{"id":20364,"date":"2013-08-03T13:21:56","date_gmt":"2013-08-03T13:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicityhound.com\/?p=20364"},"modified":"2025-10-29T18:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T18:45:08","slug":"childens-authors-how-to-sell-hundreds-of-books-by-visiting-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/marketing\/content-creation\/childens-authors-how-to-sell-hundreds-of-books-by-visiting-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Children’s authors: How to sell hundreds of books by visiting schools"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This guest post was written by Kevin Gerard, a fantasy adventure author whose books for young adults include the series Conor and the Crossworlds<\/a> series and Diego’s Dragon<\/a>.  Follow him on Twitter<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Kevin Gerard<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you write children’s novels, school visits are an enjoyable and profitable way to promote your books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a little finesse and a lot of persistence, you can develop rewarding friendships with school librarians close to where you live—and if you dream like I do—all across America. If you prepare for and execute your school visits correctly, you’ll increase your fan base and make some good money<\/strong> while having the time of your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I write fantasy adventure novels for middle grade and young adult readers. Over the last eight years, I’ve travelled the country doing author talks at countless elementary and middle schools. I’ve spoken to every type of group you can imagine, from a dozen students in a single classroom to over 700 kids, all gathered in a huge auditorium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of students and how many talks you’ll perform fluctuates with each school. I personally prefer a group of about 200, but I’m always prepared to do whatever the librarian requests. I’ve done one to as many as six talks in a row, but always with a preset time during the day to sell signed copies of my books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I engage in a host of other marketing efforts, but I’ve found that author talks can generate significant sales<\/strong> if you work closely with the school librarian to prepare students for your arrival. Watch this video of Kevin speaking to students, and note the huge audiences!<\/p>\n\n\n