I just want to encourage anybody who's in this group, put their writing on pause, and needs that encouragement to get writing again. I love how this group is so positive. Every time I would see an accountability post, somebody having a win, or some really cool new tool from Miss @Krista Brea , it was encouraging as opposed to a burden. It didn't feel like I was being naughty by not keeping up. It didn't feel like I was getting more and more behind. It just felt like there was a good place for me to go whenever I was ready. I did some praying and some soul-searching October 1st and came to the conclusion that this book needs to be written this quarter so I'm doing it every morning till it's done, barring 2-3 days of batching emails and posts a month. I'm not marketing to my group. I am not doing other big projects. What I'm doing is writing this book. I've been working between 6 and 8 each morning for 3 days this week and have 19,694 words in my transcript document ready for first level edits. This is more than I did in weeks before. Do I know that these words will probably get cut? Yeah. Will they probably get added to? Absolutely. But I have words on the page that I didn't have before and I have a solid structure and plan for how to get more on the page. I have a rhythm and rhythms can lead to habits. If I keep this up I hope to have enough words on the page to start editing in earnest in the next month or two. That would be AWESOME. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴, 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲!

We could all use a little accountability - Including myself ❤️ Read the questions then grab the template at the bottom and make a post 🗒️ 1️⃣ What is **one specific thing** you completed on your book this week? Examples: * Finalized my book topic * Chose my main keyword + category * Wrote 1,200 words * Edited Chapter 1 * Uploaded my manuscript draft 2️⃣ What is the one thing you can commit to finishing by next week? Examples: * Write 2 chapters * Finish book outline * Draft my book description * Collect 10 competitor book screenshots 3️⃣ One blocker - What slowed you down or got in your way this week? This gives you: * Content ideas * Coaching opportunities * Workshop themes * DM conversations for higher-level support 4️⃣ Where are you at right now? 🔥 On track 🟡 Progress but slow 🔴 Stuck 🧠 Overthinking ⏸️ Life happened Drop your update below 👇 (Keep it short — progress > perfection) 1️⃣ **One thing you completed this week:** 2️⃣ **One thing you’re committing to finish next week:** 3️⃣ **Any blocker slowing you down? (optional)** 4️⃣ **Status emoji:** 🔥 🟡 🔴 🧠 ⏸️ I’ll be reviewing these to and helping to move you forward!

We could all use a little accountability - Including myself ❤️ Read the questions then grab the template at the bottom and make a post 🗒️ 1️⃣ What is **one specific thing** you completed on your book this week? Examples: * Finalized my book topic * Chose my main keyword + category * Wrote 1,200 words * Edited Chapter 1 * Uploaded my manuscript draft 2️⃣ What is the one thing you can commit to finishing by next week? Examples: * Write 2 chapters * Finish book outline * Draft my book description * Collect 10 competitor book screenshots 3️⃣ One blocker - What slowed you down or got in your way this week? This gives you: * Content ideas * Coaching opportunities * Workshop themes * DM conversations for higher-level support 4️⃣ Where are you at right now? 🔥 On track 🟡 Progress but slow 🔴 Stuck 🧠 Overthinking ⏸️ Life happened Drop your update below 👇 (Keep it short — progress > perfection) 1️⃣ **One thing you completed this week:** 2️⃣ **One thing you’re committing to finish next week:** 3️⃣ **Any blocker slowing you down? (optional)** 4️⃣ **Status emoji:** 🔥 🟡 🔴 🧠 ⏸️ I’ll be reviewing these to and helping to move you forward!

I’ve loved watching @Madalina Covrig continue to publish and build out her catalog. She started with coloring books and has now created this beautiful fall release: 🍁 𝗣𝗶𝗽 & 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 🍁 This cozy coloring book follows Pip and Mira through fall traditions like apple picking, pumpkin patches, baking, family meals, and acts of kindness. With 24 illustrations inspired by Thanksgiving celebrations in both Canada and the United States, it’s all about gratitude, togetherness, and enjoying the little moments of the season. This is such a great example of why I always encourage you to 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. Every book gives you another opportunity to learn, improve, and reach new readers. 👏 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮! 👉 GO CHECKOUT THE BOOK HERE Go check out 𝗣𝗶𝗽 & 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 and show some love to a fellow author in our community. ❤️📚

I’ve been continuing to make progress on the 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼, and I know a lot of you are VERY interested in getting your hands on this tool! 👀 My goal is still to have it ready to launch 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵. I appreciate your patience because I really want to make sure we’re testing, improving, and fixing the little things before I put it in your hands. And one of the BIG improvements I’ve made recently is the 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿. 🎨📖 I wasn’t completely happy with how the titles were looking before. They felt a little too much like the title was just 𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 instead of actually looking like a professionally designed children’s book cover. So… I figured out a better way to do it! 🙌 Now the title you create can look much more like a 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲, with better typography and placement that actually blends into the cover design instead of sitting awkwardly on top of it. It might sound like a small detail, but these are exactly the kinds of things I want to get RIGHT. I’m feeling pretty proud of what we’ve accomplished with this tool so far. 🥹💗 The goal isn’t just to help you 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 a children’s book. I want to make the entire process of getting a beautiful book created and ready for publishing 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿. More updates coming soon! 👀📚✨