Latest / Adventures in the Heart of Children's Book Authors Podcast / What It Takes to Launch a Children's Book (Real Author Insights)
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- 0:24Hi,
- 0:25how
- 0:25are
- 0:25you?
- 0:26Hopefully
- 0:27you've
- 0:27been
- 0:27enjoying
- 0:28Adventures
- 0:29in
- 0:29the
- 0:29Heart
- 0:29of
- 0:30Children's
- 0:30Book
- 0:30Authors
- 0:31Podcast.
- 0:32Over
- 0:32the
- 0:32last
- 0:33several
- 0:34months,
- 0:34I've
- 0:34been
- 0:35able
- 0:35to
- 0:35interview
- 0:36some
- 0:36incredible
- 0:37children's
- 0:37book
- 0:37authors
- 0:39and
- 0:39develop
- 0:40great
- 0:41relationships.
- 0:42It's
- 0:42just
- 0:42been
- 0:43an
- 0:43incredible
- 0:44journey.
- 0:44Recently,
- 0:45I
- 0:45was
- 0:45asked
- 0:46if
- 0:46I
- 0:46could
- 0:46help
- 0:47one
- 0:47of
- 0:48our
- 0:48guests,
- 0:48Darcy
- 0:49Gyant,
- 0:50help
- 0:50him
- 0:51launch
- 0:51his
- 0:52next
- 0:52children's
- 0:52book.
- 0:53What
- 0:53a
- 0:54great
- 0:54honor
- 0:55to
- 0:55be
- 0:56asked
- 0:56to
- 0:56be
- 0:56part
- 0:57of
- 0:57his
- 0:57book
- 0:57launch
- 0:58team.
- 0:59Now
- 0:59you
- 0:59might
- 0:59be
- 1:00asking,
- 1:00what
- 1:00is
- 1:00a
- 1:01book
- 1:01launch
- 1:01team?
- 1:02First,
- 1:02I'd
- 1:03like
- 1:03to
- 1:03remind
- 1:04you
- 1:04of
- 1:04an
- 1:04old
- 1:05African
- 1:05saying,
- 1:06it
- 1:06takes
- 1:06a
- 1:06village
- 1:07to
- 1:07raise
- 1:07a
- 1:08child,
- 1:08and
- 1:08you
- 1:08probably
- 1:09have
- 1:09heard
- 1:09that
- 1:10saying
- 1:10before.
- 1:11So
- 1:11what
- 1:11does
- 1:12it
- 1:12take
- 1:12to
- 1:12launch
- 1:13a
- 1:13children's
- 1:14book?
- 1:15Let
- 1:15me
- 1:16peel
- 1:16back
- 1:16the
- 1:16curtain
- 1:17a
- 1:17bit
- 1:17and
- 1:18explain
- 1:18to
- 1:18you
- 1:19what
- 1:19I've
- 1:20been
- 1:20asked
- 1:21to
- 1:21do
- 1:21as
- 1:21part
- 1:22of
- 1:22the
- 1:22book
- 1:23launch
- 1:23team.
- 1:24First
- 1:24of
- 1:24all,
- 1:25the
- 1:25name
- 1:25of
- 1:25the
- 1:26Darcy
- 1:26Guyant's
- 1:27new
- 1:27book
- 1:27is
- 1:28Some
- 1:28Angels
- 1:29have
- 1:29Rotor
- 1:30Blades.
- 1:30What
- 1:31Darcy
- 1:32asked
- 1:32of
- 1:33me
- 1:33was
- 1:34the
- 1:34following.
- 1:35Darcy
- 1:35asked
- 1:35me
- 1:36to
- 1:36be
- 1:36part
- 1:36of
- 1:37the
- 1:37of
- 1:38his
- 1:38book
- 1:38launch
- 1:39team.
- 1:40I
- 1:40said,
- 1:40darcy,
- 1:41thank
- 1:41you
- 1:41very
- 1:41much
- 1:41for
- 1:42asking.
- 1:43You're
- 1:43more
- 1:43than
- 1:44welcome
- 1:45to
- 1:45my
- 1:45support
- 1:46and
- 1:47I'd
- 1:47love
- 1:48to
- 1:48to
- 1:49do
- 1:49whatever
- 1:49I
- 1:49can
- 1:50do
- 1:50to
- 1:50encourage
- 1:51readers
- 1:52to
- 1:52support
- 1:53your
- 1:53new
- 1:53book.
