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Why You Should Write a Children's Book (Finding Your Purpose as an Author) · Adventures in the Heart of Children's Book Authors Podcast

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  Thanks
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  joining
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  us
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  today
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  for
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  episode
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  eight,
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  your
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  why
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  Behind
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  Becoming
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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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  We'll
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  examine
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  in
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  this
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  episode
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  how
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  to
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  know
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  your
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  why
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  and
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  focus
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  on
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  your
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  why.
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  We'll
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  give
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  you
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  a
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  few
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  examples
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  of
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  continuous
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  improvement
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  as
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  you
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  launch
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  your
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  book
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  throughout
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  the
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  year.
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  We'll
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  also
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  talk
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  about
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  the
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  many
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  reasons
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  people
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  become
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  children's
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  book
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  authors.
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  Challenges
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  Traditional
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  publishing
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  versus
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  Self
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  publishing
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  the
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  perception
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  by
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  some
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  regarding
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  self
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  publishing,
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  the
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  cost
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  of
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  a
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  self
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  published
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  book,
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  the
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  importance
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  of
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  a
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  website
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  helping
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  each
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  other
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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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  and
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  readers
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  will
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  talk
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  about
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  the
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  incredible
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  global
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  reach
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  whether
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  it's
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  through
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  a
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  podcast
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  or
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  even
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  through
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  how
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  you
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  publish
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  your
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  book.
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  Enjoy
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  the
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  listen
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  here.
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  Why
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  Becoming
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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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  for
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  our
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  children's
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  book
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  readers
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  who
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  are
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  listening
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  to
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  this
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  podcast,
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  we
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  will
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  encourage
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  you
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  to
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  purchase
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  children's
• 1:03
  books.
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  If
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  you've
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  listened
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  to
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  the
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  first
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  seven
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  episodes
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  of
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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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  you
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  have
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  heard
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  four
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  of
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  our
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  grandchildren
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  and
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  co
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  authors
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  share
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  their
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  thoughts
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  as
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  co
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  authors
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  and
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  narrators
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  of
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  our
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  books
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  and
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  audiobooks.
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  We
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  offer
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  free
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  activity
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  pages
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  as
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  part
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  of
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  our
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  books.
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  You
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  can
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  download
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  them
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  also
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  from
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  our
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  website.
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  We
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  are
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  adding
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  two
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  new
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  pages
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  to
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  our
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  free
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  activity
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  pages.
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  The
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  change
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  is
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  to
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  help
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  your
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  children
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  or
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  grandchildren
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  learn
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  to
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  develop
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  and
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  draw
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  their
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  story
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  heroes.
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  We
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  also
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  have
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  made
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  a
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  small
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  change
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  to
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  our
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  first
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  children's
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  book
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  by
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  adding
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  a
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  book
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  plate.
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  Our
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  most
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  significant
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  children's
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  book
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  retailer
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  loved
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  the
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  new
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  edition
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  to
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  the
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  inside
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  front
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  cover
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  and
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  described
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  it
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  as
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  a
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  lovely
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  touch.
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  We
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  had
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  an
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  area
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  shaped
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  like
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  a
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  heart
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  consistent
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  with
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  our
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  brand
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  that
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  says
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  this
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  book
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  belongs
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  to
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  an
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  area
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  for
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  either
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  a
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  message
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  from
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  the
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  person
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  purchasing
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  our
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  book
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  for
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  a
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  child
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  or
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  a
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  place
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  for
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  us
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  as
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  authors
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  to
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  sign
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  and
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  leave
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  a
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  message
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  for
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  the
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  child
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  your
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  book
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  was
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  purchased
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  for
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  now
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  that
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  you
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  have
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  a
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  complete
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  picture
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  of
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  our
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  grand
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  children's
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  involvement
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  and
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  our
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  desire
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  to
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  keep
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  improving
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  for
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  our
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  readers,
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  share
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  more
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  of
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  my
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  why.
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  My
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  why
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  to
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  becoming
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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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  is
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  simple.
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  I
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  love
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  my
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  grandkids
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  and
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  their
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  interest
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  in
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  writing
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  stories
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  about
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  our
• 2:34
  adventures
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  together.
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  The
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  joy
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  of
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  creating
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  these
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  stories
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  drives
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  me.
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  I
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  hope
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  inspires
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  you
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  too.
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  Our
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  podcast
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  is
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  more
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  than
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  just
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  a
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  platform.
