A Gallery of LEGO Book Launches
I describe my process for using LEGO minifigures and settings to launch new books for children and teens.
Promoting Diverse Books for Every Reader: The “Cheat Sheet” and More
Building on Grace Lin's "Cheat Sheet for Selling Diversity," I offer alternative ways of presenting small press and less heralded diverse titles.
Diversity in Publishing with Quill Shift
Profile of a new literary agency, Quill Shift, that seeks to bring writers of color into traditional publishing and prove their market viability.
A Celebrity Event, with Soda
I cover the announcement of SodaStream's new Global Brand Ambassador, Scarlett Johansson, and get to know other cultural/lifestyle bloggers.
Bricksters have a lot of time to party, but they need to work too. Let's have them work for you!
An Economic Development Plan for Little Brick Township: The LEGO Book Launch
I can help you use the people of Little Brick Township, as well as the rest of my LEGO collection, to liven up your next book launch.
Little Brick Township Gets a New Billboard, And So Do I
I replaced the old iWeb template for my website that I designed myself with a professionally developed WordPress template.
Digital Book Creation and Marketing: A Workshop with Christopher Cheng
After posting about the "shoulds" of social media, I had the good fortune to attend a Toolbox Workshop given by the Austrialia children's author Christopher Cheng. The 20 workshop attendees…
Trendsetter comes to town and tells Karlijn she's not as cool as she thinks.
The “Shoulds” and Being Yourself
When I was in middle and high school, I wanted to be popular, more than anything else in the world. However, my weak social skills rendered that goal pretty much…
Giovanni shows off his money
Social Media, or My Instagram Obsession
My experience with social media began when I signed up for Facebook the year before Gringolandia came out. I was fortunate at the time to have some friends and colleagues…
The people of Little Brick Township turned out for the launch of Rogue.
Rogue Launch Day!
The people of Little Brick Township celebrate the launch of Rogue with a new billboard in the entertainment district. And as Launch Day turns to night, they gather for a…