This week we’re doing Author Hot Seats. Drop a link to your book, your website, and your most active social media platform in the comments below. I’ll choose 3 on Friday and give live feedback in the comments! ****Important rules: - I will only choose ones that provide actual LINKS to the above mentioned items. If you just write your book title or just put "Facebook" as your main social media channel, you will not be chosen. - Please only use ONE comment. Do not spread out your links between multiple different comments. This is a great opportunity to get some live feedback and learn from others as well. Comment your links below to volunteer!

Hey authors! I'm waffling on a decision...what's your preferred platform for managing your OWN ARC readers? Delivering files, swipe graphics and promo text, etc? I have looked at some of the platforms, but I also have CRM architecture so it was also suggested to simpy use Google Drive to deliver it all. Checking here to see if I'm missing something!

I had to share this with someone. Feeling discouraged, doing "all the things" and not getting results, this morning I found a check in the mail from my distributor for $1352.16 - and that's after all their fees. I have no idea where these sales came from - paperback and hardcover as the distributor does not do my ebook, but something must be working. I have renewed energy. Thanks for your support for my journey with "Art & Love: My Life Illuminated in Egg Tempera."

Wanted to make an intro post. So, I wrote a book for my kid and myself. I made it in Canva and had it printed at a local print shop. He took it to school, and his counselor saw it and told me I should publish it 😅. So… I thought about it for a bit. I basically had to work backward. I didn’t start with a manuscript, so I had to create and edit that first. At this point, I’ve paid for phase one of illustration, and that’s underway. I’ve started a website and, well, I’m a little terrified 😂. Hoping to launch in Aug/ Sept, still doing a lot of research.

Someone asked Somerset Maugham if he wrote on a schedule or only when struck by inspiration. "I write only when inspiration strikes," he replied. "Fortunately, it strikes me every morning at 9:00 sharp." ~ The Daily Pressfield. Day 46