SPS 195: Lessons Learned Publishing 100+ Children & Young Adult Books with Kathryn Lasky (& Turning Your Book Into A Movie)

Self Publishing School: How To Write A Book That Grows Your Impact, Income, And Business

Chandler Bolt, Founder of selfpublishing.com

Courses, How To Publish A Book, Self Publishing, Business, Books, Arts, How To Write A Book, Education, Book Marketing, Traditional Publishing, Book Publishing

4.8 • 651 Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Join us for a fascinating interview with Kathryn Lasky, a prolific author who has written over 100 books including children's books, young adult novels, and historical fiction. In this episode, we explore topics related to traditional publishing such as: How Kathryn landed her first traditional publishing deal as a first-time children’s book authorDesigning your book cover based on genre and tips on how to do it rightInsights from Kathryn's vast experience writing 100+ books, and how her proc...

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Self Publishing School podcast. This is the podcast to listen to if you're an
0:07.7	aspiring writer or an author who wants to be more successful. On this show, you'll learn how to
0:13.1	write and launch a book successfully, all from the top authors and people just like you
0:17.8	who are doing it at the highest level. I'm your host, Chandler Bolt, the founder
0:22.0	of self-publishing school, the author of the book called Published and the CEO of self-publishing.com.
0:29.1	For free training on how to publish a book that sells 10,000 copies, go to self-publishing.com
0:34.5	forward slash free training.
0:44.3	Hey, Chandler Bolt here and joining me today is Catherine Lasky.
0:51.3	Catherine is the author of over 100 books for children and young adults, which is just crazy.
0:53.2	Some of those books include The Guardians of Gahoul series,
0:57.3	which is more than 8 million copies in print
0:59.6	and was turned into a major motion picture
1:02.9	called The Legends of the Guardians, the Owls of Gahoo.
1:06.3	Her newest book is titled Light on Bone, A Mystery. So just so much fun experience that we'll get to
1:15.7	unpack here, writing children's books, writing young adult books, writing a mystery novel,
1:21.3	turning your book into a movie, like there's so much that we can talk about, including the
1:25.6	new book that's out. So Catherine, welcome. Oh, welcome the new book that's out. So, Catherine, welcome.
1:35.9	Oh, welcome. Very happy to be here. So why books? You're a prolific writer. You've written a ton of books. How did you get started? And why have you focused so much of your time and energy on books?
1:42.5	Well, I guess it's process of elimination.
1:47.1	Good at other things.
1:48.7	I'm not a singer.
1:50.4	I'm not particularly athletic.
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