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Breakthrough

This has been bugging me for some time—maybe months. How do I sell books, increase income to support the business and pay bills, promote myself to sell those books, get my books out there? And all the while lifting up the name of Jesus. How do I do that? I realized...

Creative Rest

I am exhausted. With over a week spent at my sister’s to help her rehab from hip replacement, to the very next day an author event and some driving, to yesterday tearing out all my tomatoes, beans, and cucumbers and cleanup. I am exhausted. Last week while still at...

Being a Better Publisher

I finally uploaded Resurrected, the sixth book in The Great Escapee Series today! Everywhere! Yesterday I spent the better part of the afternoon working with Publisher Rocket. I was determined to take the time to figure out categories and keywords for the last three...

Change Genres? Really?

I have a stack of books beside me and more on the shelves behind me. All different genres. About crafting. The writing process. The writing life. How to write from the shadow, the darkness. Genres. How to write romance. Too many more on that bookshelf, beside my bed,...

Author Ad Results

Apr 7, 2025

Here they are! My author ad results with Written Word Media: Hello and Bargain Booksy. By the way, no affiliate links...

Journal Entry 2/19/2025

Mar 23, 2025

Affiliate links included in below article. This was in a new book. I’m never sure if I like it. Even if the...

Rescuing my book, Rescued

Mar 21, 2025

rrThis isn’t fun to admit but for eight years now, I have struggled with book two, Rescued (Affiliate link to Amazon,...

Planned Neglect

Mar 13, 2020

In this age of podcasts, books, and talks about productivity and efficient output, the title, "planned neglect" seems...

SPF 101 is Open!

Mar 9, 2020

Hi all! This is Bonnie.I am going the lazy route in this post because Mark Dawson says it better than I could! This is...

Fill The Well

Mar 9, 2020

We're building a new website. Please have patience. I finally got smart ... and asked a friend to design it. He has...

Goals? Lists? Never Resolutions!

Feb 20, 2020

Goals? Lists? Resolutions? I'm behind. Are you? I've already skipped a day. Or two. Or a few weeks....

Write Everyday – Seth Godin Style

Dec 18, 2019

Still trying to find ways to write everyday, to blog/journal: 1) Not make it hard 2) Easy to search 3) Possible to...

Is Your Budget Not Working?

Nov 25, 2019

My attempt at a budget, years ago, flopped. Short post warning, here. But, I finished my book about personal finance...

Mark Dawson’s Self Publishing 101 Course Opens Again!

Oct 5, 2019

Several months ago, I took a chance on Mark Dawson's Self Publishing 101 Course. I took the time to gather in all my...

One Thing At A Time

Sep 16, 2019

I listen to podcasts about writing and publishing. Like Mark Dawson's The Self-Publishing Show. And get stressed. I...

How I Met My Editor

Jul 29, 2019

Funny. I wrote the title, "How I Met My Editor," and kept thinking ... what does that remind me of? You just thought...

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