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  It's
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  a
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  gateway
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  to
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  the
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  world
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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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  aiming
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  to
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  introduce
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  you
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  to
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  those
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  who
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  can
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  truly
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  resonate
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  with
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  your
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  love
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  for
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  children's
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  literature.
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  I'm
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  always
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  interested
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  in
• 2:58
  children's
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  book
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  authors.
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  There
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  are
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  multiple
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  reasons
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  why
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  they
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  become
• 3:02
  children's
• 3:02
  book
• 3:03
  authors,
• 3:03
  including
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  writing
• 3:04
  books
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  for
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  their
• 3:05
  children,
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  teachers
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  and
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  retired
• 3:08
  teachers
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  who
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  have
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  interacted
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  with
• 3:11
  children
• 3:11
  and
• 3:12
  that
• 3:12
  have
• 3:12
  great
• 3:13
  stories
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  to
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  share
• 3:15
  or
• 3:15
  from
• 3:15
  their
• 3:16
  childhood
• 3:16
  experiences.
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  The
• 3:18
  reasons
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  are
• 3:19
  endless,
• 3:19
  but
• 3:19
  I
• 3:20
  have
• 3:20
  never
• 3:20
  heard
• 3:21
  an
• 3:21
  aspiring
• 3:22
  children's
• 3:23
  book
• 3:23
  author
• 3:24
  say
• 3:24
  it
• 3:25
  was
• 3:25
  to
• 3:25
  get
• 3:25
  rich
• 3:26
  or
• 3:26
  to
• 3:26
  turn
• 3:27
  children's
• 3:27
  book
• 3:28
  writing
• 3:28
  into
• 3:28
  a
• 3:29
  full
• 3:29
  time
• 3:29
  job.
• 3:30
  Tim
• 3:30
  Kuhl,
• 3:31
  writing
• 3:31
  for
• 3:31
  Quora.com
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  stated
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  that
• 3:34
  the
• 3:35
  million
• 3:35
  or
• 3:36
  so
• 3:36
  self
• 3:37
  published
• 3:38
  books
• 3:38
  versus
• 3:39
  the
• 3:39
  number
• 3:39
  of
• 3:40
  books
• 3:41
  published
• 3:41
  annually
• 3:42
  by
• 3:42
  traditional
• 3:43
  publishers
• 3:44
  is
• 3:44
  less
• 3:45
  than
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  1%
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  according
• 3:46
  to
• 3:47
  a
• 3:47
  recent
• 3:48
  article
• 3:49
  on
• 3:49
  words
• 3:50
  rated
• 3:50
  2023.
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  Even
• 3:51
  when
• 3:52
  someone
• 3:52
  has
• 3:53
  written
• 3:53
  the
• 3:53
  best
• 3:53
  story
• 3:54
  in
• 3:54
  the
• 3:54
  world,
• 3:54
  they
• 3:55
  still
• 3:55
  need
• 3:55
  to
• 3:56
  find
• 3:56
  an
• 3:56
  agent
• 3:57
  to
• 3:57
  get
• 3:58
  a
• 3:58
  seat
• 3:59
  at
• 3:59
  the
• 3:59
  table
• 3:59
  with
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  a
• 4:00
  publisher.
• 4:01
  You
• 4:01
  might
• 4:01
  be
• 4:01
  saying,
• 4:02
  no
• 4:02
  problem,
• 4:03
  I'll
• 4:03
  get
• 4:03
  a
• 4:03
  literary
• 4:04
  agent
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  and
• 4:05
  away
• 4:05
  I
• 4:05
  go.
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  What
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  are
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  the
• 4:07
  odds
• 4:07
  of
• 4:08
  traditional
• 4:08
  children's
• 4:09
  book
• 4:10
  publishing?
• 4:11
  According
• 4:11
  to
• 4:12
  the
• 4:12
  statistics,
• 4:12
  there
• 4:13
  is
• 4:13
  only
• 4:13
  a
• 4:14
  1
• 4:14
  in
• 4:15
  3,000
• 4:15
  to
• 4:15
  a
• 4:16
  1
• 4:16
  in
• 4:17
  6,000
• 4:17
  chance
• 4:17
  of
• 4:18
  an
• 4:18
  author
• 4:18
  being
• 4:19
  picked
• 4:19
  up
• 4:19
  by
• 4:19
  a
• 4:20
  literary
• 4:20
  agent.
• 4:21
  You
• 4:21
  might
• 4:21
  be
• 4:22
  thinking,
• 4:22
  Rick,
• 4:23
  aren't
• 4:23
  you
• 4:23
  Wendell
• 4:24
  Lejoy?
