Latest / Adventures in the Heart of Children's Book Authors Podcast / Assembling Your Dream Team: The Key to Successful Children's Book Publishing
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- 0:25In
- 0:26episode
- 0:2626,
- 0:27we
- 0:27promised
- 0:28to
- 0:28occasionally
- 0:28feature
- 0:29children's
- 0:30authors
- 0:30Dream
- 0:31Team
- 0:31members
- 0:32on
- 0:32our
- 0:32podcast
- 0:32show.
- 0:33In
- 0:33our
- 0:33first
- 0:3425
- 0:34episodes,
- 0:35our
- 0:35self
- 0:36published
- 0:36children's
- 0:36book
- 0:37author
- 0:37guests
- 0:38all
- 0:38mentioned
- 0:38that
- 0:39without
- 0:39the
- 0:39support
- 0:39of
- 0:40other
- 0:40professionals,
- 0:41their
- 0:41books
- 0:41would
- 0:42never
- 0:42be
- 0:42published.
- 0:43As
- 0:43a
- 0:43published
- 0:44children's
- 0:44book
- 0:44author,
- 0:45after
- 0:46several
- 0:46failed
- 0:46attempts
- 0:47on
- 0:47our
- 0:47own,
- 0:48we
- 0:48started
- 0:48to
- 0:48think
- 0:49in
- 0:49terms
- 0:50of
- 0:50teams.
- 0:50A
- 0:51Dream
- 0:51team
- 0:51that
- 0:52brings
- 0:52your
- 0:52book
- 0:53from
- 0:53dream
- 0:54to
- 0:54reality.
- 0:55The
- 0:55biggest
- 0:55question
- 0:56of
- 0:56of
- 0:56most
- 0:57self
- 0:57published
- 0:58children's
- 0:58book
- 0:58authors
- 0:59is
- 0:59what
- 1:00is
- 1:00the
- 1:00role
- 1:01of
- 1:01each
- 1:01team
- 1:02member?
- 1:03Where
- 1:03do
- 1:03I
- 1:03start
- 1:04and
- 1:04with
- 1:04whom?
- 1:05In
- 1:05this
- 1:05and
- 1:06all
- 1:06future
- 1:06episodes
- 1:07about
- 1:07professionals
- 1:08who
- 1:08help
- 1:08you
- 1:09bring
- 1:09your
- 1:09children's
- 1:10book
- 1:10to
- 1:10life,
- 1:11we
- 1:11can
- 1:11help
- 1:12you
- 1:12as
- 1:12an
- 1:12aspiring
- 1:13children's
- 1:14book
- 1:14author
- 1:14and
- 1:14we
- 1:15will
- 1:15ask
- 1:15you
- 1:15to
- 1:16consider
- 1:16these
- 1:16questions.
- 1:17What
- 1:17specific
- 1:18quality
- 1:19should
- 1:19I
- 1:19look
- 1:19for
- 1:20when
- 1:20assembling
- 1:21my
- 1:21Dream
- 1:21Team
- 1:22members?
- 1:22What
- 1:23are
- 1:23the
- 1:23common
- 1:23pitfalls
- 1:24to
- 1:24avoid
- 1:25when
- 1:25self
- 1:26publishing
- 1:26a
- 1:26children's
- 1:27book?
- 1:27And
- 1:27how
- 1:28can
- 1:28I
- 1:28effectively
- 1:29market
- 1:29my
- 1:30children's
- 1:30book
- 1:30after
- 1:31it's
- 1:31published?
- 1:32If
- 1:32you
- 1:33think
- 1:33of
- 1:34traditional
- 1:34children's
- 1:35books,
- 1:35they
- 1:36used
- 1:36to
- 1:36start
- 1:36with
- 1:37the
- 1:37words
- 1:37once
- 1:38upon
- 1:38a
- 1:38time
- 1:38and
- 1:39then
- 1:39the
- 1:39children's
- 1:40book
- 1:40author
- 1:41would
- 1:41write
- 1:41the
- 1:41story.