- 1:54Darcy
- 1:54said,
- 1:54thank
- 1:55you,
- 1:55Rick.
- 1:55I
- 1:55said,
- 1:56what?
- 1:56What
- 1:57does
- 1:57it
- 1:57entail?
- 1:58And
- 1:58he
- 1:58said,
- 1:59well,
- 1:59first
- 1:59thing,
- 1:59I'd
- 2:00love
- 2:00to
- 2:00send
- 2:00you
- 2:00a
- 2:01book
- 2:01in
- 2:01appreciation
- 2:02for
- 2:03being
- 2:03part
- 2:03of
- 2:04our
- 2:04book
- 2:04launch
- 2:04team,
- 2:05which
- 2:05was
- 2:06incredible.
- 2:07He
- 2:07said,
- 2:08when
- 2:08you
- 2:08receive
- 2:09the
- 2:09book,
- 2:09could
- 2:10you
- 2:10do
- 2:10a
- 2:10couple
- 2:11of
- 2:11favors
- 2:11for
- 2:12us?
- 2:12And
- 2:13I
- 2:13said,
- 2:13certainly.
- 2:14The
- 2:14first
- 2:14thing
- 2:14was
- 2:15could
- 2:15you
- 2:15post
- 2:16a
- 2:16review
- 2:17on
- 2:18Amazon
- 2:19once
- 2:19you've
- 2:19read
- 2:20the
- 2:20book?
- 2:20The
- 2:21neat
- 2:21thing
- 2:21about
- 2:21it,
- 2:22Darcy
- 2:22was
- 2:22asking
- 2:23for
- 2:23honest
- 2:24reviews.
- 2:25What
- 2:25is
- 2:25this
- 2:26review?
- 2:27The
- 2:27review
- 2:27is
- 2:28meant
- 2:28to
- 2:28be
- 2:29short
- 2:30and
- 2:30simple
- 2:31and
- 2:32for
- 2:33us
- 2:33to
- 2:33talk
- 2:34about
- 2:34the
- 2:35book,
- 2:35what
- 2:36we
- 2:36enjoyed
- 2:36about
- 2:36the
- 2:37book,
- 2:37whether
- 2:37it
- 2:37was
- 2:38the
- 2:38characters,
- 2:39the
- 2:39story,
- 2:39the
- 2:40illustrations,
- 2:41or
- 2:41the
- 2:41emotions
- 2:42that
- 2:42were
- 2:42involved
- 2:43while
- 2:44we
- 2:44read
- 2:44the
- 2:44book.
- 2:45The
- 2:45other
- 2:45favor
- 2:46that
- 2:46Darcy
- 2:46asked
- 2:47is
- 2:48could
- 2:48we
- 2:48actually
- 2:49purchase
- 2:50his
- 2:50book,
- 2:51whether
- 2:51it
- 2:51was
- 2:52ebook
- 2:52or
- 2:53paperback,
- 2:54on
- 2:55March
- 2:558,
- 2:562025,
- 2:57the
- 2:57official
- 2:57launch
- 2:58date.
- 2:59And
- 2:59this
- 3:00would
- 3:00help
- 3:01Darcy
- 3:02and
- 3:03his
- 3:03new
- 3:04book,
- 3:04Some
- 3:05Angels
- 3:05have
- 3:06Water
- 3:06baits
- 3:07that
- 3:07the
- 3:07whole
- 3:08idea
- 3:08behind
- 3:09this
- 3:09was
- 3:10by
- 3:11having
- 3:11these
- 3:12purchases
- 3:12happen
- 3:13on
- 3:13March
- 3:13the
- 3:148th.
- 3:14What
- 3:15it
- 3:15does
- 3:15in
- 3:16combination
- 3:16with
- 3:17the
- 3:17reviews
- 3:18is
- 3:18it
- 3:19helps
- 3:19boost
- 3:20the
- 3:20book's
- 3:20rankings
- 3:21on
- 3:21Amazon
- 3:22and
- 3:23in
- 3:23turn
- 3:23helps
- 3:23the
- 3:24book
- 3:24reach
- 3:25a
- 3:25wider
- 3:26audience
- 3:27and
- 3:27increases
- 3:28its
- 3:28chances
- 3:29of
- 3:29being
- 3:30recommended
- 3:31to
- 3:31other
- 3:31readers.