• 4:25
  You
• 4:25
  started
• 4:25
  the
• 4:26
  podcast
• 4:26
  show
• 4:27
  Adventures
• 4:27
  in
• 4:28
  the
• 4:28
  Heart
• 4:28
  of
• 4:28
  Children's
• 4:28
  Book
• 4:29
  Authors
• 4:30
  and
• 4:30
  you
• 4:30
  are
• 4:31
  breaking
• 4:31
  my
• 4:32
  children's
• 4:32
  book
• 4:33
  heart
• 4:33
  and
• 4:34
  not
• 4:34
  pumping
• 4:34
  up
• 4:35
  my
• 4:35
  author's
• 4:36
  heart.
• 4:36
  However,
• 4:37
  to
• 4:37
  put
• 4:37
  my
• 4:37
  author's
• 4:38
  head
• 4:38
  in
• 4:38
  the
• 4:38
  sand
• 4:39
  and
• 4:40
  not
• 4:40
  outline
• 4:40
  the
• 4:41
  challenges
• 4:41
  that
• 4:42
  we've
• 4:42
  lived
• 4:42
  through
• 4:43
  is
• 4:43
  not
• 4:43
  who
• 4:43
  I
• 4:43
  want
• 4:44
  to
• 4:44
  be.
• 4:44
  I
• 4:45
  want
• 4:45
  to
• 4:45
  share
• 4:46
  some
• 4:46
  of
• 4:46
  the
• 4:47
  challenges
• 4:48
  and
• 4:48
  how
• 4:48
  to
• 4:49
  work
• 4:49
  with
• 4:49
  these
• 4:50
  challenges.
• 4:51
  I've
• 4:51
  written
• 4:51
  and
• 4:51
  published
• 4:52
  my
• 4:52
  first
• 4:53
  children's
• 4:53
  book,
• 4:53
  the
• 4:54
  Adventures
• 4:54
  of
• 4:54
  Caboose
• 4:55
  the
• 4:55
  Rocky
• 4:56
  Mountain
• 4:56
  Bear,
• 4:56
  with
• 4:56
  my
• 4:57
  oldest
• 4:57
  granddaughter.
• 4:58
  The
• 4:58
  book
• 4:58
  is
• 4:58
  a
• 4:59
  project
• 4:59
  from
• 4:59
  the
• 4:59
  heart.
• 5:00
  We
• 5:00
  never
• 5:01
  thought
• 5:01
  we
• 5:01
  would
• 5:01
  get
• 5:01
  rich
• 5:02
  or
• 5:02
  create
• 5:03
  full
• 5:03
  time
• 5:03
  employment
• 5:04
  from
• 5:04
  writing
• 5:05
  a
• 5:05
  children's
• 5:05
  book.
• 5:06
  A
• 5:07
  relatively
• 5:07
  popular
• 5:08
  children's
• 5:08
  book
• 5:09
  published
• 5:09
  by
• 5:09
  a
• 5:10
  traditional
• 5:10
  children's
• 5:11
  book
• 5:12
  publisher
• 5:13
  may
• 5:13
  sell
• 5:13
  5,000
• 5:14
  copies
• 5:15
  which
• 5:16
  generates
• 5:17
  around
• 5:18
  $3,750
• 5:18
  in
• 5:19
  net
• 5:19
  sales.
• 5:20
  Remember
• 5:21
  this
• 5:21
  revenue
• 5:22
  has
• 5:22
  to
• 5:22
  be
• 5:22
  split
• 5:23
  by
• 5:23
  all
• 5:23
  parties
• 5:24
  involved
• 5:25
  in
• 5:25
  writing,
• 5:26
  selling,
• 5:27
  marketing
• 5:27
  and
• 5:27
  distributing
• 5:28
  the
• 5:28
  book.
• 5:29
  The
• 5:29
  portion
• 5:29
  to
• 5:30
  the
• 5:30
  author
• 5:30
  is
• 5:30
  generally
• 5:31
  the
• 5:31
  smallest
• 5:32
  piece
• 5:32
  of
• 5:32
  the
• 5:32
  pie.
• 5:33
  On
• 5:33
  average,
• 5:34
  self
• 5:35
  published
• 5:36
  books
• 5:36
  sell
• 5:36
  under
• 5:37
  100
• 5:37
  copies.