- 1:42Today
- 1:43we
- 1:43don't
- 1:43all
- 1:44have
- 1:44to
- 1:44be
- 1:44Walt
- 1:45Disney
- 1:45to
- 1:45enter
- 1:46the
- 1:46world
- 1:46of
- 1:47children's
- 1:47storybook
- 1:48authorship.
- 1:49We
- 1:49can
- 1:49all
- 1:50be
- 1:50self
- 1:50published
- 1:51book
- 1:51authors
- 1:52with
- 1:52the
- 1:52right
- 1:53Dream
- 1:53team.
- 1:54Adding
- 1:54the
- 1:54elements
- 1:55of
- 1:55Introducing
- 1:55you
- 1:56to
- 1:56the
- 1:56members
- 1:57in
- 1:57this
- 1:57children's
- 1:58book
- 1:58authorship
- 1:59Dream
- 1:59Team
- 1:59Episode
- 2:00I,
- 2:00I
- 2:00hope
- 2:01to
- 2:01inspire
- 2:01you
- 2:02to
- 2:02take
- 2:02action
- 2:03that
- 2:03you
- 2:03never
- 2:03dreamed
- 2:04possible.
- 2:04I
- 2:05aim
- 2:05to
- 2:05introduce
- 2:06you
- 2:06to
- 2:06the
- 2:07core
- 2:07publishing
- 2:07members
- 2:08of
- 2:08your
- 2:08team.
- 2:09The
- 2:09idea
- 2:09behind
- 2:10the
- 2:10core
- 2:10group
- 2:11of
- 2:11Dream
- 2:11Team
- 2:12members
- 2:12is
- 2:13to
- 2:13get
- 2:13your
- 2:13children's
- 2:14book
- 2:14published.
- 2:15The
- 2:15second
- 2:15group
- 2:16of
- 2:16your
- 2:16Dream
- 2:17Team
- 2:17members
- 2:18is
- 2:18all
- 2:18about
- 2:19sustainability
- 2:20of
- 2:20your
- 2:20book,
- 2:21ensuring
- 2:21that
- 2:22it
- 2:22has
- 2:22a
- 2:23long
- 2:23life
- 2:24on
- 2:24the
- 2:24bookshelf.
- 2:25These
- 2:25members
- 2:25will
- 2:26address
- 2:26sales,
- 2:27distribution
- 2:28and
- 2:28marketing.
- 2:29They
- 2:30come
- 2:30into
- 2:30play
- 2:31after
- 2:31your
- 2:31children's
- 2:32book
- 2:33is
- 2:33published.
- 2:34They
- 2:34are
- 2:34an
- 2:34essential
- 2:35group
- 2:35and
- 2:36sometimes
- 2:36what
- 2:37they
- 2:37do
- 2:37overlaps
- 2:38with
- 2:38your
- 2:39core
- 2:39Dream
- 2:40Team
- 2:40members.
- 2:41Is
- 2:41there
- 2:41an
- 2:42order
- 2:42of
- 2:43things
- 2:43to
- 2:43do
- 2:44as
- 2:44you
- 2:44endeavor
- 2:45to
- 2:45assemble
- 2:46your
- 2:46children's
- 2:46book
- 2:47and
- 2:47a
- 2:47finished
- 2:48product?
- 2:48There
- 2:48is
- 2:49an
- 2:49order
- 2:49and
- 2:49I
- 2:50would
- 2:50love
- 2:50for
- 2:50you
- 2:50to
- 2:51follow.
- 2:51Don't
- 2:52get
- 2:52too
- 2:52rigid
- 2:52though
- 2:53in
- 2:53your
- 2:53approach.
- 2:54Flexibility
- 2:55is
- 2:55good.
- 2:56Please
- 2:56understand
- 2:56that
- 2:57your
- 2:57Dream
- 2:57Team
- 2:58members
- 2:58are
- 2:59professionals
- 2:59and
- 3:00you
- 3:00need
- 3:00to
- 3:00pay
- 3:01for
- 3:01those
- 3:02services.
- 3:02I'm
- 3:02not
- 3:03a
- 3:03big
- 3:03fan
- 3:03of
- 3:03vanity
- 3:04presses.
- 3:05That
- 3:05all
- 3:05being
- 3:06said,
- 3:06there
- 3:06is
- 3:06a
- 3:07role
- 3:07for
- 3:07them.
