Choose one object: 🗝️ a key 🕯️ a candle 🧵 a blue thread 📖 an old book 🍂 a leaf 💍 a ring Now write a short scene where the object remembers something the character has forgotten. This can be fantasy, memoir-style, personal essay, or completely random. Let it be strange. Let it be playful. Let it surprise you. Post your scene below.

Let’s talk about it! It’s time to share your wins, your losses and your struggles! I know that it’s tough writing a book. 📕 That’s why I created this writing community so that we have one another for support. 🫂 With this community, you’re surrounded by others that understand. So, let’s celebrate the wins AND the losses together!! 🙌 Especially the times we fail, because it’s from our failures that we grow. 🌱 Share them below! 👇

Now many of you know where you're at with your book. And something that's important to know is HOW TO TALK ABOUT YOUR BOOK! 📖 ⁉️ Why is this Important ⁉️ If you do book signings, on stage, speaking, or just talking with friends and family, wouldn't it be nice to know how to talk about your book? It helps you have more confidence and knowing what is best to focus on in a specific allotted time. I plan on having a wonderful guest, @Chris Hanlon do a workshop over this. He has helped a few and his experience has lead him to help people gain knowledge on speaking. So, this would be perfect to learn more about as an author! It's another form of storytelling! We are working on the times that would fit best. Let me know if this is something that would interest you! 😁

As I have written my books, I’ve learned the power of having clarity behind your words. It’s not that you need to write faster. What it comes down to is that you need to hesitate less. Because most of the time, it’s not the writing that slows you down. It’s that pause before it. 💥 That’s why I talk about being consistently so frequently! 💥 That moment where you’re hovering over the keyboard thinking: “Is this the right direction?” “Does this even fit?” “Am I messing this up?” Instead of moving forward… You reread. You tweak. You question. Or you step away entirely, telling yourself you’ll come back when it feels clearer. And then when you do come back… It takes time just to find your place again. That’s where the real time is lost. It’s that hesitation that can be the killer for your book. 📕 The second-guessing and trying to feel certain before you move. But clarity doesn’t come from waiting. It comes from deciding what your story is actually moving toward and trusting that enough to keep going. 💥 That’s the shift. 💥 That’s where speed is created. Not by pushing harder, but by knowing where you’re going. So tell me this: Where do you hesitate the most right now in your book? 📕 The beginning? The middle? A specific scene? A character choice? That hesitation point… That’s your clarity gap. And once you see it clearly, you can finally move through it instead of around it. Share it in the comments and let's grow!

There’s a moment in every book where it starts to feel like you’re moving but not actually getting anywhere. ✍️ You’re writing chapters. ✍️ Scenes are happening. ✍️ Words are filling the page. And yet… something feels off. Like each piece exists on its own island. 🏝️ If your chapters feel disconnected, this isn’t because you’re a bad writer. 📝 It’s because your through-line isn’t locked in. Story First means this: 💥 Every chapter… 💥 Every scene… 💥 Every moment… …is in conversation with the same core shift. Not just “what happens next”, but what is this story transforming? Let me show you what this looks like: Example 1 (surface vs. depth): On the surface: A girl travels across kingdoms to find others like her. Underneath: She learns that trust, not isolation, is what brings people together. Now every chapter has a job: ❓ Does this moment challenge her ability to trust? ❓ Or push her deeper into isolation? If not, then it doesn’t belong. Here’s another example. Example 2: On the surface: A man rebuilds his life after failure. Underneath: He learns that his worth isn’t tied to achievement. Now the story sharpens: ☑️ Every scene either reinforces his old belief… ☑️ Or cracks it open. When this piece clicks, something shifts: 🛑 You stop guessing what to write next. 🛑 You stop restarting. 🛑 You stop writing in circles. ⭕️ Because now, you’re following a path. 👉 So here’s where I want you to look: What is your story really about underneath the surface? This isn’t the plot, or the scenes. It’s the shift. Drop it below if you’re ready to map it out 👇