→Book Cover Design Courses: Book cover design playlist: Whether you’re designing your book cover yourself or you’re hiring someone to design your book cover, it’s important to understand what makes a book cover good, and what makes it bad. At the end of the day, readers do judge a book by it’s cover, so don’t…
Check out My Book Launch Planner: Can you self-publish a book in a year or less? Yes, you can! You just have to be organized. Today, we’re talking about all the steps it takes to self-publish your book. We’ll discuss how much time you will need for each step and when you should be working…
Last time I went on maternity leave, I managed to make $15,000 during three months of little to no work. It was all work I did upfront before I went on leave, allowing me to financially support my family and take the time I needed to adjust to life as a new mom. Now I’m…
If you’re seeing this video, then it means I finally finished writing the first draft of my book! Why is this a big deal? Because I’ve been working on this book since November and was nervous that I wouldn’t be able to finish the first draft before I go into labor. Writing this book while…
How much money did I make in 2025? I make this video almost every year, so let’s discuss what my income is looking like as an author. We’ll be going over what types of income streams I have, what income streams make me the most money, and how book sales are going. Which books are…
I put my closed door romance book, Sparks in Iceland, on Netgalley, and today we’re talking about the results. I’ll also be talking about why I put my book on Natgalley again after a semi-negative experience previously, what I did to make it a positive experience this time around, and the full stats behind how…
Get the annotated deluxe hardcover mentioned in this video: My tutorial on how to upload your book to BookVault: I used BookVault for the first time to print special editions of my book, Sparks in Iceland. I've tested a lot of their amazing features, printed the books, and sent them out to customers. The real…
We all know readers judge a book by its cover, so what makes a good book over design? Today I'm going to be designing this book cover with you step by step in Photoshop, and as I do so, I'll be sharing my five rules of book cover design. These are all things I talk…
I went on a writing retreat and was the most productive I’ve ever been! I’ve been really struggling to focus lately. Between being very pregnant, having a toddler to run after, and needing to get ahead of work so I can go on maternity leave, there hasn’t been much time to write my book. That’s…
2026 Writing Planner (color edition): 2026 Writing Planner (black and white edition): 2026 Planner (no writing content): 2026 Writing Planner (printable): I plan on writing and publishing a book in 2026, all while being freshly postpartum and a new mom of two! Today I'm sitting down to do some planning and goal setting to make…