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Esther Harder
Apr 24, 20221 min read
Quarantine Kids on TV!
Houston news station KHOU 11 read Quarantine Kids live during their Turn the Page literacy drive.


Esther Harder
Dec 4, 20214 min read
Teaching SEL with Quarantine Kids
Literature is a great method for teaching SEL skills because in reading a story, we're offered the opportunity to side with a character.


Esther Harder
Jul 7, 20213 min read
Getting the Word Out
You might think that writers are natural content creators, so the social media presence comes naturally. Perhaps it does, but not for me.


Esther Harder
Apr 11, 20212 min read
When Your Life Catches Up to Your Imagination
This past week, I ran into the living, breathing person I named my main character of Quarantine Kids after.


Esther Harder
Mar 25, 20214 min read
How Do You Get a Book Idea?
One of the most-repeated questions a writer gets is "where did that book idea come from?"


Esther Harder
Mar 2, 20214 min read
How to Launch Your Book During a Pandemic
Since my book is about inspiring creative responses to COVID times, creating a socially-distanced book launch fit with my overall theme.


Esther Harder
Feb 7, 20213 min read
Perfectionist Parent Publishes in a Pandemic
What the admissions counselors don't tell you is that there are limits to responsibility juggling.


Esther Harder
Jan 19, 20211 min read
Quarantine Kids is Launched!
What fun to hold and touch the Quarantine Kids picture book in physical form! Check out the book trailer.


Esther Harder
Jan 5, 20214 min read
Front, Back, all the Matters
Are you one of those people who reads a book's copyright pages? Here are the important items you should include in a copyright page.


Esther Harder
Dec 29, 20203 min read
Those Last-Minute Production Surprises
I discovered that the printer had new requirements that demanded a last-minute decision: increase my page count, or switch to paperback.

Esther Harder
Dec 26, 20205 min read
From Sketches to Full Color
From sketches, we moved into full-color page renderings of Quarantine Kids!


Esther Harder
Dec 12, 20205 min read
Printer or Publisher? A Decision in Five Q/As
My illustrator needed layout details: What were my page dimensions? Did I have templates? I needed to choose a printer sooner than expected!

Esther Harder
Dec 8, 20205 min read
From Notes to Sketches
MFA classes taught me that there is limited, if any collaboration between author and illustrator. This is NOT the case in self-publishing.


Esther Harder
Dec 6, 20203 min read
It's a Match! (Or, How to Connect with an Illustrator Online)
With my picture book manuscript in hand, the next thing I needed was, well, the pictures! So off I went to find an illustrator.


Esther Harder
Nov 21, 20203 min read
Stay Home, Self Publish?
I could manage a book project from my balcony in the middle of COVID, couldn't I?
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