As the year slows down and the noise quiets, this is your reminder that books are built in moments like this — when most people pause, but a few decide to plant seeds. Self-publishing isn’t about overnight success. It’s about choosing to create something meaningful, even when it feels small. A single idea. A rough outline. One page at a time. This season, don’t pressure yourself to “finish everything.” Instead, ask: • What idea keeps tapping me on the shoulder? • What story, message, or solution do I already carry? • What would it look like to start — not perfectly, but honestly? Books change lives. Sometimes the reader is someone across the world. Sometimes it’s you six months from now, grateful you didn’t wait. So if all you do this week is open a document, write a title, or commit to your first chapter — that counts. Momentum loves small beginnings. Here’s to quiet progress, creative courage, and setting future you up for a powerful year ahead. ✨ You don’t need permission. You just need to start. ✨ Wishing Everyone a Very Merry Kristmas 🎄 Merry Christmas!!!!

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This is no business but more a chance to come up with new ideas. I´ve been a freelance journalist now on the side for almost six years. The classic publisher/editor business is crumbling more and more by the day now. The more I´m happy about this community. It helps so much, because even though I can write it does not mean I can publish online successfully. For those of you who are trying to finde some inspiration, here is my substack page. It´s just a few month old and I rewrote texts I published this year or years ago. Pretty random, not fixed genre. Also some new stuff and some experiments trying to find my way into this substack thing. And by all marketing and money focus, don´t forget to put your soul between the lines. Nobody can steal that and no AI can generate that 😉 👉 So this one here maight be a good one on that: https://bigquestionstinymoments.substack.com/p/the-lost-power-of-a-single-sentence