Archive - Indie Kids Books

Our Business Runs 24/7/365

Selling Children's Books on Automatic

Jun 4 • Darcy Pattison

May 2026

Summer Tasks for Publishing Children's Books - 2026

Thoughts from a Mature Children's Publishing Business

May 18 • Darcy Pattison

Storybundle: Amazing Books About Writing

Just a quick note!

May 13 • Darcy Pattison

Doing My Best to Make Good Kids’ Books

Responding the Mac Barnett's book, Make Believe

May 7 • Darcy Pattison

Indie Publishers of Children's Books: Your Biggest Problem

You're a start-up company.

May 5 • Darcy Pattison

April 2026

Indie Publishing a Children's Book, Step #6

Maintenance, Ongoing Marketing

Apr 28 • Darcy Pattison

The EXCLUSIVE Write Stuff Storybundle

14 eBooks, Plus One Webinar about Writing and Publishing Today

Apr 17 • Darcy Pattison

From Manuscript to Book: Tech Stack to Create Children's Books

2026 Update on the Software You Need to Create Stunning Children's Books

Apr 14 • Darcy Pattison

School Visits: A Case Study in Selling Children's Books

Yes, it works! But it's not required.

Apr 7 • Darcy Pattison

March 2026

I Don't Want an Honest Critique

Excerpt from Tell Better Stories

Mar 19 • Darcy Pattison

Amazing Indie Books

This is a post just for paid subscribers.Indie Kids Books is a reader-supported publication.

Mar 13 • Darcy Pattison

Hello, Bookshop

Where can you build an audience that buys books?

Mar 9 • Darcy Pattison

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