<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Bob and Julie Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspiring Stories for Young Minds]]></description><link>https://www.bobandjuliebooks.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:55:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.bobandjuliebooks.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Marketing Madness: An indie authors reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marketing my book has been a journey in itself. Everyone says you should begin months before publication… but at that stage, I was still figuring out how to get the book published at all. I made a few TikToks, set up Instagram, wrote a list, gathered hashtags, and convinced myself I had made a strong start. Spoiler alert: I hadn’t. Since the book launched, I’ve been working hard to catch up. I’ve listened to TikTok after TikTok from marketers, influencers, and more marketers — all offering...]]></description><link>https://www.bobandjuliebooks.com/post/marketing-madness-an-indie-authors-reality</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2fc2e5963b3c1436eb6c39</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:16:33 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>clairebarley7</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The end of the beginning ...what every indie author learns fast!]]></title><description><![CDATA[People often assume the hardest part of being an author is writing the book. It isn’t. Writing is the joyful part — the part that comes from the heart. The real challenge begins afterwards. Finding an illustrator you can afford. Learning how to format your book. Navigating the publishing platforms. And then, once your book is finally out in the world, discovering that visibility is the biggest battle of all. Marketing is a maze. There are countless people offering help — for a fee. Author...]]></description><link>https://www.bobandjuliebooks.com/post/the-end-of-the-beginning-what-every-indie-author-learns-fast</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2af2dc96c55df26a6a3c2b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:40:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>clairebarley7</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here we go...]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, I’ve never written a blog before and I’m not entirely sure where to begin. What I do know is that I want to help other indie authors realise their dreams. When I was 11, I wanted to be an author. But things were very different back then (I’m 54 now), and it felt impossible. Traditional publishing was the only real route, and getting accepted was near impossible. To be fair, it still is. Today, though, we have so many more tools available to us — digital platforms, AI, computers — and like...]]></description><link>https://www.bobandjuliebooks.com/post/here-we-go</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2332dd861147e38395df9d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:48:12 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>clairebarley7</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>