Today I saw multiple small wins plus an unexpected gift, all because of writing and marketing. It was a great reminder that as we do this work, the blessings become cumulative if we pause long enough to notice. Just wanted to reflect that, as we work on the 10x, don’t forget the percentage points and moments are part of that.

My new vision board. I've always had good luck with these, for DECADES...and for some reason, the past two years I didn't make a new one. But something clicked, and since yesterday was the new moon and good re: my astrology chart for career focus, and the new moon is good for new beginnings, I finally made a new one. Lee wanted to see pictures so here it is.

Where are you? Check your goal and where you are now. Then CELEBRATE Even if you went backwards 😆 And I'd love to see pictures of your celebration/dream board! I'm at 315 preorders, so not at 2000 YET but I am celebrating that I do have more preorders than when I started AND I'm celebrating all the steps I took to move forward. I can only control my mindset and my actions, and I am doing that, so I'm celebrating the messy middle! I'm still visualizing 2,000 pre-orders, and following the nudges to move forward (I set up more newsletter swaps for the pre-order, I'm testing blurbs and playing with hooks, also re-editing the book with @Stasia Black's most excellent line edits. I'm going to schedule more newsletters to go out through the end of the month. I'm booking more promo for other books in the series. I am putting them on sale with updated back matter that points to the pre-order. I also increased ad budget to those. And I am expecting a miracle! But that's how it works--you imagine your goal become reality, take all the baby steps you can, but also expect to get lucky. LOL It only takes one viral reel to get the attention of bigger influencers who might fall in love with your books forever. It only takes one ad to catch the imagination of a bookstore owner who wants to showcase your work. When I was a baby author, I did one promo and got a raving fan who buys absolutely everything I sell, likes and comments on every post I post, and sends my kids care packages 4 to 8 times a year!!!! Seriously, between her and my family, my husband and I rarely buy the kids clothes. Expect the magic! Picture of my new candle/perfume splurge!

I am horrible at making graphics and posting on social media. Like I am so behind the times on what is even done. I only personally use BlueSky to chat. I spend no time on IG, TT, or FB (except to check out author grps). I don't like how it used to make me feel, so I stopped before TT began. But I created pages and want to try and utilize it for the upcoming challenge, and I don't know what to do. I know a Reel from a static graphic, and that's about all I know. LOL Is there a course, a workshop, a website where I can A. learn all of the different types of posts/formats with examples, and B. how to create them? Preferably something that won't cost me a grand. lol Thank you!

I don't know if I'm the only one who has full conversations with herself in her head like a loon, but I had to talk myself down today because I was spiraling. I'm one of those people who tracks my income meticulously, and when deposits are late, I start to panic automatically because I'm always down to the wire. So, today I was grumpy and had a massive headache over a sizeable payment due to me that hadn't processed yet, and I forced myself to sit and relax, breathe, and let go of the negativity. What happened after that? The rankings of my book release from yesterday updated, and I'm in the Top 30 in two categories, Top 100 in the third. My income on that book spiked. I received an email that the payment I'd been so worried about had processed. So, if anyone needs me, I'll be chilling in my little mental oasis. 💜😁