- 3:08But
- 3:08remember,
- 3:08generally
- 3:09these
- 3:09are
- 3:09a
- 3:10one
- 3:10stop
- 3:10shop
- 3:11and
- 3:11their
- 3:12cost
- 3:12to
- 3:12help
- 3:12you
- 3:13can
- 3:13be
- 3:13very
- 3:13expensive.
- 3:14You
- 3:14end
- 3:14up
- 3:15with
- 3:15a
- 3:15beautiful
- 3:15children's
- 3:16book
- 3:16but
- 3:16it
- 3:17can
- 3:17be
- 3:17costly
- 3:18with
- 3:18no
- 3:18revenue.
- 3:19However,
- 3:19if
- 3:20you
- 3:20learn
- 3:20to
- 3:20become
- 3:21your
- 3:21own
- 3:21general
- 3:21manager
- 3:22of
- 3:22your
- 3:23own
- 3:23children's
- 3:24book
- 3:24business,
- 3:25there's
- 3:25things
- 3:26that
- 3:26you
- 3:26can
- 3:27take
- 3:27into
- 3:27consideration
- 3:28and
- 3:28still
- 3:29come
- 3:29out
- 3:29with
- 3:29a
- 3:29beautiful
- 3:30children's
- 3:31book
- 3:31at
- 3:31a
- 3:31much
- 3:32lower
- 3:32cost.
- 3:33Put
- 3:33this
- 3:33in
- 3:34perspective.
- 3:34The
- 3:34average
- 3:35self
- 3:35published
- 3:36book
- 3:36sells
- 3:36between
- 3:37100
- 3:37and
- 3:38500
- 3:38copies
- 3:39over
- 3:39the
- 3:40entire
- 3:40lifetime
- 3:41of
- 3:41the
- 3:41book.
- 3:42You
- 3:42don't
- 3:42have
- 3:42to
- 3:42be
- 3:43a
- 3:43math
- 3:43genius
- 3:44to
- 3:44know
- 3:44you
- 3:45may
- 3:45never
- 3:45recoup
- 3:46your
- 3:46investment
- 3:47into
- 3:47your
- 3:48book
- 3:48business.
- 3:49However,
- 3:50in
- 3:50today's
- 3:51episode
- 3:51and
- 3:52future
- 3:52episodes
- 3:53where
- 3:54we
- 3:54talk
- 3:54to
- 3:55your
- 3:55dream
- 3:55team
- 3:56members,
- 3:56the
- 3:57professionals
- 3:57that
- 3:58help
- 3:58you
- 3:58bring
- 3:58your
- 3:58book
- 3:59to
- 3:59life,
- 3:59the
- 4:00whole
- 4:00idea
- 4:01is
- 4:01to
- 4:02get
- 4:02you
- 4:02to
- 4:02take
- 4:03on
- 4:03just
- 4:04a
- 4:04little
- 4:04larger
- 4:05role
- 4:06in
- 4:06bringing
- 4:06your
- 4:06children's
- 4:07self
- 4:07published
- 4:08book
- 4:08to
- 4:09life.
- 4:09Remember,
- 4:10being
- 4:11a
- 4:11self
- 4:12published
- 4:12children's
- 4:13book
- 4:13author
- 4:13is
- 4:14not
- 4:14a
- 4:14path
- 4:15to
- 4:15fame
- 4:15and
- 4:15fortune.
- 4:16Whether
- 4:16you
- 4:16use
- 4:16a
- 4:17vanity
- 4:18hybrid
- 4:18children's
- 4:19book
- 4:19publishing
- 4:20service
- 4:20or
- 4:20you
- 4:21follow
- 4:21the
- 4:21formula
- 4:22I'm
- 4:22proposing
- 4:23to
- 4:23assemble
- 4:24your
- 4:24own
- 4:24children's
- 4:25book
- 4:25publishing
- 4:26dream
- 4:26team
- 4:27and
- 4:27bring
- 4:27your
- 4:27book
- 4:28into
- 4:28the
- 4:28world
- 4:28without
- 4:29breaking
- 4:29the
- 4:29bank.
