Cultivating Gratitude Through Writing
November 2021 marks the perfect time to be thankful for health, family and friends. For many, this year’s holiday celebrations are going to look a lot different than last year’s,...
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What I Had to Learn to Become A Better Children’s Book Writer
I will forever have a soft spot in my heart for picture books. Both for the ones that I have read and the ones that I have written. There is...
How to Write Content that is Absolutely Bone-Chilling
Nighttime is setting in faster, costume shops are bursting with life, and pumpkins with ghastly facial expressions line the porches. Halloween is upon us, and –– whether you participate in...
Make A Difference Day
Join acclaimed book authors to discuss ways to encourage children to make a difference in the world. Classrooms Welcome! RESERVE A SPOT Panelists Maria Dismondy Nationally recognized author, publisher and...
Building dedicated fans through your email list
Marketing a children’s book can be challenging. Especially in a world where conducting school visits, in person story times, and other in person events, are all limited by a global...
Ideas for Virtual Book Tour
You lean back into the comforting embrace of your desk chair and let out a triumphant sigh. Before you sits a tower of neatly stacked pages that, together, comprise the...
Learn How To Publish A Children’s Book That Will Sell
You found this blog post because you want to publish a picture book. I was in the same boat as you over a decade ago and since then, things have...
Dear Diversity
In a packed hotel ballroom, the keynote speaker of the world’s biggest conference of children’s writers and illustrators asked the audience to write a letter to diversity. As a thousand...
Five Diverse Children’s Publishing Companies
Cardinal Rule Press strives to publish and promote diverse children’s picture books, and to make sure all voices are heard. To ensure that every child can see themselves in the...
How To Make "Comp Titles" Work For You
Aspiring authors often want to know why publishing is so obsessed with “comp titles.” In order to explain why, let’s clear up what they are. Comp is shorthand for comparable,...
Tackling Writer’s Block
Hello writers! I hope you have been staying safe and well. It’s a pleasure to be on the blog and for today’s post, I’m going to be talking about how...
Get Inspired!
You’re ready for your pen to fly across paper. There’s a masterpiece inside you, bursting to get out! But the problem is… you have no idea what to write! It’s...
The Importance of Developing a Personal Brand as an Author
Have you thought much about “branding” as an author? If you’re new to marketing, you may not be familiar with the concept of branding, creating a personal brand, or as...
Flipgrid Authors for Classrooms
For those of you out there who don’t have a clue what Flipgrid is used for or even what it means, let us first give you a brief rundown of...
Building Your Dream
BLUE COLLAR WRITER When I wrote my latest book, Someone Builds the Dream, the idea began while I tiled the shower in my bathroom. I struggled horribly with the task....
Free Online Resources For Writers
Whether you are an aspiring writer or an established author, chances are you wound up here looking for some new inspiration to get your next project started. Sometimes the best...
Literary Agent Interview Series {Karly Caserza}
Welcome to our Literary Agent Interview Series! This series originally took place in the Fall of 2020. This is a recap of one of the interviews. These recaps are perfect...
Literary Agent Interview Series {Eva Scalzo}
Welcome to our Literary Agent Interview Series! This series originally took place in the Fall of 2020. This is a recap of one of the interviews. These recaps are perfect...
Five Things that Make me Want to Read a Query
This article was written exclusively for Cardinal Rule Press by Mark Gottlieb, literary agent at Trident Media Group. One: The Hook Having a strong sales pitch for a book can...