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Hometown:
Malibu, CA
About Me and My Book:
I am the president of Playdate Kids Publishing. Prior to publishing, I spent over twenty years of creative management and entertainment production, contributing to the success of global commercials and showcased music videos on top networks including MTV, VH1, FUSE, as well as premiere international stations around the world.

It was my interest in children that made my new endeavor an obvious next step in my career. As publisher of Playdate Kids Publishing, I created a new series of children’s books under the name The Playdate Kids. This series of books for young children between the ages of 3-6, deals with emotional and social situations that children encounter in their young lives. The stories help provide adults with the tools they need to help children understand and cope with each situation.

I am also involved with Malibu Global Awareness—a fundraiser for Doctors Without Borders (an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or excluded from health care in over 70 countries). Over the past several years, I have successfully raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the charity.

I hope my expansion into children’s book publishing will bring excitement and flair to the world of children’s entertainment. In addition to the book series, I plan to publish more DVDs, workbooks and other outstanding children’s products.
Website:
http://www.theplaydatekids.com

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Posted on July 17, 2007 at 3:20pm — 2 Comments

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At 4:13am on December 4, 2009, Natalie Regoli, CEO said…
Are you on Facebook and LinkedIn?

I would like to connect with you there also. I am trying to make more friends and fans so that I can spread awareness for breast cancer during pregnancy. I was diagnosed Stage 3 in the 5th month of my pregnancy in May. My status updates on Facebook and LinkedIn are usually about my fight.

You can become a fan of mine on Facebook here:
Facebook Natalie Regoli

You can connect with me on LinkedIn here:
LinkedIn Natalie Regoli
At 3:03pm on November 7, 2009, Aidana WillowRaven said…

Check out my PDFolio: http://tinyurl.com/WillowRavenPDFolio2

Let's connect here and on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=publishing&init=quick#/profile.php?id=1007096486&ref=profile

Twitter, too: http://twitter.com/WillowRaven

My website is: http://willowraven.weebly.com

At 2:42am on July 18, 2009, Freya R said…
Hi Tena

Do stop by when you have a moment to check out our free book marketing tool - BookBuzzr. (www.bookbuzzr.com)

BookBuzzr is a page-flipping application that is more suited for marketing books online. BookBuzzr comes with the built-in ability to share your book-extract on over 60 social networking and bookmarking sites such as Facebook, Orkut, MySpace, Digg, Delicious etc.

We'd love it if you'd take a look at our tool and share your thoughts.

Cheers
Freya [at] bookbuzzr [dot] com

PS - Sorry for this message if you already use BookBuzzr, but please help us tell others and spread the benefit!
At 8:27am on July 8, 2009, Aidana WillowRaven said…
I am sending this out to BMN members who specialize in any aspect of children's book publishing, whether your an author, artist, publisher, or offer some other valued skill needed in the creation of children's books.

I invite you to follow my blogs and comment, critique, and network with me as friends (so I can follow your work too).

I have found ning in general to be the best marketing and reference tool compared to any advertising, networking, or leads I have ever used -- free or paid for. And all it's costs is our time.

Many of you are already in my friend network, and thank you for sharing your work with me. For those of you reading, this that I have not introduced myself too, I would like to now, and ask we be friends so I can follow your craft as well.

We all need to support each others work through this economic distress, no stimulus or bail out is going to help us.

In my latest blog post, you will also see three other ning networks that I have created. One for children's book professionals/enthusiasts, one for southern/Tennessee writers, artists, etc., and one for WillowRaven clients (present, past, or future) or simply just fans of my work. I invite you to join the appropriate ones for you as well.

http://bookmarket.ning.com/profiles/blogs/original-title-font-created-by

Hope to see you at my blog,

Aidana WillowRaven
http://willowraven.weebly.com
At 1:02pm on May 18, 2009, Michael John McCann said…
Hello Tena,

I own a publishing company that does my series of books for Children. I absolutely want to see your books. I want you to travel to PurpleUmpkin. A new classic series for Children, young and old. You will meet the Murples. They are the makers of Purples. A book about understanding, tolerance, kindness and, love. It is to be read to Children by parents and adults when they are young, then read by the Children when they get to 6 or so. I would like to discuss more. Best always.

