𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 is now a thing! 👇 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀! Share what you've been working on, check out some of the other authors' pins, and show each other some love. Let’s get some 𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 going! 😂📌 And if you haven't made a pin lately… consider this your sign to make ONE today. It doesn't have to be perfect. Just get it pinned!

The other day, I came across a Facebook post from a smaller creator who was celebrating a milestone. She had published a children's book on Amazon KDP and was excited to share that she had made 𝟮𝟱 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦! 🎉 Something that should have been celebrated quickly turned UGLY. People started ATTACKING her in the comments, calling her work "AI slop," threatening to report her book to Amazon, and trying to tear down what should have been a proud moment. And for what? Because she used AI to help create her book? Thankfully, this creator was handling the situation with CLASS. She wasn't engaging with the bullies or feeding into the negativity. I don't personally know this woman, but I'm not blind to what's happening. And I can only imagine how frustrating it must feel to share something you're proud of, only to have strangers try to destroy your excitement. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱. 👇 🤖 𝟭. 𝗔𝗜 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗭𝗢𝗡 𝗞𝗗𝗣'𝗦 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘𝗦. I think there's a HUGE misunderstanding about AI-generated content and Amazon's publishing policies. Amazon DOES allow AI-generated content, provided it follows their content guidelines. And here's something a lot of the people screaming about AI don't even realize... 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝗜-𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. What Amazon DOES require is that you disclose AI-generated text, images, or translations during the KDP publishing process. That includes AI-generated cover art and interior illustrations. There's also a distinction between AI-generated and AI-assisted content. Amazon does not require disclosure when AI was only used to assist with things like brainstorming, editing, or proofreading your own work. The important thing is to follow Amazon's rules, be truthful in your disclosures, respect intellectual property rights, and create books that provide value to your readers. 💛 𝟮. 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗨𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦. Whether you're creating children's books, coloring books, journals, workbooks, or full-length novels, you need to understand something... Not everyone is going to be nice about what you're building.

@Krista Brea pointed us toward StorySmile a few weeks back. I used it to produce a 32-page picture book called Where Are Your Feet? — a gentle story about a worried rabbit whose head is always somewhere else. It officially went live on Amazon on Wednesday, though I haven’t announced it publicly yet while I get a few supporting pieces in place—specifically this companion meditation and a small merchandise line. Here’s the experiment I’d love your thoughts on before I do the official launch: The book takes about five minutes to read aloud. So, I recorded a companion five-minute bedtime meditation in the same voice, built around the book's central question. The idea is to turn the book plus audio into a soothing 10-minute bedtime ritual rather than just a quick one-off story. I added a note in the back matter pointing readers straight to the track, and I made it completely free — no email signup, no proof of purchase required. Just open and accessible. I’ve attached the meditation right to this post. I would genuinely love to hear your feedback on how it feels—the pacing, the music, and whether it hits the right note for winding down. Three specific things I’d love your perspective on: Free vs. Gated: My instinct was that gating creates friction for parents and adds admin overhead for very little gain. An open audio track feels like an inviting doorway into the book itself. But I know many creators use bonuses as lead magnets or purchase incentives. Am I missing a trick here? Back-Matter Link: Adding the link meant re-uploading the interior and going through another review cycle. Worth the extra effort for the long game, or am I overthinking the back matter? Companion Audio for Picture Books: Does this format make sense for a children's book, or is companion audio strictly a non-fiction/adult tool? I haven’t seen many picture books do this—which either means there's an open niche here, or a good reason people skip it.

I wanted to take a moment to welcome @Kylie Lupinetti she was the one who was getting book bullied for using AI after sharing her wins people attacked her and maliciously left her book negative reviews because they were angry she used AI. Lets take a moment to instead celebrate the work she did as a creator and busy mom. Her book Binky Bandit is an adorable story to help moms get toddlers off their binkys! Such an original idea in a way to help kiddos and moms. ➡️ Get Her Book on Amazon Even something as simple as sharing it will help. ❤️ Thank you all for showing up and always being positive here. (Sorry for the shorter message guys I am at the work office today)

🎉 Huge congratulations to @Jessica White on publishing her very first book on Amazon KDP! Inspired by her family dog, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘉𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘥𝘰𝘨 is such a cute way to celebrate a very stinky pup! 🐶💕 ➡️ GET IT ON AMAZON NOW Let’s show Jess some support! Download it FREE on Kindle or grab a paperback copy—and join me in congratulating her on becoming a published author! 📚🎉