I’ve been paying attention to the patterns in the ⭐ FREE community... Most of you don’t lack motivation. You don’t lack ideas. You don’t even lack effort. What I keep seeing is this: People get excited → start learning → then stall. People come into a free community, start engagement, but then disappear. You’re trying to: • choose the right topic • figure out what actually sells • understand the steps without overthinking • avoid wasting time on the wrong book And when those pieces aren’t clear, progress slows down fast. This is completely normal, especially at the beginning. I’ve been working on a way to make this part simpler and more structured for people who want that kind of clarity. I’ll share more tomorrow. 👉For now, I’m curious — What part of the process feels the most confusing right now? Topic? Writing? Knowing the next step?

Earlier discussions here got me thinking about children’s books in colour, especially with Kindle clearly moving toward colour e-readers. I had about two hours free this afternoon and wanted a break from my usual books and longer projects, so I decided to experiment and just make something. I reduced the scope, leaned into illustration-first storytelling, and uploaded a short children’s book to Kindle. It’s now sitting there waiting to go live. Honestly, it’s a bit scary how fast this came together with AI. I know AI is a touchy subject and a lot of people are strongly against it — and I get that. But for those who are already very creative, this feels less like replacement and more like acceleration. This is the level of work people will be producing soon if they’re embracing AI properly. I really encourage anyone who hasn’t yet to at least learn prompting — not to replace your voice, but to enhance it and open up new formats you might not otherwise explore. Curious where everyone here is landing on AI right now. Oh and my spin on the little golden books is I’ve called my series little outback book. It’ll be interesting to see how this goes.

After a long lead time and plenty of quiet work behind the scenes, I’ve finally set the pre-release date for my cyber crime trilogy — 1 September — with pre-orders now live on Amazon. No sales pitch here. Just sharing the win. Hitting that date feels huge. There’s something powerful about locking in a deadline and actually meeting it. One of the best parts of this journey has been this community. The ideas, experience, reality checks, and encouragement here are exactly what I’ll be leaning on next — especially around promotion, launch strategy, and all the things that happen between now and release day. Grateful to be surrounded by people who genuinely get the process. Onward 🚀📚

Back of the Book Summary She vanished at six.She returned at sixteen.But she didn’t come home. Ten years ago, six-year-old Emily Harper disappeared from her backyard during a family barbecue in small-town Oregon. Despite endless searches and fading hope, her parents never stopped believing she might still be alive. Now sixteen, a girl known as Sara Jones survives a devastating car accident in Texas. A routine DNA test reveals the impossible—she is the missing child the world forgot. Pulled back into a family she doesn’t remember, Sara struggles with a life that feels чужer than the one she lost. Overwhelmed by grief, expectation, and a love she doesn’t yet understand, she runs—only to fall into something far more dangerous. As Sara searches for freedom, she must confront a painful truth: not every place that welcomes you is safe, and not every home is easy to return to. Who Is Sara Jones is a gripping emotional novel about identity, trauma, and the desperate human need to belong—an unforgettable story of loss, survival, and choosing where you finally come to rest.

If you’re self-publishing, your book absolutely needs a copyright page. This is one of those small details that signals “this is a real book,” not a rough draft. 👉 What a copyright page does: - Establishes legal ownership of your work - Tells readers how the content can (or can’t) be used - Protects you if someone copies or republishes your content - Makes your book look professional and complete The good news? You don’t need to write this from scratch. 🛠️ Formatting Tools Make This Easy If you’re using a formatting tool like Atticus- this is the one that I used for text-heavy books, but they do have built-in copyright page templates. 💥 Atticus includes built-in copyright page templates that: - Auto-populate standard copyright language - Let you quickly add your author name, pen name, or publisher name - Keep everything formatted correctly for Amazon KDP In most cases, you just select the copyright page, fill in a few fields, and move on. No guesswork. No Googling random templates. ❓ Do You Need to Buy a Copyright? Short answer: No, not to publish your book. In the U.S. (and many other countries), copyright is automatic the moment you create original work and put it in tangible form (like a manuscript). That said, there is an optional extra step. 🔐 When You Might Want to Register Your Copyright You can officially register your copyright through the U.S. Copyright Office. This is optional, but some authors choose to do it because: - It gives you stronger legal protection if someone steals your content - It allows you to seek statutory damages in court If you want to do this, you can get started at copyright.gov. Most authors publish first and only register later if their book gains traction or contains high-value content. ✅ Bottom Line - Your book needs a copyright page - You do not need to purchase a copyright to publish - Tools like Atticus already include templates so you don’t have to think about formatting - Official registration is optional, not required