- 3:32Pretty
- 3:32neat.
- 3:33And
- 3:33you
- 3:33can
- 3:33see
- 3:34how
- 3:35my
- 3:35role
- 3:35as
- 3:36part
- 3:36of
- 3:37the
- 3:37book
- 3:37launch
- 3:37team
- 3:38can
- 3:38make
- 3:39an
- 3:39incredible
- 3:40difference.
- 3:41Now,
- 3:41just
- 3:42to
- 3:42give
- 3:42you
- 3:42a
- 3:42little
- 3:42idea.
- 3:43We
- 3:44have
- 3:44taken
- 3:45this
- 3:45a
- 3:45little
- 3:45bit
- 3:45further
- 3:46and
- 3:47I
- 3:47asked
- 3:48my
- 3:48youngest
- 3:49grandson
- 3:49people
- 3:50if
- 3:50you
- 3:50would
- 3:50actually
- 3:51read
- 3:51the
- 3:51book
- 3:52and
- 3:52give
- 3:52a
- 3:52review.
- 3:53And
- 3:54so
- 3:54part
- 3:54of
- 3:54our
- 3:54podcast
- 3:55show
- 3:55today
- 3:56is
- 3:56actually
- 3:57my
- 3:58interview
- 3:59with
- 3:59Cooper
- 4:00giving
- 4:00his
- 4:01review
- 4:01after
- 4:02he
- 4:02read
- 4:03the
- 4:03book
- 4:04Some
- 4:04Angels
- 4:05have
- 4:05Loader
- 4:05Blades.
- 4:06Cooper
- 4:06and
- 4:06I
- 4:07had
- 4:07a
- 4:07great
- 4:07time
- 4:08doing
- 4:09this
- 4:09podcast
- 4:10interview.
- 4:11I
- 4:11hope
- 4:12that
- 4:13not
- 4:13only
- 4:13will
- 4:14you
- 4:14enjoy
- 4:14the
- 4:15time
- 4:15Cooper
- 4:16and
- 4:16I
- 4:17spent
- 4:17together
- 4:18sharing
- 4:19the
- 4:19review
- 4:20of
- 4:20the
- 4:20new
- 4:21book
- 4:21by
- 4:21Darcy
- 4:21Diane,
- 4:22Some
- 4:23Angels
- 4:23have
- 4:23Rollerblades.
- 4:24But
- 4:25the
- 4:25exciting
- 4:26other
- 4:26part
- 4:27is
- 4:27if
- 4:27you
- 4:27could
- 4:27support
- 4:28Darcy
- 4:29Guyant's
- 4:29new
- 4:29book,
- 4:30Some
- 4:31Angels
- 4:32have
- 4:32Rollerblades.
- 4:33The
- 4:33book
- 4:33is
- 4:33such
- 4:33a
- 4:33great
- 4:34message
- 4:34and
- 4:34it's
- 4:34just
- 4:35so
- 4:35much
- 4:35fun.
- 4:35I'm
- 4:36hoping
- 4:36that
- 4:37the
- 4:37review
- 4:37from
- 4:38Cooper
- 4:39will
- 4:39give
- 4:39you
- 4:40insight
- 4:41into
- 4:41why
- 4:42your
- 4:43children
- 4:44or
- 4:44grandchildren
- 4:45would
- 4:46enjoy
- 4:46reading
- 4:47this
- 4:47book
- 4:47and
- 4:48having
- 4:48it
- 4:48part
- 4:49of
- 4:49your
- 4:49home
- 4:49life.
- 4:50Thank
- 4:50you
- 4:50and
- 4:51enjoy
- 4:51the
- 4:51lesson.
- 5:00We're
- 5:00here
- 5:00today
- 5:01with
- 5:01Cooper
- 5:02Harris,
- 5:02and
- 5:03Cooper
- 5:03today
- 5:04has
- 5:04read
- 5:05a
- 5:05new
- 5:06book
- 5:06coming
- 5:06out
- 5:07March
- 5:078th
- 5:07of
- 5:082025
- 5:09called
- 5:10Some
- 5:10Angels
- 5:11have
- 5:11Rotor
- 5:12Blades.
