I have sold thousands of books. Not ten thousand but over 5000. I think. It’s tough to know. Which may sound funny but that is a story for another time.  But nonetheless, I am not profitable.  With all that said, back to AI. To market, I need to use social media. I need to attract […]

So, I constantly get emails from scammers. Constantly. They are posing as multiple different entities…  A publicist that works with Amazon and can make my books fly off the shelf. Someone that has read my book and sees the potential… representing a publisher An agent that has worked with other self-published authors and turned them […]

The first week of November I start my school visits… by the end of the month, I will probably have talked to around 650 kids and given away almost 400 books. When I started visiting schools, I was shocked by what the teachers were telling me.  I heard things like, “These kids just do not […]

A question I get a lot is ‘where do I get my ideas for my books’. Quite honestly, it’s just life happening and realizing I can fit it into a story one way or another. The first book, The Bakers’ Patio, came to me while barbecuing outside with my grandson. He started stomping on anthills and […]

Hello, fellow storytellers and little dreamers! If you've been following the Papa Tell Me A Book adventures, you know we're always buzzing with new tales to spark imagination. Today, I'm thrilled to share a sneak peek at our next big climb: Elevator, my second collaboration with the fantastic team at Morgan James Publishing. The illustrations? […]