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.

Hey KDP family, in another group I’m involved in, we have been talking about being inspired… and mostly we are inspired of others. We are all connected, and this group is very supportive of our growth (thanks @Krista Brea) So, I invite you to take a look at yourself, what you do and who you are…. be Inspired of yourself! 💫 For those of you who know me in here, I started writing a book recently but it was a glimmer, I felt a calling to write a series! Random I know but I’m loving it! I am sharing a win and inspiration of myself and if you feel to, please do the same 🤩 I want to share with you all a page from my 1st book Coco Is Love… I can’t wait for it to be finished and published 🥰 what are your thoughts?

on Amazon.com for black-and-white vs. color printing! For a 110-page book: Black and white interior costs $2.32 per book Color interior costs $8.15 per book I guess I am going black and white again! Let's go!

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 🚀📚

As @Krista Brea keeps reminding us, research matters before you publish. I spent time there first and I found a niche that I am genuinely excited about. The search volume is massive and the competition is slim. It fits my brand, it makes sense on KDP, and it is something I can move on quickly. So here is the experiment. This weekend, I am publishing a small collection of low content, full color books on KDP. From research to upload. No perfection. Just execution. I will lightly document the process, but the priority is simple: Books published by the end of the weekend. Why I am doing this: - To test speed and decision making - To learn how color printing changes pricing and margins - To see what actually happens when I ship fast instead of waiting Before the weekend starts, I am finishing and scheduling my YouTube content. That is non negotiable. The sprint only works if the weekend is protected. This is not a new routine yet. It is a focused experiment. If it works, I will consider making this a quarterly publishing sprint. If it does not, I will still have real data and real books live. I will share what I learn as I go. Let’s see what focused execution can do. I will keep you posted!