The most important (work related) thing I learnt in 2015

Plans for 2016

Welcome to another Library Reads update!

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Welcome to another Library Reads update!

Watch the video to find out what we thought of them:

Miss some of the past Library Reads updates? Check them out here:

I can't believe I forgot to post the last Library Reads update here on the blog [slaps wrists]. I did upload it over on my YouTube channel though. Posting it here now for you, and hoping you forgive me for being slack. 

Watch the video to find out what we thought of them:

Miss some of the past Library Reads updates? Check them out here:

What people are saying about it:

"Virtual Book Tour is a must have book for any author or poet that has published a book in the past or plans on publishing one in the future and is wanting information, tips and links that help plan their next Virtual Book Tour…

Jo Linsdell has written some of the greatest ideas, tips and information on how to hold a winning book tour.

I would recommend this book to all my author and poet friends…"

"Virtual Book Tours is well structured, easy to read, and it makes learning about blog tours seamless. You will understand what a tour is, how to determine your target audience, how to set your goals, how to find hosts, schedule stops, promote your tour, and, extremely important, how to measure results.

If you haven’t been on a tour and have no idea where to start, this book will definitely explain it all for you. If you have some idea about what’s what, Virtual Book Tours will clarify everything for you and give you the resources you need. If you’ve even organized tours, this book will help you do it better the next time around.

I highly recommend you try it, regardless of your experience with virtual blog tours for books of any kind."

"I love books like this that tell you exactly how to do things and then give you tons of resources at the end to put everything into motion. This is a must-read for authors who want to use this relatively new method of promoting their books. It is simple and straightforward, with step-by-step instructions. I will refer to it many times as I promote my own books and those of my clients." 

WOW! What a month! 

This November I decided to take part in not one, but three, writing challenges (crazy I know!). 

- NaNoWriMo AKA National Novel Writing Month, goal to write a 50K novel in 30 days.

- WNFIN AKA Write Non Fiction in November, goal to write a non fiction book in 30 days.

- PiBoIdMo AKA Picture Book Idea Month, goal to come up with 30 ideas for children's picture books in 30 days.

We've finally come to the end of this roller-coaster month of highs and lows. It's been 30 days of writing frenzy, but I've had a blast along the way.

Here's a quick look at how things went:

NaNoWriMo

WNFIN

Ta da! My winners badge! :)

I successfully managed to finish the first draft of my non fiction book From Idea to Published. Loving how it turned out, and can't wait to jump into editing it this month (more about that soon).

PiBoIdMo

And another winners badge! :)

Not all the ideas on this years list were amazing but there were a few diamonds in the rough that I'll be turning into books in 2016. One thing that did surprise me was the number of non fiction picture book ideas I listed as in past years I'd always listed mainly fiction ideas. That said, the ideas I'm most excited about are fiction ones.