The Great PJ Elf Chase: A Christmas Eve Tradition

Today there are big smiles on the faces of two grown women — Karen and Judy.  It’s been a long time coming, but we finally approved the inside pa [...]

Just when we thought we were so close to the end, so begins a new phase of this project! After making our final approval of the beautiful illustration [...]

The final proof of a picture book looks like the “real thing.” So, when “The Great PJ Elf Chase” arrived in the mail, it was our first glance [...]

We decided to participate in the “Colorado Country Christmas Gift Show” in Denver. Although the cost of renting a space was high, we were told tha [...]

Now the hard work begins. Writing the book, designing the interior and cover…all of that was so much fun. But Marketing? If we don’t get ourselves [...]

The final proof of a picture book looks like the “real thing.” So, when “The Great PJ Elf Chase” arrived in the mail, it was our first glance [...]

People who purchase children’s picture books often want hardcover editions because they make nice gifts and keepsakes. And, let’s face it — kids [...]

We posted a blog regarding our experience with hardcover books and CreateSpace Publishing Company. You can read it here. We said the best kept secre [...]

[...] Because “The Great PJ Elf Chase: A Christmas Eve Tradition” is obviously a holiday book, our window for selling is rather small. Nobody buys a [...]

[...] approved the inside pages of our children’s picture book, “The Great PJ Elf Chase: A Christmas Eve Tradition.” What was it James Brown said?…”I feel good!” We were involved in […] [...]

Because “The Great PJ Elf Chase: A Christmas Eve Tradition” is obviously a holiday book, our window for selling is rather small. Nobody buys a Chr [...]

Since we had a book show scheduled right after we received our paperback books – and our hardcovers weren’t yet ready – we decided that it would [...]

[...] an award, so we decided it would be worth our while to submit our book to contests and award programs. Most have a variety of categories, and we were looking for children’s picture books or [...]

[...] to many children’s picture book authors, we went to the source. Unfortunately, a senior publishing consultant with CreateSpace verified that rumor. She said, “We discontinued some services [...]

When we decided to sell our hardcover and activity books online on our own website, we jumped in feet first — the blind leading the blind, you might [...]