If you’re an author, the last thing you want is to keep trying ways to market your books. You want to know what works. Here are 9 ideas that have worked for me. Through them all, make sure to talk up the value you book provides to readers. Here are the ten book marketing strategies. 1. Create a video promotion…
How Do I Get My Children’s Book Published?
Do you dream of getting your children’s book published? Don’t know where to start, what to do? Here is a list of things you can keep in mind that go into publishing your very own children’s book. Feel free to email me at contact@raisingworldchildren.com or follow me on -> Instagram here for daily tips and inspiration through this lonesome but…
Writing a BIPOC Children’s Book
Writing a children’s book is more about thinking about what children today need than what you want to write. Even if you have a brilliant idea, you want to be addressing issues in your story and style of writing that display the diverseness of the world and your personal cultural experiences. REPRESENTING CHARACTERS Don’t just have your characters be people…
Heartbeats Shining
You would think time had stood still,Yet the days will pass in the blink of an eye. My heart beats with every morning,Gratitude wells with every night. Late sun rises, bookshelves and nature around,Water fights, sprinklers and waves galore. I take time out to slow down with them,My heart beats with the sun that shines down. The mind rushes and…
How Writing Helps Heal Your Past Hurt
I have a lot of regrets. Oh. No regrets akin to skeletons buried in the backyard. A couple in a closet, maybe! These are the kind of silly things that I obsess over every few months. Things from my past that I have no control over anymore. Events that I wonder today were even real in any sense. The intentions…
Deathly Wisps Rooting Deep
Circles of Death The glimmer is shining bright, Little adults playing pretend, Talking about that stick That makes you cool. Tiny clouds that dance, Rooting within, strong and lethal These circles of death that surround you Pungent, colorful and wispy. Puffing rings that grow into circles, Tricks that bring laughter, Admiration from those around them. Pats on the back and even…
Your Worth is Not Defined By the Money You Earn
I have felt it often and I know of many mothers who feel it a lot of times. Specially if your are not an “earning member”. Feeling that you are not worthy because you do not have a steady income. You see others around you bringing in money and wonder if you are doing your part. Not just towards your…
Gratitude is a Powerful Tool in Motherhood
Parenting life can get very overwhelming. In Indian mythology, Goddesses have many forms. Many idols are created with many hands. Maybe, just maybe it has something to do with the many, many roles we play as a mother. The overwhelm that comes with it was life changing. And I see it every single day. Mothers constantly stressing, lamenting to each…
Treasuring Memories – Stories & Recycling Old Greeting Cards
Words. Beautiful, heartwarming, appreciative. Images. Memorable, heartening. Designs. Beautiful beyond imagination. The right card can do what many times actions fail to do. The right words said at the right time can make all the difference to a person’s day, occasion or celebration. Finding the right card that says exactly what is within your heart or writing those special words…
Lost Love
The rocking chair creaks rhythmically. A metronome in the darkness. The thunder and lightning reflect the turmoil within. She sits looking out the window. The droplets cluster on the window, colliding into each other and disappearing into nothingness. A tear rolls down her cheek. Why would she be punished so? They were together for such a short time but ache…