• 5:38
  The
• 5:38
  revenue
• 5:39
  percentage
• 5:39
  portion
• 5:40
  self
• 5:40
  published
• 5:40
  authors
• 5:41
  get
• 5:41
  to
• 5:41
  keep
• 5:42
  is
• 5:42
  much
• 5:43
  healthier
• 5:43
  than
• 5:43
  traditionally
• 5:44
  published
• 5:44
  books.
• 5:45
  However,
• 5:46
  selling
• 5:46
  100
• 5:47
  copies
• 5:48
  is
• 5:48
  not
• 5:48
  a
• 5:48
  ton
• 5:49
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• 5:49
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• 5:50
  It
• 5:50
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• 5:51
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• 5:51
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• 5:52
  the
• 5:52
  traditionally
• 5:53
  or
• 5:53
  self
• 5:53
  published
• 5:54
  children's
• 5:55
  books
• 5:55
  are
• 5:55
  not
• 5:56
  a
• 5:56
  path
• 5:57
  to
• 5:57
  fame
• 5:57
  and
• 5:58
  fortune.
• 5:58
  You
• 5:59
  better
• 5:59
  understand
• 6:00
  your
• 6:00
  why,
• 6:01
  which
• 6:01
  can
• 6:01
  never
• 6:02
  be
• 6:02
  about
• 6:03
  the
• 6:03
  money
• 6:03
  or
• 6:03
  creating
• 6:04
  full
• 6:04
  time
• 6:04
  employment.
• 6:05
  Should
• 6:06
  I
• 6:06
  go
• 6:06
  the
• 6:07
  traditional
• 6:07
  publishing
• 6:08
  route
• 6:09
  or
• 6:09
  be
• 6:09
  self
• 6:10
  published?
• 6:10
  You
• 6:10
  may
• 6:10
  ask
• 6:11
  yourself.
• 6:12
  It
• 6:12
  depends
• 6:12
  on
• 6:12
  your
• 6:13
  motivation
• 6:13
  to
• 6:14
  bring
• 6:14
  your
• 6:14
  children's
• 6:15
  book
• 6:15
  to
• 6:15
  life.
• 6:16
  If
• 6:16
  you
• 6:16
  are
• 6:16
  up
• 6:17
  to
• 6:17
  learning
• 6:17
  the
• 6:17
  new
• 6:17
  skills
• 6:18
  to
• 6:19
  self
• 6:19
  publishing,
• 6:20
  there
• 6:20
  are
• 6:21
  many
• 6:22
  great
• 6:22
  free
• 6:23
  resources.
• 6:23
  This
• 6:24
  may
• 6:24
  be
• 6:24
  your
• 6:24
  way
• 6:25
  but
• 6:25
  if
• 6:25
  you
• 6:26
  don't
• 6:26
  have
• 6:26
  the
• 6:26
  time
• 6:27
  or
• 6:27
  the
• 6:27
  mindset
• 6:28
  to
• 6:28
  take
• 6:28
  on
• 6:28
  the
• 6:29
  new
• 6:29
  skills,
• 6:30
  try
• 6:30
  the
• 6:30
  traditional
• 6:31
  publishing
• 6:31
  approach.
• 8:58
  Our
• 8:59
  mission
• 8:59
  is
• 8:59
  to
• 9:00
  help
• 9:00
  children's
• 9:00
  book
• 9:01
  authors,
• 9:02
  whether
• 9:02
  traditionally
• 9:03
  published
• 9:03
  or
• 9:04
  self
• 9:04
  published,
• 9:04
  gain
• 9:05
  recognition
• 9:06
  can
• 9:06
  reach
• 6:40
  readers.
• 9:08
  As
• 9:08
  a
• 9:08
  self
• 9:09
  published
• 9:09
  author
• 9:10
  you
• 9:10
  will
• 9:10
  encounter
• 9:11
  new
• 9:11
  challenges
• 9:12
  as
• 9:12
  I
• 9:12
  mentioned
• 9:13
  before,
• 9:13
  but
• 9:14
  remember,
• 9:14
  with
• 9:15
  determination
• 9:16
  and
• 9:16
  perseverance
• 9:17
  you
• 9:17
  can
• 9:17
  overcome
• 9:18
  them.
• 9:18
  The
• 9:19
  journey
• 9:19
  may
• 9:19
  be
• 9:20
  challenging,
• 9:20
  but
• 9:20
  it
• 9:21
  will
• 9:21
  be
• 9:21
  rewarding.
