Start your free trail with Everand: I've always wanted a home library. In fact, when we bought the house we live in now, I knew exactly which room I was going to make into my home library. I've had these four bookshelves for a while now, but lately, they've been messy and overstuffed. Now I…
The Best eBook Distribution – How to Self-Publish eBooks Wide in 2025 // If you're self-publishing your ebook, there are a ton of distribution options. If you're the type of author who wants to have your ebook in as many places as possible, then you may be wondering the best way to go about that….
Meta is Stealing Your Book To Train Their AI: A Discussion on AI, Pirated Books, & What You Can Do // The writing community has been in shambles since it was recently revealed how Meta has been using pirated books to train their AI model, Llama 3. Meta wanted their AI model to compete with…
The Ultimate Developmental Book Editing Checklist // You finished the first draft of your book. Or maybe you've already done a round of edits and sent the book to beta readers, or alpha readers. How do you know when you're done with developmental edits and you can move on to the next stage of editing?…
This week's video was a struggle to publish. It was a struggle to edit, it was a struggle to film, it was a struggle to be a mom. All in all, this week was not a good week and for whatever reason, I made it a goal to edit my novella. So this writing vlog…
Hardcover Book Options When You're Self-Publishing – The Best Print on Demand Company in 2025 // Last month we talked about the best print on demand company for publishing paperback books, but what if you want to self-publish a hardcover book? Are there any book print on demand companies for publishing hardcover books? In this…
Why I Almost Quit Writing //I recently had what I'll call a mini-crisis because I was struggling to make things work as a full-time mom and business owner. I needed to take care of my daughter, make YouTube videos, write books, and promote books online, but I couldn't do it all. No matter how hard…
How to Design a Book Cover in Photoshop – Step-by-Step Tutorial // Being a self-published author means you have control over every step of the process, including what your book cover looks like. If you have experience in design or want to learn, then you may have wondered if it's possible to design your book…
How to Write a Romance Novel: The Essential Checklist // The romance genre has always been popular, but readers of the romance genre are ravenous, now more than ever. They are the types of readers that read 30, 50, 80, and sometimes over 100 books a year. The real question is…why? What about the romance…
The Honest Struggles of Writing as a Stay at Home Mom // This writing vlog was meant to be a super productive mom day-in-the-life as I write a new story vlog! It did not in fact turn out to be that type of writing vlog. I still wrote a new story. It's been a goal…