- 5:12Hi,
- 5:12Cooper.
- 5:13Hello,
- 5:13papa.
- 5:14How's
- 5:14it
- 5:14going
- 5:15today?
- 5:15It's
- 5:16good.
- 5:16Tell
- 5:17us
- 5:17a
- 5:17little
- 5:17bit
- 5:18about
- 5:18the
- 5:19favorite
- 5:19character
- 5:20you
- 5:20had
- 5:20in
- 5:20the
- 5:21story,
- 5:21Dale.
- 5:22And
- 5:22why
- 5:22did
- 5:22you
- 5:23like
- 5:23Dale?
- 5:24Because
- 5:24he
- 5:25was
- 5:25the
- 5:26main
- 5:26character.
- 5:26Describe
- 5:27the
- 5:28qualities
- 5:29that
- 5:29you
- 5:29enjoyed
- 5:29about
- 5:30Dale.
- 5:30That
- 5:31he
- 5:31was
- 5:31playful
- 5:32and
- 5:33asking
- 5:34lots
- 5:34of
- 5:34questions.
- 5:35Oh,
- 5:35fantastic.
- 5:36And
- 5:37in
- 5:37the
- 5:37story,
- 5:38can
- 5:39you
- 5:39think
- 5:39of
- 5:40one
- 5:40place
- 5:41where
- 5:41most
- 5:41of
- 5:41the
- 5:42story
- 5:42happened?
- 5:43When
- 5:43his
- 5:43boat
- 5:43hit
- 5:44something
- 5:44in
- 5:44the
- 5:44water
- 5:45and
- 5:45flipped
- 5:46over
- 5:46and
- 5:46then
- 5:46he
- 5:46got
- 5:47saved
- 5:47by
- 5:47the
- 5:48helicopter.
- 5:49Okay,
- 5:50so
- 5:50that.
- 5:50So
- 5:51the
- 5:51place.
- 5:51He
- 5:51was
- 5:52out
- 5:52on
- 5:52a
- 5:52lake
- 5:53or
- 5:53was
- 5:54he
- 5:54out
- 5:54on
- 5:54the
- 5:54sea?
- 5:55He
- 5:56was
- 5:56on
- 5:57a
- 5:57boat.
- 5:57On
- 5:58a
- 5:58boat.
- 5:58On,
- 5:59I
- 6:00think
- 6:00a
- 6:00lake.
- 6:01On
- 6:01a
- 6:01lake.
- 6:02Going
- 6:03fishing.
- 6:03And
- 6:03he
- 6:04was
- 6:04going
- 6:04fishing
- 6:05and
- 6:05then
- 6:06he
- 6:06ran
- 6:06into
- 6:07situation
- 6:08where
- 6:09on
- 6:09the
- 6:09lake
- 6:09he
- 6:10ran
- 6:10into
- 6:11an
- 6:11obstacle.
- 6:12Yes.
- 6:13Describe
- 6:14when
- 6:14you
- 6:15were
- 6:15starting
- 6:16to
- 6:16read
- 6:16the
- 6:16story.
- 6:16What.
- 6:17What
- 6:17interested
- 6:18you
- 6:18at
- 6:18the
- 6:18beginning?
- 6:19What
- 6:19got
- 6:19you
- 6:19interested
- 6:20in
- 6:20the
- 6:20story?
- 6:21The
- 6:21main
- 6:21character's
- 6:22urge
- 6:23to
- 6:23go
- 6:24on
- 6:24the
- 6:24lake.
- 6:25When
- 6:26you
- 6:26got
- 6:26into
- 6:26the
- 6:26story,
- 6:27tell
- 6:27us
- 6:28a
- 6:28little
- 6:28bit
- 6:28about
- 6:28the
- 6:29middle
- 6:29of
- 6:29the
- 6:29story.
- 6:30The
- 6:30ambulance
- 6:32was
- 6:32there
- 6:32to
- 6:32pick
- 6:33him
- 6:33up
- 6:33and
- 6:33take
- 6:34him
- 6:34to
- 6:34the
- 6:34hospital.
- 6:35Sounds
- 6:35like
- 6:35there
- 6:36was
- 6:36some
- 6:36real
- 6:37drama
- 6:37in
- 6:37this
- 6:38story.