• 9:22
  I
• 9:22
  have
• 9:22
  approached
• 9:23
  all
• 9:24
  the
• 9:24
  major
• 9:24
  libraries
• 9:25
  in
• 9:25
  the
• 9:25
  province
• 9:26
  of
• 9:26
  Alberta.
• 9:27
  At
• 9:27
  this
• 9:27
  point
• 9:28
  we
• 9:28
  have
• 9:28
  only
• 9:28
  received
• 9:28
  support
• 9:29
  from
• 9:29
  one
• 9:30
  library.
• 9:30
  The
• 9:30
  main
• 9:31
  reason
• 9:31
  is
• 9:32
  that
• 9:32
  librarians
• 9:33
  warrant
• 9:33
  took
• 9:34
  purchase
• 9:34
  from
• 9:35
  a
• 9:35
  distributor.
• 9:36
  They
• 9:36
  don't
• 9:36
  want
• 9:36
  to
• 9:36
  purchase
• 9:37
  directly
• 9:37
  from
• 9:38
  you.
• 9:38
  As
• 9:39
  a
• 9:39
  children's
• 9:39
  book
• 9:40
  author,
• 9:40
  I've
• 9:41
  joined
• 9:41
  a
• 9:41
  children's
• 9:42
  book
• 9:42
  writers
• 9:42
  organization.
• 9:43
  However,
• 9:45
  some
• 9:45
  children
• 9:46
  or
• 9:46
  youth
• 9:47
  book
• 9:47
  associations
• 9:49
  will
• 9:49
  not
• 9:49
  support
• 9:50
  self
• 9:50
  published
• 9:51
  children's
• 9:51
  book
• 9:52
  authors.
• 9:53
  I
• 9:53
  recently
• 9:54
  had
• 9:54
  this
• 9:54
  happen
• 9:54
  to
• 9:55
  me.
• 9:55
  I
• 9:56
  didn't
• 9:56
  get
• 9:56
  upset.
• 9:57
  I
• 9:57
  thought
• 9:58
  no
• 9:58
  problem.
• 9:59
  There
• 9:59
  are
• 9:59
  other
• 9:59
  organizations
• 10:01
  that
• 10:02
  include
• 10:03
  self
• 10:03
  published
• 10:04
  authors.
• 10:05
  However,
• 10:05
  I'd
• 10:05
  like
• 10:05
  to
• 10:06
  share
• 10:06
  a
• 10:06
  little
• 10:06
  bit
• 10:06
  of
• 10:07
  that
• 10:07
  story.
• 10:08
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• 10:09
  I
• 10:09
  reached
• 10:09
  out
• 10:09
  to
• 10:10
  the
• 10:10
  Young
• 10:10
  Alberta
• 10:11
  Book
• 10:11
  Society
• 10:12
  and
• 10:12
  was
• 10:12
  excited
• 10:13
  when
• 10:14
  I
• 10:14
  read
• 10:14
  their
• 10:15
  mission
• 10:15
  statement.
• 10:16
  It
• 10:16
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• 10:16
  as
• 10:16
  follows.
• 10:17
  To
• 10:18
  foster
• 10:18
  literacy
• 10:19
  and
• 10:19
  a
• 10:19
  love
• 10:20
  of
• 10:20
  reading
• 10:21
  among
• 10:21
  young
• 10:21
  people
• 10:22
  in
• 10:22
  Alberta
• 10:23
  by
• 10:23
  providing
• 10:24
  access
• 10:25
  to
• 10:25
  the
• 10:25
  provinces
• 10:26
  literary
• 10:27
  artists
• 10:28
  and
• 10:28
  their
• 10:28
  work.
• 10:29
  When
• 10:29
  I
• 10:29
  tried
• 10:29
  to
• 10:29
  join,
• 10:30
  they
• 10:30
  said
• 10:31
  thanks
• 10:31
  but
• 10:31
  no
• 10:32
  thanks.
• 10:33
  Why?
• 10:33
  Because
• 10:34
  the
• 10:34
  people
• 10:34
  who
• 10:35
  funded
• 10:35
  their
• 10:35
  organization
• 10:37
  will
• 10:37
  not
• 10:37
  support
• 10:38
  self
• 10:39
  published
• 10:39
  book
• 10:39
  authors.
• 10:40
  That's
• 10:41
  not
• 10:41
  a
• 10:41
  problem.
