These notes are from an online workshop. Any misinformation is the fault of the notetaker.

Pod casts hosts have content they need your content. You can connect your voice to your book.

• You don’t have to worry about video.
• This is another way of communication with your potential audience. Your personality comes across the podcast
• Authors will often change their voice to the tone of the characters when talking about their books.
• Book: author broadcasting. Meant to be an educational tool. It is a content rich book.

Have a media kit, for pod cast.

1. Every image we have to resize it multiple times. You may want to provide those in advance.
2. You saying to a pod caster, here is everything to do with me. To build more professional platform.
3. Used for broadcast news. Used to be cardboard folders. The modern day it is called media kit.
4. Multiple shots of a head shots, different types of head shots.
5. Have pictures of who you are as a human being. Camping, trips, cruse, silly pictures. Show me doing different things.
6. Have different length of bios. Short videos used more for printed. 150 character bio for twitter.
7. Samples of different questions.
8. Good photos of book covers.

Tips for being a good guest:

1. When get ready for a p od cast set up on calendar. As soon as you are done interview. Take a screen shot of interview an hour after the interviews. Keep it to three platforms Facebook Instagram, twitter. Many children authors have large twitter.
2. Write a thank you note, send in the mail. Just write a few address. Get address of person. She will send brownies. (maybe a joke sheet)
3. If you have a website write an article on the interview and post it on the hosts website. This promotes both of you. Comment on certain strong areas of the interview. Notify the host.

Should a visitor cater to the special trait to the pod cast?

• That’s not necessary.
• Write a list of everything you can talks about. A research, experience. Collet top things you can talk about. Present three things that will help the audience in some way, new knowledge.
• Listen to an episode that you are similar. Talk about the guest of abc, and how you build on it.

How do I find pod casts looking for guests and contact info.

• See list of pod casters is usually for advisers. Access your audience/ readers. As you build your list. Ask readers who do you listen to on pod casts, who do you like and who do you think is bests. One of my readers thought I might be a good match. Listen to some shows and show you’re seen
• When on zoom, I’m looking to be on pod casts and ask the audience if they know of pod casts. Every time you on a zoom meeting do you know anyone has a pod cast.
• Go to iTunes or Spotify: look through pod casts. Have not had as much traction. Avoid cold contacts.
• Finding podcasts is very much looking for agents or publishers.

Is it important to find a big audience podcast or smaller pod casts that match you.

• She has been big and small podcasts. On a pool pod cast> and offer spefic help for that unique audience.

Leverage after the podcast:

How to sales your book without being pitchy on the pod cast.

1. If someone asks a question, In my book on chapter 5 I talk about a,b, c
2. Fiction authors, characters has a problem that might cater to the questions.
3. What to give always for free. People love learning your process. Or give them something that was not in the book. Give character sketch. Your allow yourself to share something unique.
4. Keep a list of every pod cats you’ve been on. list them on your media appearances.
5. Keep tracks of your contact info. Put 6 mo. later ( on your calendar) and see if they are interested in a new pod casts. If they say no. and if they have an emergency cancelations, let them know you are available.
6. Someone may contact you to buy content of your past podcasts for their radio show.

For kid/picture book authors and adults buy books. How deal with podcasts

• You have to do so much research. The 5 senses. What type of paper.
• Talk about other children/PB authors.
• Share with listeners how you do your process. Even share other people’s processes.

Suggestions starting our own podcasts.

• Unless you wake up t 2:30 and have a intense desire.
• First focus ton being the world’s best gusts. And refer pod casts to each other.
• If you are struggling to do all your writing goals maybe do that instead of your own podcast. Because you have to spend more time promoting your own stuff.
• How do you sell book one, by writing and selling book two.