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Carol Ekster

Let's Make Kids' Books - Children's Book Publishing Show

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This week my guest is Carol Ekster, who taught children for 35 years before retiring in 2009 and devoting herself full-time to writing children’s books. She has written around 50(!) books so far, and has 3 books published through traditional publishing, including Ruth the Sleuth and the Messy Room and Where Am I Sleeping Tonight?, a book that tackles the tough topic of divorce. In this episode, Carol shares her story, along with some of her best tips for marketing yourself as an author. You’ll learn:  How Carol got started writing, and how she was able to get published within a couple of years of starting Why children’s authors need nerve How Carol uses social media effectively- including Pinterest! Why it’s so important to get out into the community to get the word out about your books How to do Skype classroom visits to share your work with kids How to find out what agents are looking for from children’s authors And much more!  Although Carol comes from the traditional publishing world and doesn’t participate in self-publishing like I do, there’s a lot of useful info in this episode on promoting yourself as an author, and how to keep hustling and writing new books! Don’t miss it. Mentioned in this episode:  Carol’s website, with info about her books and more 2014 Children’s Writer’s and Illustrator’s Market book The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published Carol on Twitter  Keep Listening:  Subscribe on iTunes – Please leave a review if you enjoy the show! It just takes a second and really helps get the word out. Check out more episodes Subscribe to Let’s Make Kids’ Books – Get emailed whenever I release new episodes or blog posts, and get my free “6 Steps to Self-Publishing a Children’s Book” checklist!

This week my guest is Carol Ekster, who taught children for 35 years before retiring in 2009 and devoting herself full-time to writing children’s books. She has written around 50(!) books so far, and has 3 books published through traditional publishing, including <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ruth-Sleuth-Messy-Carol-Ekster/dp/0983935513/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ruth the Sleuth and the Messy Room</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Where-Sleeping-Tonight-Story-Divorce/dp/1878076302/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Where Am I Sleeping Tonight?</a>, a book that tackles the tough topic of divorce. In this episode, Carol shares her story, along with some of her best tips for marketing yourself as an author. You’ll learn: <ul> <li>How Carol got started writing, and how she was able to get published within a couple of years of starting</li> <li>Why children’s authors need nerve</li> <li>How Carol uses social media effectively- including Pinterest!</li> <li>Why it’s so important to get out into the community to get the word out about your books</li> <li>How to do Skype classroom visits to share your work with kids</li> <li>How to find out what agents are looking for from children’s authors</li> <li>And much more!</li> </ul> Although Carol comes from the traditional publishing world and doesn’t participate in self-publishing like I do, there’s a lot of useful info in this episode on promoting yourself as an author, and how to keep hustling and writing new books! Don’t miss it. Mentioned in this episode: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.carolgordonekster.com/Home_Page.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carol’s website</a>, with info about her books and more</li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/2014-Childrens-Writers-Illustrators-Market/dp/159963726X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2014 Children’s Writer’s and Illustrator’s Market</a> book</li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/076116085X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/cekster" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carol on Twitter</a></li> </ul> Keep Listening: <ul> <li><a href="http://letsmakekidsbooks.com/itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe on iTunes</a> – Please leave a review if you enjoy the show! It just takes a second and really helps get the word out.</li> <li><a href="http://letsmakekidsbooks.com/category/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out more episodes</a></li> <li><a href="http://letsmakekidsbooks.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to Let’s Make Kids’ Books</a> – Get emailed whenever I release new episodes or blog posts, and get my free “6 Steps to Self-Publishing a Children’s Book” checklist!</li></ul>

Episode 7: Carol Ekster, Former Teacher Turned Children’s Author