• 10:41
  As
• 10:41
  I
• 10:42
  mentioned,
• 10:42
  I
• 10:42
  found
• 10:43
  other
• 10:43
  ways
• 10:43
  to
• 10:43
  reach
• 10:44
  young
• 10:45
  people
• 10:45
  worldwide
• 10:46
  and
• 10:46
  the
• 10:46
  youth
• 10:47
  in
• 10:47
  my
• 10:47
  home
• 10:48
  province.
• 10:48
  My
• 10:49
  last
• 10:49
  word
• 10:49
  to
• 10:49
  the
• 10:49
  Young
• 10:50
  Alberta
• 10:51
  Book
• 10:51
  Society
• 10:52
  is
• 10:52
  Change
• 10:53
  your
• 10:53
  mission
• 10:53
  to
• 10:54
  match
• 10:54
  your
• 10:55
  reality
• 10:55
  and
• 10:56
  state
• 10:56
  the
• 10:56
  followings
• 10:57
  by
• 10:57
  providing
• 10:58
  access
• 10:59
  to
• 10:59
  the
• 11:00
  provinces
• 11:01
  traditionally
• 11:02
  published
• 11:03
  literary
• 11:03
  artists
• 11:04
  and
• 11:04
  their
• 11:04
  work.
• 11:05
  Not
• 11:06
  including
• 11:06
  the
• 11:06
  words
• 11:07
  traditionally
• 11:07
  published
• 11:08
  is
• 11:08
  misleading
• 11:09
  because
• 11:09
  you
• 11:10
  are
• 11:10
  not
• 11:10
  supporting
• 11:11
  all
• 11:11
  of
• 11:11
  the
• 11:11
  province's
• 11:12
  literary
• 11:13
  artists
• 11:14
  and
• 11:14
  their
• 11:14
  work.
• 11:15
  You
• 11:15
  are
• 11:16
  discounting
• 11:16
  a
• 11:17
  small
• 11:17
  but
• 11:17
  essential
• 11:18
  part
• 11:18
  of
• 11:18
  the
• 11:18
  provinces
• 11:19
  literary
• 11:20
  artists
• 11:21
  and
• 11:21
  their
• 11:21
  work.
• 11:22
  Those
• 11:22
  throughout
• 11:23
  the
• 11:23
  world
• 11:23
  who
• 11:24
  are
• 11:24
  listening
• 11:24
  in
• 11:24
  on
• 11:25
  this,
• 11:25
  don't
• 11:26
  be
• 11:26
  discouraged.
• 11:27
  Know
• 11:27
  there's
• 11:28
  other
• 11:28
  organizations
• 11:29
  you
• 11:29
  can
• 11:29
  join
• 11:30
  and
• 11:30
  there
• 11:31
  is
• 11:31
  a
• 11:31
  role
• 11:31
  for
• 11:31
  self
• 11:32
  published
• 11:32
  authors.
• 11:33
  Thank
• 11:34
  you
• 11:34
  the
• 11:34
  Listener
• 11:35
  for
• 11:35
  allowing
• 11:35
  me
• 11:36
  to
• 11:36
  go
• 11:36
  on
• 11:36
  a
• 11:36
  little
• 11:37
  bit
• 11:37
  of
• 11:37
  a
• 11:37
  rant.
• 11:38
  My
• 11:38
  background
• 11:39
  is
• 11:39
  in
• 11:39
  sales,
• 11:40
  marketing,
• 11:40
  distribution,
• 11:41
  but
• 11:41
  my
• 11:42
  real
• 11:42
  motivation
• 11:43
  is
• 11:43
  that
• 11:43
  I'm
• 11:43
  a
• 11:44
  lifelong
• 11:44
  learner.
• 11:45
  Bringing
• 11:45
  a
• 11:46
  children's
• 11:46
  book
• 11:47
  to
• 11:47
  life
• 11:48
  requires
• 11:48
  more
• 11:48
  skills
• 11:49
  than
• 11:49
  I
• 11:49
  have.
• 11:50
  However,
• 11:50
  I
• 11:51
  was
• 11:51
  up
• 11:51
  for
• 11:51
  the
• 11:51
  challenge
• 11:52
  and
• 11:52
  have
• 11:53
  learned
• 11:53
  a
• 11:53
  ton.
• 11:54
  I've
• 11:54
  also
• 11:55
  shared
• 11:55
  my
• 11:55
  new
• 11:55
  skills
• 11:56
  with
• 11:56
  my
• 11:56
  grandkids
• 11:57
  including
• 11:58
  writing,
• 11:58
  narrating,
• 11:59
  podcasting,
• 12:00
  marketing
• 12:01
  and
• 12:01
  much
• 12:01
  more.
