Over the last few months one of the things we have constantly been asked for is a place for authors, illustrators, and editors to get together and collaborate. Everyone keeps asking for tools from us to do so. Well, we don't currently have any tools right on the Sharing Books website, or any plans to have those tools in the short term. But we DO have some places to point users to find collaborators.

The first place we suggest is JacketFlap. They have a huge community of users ( well over 10,000 ) from all around the globe, and it is a great place to find people and support to help you develop your work and your career as a children's book author.

We have also set up a new Facebook Group, so if you are on Facebook you can now connect with other authors and illustrators through our Facebook group. If you do not have a Facebook account, we highly recommend getting one, as it is a great tool to connect and promote your work to family, friends, and strangers!

If anyone out there has other collaborative websites add them to the comments here on our blog, and build out tools and sites to help your fellow authors, illustrators, and Sharing Books projects!

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For anyone on Facebook who is interested in spreading the Sharing Books word, or connecting as a social group and talking about what Sharing Books is doing please check out our Facebook Group. You can get updates on blog feeds, talk about Sharing Books, and connect with the writers, illustrators, readers, and hangers-on who are helping us change the way children's books are distributed and produced.

The Sharing Books Facebook Group does require a Facebook account to view and use.

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People who are interested in connecting with some of the staff and authors here at Sharing Books you can turn to Jacket Flap. Jacket Flap lets authors, illustrators, publishers, and agents all network and connect together.

You can find my profile at http://www.jacketflap.com/raddishman.

You can find our CEO, Pierre Lapointe's profile at http://www.jacketflap.com/MacLap.

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