New books, author news, festival appearances, and what's happening inside Small-Tooth-Dog Publishing Group. We post when there's something worth saying.
Looking forward to seeing you at the Tucson Festival of Books 2019, March 2 and 3, in Tucson, Arizona. We will have three authors and illustrators at this event, show-special pricing on all the books. They'll be freebie book swag like buttons, bookmarks, and posters until we run out. Our staff will be signing it all if you wish. Come find us at our various locations!
Read More →Sean Buvala talks about how Laura Packer's New book is like taking part in one of those "pick my brain" sessions with an expert in the field of oral storytelling and public speaking. Short video:
Read More →Learn More about our upcoming <em>Indie Author's Mindset Conference</em>, training held in spring 2020, in Avondale Arizona.
Read More →"Award-winning storyteller Laura S. Packer gives storytellers, and for that matter, artists in many other genres, a powerful understanding of not just the ABC’s of storytelling, but of how to live a more vibrant and creative life. This wildly-wide-reaching book explores the inner and outer work of crafting stories (and the stories of our lives) in tune with our passions, callings, communities, and livelihoods."
Read More →"It was so important to me that...that I neither shield my audience from the depth and rigor of what it is to be a good storyteller nor do I present it in such a way that they feel like it's never attainable, that they can't reach it." ::: Author and Storyteller Laura S. Packer is the creator of "From Audience to Zeal: The ABCs of Finding, Crafting, and Telling a Great Story." Part 3: Laura Packer and Sean Buvala discuss the nature of Laura's new book. They talk about the need to create an "invite" for the reader. They discuss the nature of how stories are used for bonding people's lives together in the midst of a real-life lab(rador) in the office. Woof. Part 3 of 8. Learn more at audiencetozeal.com.
Read More →In these days of too much screen time, a journal can help your kids find some balance in their communication choices. Journal writing is an incredible activity for kids. It's especially good for young people that have a hard time expressing things orally or those that are reluctant to write as a "school assignment."
Read More →Hey Folks! We're at the Mesa Book Festival this weekend, Saturday, December 8th, 2018 in downtown Mesa, Arizona. We've got a small handful of new books that will make great gifts for the authors, artists, poets, and storytellers in your life.
Read More →Come to take a look at this new video for our latest journal for younger authors and creative spirits. Help your tweens break away from screen time to create journals, grids, graphics, and more. They'll be inspired by more than 50 imaginative quotes about the world they discover when they "wake up one morning." Fun, creative. Great gifts for the those kids ages 10-13.
Read More →Now available. It's a journal and a tool! This is a write-in journal for keeping track of your the stories, poems, and spoken-word pieces you have performed.
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