• 12:02
  Our
• 12:02
  initial
• 12:03
  investment
• 12:04
  in
• 12:04
  writing,
• 12:04
  editing,
• 12:05
  book
• 12:05
  layout,
• 12:06
  illustrations,
• 12:07
  distribution,
• 12:08
  sales
• 12:08
  and
• 12:09
  marketing
• 12:09
  of
• 12:10
  our
• 12:10
  first
• 12:10
  book
• 12:11
  has
• 12:11
  been
• 12:11
  between
• 12:12
  6
• 12:12
  and
• 12:13
  $8,000.
• 12:14
  This
• 12:14
  investment
• 12:14
  doesn't
• 12:15
  include
• 12:16
  website
• 12:16
  development.
• 12:17
  We
• 12:18
  didn't
• 12:18
  have
• 12:18
  a
• 12:18
  website
• 12:19
  when
• 12:19
  we
• 12:19
  launched
• 12:20
  our
• 12:20
  children's
• 12:20
  book.
• 12:21
  However,
• 12:21
  it
• 12:21
  didn't
• 12:21
  take
• 12:21
  us
• 12:22
  long
• 12:22
  to
• 12:22
  realize
• 12:23
  we
• 12:23
  needed
• 12:23
  a
• 12:23
  home.
• 12:24
  We
• 12:24
  are
• 12:25
  proud
• 12:25
  of
• 12:25
  our
• 12:26
  website
• 12:26
  and
• 12:27
  how
• 12:27
  it
• 12:27
  is
• 12:27
  developing.
• 12:28
  Please
• 12:29
  Visit
• 12:29
  our
• 12:29
  website
• 12:30
  www.caboosetherockymountainbear.com
• 12:35
  and
• 12:35
  take
• 12:35
  a
• 12:35
  peek
• 12:36
  at
• 12:36
  the
• 12:37
  different
• 12:37
  ideas
• 12:37
  we've
• 12:38
  incorporated
• 12:39
  to
• 12:40
  support
• 12:40
  our
• 12:40
  book
• 12:40
  and
• 12:41
  podcast
• 12:41
  show.
• 12:42
  Please
• 12:43
  know
• 12:43
  that
• 12:43
  we
• 12:43
  are
• 12:44
  always
• 12:44
  open
• 12:44
  to
• 12:45
  suggestions
• 12:45
  as
• 12:46
  we
• 12:46
  try
• 12:46
  to
• 12:46
  attract
• 12:47
  more
• 12:48
  listeners
• 12:48
  to
• 12:48
  our
• 12:48
  website.
• 12:49
  We
• 12:50
  now
• 12:50
  have
• 12:50
  a
• 12:51
  web
• 12:51
  home
• 12:52
  for
• 12:52
  our
• 12:52
  books,
• 12:53
  podcasts,
• 12:54
  press,
• 12:55
  radio,
• 12:55
  interviews,
• 12:56
  Caboose's
• 12:57
  Cub
• 12:57
  Club
• 12:58
  and
• 12:58
  much
• 12:58
  more.
• 12:59
  If
• 12:59
  you
• 12:59
  are
• 13:00
  an
• 13:00
  illustrator,
• 13:01
  you
• 13:01
  not
• 13:01
  only
• 13:02
  can
• 13:02
  reduce
• 13:02
  your
• 13:03
  time
• 13:03
  in
• 13:03
  bringing
• 13:04
  a
• 13:04
  self
• 13:05
  published
• 13:05
  book
• 13:05
  to
• 13:06
  market,
• 13:06
  you
• 13:07
  can
• 13:07
  dramatically
• 13:07
  reduce
• 13:08
  your
• 13:08
  costs.
• 13:09
  However,
• 13:09
  we
• 13:10
  are
• 13:10
  not
• 13:10
  illustrators
• 13:11
  and
• 13:11
  it
• 13:11
  will
• 13:12
  take
• 13:12
  us
• 13:13
  more
• 13:13
  time
• 13:13
  to
• 13:14
  build
• 13:14
  our
• 13:14
  book
• 13:15
  series.
• 13:16
  We
• 13:16
  have
• 13:16
  a
• 13:16
  five
• 13:16
  year
• 13:17
  publishing
• 13:17
  plan.
• 13:18
  We
• 13:18
  know
• 13:18
  the
• 13:18
  first
• 13:19
  couple
• 13:19
  of
• 13:19
  years
• 13:19
  are
• 13:20
  critical
• 13:20
  for
• 13:21
  building
• 13:21
  a
• 13:21
  base
• 13:22
  of
• 13:22
  readers
• 13:23
  and
• 13:23
  followers.
