I want to share a story around a decision I made yesterday. I removed @Al Anderson from the group due to spam. This community has a zero-spam policy, and I take that seriously. My goal is to protect this space so members aren’t flooded with unsolicited DMs or pitches from people who aren’t here to contribute. That said, this has never been an anti-collaboration community. After a conversation, AI Anderson shared that his intention was to learn about books and participate without spamming. I’m open to second chances when intentions are clear and boundaries are respected. So here’s the line I’m drawing clearly: 👉 No spam. No cold pitching. No unsolicited DMs. 👉 Collaboration and community are welcome—when done openly and respectfully. To support that, I’m opening this one thread for visibility and connection. 👇 In the comments, feel free to share: - Who you are - How you help people - A link to your community (if you have one) This keeps everything transparent, optional, and respectful for everyone here. Thanks for helping keep this community valuable.

This group keeps taking off, and I am so grateful for the new connections I am making purely by coincidence, and the growth of this community is skyrocketing. 💥💥💥TONIGHT - 6:30PM LIVE WORKSHOP: The Language Portal with @Pamela Lynch Everyone is invited and welcome to attend this workshop will change the way you WRITE! CHECK THE CALENDAR TO GET THE ZOOM LINK I made a great connection in @Jeff Baer group and got to connected with @Nick Nebelsky he is an AI Storyteller! He has an amazing group and has been inviting so many people to come over here to learn Amazon KDP - We are in talks of also doing a workshop collab so STAY TUNED. Let's not forget to WELCOME all of the NEW faces we have here: @Rb Rathore @Melinda Janosko @Vinayak Ramesh @Nabirye Shivan @AKisha Bing @Kevin Wise @Kim Williams @Tiff Choi @Mezaj Hafid @Ilias Almis @Christina Moyer @Brodie Roberts @Brigittia E. @Lexi C @Mansoor Hannan @Paula Denoncourt - Health coach and business funding agent @Misty Jordan - I am a mom of 3 girls, going to college for business accounting management and love to travel and see the great places the world has to offer. @Lauren Kinghorn - I help you reinvent yourself in ease, joy & flow ✨ Positive Intelligence® Coach & Energy Healer for midlife women ready for their next chapter.

Books becoming movies always sparks opinions—sometimes the book is better, sometimes the movie hits harder, and sometimes they’re just… different. Does a book-to-movie adaptation ever influence you to buy the book?Or do you usually watch the movie first and skip the reading altogether? 👇 Let’s turn this into a fun thread: Drop your favorites below - A book you read before it became a movie - OR a movie you loved and later found out it was a book first - Tell us if you read the book, watched the movie, or both ⚠️ Important rule so this stays organized: 👉 One comment per book → movie recommendation 👉 Add a GIF that matches the book or movie This way we end up with a clean, scrollable list of recommendations everyone can save. Can’t wait to see what shows up 🍿📚

I’m a little overdue on this one, but let’s take a moment to talk Journals & Planners—because we have some really good examples inside this community 👏 I recently received journals from two incredible women here, and I want to spotlight their work. @Gale Bates shared her The One Notebook Journal and Daily Journal. These journals reflect her personality so well—clean, thoughtful, and finished with beautiful hibiscus florals inspired by her life in Hawaii 🌺 Gale runs My Mentor Biz and also has a podcast on YouTube. She’s currently in the planning phase with her books and is looking to move her existing journals onto Amazon next, which is an exciting transition to watch. @Sybil Hall is a bestselling author of Burn Bright, Not Out and has a full journal line-up already selling on Amazon. She sent me her Illuminate Journal after I was lucky enough to win her January leaderboard prize 🙌 👉 What’s especially interesting about Sybil’s approach is that her journals are not KDP journals—they’re manufactured and sold through Amazon FBA instead. (Stay tuned… we’re planning a workshop on this strategy in March.) Let’s celebrate these ladies and the journals they’ve created 💖If you have questions about journals, planners, KDP vs FBA, or anything related—drop them in the comments.

I just want to pause for a moment and say thank you. Reaching 500 members is a huge milestone, and I’m truly grateful you chose to be here and learn more about Amazon KDP with me. This community keeps growing because of you, and I don’t take that lightly. If you’re new here and have never self-published before, your first step is the Future Author Energy mini course in the classroom. It’s short, action-oriented, and designed to help you get clear on your book idea before you overthink or get stuck. The goal is simple: when you finish, you’ll know exactly what book you’re moving forward with. If you already have an idea and you’re ready to take action, this is where Premium really shines. Premium members get instant access to the Book Challenge, which walks you step by step through the full DIY process of listing your first book for sale on Amazon—outlining, cover creation, formatting, and uploading your assets the right way. 👉👉 UPGRADE TO PREMIUM HERE Premium also includes access to weekly live workshops plus all replays, so you can learn at your own pace and never fall behind. If you’re looking for guidance, accountability, and momentum, this is where it happens—for $40/month. Again, thank you for being here and for helping make this community what it is. I’m excited about what we’re building together, and I can’t wait to see the books that come out of this group. 💛