Jenny Meyerhoff
Author, Third Grade Baby and Queen of Secrets
www.jennymeyerhoff.com
"Working with Sarah and Barbara on my YA novel was an absolute pleasure. They are creative, hard-working, and very supportive. It was like having a secret weapon."
Libby Schmais
Author, The Pillow Book of Lotus Lowenstein
“Hiring Blue Slip Media was one of the best things I did for myself as a debut author. Barbara and Sarah crafted an effective, affordable campaign, kept me well-informed, and worked in easy cooperation with me and my publisher. This is one do-it-yourself gal who is now a convert when it comes to publicity: hire an expert team to work on your behalf and save your own valuable time and energy for writing. All of my goals were met, and more. When my next book nears release, one of the first calls I'll be making is to Blue Slip.”
Irene Latham
Author, Leaving Gee’s Bend
“Working with Blue Slip Media has far exceeded my expectations! Barbara Fisch and Sarah Shealy are both incredibly insightful and thoughtful. They constantly kept me updated about their efforts so I knew exactly what was happening throughout the campaign. I can’t recommend their services enough!”
Jessica Lee Anderson
Author, Border Crossing
http://www.jessicaleeanderson.com/
“Blue Slip Media is everything we are looking for to enhance media outreach and supplement our in-house efforts: great writing skills, diligent research and outreach, attuned to online media opportunities and great follow-up.”
Angus Killick
Associate Publisher, Director of Marketing, Kingfisher
“These guys do really wonderful work. Work I'd never ever ever do on my own.”
Ron Koertge
Author, Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs
"Individually, Barb and Sarah are super-smart, professional, and refreshingly real. But together, Barb and Sarah are, like all great duos, completely sublime."
Marla Frazee
Author & Illustrator, A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever
www.marlafrazee.com
"I have worked with Barb and Sarah for nearly two decades and here's what I know: They are a double dynamo who leave everyone they work with wishing for more of their company, their professionalism, and their good results. They have helped launch all of my books and have garnered attention in every kind of media. They do this through their talent for relationship building, which is like gold in this business. Hire them but please let me get in line first!"
Debra Frasier
Author & Illustrator, On the Day You Were Born
www.debrafrasier.com
"I worked with Barb and Sarah for fifteen years and they are, simply, as good as it gets with this kind of thing."
Bruce Coville
Author, Odder Than Ever
www.brucecoville.com
“Sarah Shealy and Barb Fisch are two of the realest, warmest and coolest women I know. My authors always felt so taken care of by them. They never fail to respond quickly to every e-mail they receive, and they are huge part of what made authors feel at home at Harcourt. I’m thrilled that their talents will be shared on a wider scale with the rest of the world!”
Kathy Dawson
Associate Publisher, Dial Books for Young Readers
“Barb and Sarah are The Bomb! They have the contacts and the context to connect authors with meaningful media that translates into notice, and they understand the importance of creating a wide range of useful contacts over the lifetime of a project and/or the lifetime of an author's work. They are the secret weapons to have in one's pocket, on the road to getting the word out, getting the book noticed, and getting the excitement going. They are, simply, THE BEST.”
Deborah Wiles
Author, Each Little Bird That Sings
www.deborahwiles.com
“When I heard that Sarah and Barb were establishing Blue Slip Media, my very first thought was, 'I hope I'll get to work with them!' These two ladies are marvels—ingenious, effective, organized, tactful, funny, and (best of all for an anxious writer) caring and kind. They're the type of people who make me happy and proud to be part of the publishing industry.”
Kristin Cashore
Author, Graceling
http://kristincashore.blogspot.com/
"The secret thing to know about Barb and Sarah is that while they were supposed to be sharing their job as the backbone of Harcourt's marketing department, they were both working full-time, not half-time. Yes, that means they work twice as hard as anyone else!"
"I’m often asked for advice on how to become a writer for young people. The answer can be quite long. However, if the question were how to become a successful writer, the answer would be brief: Invest in a good publicist. And with Blue Slip, you’ll get a pair of the very best. When Barbara and Sarah were at Harcourt, they did much more for my book than I ever expected of in-house publicists. Now that they are an independent team, writers with talent have a great opportunity to give their books visibility, regardless of their publishers."
Bobbi Katz
Author, Once Around the Sun
http://www.bobbikatz.com/