Michael John McCann
Mayor of PurpleUmpkin
At 3:36am on March 19, 2009, Bert Martinez [The Emotional Engineer] said…
Hello, I'm Bert Martinez, I'm looking to network with success minded authors. If you would like my free report 30 Strategies for Selling More Books just fill out the form below. I look forward to networking with you and if there is anything that I can help you with please do not hesitate to contact me.

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At 4:37pm on January 15, 2009, Jeanie Pantelakis said…
REGISTER NOW!
Scribblers’ Retreat Writers’ Conference 2009
Literacy is our purpose.
Fulfilling dreams is our goal.
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@ Sea Palms Resort, St. Simons Island, Georgia
February 12-15, 2009 – Elizabeth Blahnik, Ernest Gilbert, Pam Mueller, Kathy Kerr, Maggie Toussaint, Dr. Jim Outlaw, Lee Carter, Millie Wilcox, Monica Simmons, Roger Pinckney
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August 13-16, 2009 – “SciFi, Fantasy, Mystery, Inspirational”
November 12-15, 2009 – “Novels, Short Stories, etc”

Scribblers’ Retreat is a non-profit organization established with the goal of reaching writers of all ages; to inspire and promote their hidden gifts and talents.
By involving the local community, authors, publishers, editors, journalists and all forms of the literary world, we are opening their minds and bringing hope where there was doubt.
Scribblers’ Retreat is not the typical classroom setting. It was designed to bring world-class authors, literature professors, editors, journalists, illustrators, photo journalists, proofreaders, publishers, publicists, screenplay writers, and website/graphic designers, etc. one-on-one with young and old alike. It is the opportunity of a lifetime for someone who has had a manuscript in a desk drawer for 40 years or who has an outstanding poem that simply must be read.
Scribblers’ Retreat Writers’ Conference
Where “can’t” is not in our vocabulary.

For more information:
Jeanie Pantelakis
Co-director
Scribblers' Retreat Writers' Conference
1-800-996-2904
912-230-2207
cpantelakis@gmail.com
At 4:23pm on October 27, 2008, Aidana WillowRaven said…
I'm so excited!

Check out my latest blog post to read about my newest cover design, read the latest book review and find out how to attend my first book signing for the JGDS (Junior Geography Detective Squad) children's mystery state book series (signing as illustrator of course).

Here is the cover for the second book in the series just to tempt you further...


Isn't my job cool?

Aidana WillowRaven
www.WillowRavenIllustration.com
IM: willowraven.illustration
At 10:35am on March 23, 2008, Linton Robinson said…
Hi Tena

It looks like you might be able to either profit by or contribute to my new Self Publishing group here on BMN.
Please take a look, we're trying to build it into a resource for writers who prefer to be their own publisher.
At 8:05am on February 25, 2008, Aidana WillowRaven said…
Hi Tena,

I wanted to personally invite you to my Children's Writers... Illustrators... & Publishers network at http://childrensbookwinp.ning.com/

I did send out invites to my friends, but I wanted to ask you myself, since I am seeing a lot of writers who are just waiting to be talking to a publisher and only a few are in the group so far (2 or 3).

Aidana WillowRaven and WillowRaven Illustration & Design Plus

Now offering Author Agent & Marketing Management services Website: http://www.willowravenillustration.com
Email: willowraven.illustration@yahoo.com
Blogger: http://willowravenillustration.blogspot.com/
Guru profile: http://profile.guru.com/856440
iFreelance profile: http://www.ifreelance.com/pro/30655
Book Marketing Network: http://bookmarket.ning.com/profile/AidanaWillowRaven
Children's Book Writers... Illustrators... and Publishers: http://childrensbookwinp.ning.com/profile/AidanaWillowRaven
Author Book Bag Club: http://mgroupmanagement.ning.com/profile/AidanaWillowRaven

 
 

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