This Community Spotlight goes out to @Dr. John Elcik who has become such a powerful contributor here in the community! 🙌 John consistently shows up as one of our top leaderboard members, and what I really appreciate is that he isn’t afraid to take action, experiment, and look for better ways to do things. He’s always thinking outside the box when it comes to publishing, testing new ways to use AI, improving his processes, and sharing thoughtful feedback with me along the way. He’s also been showing up every single day for the Pinterest Challenge and putting what he learns into practice. 📌🔥 And he isn’t working on just one project either; John has multiple books in the works and continues to build, test, learn, and move forward. Most recently, he completed his book feature profile for the LLYNFAY INC. Marketplace community! 🎉 👉 You can check out Dr. John’s profile here Thank you, Dr. John, for being an engaged member of this community. Your willingness to participate, contribute, and keep experimenting does not go unnoticed! ❤️ Drop a 👏 or 🎉 below and help me celebrate Dr. John!

I just wanted to give a big shout-out to @Jim Flach , @Baba Sam Shelley , 𝗮𝗻𝗱 @Dr. John Elcik for taking the time to leave such wonderful reviews for the community this week. I truly appreciate it. 💗 One of my goals is to continue collecting more reviews from members who are getting value from what we’re building here. The tricky part is that Skool currently only allows members on a 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 to leave a review. So if you’ve been enjoying the community, learning from the trainings, and getting value from the resources here, now is a great time to consider upgrading. Right now, you can lock in an 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 standard 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 $𝟰𝟵 and also get access to my new 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗞𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀. 📚✨ You’ll get a full year inside the community, access to the new tools, and you’ll also be eligible to leave a review and help support the growth of this community. Thank you again to everyone who has been showing up, participating, and helping make this such an active place for authors. ❤️

I just uploaded a brand-new training on publishing + marketing your book on Amazon KDP — and there are a few BIG updates inside that I’ve been waiting to show you. 👀 I’m also revealing some of the new tools I’ve created to help you actually move forward with your book instead of getting stuck somewhere between the idea, publishing, and marketing stages. 🎁 And YES... there’s a giveaway. You’ll need to watch the training to find out how to enter and what you could win. ⚠️ This training is only staying up for 7 DAYS and will be removed on September 8th. Watch it while you have access. 👇

I have been working on something that brings together several parts of what we are building at Oasis Builders. Lila and the Sleeping Seed is the first book in the new Backyard Nature Stories series, and the Kindle edition is now available for preorder. At first, it is a story about a little girl planting a bean seed. Underneath that simple story, Lila begins learning that caring for a living thing does not mean controlling it. Sometimes we help. Sometimes we observe. Sometimes we wait. The heart of Book 1 is patience, supported by trust, curiosity, compassion, grace, and thoughtful care. The larger goal of Backyard Nature Stories is to create stories that teach both the child and the adult reading with them. Each book will combine a natural learning experience with a deeper value: - Book 1: Patience — germination, observation, helping without forcing - Book 2: Generosity — seed saving, continuity, and sharing - Book 3: Kindness — friendship, compassion, and learning across generations - Book 4: Responsibility — caring for living systems - Book 5: Belonging — seeing how soil, plants, wildlife, food, family, and community connect Those later values will remain flexible as the stories grow naturally from Lila's experiences. The child gets the adventure. The grown-up sees something deeper. They discover it together. Lila and the Sleeping Seed releases September 21. Kindle preorder: https://amzn.to/4gvDsEZ As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. A special Thank you to @Krista Brea and @Nick Nebelsky for their teaching and motivation to pull me through. What value would you most like to see Lila explore in a future story?

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