Are you planning to start a new or first book? Or Are you ready to publish? Tell us what genre? Or what’s the book about?

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year! I know you will all be very busy with family and loved ones but if you get a moment share a few fun photos of what you have been up to? Holidaying, shopping, mucking around with your kids, pets, mates..? It’s that time of year … And if you are spending the holidays by yourself tell us what you are up to? Whatever it is, let’s look forward to a peaceful blessed and happy 2026.

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Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) accounts are blocked for a variety of reasons, but the most common include copyright and trademark violations, content policy violations, metadata issues, low-quality content, and account-related violations. These actions are often flagged by Amazon's automated systems and human reviewers to ensure adherence to their guidelines and maintain a positive customer experience. What does "blocked" mean on Amazon KDP? Blocked. Your book doesn't meet our content guidelines and is blocked from publishing or editing. Blocked titles can't be deleted from your Bookshelf.

Fellow writers - can we talk about the elephant in the room? We all start books with fire in our bellies. That 2 AM idea that has us typing like maniacs, already planning our book launch party. Then chapter three, four or five hits. The excitement dies. The beautiful beginning feels like false advertising for the mess we're creating. This is what I've learned from writers who actually reach "The End": - They write terrible first drafts (and don't care) - They show up even when inspiration doesn't - They aim for 200 messy words, not 2,000 perfect ones - They find their tribe The secret isn't having the perfect plot. It's accepting that your first draft will be garbage - and writing it anyway. Who else is wrestling with the dreaded middle right now? Let's support each other through it. What's your biggest writing challenge? Drop it in the comments below 👇