Connie B. Dowell

As winter melts in to spring, I’ve got a lovely interview today with picture book author Nelly Buchet. Nelly’s debut picture book came out just as the pandemic started and she has more books on the way. Like so many… Read More »Episode 92: Pandemic Publishing with Nelly Buchet

Is there some big, scary thing you want to or need to learn about writing or publishing? Today on the show, I share with what my violin lessons taught me about tackling those big scary skills, and I even play… Read More »Episode 91: What violin taught me about writing

There’s so much to do in our lives as writers. We may have day jobs and families. There’s the writing and publishing process itself. How do you fit marketing tasks in? I had a great chat this week with Dianna… Read More »Episode 90: Book marketing with Dianna Gunn

Hi, folks. Today’s episode is a quick pep talk that first appeared as a live session in my Facebook group, Author Goal Rockstars (join us!). There are loads of tasks for authors to do. It’s far from just writing. There… Read More »Episode 89: Scheduling your author life

Happy February! It seems the groundhog saw his shadow, indicating six more weeks of winter. If only he hadn’t seen it. Then it would only be six weeks until spring. I have a lovely interview for you all today with… Read More »Episode 88: Picture books and shining the light on diversity with Ellie Royce

Hi, folks! This week’s episode is a bit of a pep talk. Ask yourself one simple question to make better decisions in your author business. Sounds easy, right? Well…it’s simple, but not easy. Consistently asking yourself this question takes time… Read More »Episode 87: How to make better decisions in your author business

Hi, folks! On Inauguration Day, I’ve got a great episode with Julie Hedlund of the 12 x 12 Picture Book Challenge. We talk about writing picture books, writing prolifically and vetting ideas, and how to be a good ally to… Read More »Episode 86: Picture book challenges and allyship with Julie Hedlund

Hello! This episode is a recording of a Facebook Live session I did for my Author Goal Rockstars group. Got a question? Looking for a goal-minded community? Don’t want to miss a weekly live session? Join us! A lot of… Read More »Episode 85: First steps in book promotion

Lots of writers face setbacks. How can you get up and carry one when a major problem–like your publisher closing–happens to you? That’s what happened to Stenetta Anthony, but she made a new plan and carried on, now having both… Read More »Episode 84: Starting Again with Stenetta AnthonY