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1. School Visit Advice

A wealth of advice of things to consider when planning and doing a school visit.

http://greetings-from-nowhere.blogspot.com/2008/01/advice-from-trenches-part-1.html
http://greetings-from-nowhere.blogspot.com/2008/01/advice-from-trenches-part-2_31.html
http://greetings-from-nowhere.blogspot.com/2008/02/advice-from-trenches-part-3.html
http://greetings-from-nowhere.blogspot.com/2008/02/advice-from-trenches-part-4.html

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2. Virtual Visits

Doing a Skype school visit needs different preparation that an in-person one.

http://www.christinekohlerbooks.com/blog.htm?post=1039188

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3. Funding Author Visits

Help schools afford to bring you in for a visit by sharing these resources with them.

http://thebookingbiz.com/2016/08/21-ways-to-fund-author-visits/

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4. Letter of Agreement

If you're doing a school visit, it's a good idea to agree to a letter of agreement ahead of time.

http://schoolvisitexperts.com/school-visits-letters-of-agreement/ 


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5. Speaking Fees

Should you ever lower your speaking fees?

https://www.nicolamorgan.com/heartsong-blog/why-i-usually-will-not-lower-my-fees/

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6. Speaker Introductions

Make it easier on your hosts by giving them a standard biography to use as your introduction.

http://schoolvisitexperts.com/taking-the-pain-out-of-assembly-introductions/

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7. Author Visit Schedules

It's up to you to make sure the schedule for the day of your author visit makes sense.

http://schoolvisitexperts.com/be-in-control-of-your-author-visit-schedule/

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8. Planning a School Visit

Help a school plan and fund your school visit by sharing this information with them.

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/get-started-planning-fundraising-tips-success

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9. School Visit Tips

Here are some basic things to keep in mind when you're thinking about doing school visits.

http://www.newmememedia.com/2016/02/23/school-visits-authors/

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10. Money

Most children's book authors earn more from their school visits than from sales of their books.

https://larrydanebrimner.com/2016/03/21/what-we-dont-talk-about/

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11. School Visits

From planning your presentation to selling books, here are some essential tidbits for successful school visits.

http://www.crookedbook.blogspot.com/2016/01/wheres-my-school-visit-fairy.html

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12. Free Events

If you're published, should you still be doing free events?

http://uncommonya.com/?p=889

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13. Very Young Audiences

How do you keep preschoolers interested in your author presentation?

https://laurasassitales.wordpress.com/2015/09/21/twelve-tips-to-engage-very-young-audiences-at-picture-book-author-events/

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14. First School Visit

Your first school visit can be nerve-wracking, but a little preparation goes a long way.

http://project-middle-grade-mayhem.blogspot.com/2015/06/author-school-visits-preparing-for-your.html

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15. School Visit Fees

Find out what other people charge, on average, to do a school visit.

http://schoolvisitexperts.com/?p=1125

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16. Are School Visits Mandatory?

It's up to you how many and what kind of school visits you feel comfortable doing.

http://schoolvisitexperts.com/?p=1143

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17. Presentations

What is your body saying when you give a presentation?

http://coolschoolvisits.com/2015/06/30/whats-your-body-saying/

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18. Understanding Schools

Avoid problems with your school visits by avoiding miscommunication.

http://schoolvisitexperts.com/?p=1132

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19. Curriculum Guides

Sell more books by creating educational materials for the school and library market.

http://bookmarketingtools.com/blog/create-education-materials-to-sell-more-books/

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20. Common Core

Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, it's worthwhile understanding the Common Core standards.

http://writersrumpus.com/2015/07/17/common-core-for-writers/

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21. Getting Ready for Author Visits

Use the summer break to get ready for next school year's author visits.

http://coolschoolvisits.com/2015/06/17/21-ways-to-spend-your-summer-getting-ready-for-next-years-author-visits/

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22. Website Must-Haves

If you want to do school visits, you must have these on your website.

http://coolschoolvisits.com/2015/04/13/four-website-must-haves-to-get-more-author-visit-invitations/

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23. School Visit Packet

Before your school visit, send out a packet containing all the information they will need to make your visit a success.

http://coolschoolvisits.com/2015/03/09/dont-forget-advance-promotional-materials/#more-94

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24. Awards and School Visits

If your book receives awards, will that increase your school visit invitations?

http://coolschoolvisits.com/2015/04/30/will-awards-net-you-more-author-visit-invitations/

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25. Public Speaking

Here are some hints to help you survive public speaking at an event.

http://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/11/3-tricks-surviving-public-speaking-event/

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