The Book Dude

The tale of Peter Rabbit originally written by Beatrix Potter is now in the public domain. This is one of those classic children's stories that will always be enjoyed by children and parents who read to their children. It is also great for a bedtime story and can either be listened to with this podcast episode or read if you have the story. The Book Dude has read and recorded the story with Genevieve the Reading Genie here for you to enjoy. Please feel free to share this story with anyone you know that might be interested. Thank you for listening and for your support. "Listen to your heart when it tells you what it would rather be doing at any given moment in time. That's the door to your dreams."

In this first episode of Francois' author journey, Francois shares the details of his career before he finally took the step of returning to his childhood dream of being an author. In the experience tht Francois shares there are some valuable takeaways for any listener regrdless of whether they want to be an author or follow a different dream that they have. Always be true to yourself. The dream of what you want to do in life is not just about that but it's about work life balance and being there for others too in the smallest ways and thinking ahead to the future. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please contact Francois on fkeyser1@gmail.com. Thank you "Listen to your heart when it tells you what it would rather be doing at any given moment in time. That's the door to your dreams."

The first chapter of WordRealm originally written as a fantasy novel and now converted to a podcast. In this episode we are introduced to Broll and Shath who created a jewel when they cast a spell to ensure they could be brought back to life after the gods cursed them for abusing their magic powers in battling one another. The jewel they have begun to create will be completed centuries into the future and will become an object coveted by the forces of good and evil. "Listen to your heart...

This podcast episode retells the beginning of Francois' journey as an author. In his young days he knew he wanted to write but did not yet believe he would be an author. The world held many possibilities and at that young age there was much to explore. But as he says, 'Follow your passion. What is it that you love to do? What makes you happy and what would you rather be doing when you're doing something you don't want to do? Listen to those feelings because that's your soul, that's God...

Francois reads the children's story titled, 'The Magic Porridge Pot'. A simple lesson for children to listen to instructions. After this story learning can be reinforced by playing listening games such as 'Telephone' or simply reading details or instructions and asking children to repeat them or follow them in order after they have listened to the instructions. The porridge in the story sounds like the best porridge ever! :)

In this episode, Francois Keyser, the Book Dude, speaks about using an aggregator to self-publish your book. An Aggregator is a platform where you upload your book, book cover, synopsis, and other information once. The Aggregator then distributes your book to retailers and in some cases libraries and other channels. This is an easier option than uploading your book to each and every retailer separately which would be time-consuming to do and manage daily, weekly, or monthly. Most...

In this episode, the BookDude shares his advice for submitting your manuscript to a publisher or an agent. Many publishers do not accept unsolicited submissions and insist that submissions must come through agents. Agents are perhaps a better option for getting published. If an agent agrees to represent your work and submit it to publishers, they have the potential to submit it to a wide range of publishers with who they have relationships and credibility. They may also have other...

How important is it to have an ISBN for your book and where and how do you get one? This episode provides information for authors who would like to know more about where to get ISBN's for their books when publishing. ISBN's can be purchased from an agency in the USA but authors based outside the USA can sometimes obtain a free ISBN from an agency in their own country. Listen to the episode to get more information. Thank you!

The Book Dude discusses what you need to think of when setting out to write a children's book. This is Part 1 of 'Writing a Children's Book'. Aspects discussed in this episode include: - Choosing your story. This includes researching the market to see other stories published on the same topic and what has been successful and what has not been successful. - Defining your character. The character must be strong and key question to ask is if you can use this character to make a series of...

In this episode The Book Dude shares helpful information about Book Cover Design. The next episode will start to focus on Children's Book Writing. Thanks for listening. Please share this episode if you find it t be of value and know of other people that might find it to be of interest too. Thank you

Francois speaks about ISBN's in this episode and where to get them as well as the implications of using ISBN's issued by self publishing platforms. He also provides advice on how to generate a barcode for your ISBN.