• 13:24
  I
• 13:24
  have
• 13:24
  to
• 13:25
  be
• 13:25
  sure
• 13:25
  I
• 13:25
  don't
• 13:25
  get
• 13:25
  caught
• 13:26
  up
• 13:26
  going
• 13:26
  down
• 13:27
  too
• 13:27
  many
• 13:28
  rabbit
• 13:28
  holes
• 13:29
  and
• 13:29
  we
• 13:30
  need
• 13:30
  to
• 13:30
  pick
• 13:30
  a
• 13:30
  couple
• 13:31
  of
• 13:31
  areas
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  to
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  grow
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  including
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  our
• 13:33
  home
• 13:33
  website
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  and
• 13:34
  focusing
• 13:35
  on
• 13:35
  areas
• 13:35
  on
• 13:36
  our
• 13:36
  website
• 13:37
  is
• 13:37
  critical.
• 13:37
  We
• 13:38
  aim
• 13:38
  to
• 13:38
  encourage
• 13:39
  the
• 13:39
  world's
• 13:40
  children
• 13:40
  to
• 13:40
  cultivate
• 13:41
  opportunities
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  to
• 13:42
  be
• 13:42
  inspired
• 13:43
  by
• 13:43
  children's
• 13:44
  book
• 13:44
  authors.
• 13:45
  Every
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  child
• 13:47
  should
• 13:47
  have
• 13:47
  a
• 13:47
  chance
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  to
• 13:48
  write,
• 13:48
  illustrate,
• 13:49
  narrate
• 13:50
  from
• 13:50
  their
• 13:51
  own
• 13:51
  creativity
• 13:52
  and
• 13:52
  imagination
• 13:53
  and
• 13:54
  develop
• 13:55
  strong
• 13:55
  literary
• 13:56
  skills.
• 13:56
  Every
• 13:57
  child
• 13:57
  should
• 13:58
  experience
• 13:59
  the
• 13:59
  pleasure
• 13:59
  of
• 14:00
  writing,
• 14:00
  drawing,
• 14:01
  narrating
• 14:01
  and
• 14:02
  reading
• 14:02
  no
• 14:02
  matter
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  where
• 14:03
  they
• 14:03
  are
• 14:04
  in
• 14:04
  the
• 14:04
  world,
• 14:04
  regardless
• 14:05
  of
• 14:05
  location
• 14:06
  or
• 14:07
  social
• 14:07
  economic
• 14:08
  status.
• 14:09
  I
• 14:09
  mention
• 14:09
  worldwide
• 14:10
  because
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  in
• 14:11
  today's
• 14:12
  world
• 14:12
  we
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  are
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  truly
• 14:13
  global
• 14:13
  and
• 14:14
  even
• 14:14
  though
• 14:14
  our
• 14:15
  podcast
• 14:15
  is
• 14:16
  primarily
• 14:16
  listened
• 14:16
  to
• 14:17
  in
• 14:17
  North
• 14:17
  America,
• 14:18
  we
• 14:18
  have
• 14:18
  listeners
• 14:19
  in
• 14:20
  14
• 14:20
  different
• 14:21
  countries
• 14:22
  throughout
• 14:22
  Europe,
• 14:23
  Asia.
• 14:24
  Wow.
• 14:25
  I
• 14:25
  want
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  to
• 14:25
  thank
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  all
• 14:26
  of
• 14:26
  you
• 14:26
  listening
• 14:27
  to
• 14:27
  our
• 14:27
  podcast.
• 14:28
  Your
• 14:28
  support
• 14:29
  is
• 14:29
  heartwarming.
• 14:30
  Our
• 14:30
  listeners
• 14:31
  all
• 14:31
  have
• 14:31
  their
• 14:31
  whys
• 14:32
  when
• 14:33
  listening
• 14:33
  to
• 14:33
  our
• 14:33
  podcast.
• 14:34
  We
• 14:34
  hope
• 14:34
  we
• 14:34
  are
• 14:35
  bringing
• 14:35
  inspirations
• 14:36
  for
• 14:37
  the
• 14:37
  world
• 14:37
  of
• 14:37
  children's
• 14:38
  book
• 14:38
  authors
• 14:39
  and
• 14:39
  readers.
• 14:40
  Cheers
• 14:41
  to
• 14:41
  your
• 14:41
  why.