Tales from the Rushmore Kid

Susan Salzman Raab - Promotion Tip of the Day

Susan Salzman Raab is the author of An Author's Guide to Children's Book Promotion. (If you are published or soon to be go buy it!!  It's invaluable!)  She is the marketing advisor for the SCBWI and President of Raab Assoociates Inc., a marketing and public relations agency that works with authors and publishers internationally.  I asked Susan to gives us a quick Promotion Tip of the Day. 

Darcy Pattison - Blogging Tip Of The Day

Darcy Pattison is a force in the children's literature industry.  Novelist, teacher and promotion Guru, Darcy is always on the cutting edge.  I grabbed her at a recent conference to ask her to give my readers a Blogging Tip Of The Day.

Molly Sardella - Publicity Tip of the Day

One reason to wait for a traditional publisher rather than self publish is that you get a publicity person to help you with events. I was lucky enough to get Molly Sardella. I met Molly when I was in New York this year. She is bright, funny and always ready to help me set up any event. We all had a good time in my editor Steve Meltzer's office brainstorming ways to promote the book. Here is Molly's Publicity Tip of the Day.

Vicki Leon - Research Tip of the Day

I met Vicki Leon at a Writer's Retreat in Santa Barbara a few years ago and have seen her give workshops on Writing Nonfiction. Not only is she prolific and funny, she is also very knowledgeable about research.

Most Popular Posts 2010 - Greg Pincus - Cyber Tip of the Day

I have known Greg Pincus for many years. He is funny, kind and a great presenter on the topic of Social Media. I highly recommend his blog The Happy Accident,  and SCBWI chapters anywhere would be wise to hire him for their conferences. I recently had the opportunity to attend a cyber promotion retreat where Greg was on the faculty. He graciously agreed to give us a Cyber Tip of the Day.

Lisa Yee - Blogging Tip of the Day

It is always a pleasure to spend time with Lisa Yee. She has me rolling in the aisles whenever she speaks, and her blog posts  are just as funny. I was lucky enough to spend some time with Lisa at the SCBWI Cyber Retreat in Santa Barbara last January.  I give you Lisa Yee, award winning children's book author and Blog Queen.

Lee Wind - Blogging Tip of the Day

Lee Wind is one of the great new forces in children's literature. He has been part of the SCBWI blogging team  the last few years. His blog, "I'm Here. I'm Queer. What the Hell do I Read?" was voted Best GLBT Book  Review Blog, BBAW 2009.  His new blog, The Zen of Blogging is great. Today I debut his second episode: "1 minute to Blogging Greatness, Episode #2: Twitter For  Bloggers - The Top 3 Things You Can Do!"
I give you Lee Wind.

Anastasia Suen - Cyber Tip of the Day

I've heard it said that Anastasia Suen has enough energy to power a city, and I have to agree. She is also funny, kind, warm, and a clear, precise teacher. Her workshops at the SCBWI Cyber Promotion Retreat in January were a pleasure. Here she shares some interesting Cyber tips for our benefit.