- 4:30Why
- 4:30take
- 4:31on
- 4:31a
- 4:31larger
- 4:32role?
- 4:32Why
- 4:32do
- 4:33it?
- 4:33If
- 4:33you've
- 4:33been
- 4:33listening
- 4:34to
- 4:34our
- 4:34podcast
- 4:35show
- 4:35the
- 4:35Adventures
- 4:36in
- 4:36the
- 4:36Heart
- 4:37of
- 4:37Children's
- 4:37Book
- 4:37Authors
- 4:38Podcast,
- 4:38all
- 4:39of
- 4:39our
- 4:39self
- 4:39published
- 4:40book
- 4:40authors
- 4:41who
- 4:41wrote
- 4:41a
- 4:42children's
- 4:42book
- 4:42weren't
- 4:43interested
- 4:43in
- 4:44fame
- 4:44and
- 4:44fortune.
- 4:45However,
- 4:45every
- 4:46one
- 4:46of
- 4:46my
- 4:46guests
- 4:47has
- 4:47either
- 4:48written
- 4:48multiple
- 4:49children's
- 4:49books
- 4:50or
- 4:50is
- 4:50in
- 4:50the
- 4:51throes
- 4:51of
- 4:51writing
- 4:52and
- 4:52publishing
- 4:53their
- 4:53next
- 4:53children's
- 4:54book.
- 4:54For
- 4:54them
- 4:55there
- 4:55is
- 4:55no
- 4:56one
- 4:56and
- 4:56done.
- 4:57My
- 4:57goal
- 4:57is
- 4:57to
- 4:58help
- 4:58you
- 4:58become
- 4:59a
- 4:59self
- 4:59published
- 5:00children's
- 5:00book
- 5:00author
- 5:01or
- 5:02to
- 5:02help
- 5:02you
- 5:03with
- 5:03your
- 5:03next
- 5:04children's
- 5:04book.
- 5:05However,
- 5:05I
- 5:06believe
- 5:06there
- 5:06is
- 5:06a
- 5:06more
- 5:07effective
- 5:07way
- 5:08for
- 5:08you
- 5:08to
- 5:08become
- 5:09a
- 5:09self
- 5:10published
- 5:10children's
- 5:11book
- 5:11author
- 5:12at
- 5:12a
- 5:12lower
- 5:12cost
- 5:13than
- 5:14going
- 5:14through
- 5:15a
- 5:15one
- 5:15stop
- 5:16shop.
- 5:16By
- 5:17taking
- 5:17on
- 5:17a
- 5:18role
- 5:18in
- 5:19putting
- 5:19together
- 5:20your
- 5:20finished
- 5:21children's
- 5:21book,
- 5:22you
- 5:22can
- 5:22end
- 5:22up
- 5:22with
- 5:23a
- 5:23children's
- 5:23book
- 5:24you
- 5:24can
- 5:24be
- 5:24proud
- 5:25of
- 5:25and
- 5:25can
- 5:26be
- 5:26marketed
- 5:27throughout
- 5:27the
- 5:27world.
- 5:28So
- 5:28let's
- 5:28talk
- 5:29about
- 5:29the
- 5:29first
- 5:29steps
- 5:30in
- 5:30bringing
- 5:30your
- 5:31children's
- 5:31book
- 5:32to
- 5:32life.
- 5:32Let's
- 5:33discuss
- 5:33and
- 5:33recognize
- 5:34the
- 5:35core
- 5:36dream
- 5:36Team
- 5:37members.
- 5:37First,
- 5:38you,
- 5:38the
- 5:38writer
- 5:39and
- 5:39the
- 5:39author
- 5:40of
- 5:40your
- 5:40children's
- 5:41book.
- 5:41Second,
- 5:42a
- 5:42children's
- 5:43book
- 5:43editor.
- 5:44Third,
- 5:44an
- 5:44illustrator
- 5:45for
- 5:46a
- 5:46book
- 5:46cover
- 5:47designer
- 5:48and
- 5:48lastly,
- 5:49a
- 5:49book
- 5:49format
- 5:50designer.
