The Children's Book Author Podcast
Elena Paige is The Children's Book Author. Join her as she interviews fabulous guests in her quest to discover everything about writing, publishing, and marketing children's books. As well as how to supercharge creativity, skyrocket productivity and absolutely everything else there is to know to become - The Children's Book Author. Have you ever dreamed of being a successful Children's Book Author? Then this podcast is for you.
Episodes
38 episodes
Bringing Your Characters to Life with Elisa Eliot
From Actor to Graphic Novel writer, Elisa Eliot brings her years of study and knowledge in the performing arts, and from screenwriting and producing to children's books. You'll learn about creating the most unique yet truthful characters and br...
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Episode 38
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1:18:32
Discover Your Unique Strengths with Becca Syme
Are you stuck writing a particular book? Feeling frustrated with your productivity?Sick of trying strategies that never work?Here's how to overcome all these obstacles and more: discover and work with your unique stren...
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Episode 37
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1:15:08
Grassroots Independent Publishing with Kristy Nita Brown
Yes it's been a while since a new episode has dropped, but after much anticipation, here is the latest episode launching off the podcast in 2025! If you have ever wanted to find out how to hit your local community and sell your own books, this ...
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Episode 36
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1:07:31
How To Achieve Your Creative Goals with Lisa Glanz
I'm so excited to be sharing my interview with Lisa Glanz. If you're someone who loves drawing and uses procreate, you're sure to know who she is!But even if you're an author today we dive deep into reverse engineering your creative car...
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Episode 35
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1:10:49
Nail Your Cover Design with Holly Dunn
People will ALWAYS judge your book by its cover: it's the harsh reality! So make sure you get your cover design right. Today we discuss what makes a great cover and how you can make sure your cover helps to sell your book, with Cover Designer, ...
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Episode 34
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1:14:49
Writing Award Winning Middle Grade with Marc Remus
Have you ever wanted to write middle-grade fiction? Or perhaps you already do, but want to make it so good that it wins every award it's ever entered into? Then this is the interview for you! Marc has won over 22 awards and has written and self...
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Episode 33
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1:28:13
Writing Funny Graphic Novels with Rob Kutner
How much did I learn about writing funny from Rob Kutner in today's episode of The Chidren's Book Author Podcast? A huge amount and you can too, by tuning in to the wonderful conversation. Rob shares his journey writing his first spooky-comedy ...
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Episode 32
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40:58
Writing Rhyming Picture Books with Essie Bell
Essie Bell is a multi-talented picture book author and publisher having written, published and marketed six picure books. In today's interview we talk about how to write a great rhyming book and why they're still relevant to the market, school ...
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Episode 31
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1:09:36
Practise Aggressive Patience with Sean E. Avery
Wow what encouragement I received in todays interview with Sean E. Avery. I've always wanted to secretly learn how to draw and Sean is an art teacher, and illustrator of his own authored books. He made me believe perhaps I can illustrate my own...
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Episode 30
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59:18
The Magic of Making Connections with Dani Vee
Today I'm joined by podcaster, author, mother, writing festival enthusiast and gosh so may more titles that still don't sum up DANI VEE!! A fun talk where we cover writing, getting published, writing festivals, creativity, and of course the mag...
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Episode 29
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1:07:31
It's Never Too Late To Market Your Book with Karen Inglis
Self-publishing extraordinaire Karen Inglis joins me on today's episode to talk all about her wonderful books, her incredible author and publishing journey, and how she sold over 500,000 copies of The Secret Lake! We talk writing, publishing, m...
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Episode 28
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1:19:43
Why Grit Matters More Than Talent with Adrian Beck
Today I interview Children's Book Author Adrian Beck and we talk in depth about school visits, yes again, and this time I must admit I felt like maybe I really could do school visits... and boy do I laugh through this entire interview. I...
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Episode 27
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1:12:48
Shoot For The Stars in Your Career with C.J Watson
NBA player C.J. Watson & author released his fourth book for kids this March 2023, called "CJ and His Magic Socks". The first book "CJ's Big Dream" received great reviews and was an Amazon best seller. CJ has two other children's books "CJ'...
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Episode 26
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32:43
Inspired Courageous Writing with Jen Storer
This episode of The Children's Book Author Podcast is number 25, and is such a special one. I am joined by Jen Storer, Australian Children’s Author and Chief Inspirationalist at girlandduck.com, whe...
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Episode 25
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1:07:38
Get the Support of a Writing Group with Christina Dankert
Todays episode is all about having a writing group! I interview first time children's book author, Christina Dankert, about her journey to publication and how having a collaborative and supportive writing group made all the difference. I'm now ...
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Episode 24
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1:03:15
Shine As A Podcast Guest with Jennifer Milius
It was extraordinary to interview Children's Book Author, Developmental Editor, and Podcaster Jennifer Milius. We talked about the importance of including podcasting as part of your marketing - in particular being a guest on relevant podc...
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Episode 23
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1:05:37
Author Branding & Trad Publishing with Mary Anastasiou
I interviewed the very charming Mary Anastasiou, Children's Book Author and Creative Director at Larrikin House. I got the inside scoop on how to better brand myself as an author, the importance of social media, working with traditional publish...
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Episode 22
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1:10:48
Launch Your Book Into a Best Seller with Brett Perkins
A power charged interview today with Middle Grade Author Brett Perkins who launched his first book The Prison for the Magically Cursed to best-selling status on Amazon in 2022. With his next book in the series coming out very soon, he sat down ...
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Episode 21
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1:03:33
Build Your Own Publishing House with Darcy Pattison
I was lucky enough to get Children's Book Author Darcy Pattison on the show this week, who has published more than 50 children's books under her own publishing house - Mims House. We talk about how to write a non-fiction picture book, exploring...
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Episode 20
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1:09:21
There Are No Barriers to Writing, Publishing & Distributing Your Books with Sandra Bennett
Hold on tight for another wonderful interview that will encourage you to push forward in your Author journey. Sandra has such an encouraging and practical "get it done" attitude - I changed as a person and as an author from her interview and I'...
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Episode 19
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1:02:18
Conquer School Visits with Adam Wallace
Adam Wallace, New York Times best selling author joins me on the podcast today and tells us all about how he discovered his love of writing children's books and today combines self-publishing and traditional publishing to make a full time livin...
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Episode 18
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1:01:15
Say Goodbye to Badly Written Book Blurbs with Jessie Cunniffe
Welcome back to the show in 2023, and I have more incredibly informative, and inspirational interviews planned for you this year. Unfortunately I am still tackling some technical difficulties in my search for the perfect way to record interview...
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Episode 17
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1:02:50
The Wishing Shelf Book Awards with Edward Trayer
In today's interview I overcame many technological difficulties and blocks to get the most amazing wisdom and advice from author Edward Trayer - it was well worth the many re-takes and effort involved. We got there in the end and talked about T...
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Episode 16
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41:35
Increase Your Influence with the Power of Your Voice with Vinh Giang
Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Vinh Giang, Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneur, Magician, and Communication Teacher. We talk all about Vinh's journey through his professional and creative career, and the pivotal role improving his communica...
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Episode 15
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1:05:33
Write Brilliantly Funny Books with Michael Wagner
Want to become a better Children's Book Writer? Then you don't want to miss this episode with Australian author, Michael Wagner. Michael Wagner is the author of more than 80 books for children including the much loved Maxx Ru...
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Episode 14
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