- 6:38At
- 6:38the
- 6:39end
- 6:39of
- 6:39the
- 6:39story,
- 6:40what
- 6:40did
- 6:40you
- 6:41find
- 6:41interesting?
- 6:42Tommy.
- 6:43Tommy
- 6:43was
- 6:43the
- 6:43grandson
- 6:44of
- 6:44the
- 6:45main
- 6:45character?
- 6:46Yes.
- 6:46Okay.
- 6:48And
- 6:48it
- 6:48was
- 6:48Dale
- 6:49that
- 6:49got
- 6:50saved
- 6:51and
- 6:51he
- 6:51was
- 6:51taken
- 6:51to
- 6:52the
- 6:52hospital
- 6:52in
- 6:53an
- 6:53ambulance?
- 6:54Yes.
- 6:54The
- 6:54main
- 6:54character
- 6:55is.
- 6:55Dale
- 6:55got
- 6:56taken
- 6:56to
- 6:56the
- 6:56hospital.
- 6:57Did
- 6:57you
- 6:58enjoy
- 6:58reading
- 6:58the
- 6:59story?
- 6:59What
- 6:59did
- 7:00you
- 7:00like
- 7:00about
- 7:00it?
- 7:01What
- 7:01kept
- 7:01your
- 7:01interest
- 7:02through
- 7:02the
- 7:02whole
- 7:03book?
- 7:03The
- 7:03descriptive
- 7:04dialogue
- 7:05and
- 7:06how
- 7:07the
- 7:07pictures
- 7:08were
- 7:09presented.
- 7:10Do
- 7:10you
- 7:10like
- 7:10the
- 7:10pictures
- 7:11in
- 7:12the
- 7:12title
- 7:12of
- 7:12the
- 7:13book,
- 7:13Some
- 7:14Angels
- 7:14have
- 7:15Rotor
- 7:15Blades?
- 7:16Did
- 7:16that
- 7:16kind
- 7:17of
- 7:17get
- 7:17your
- 7:17interest?
- 7:18Yes,
- 7:18it
- 7:19did.
- 7:20I
- 7:20was
- 7:21more
- 7:21interested
- 7:22in
- 7:22the
- 7:22book,
- 7:23not
- 7:23the
- 7:23title.
- 7:24We
- 7:25were
- 7:25more
- 7:25interested
- 7:25in
- 7:25the
- 7:26book
- 7:26and
- 7:27the
- 7:27whole
- 7:27idea
- 7:28of
- 7:28finding
- 7:28out
- 7:29about
- 7:29the
- 7:29story.
- 7:30Yeah,
- 7:30it's
- 7:30a
- 7:30short,
- 7:31nice
- 7:31book
- 7:32that
- 7:32you
- 7:32can
- 7:33read
- 7:33on
- 7:33some
- 7:33free
- 7:34time
- 7:34that
- 7:34you
- 7:34have.
- 7:35Overall,
- 7:36what
- 7:36was
- 7:36the
- 7:36most
- 7:37favorite
- 7:37part
- 7:37or
- 7:38event
- 7:38in
- 7:38the
- 7:39book
- 7:39for
- 7:39you?
- 7:40When
- 7:40Dale
- 7:41and
- 7:41his
- 7:41grandkids
- 7:42went
- 7:42to
- 7:42a
- 7:42museum
- 7:43and
- 7:43he
- 7:44found
- 7:44the
- 7:44exact
- 7:45plane
- 7:45that
- 7:45saved
- 7:46his
- 7:46life.
- 7:47Was
- 7:47it
- 7:47a
- 7:47plane
- 7:48or
- 7:48a
- 7:48helicopter?
- 7:49I
- 7:49think
- 7:50it
- 7:50was
- 7:50a
- 7:50helicopter,
- 7:51actually.
- 7:51Okay.
- 7:52So
- 7:53it's
- 7:53when
- 7:53he
- 7:53went
- 7:53to
- 7:54the
- 7:54museum
- 7:54and
- 7:55he
- 7:56actually
- 7:56saw
- 7:57the
- 7:57same
- 7:58type
- 7:58of
- 7:58helicopter
- 7:59that
- 7:59had
- 7:59rescued
- 8:00him.
- 8:00No,
- 8:00it
- 8:01was
- 8:01the
- 8:01exact
- 8:01same
- 8:02one
- 8:02because
- 8:02he
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