- 5:51Once
- 5:51you've
- 5:51got
- 5:52these
- 5:52five
- 5:53elements
- 5:54to
- 5:54your
- 5:54core
- 5:55dream
- 5:55team,
- 5:56these
- 5:56members
- 5:57can
- 5:57help
- 5:57you
- 5:58bring
- 5:58a
- 5:58self
- 5:59published
- 5:59book
- 5:59to
- 6:00market.
- 6:00That
- 6:00was
- 6:01part
- 6:01of
- 6:01your
- 6:01original
- 6:02goal
- 6:02to
- 6:03have
- 6:03a
- 6:03self
- 6:03published
- 6:04children's
- 6:04book.
- 6:05The
- 6:05other
- 6:05part
- 6:06is
- 6:06to
- 6:06think
- 6:06ahead
- 6:07and
- 6:07realize
- 6:08that
- 6:08once
- 6:09you
- 6:09have
- 6:09your
- 6:09finished
- 6:10self
- 6:10published
- 6:11book,
- 6:11now
- 6:11you
- 6:12need
- 6:12to
- 6:12think
- 6:12about
- 6:13your
- 6:13sustainability
- 6:15Dream
- 6:15Team
- 6:16members
- 6:16and
- 6:16what
- 6:17are
- 6:17their
- 6:17rules?
- 6:18First,
- 6:18without
- 6:19sales
- 6:19it
- 6:20is
- 6:20hard
- 6:20for
- 6:20you
- 6:21to
- 6:21recoup
- 6:22your
- 6:22initial
- 6:23investment.
- 6:24Second
- 6:25is
- 6:25distribution.
- 6:26There
- 6:26are
- 6:27so
- 6:27many
- 6:27ways
- 6:27in
- 6:28today's
- 6:28world,
- 6:29in
- 6:29today's
- 6:30digital
- 6:30world,
- 6:31today's
- 6:32brick
- 6:32and
- 6:32mortar
- 6:32world,
- 6:33there
- 6:33are
- 6:33so
- 6:33many
- 6:34ideas
- 6:35on
- 6:35how
- 6:35to
- 6:36get
- 6:36children's
- 6:36books
- 6:37into
- 6:37distribution,
- 6:38including
- 6:39a
- 6:39children's
- 6:39book
- 6:40website
- 6:40or
- 6:40author's
- 6:41website.
- 6:42And
- 6:42third
- 6:42is
- 6:43a
- 6:43sustainable
- 6:44marketing
- 6:45program.
- 6:45Whether
- 6:46it's
- 6:46through
- 6:46social
- 6:47media
- 6:47or
- 6:48through
- 6:48other
- 6:49of
- 6:49today's
- 6:50marketing
- 6:51processes,
- 6:52we
- 6:52will
- 6:52get
- 6:53into
- 6:53discussing
- 6:54all
- 6:54elements
- 6:55of
- 6:55marketing
- 6:56and
- 6:57talking
- 6:57to
- 6:58your
- 6:58Sustainable
- 6:59Dream
- 6:59Team
- 6:59members.
- 7:00Now
- 7:00that
- 7:01I've
- 7:01introduced
- 7:02you
- 7:02to
- 7:03each
- 7:03profession
- 7:04on
- 7:04your
- 7:04core
- 7:05and
- 7:05sustainable
- 7:06Dream
- 7:06team,
- 7:07my
- 7:07goal
- 7:07over
- 7:08the
- 7:08next
- 7:08several
- 7:09years
- 7:09is
- 7:10to
- 7:10ensure
- 7:10I
- 7:10bring
- 7:11on
- 7:11several
- 7:12Dream
- 7:13Team
- 7:13members
- 7:14in
- 7:14each
- 7:14profession
- 7:15to
- 7:15give
- 7:16you
- 7:16choices
- 7:16and
- 7:17to
- 7:17inspire
- 7:18you
- 7:18to
- 7:19take
- 7:19control
- 7:19of
- 7:20your
- 7:20children's
- 7:20book
- 7:21authorship
- 7:21program
- 7:22and
- 7:22bring
- 7:23your
- 7:23children's
- 7:24book
- 7:24to
- 7:24life.
- 7:24Enjoy
- 7:25the
- 7:25Listen.