• 23:53
  community,
• 23:54
  a
• 23:54
  small
• 23:55
  community
• 23:55
  library
• 23:56
  around
• 23:57
  that
• 23:57
  theme
• 23:58
  be
• 23:58
  awesome?
• 23:59
  Thank
• 24:00
  you
• 24:00
  again
• 24:00
  for
• 24:01
  listening
• 24:01
  to
• 24:01
  our
• 24:01
  show.
• 24:02
  Our
• 24:02
  podcast
• 24:03
  guests
• 24:03
  have
• 24:04
  been
• 24:04
  incredible
• 24:05
  as
• 24:05
  they
• 24:05
  guide
• 24:05
  you
• 24:06
  through
• 24:06
  the
• 24:06
  ABCs
• 24:07
  of
• 24:07
  Children's
• 24:08
  book
• 24:08
  authorship,
• 24:09
  bringing
• 24:10
  their
• 24:11
  dreams
• 24:11
  to
• 24:12
  reality
• 24:13
  and
• 24:13
  leaving
• 24:13
  you
• 24:14
  with
• 24:15
  what
• 24:15
  we
• 24:16
  hope
• 24:16
  is
• 24:16
  a
• 24:17
  pleasant
• 24:17
  taste
• 24:17
  of
• 24:18
  children's
• 24:18
  book
• 24:19
  authorship.
• 24:20
  We'd
• 24:20
  love
• 24:21
  for
• 24:21
  you
• 24:21
  to
• 24:21
  Please
• 24:21
  keep
• 24:22
  listening.
• 24:22
  There
• 24:23
  are
• 24:23
  many
• 24:23
  more
• 24:23
  stories
• 24:24
  behind
• 24:24
  the
• 24:24
  Story
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  of
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  Children's
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  Book
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  authorship
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  adventure
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  out.