For a child's book, I used 8.5 by 8.5; what are some of the smaller adult book dimensions. Thank you

There are SO many places you can get stuck during the publishing process. Maybe you’re struggling with creating your content. Maybe you don’t know which formatting software to use. Maybe it’s editing, uploading your files to KDP, getting your listing set up correctly, or figuring out how to actually promote your book once it’s live. Sometimes you don’t need another YouTube video or another week of Googling—you just need someone to look at where you’re at and tell you what to do next. 🎥 Inside Premium, we have a full step-by-step video series that walks you through creating and publishing your first book. We’ve had members use those trainings to publish their very first book and then go on to create even more! But if you’re still stuck on something specific, I also offer 1:1 Strategy Calls right inside the Classroom. 📞 For $60, you can book a private 30-minute call with me where we can focus specifically on YOU, your book, and whatever is holding you up. Bring your questions. Bring the thing you’ve been stuck on. Let’s use those 30 minutes to figure out your next move so you can stop spinning your wheels and keep moving forward. 💪📚 👉 You can find the 1:1 Strategy Call inside the Classroom when you’re ready to book.

I'm thrilled to announce that one of my Premium members @Kimberly Morris who was in a secret "Build a Book" private course has published her book, Shadie Cray's Patient Day! Hopefully, she'll have an ebook too. I'm sure she is excited to see it in print. I'm ordering her book now! Let's give her some love!!!! I know that @Jim Flach and @Cheri Reynolds is also enroute with their books and we'll let you know when they arrive on the scene!

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I have been working on something that brings together several parts of what we are building at Oasis Builders. Lila and the Sleeping Seed is the first book in the new Backyard Nature Stories series, and the Kindle edition is now available for preorder. At first, it is a story about a little girl planting a bean seed. Underneath that simple story, Lila begins learning that caring for a living thing does not mean controlling it. Sometimes we help. Sometimes we observe. Sometimes we wait. The heart of Book 1 is patience, supported by trust, curiosity, compassion, grace, and thoughtful care. The larger goal of Backyard Nature Stories is to create stories that teach both the child and the adult reading with them. Each book will combine a natural learning experience with a deeper value: - Book 1: Patience — germination, observation, helping without forcing - Book 2: Generosity — seed saving, continuity, and sharing - Book 3: Kindness — friendship, compassion, and learning across generations - Book 4: Responsibility — caring for living systems - Book 5: Belonging — seeing how soil, plants, wildlife, food, family, and community connect Those later values will remain flexible as the stories grow naturally from Lila's experiences. The child gets the adventure. The grown-up sees something deeper. They discover it together. Lila and the Sleeping Seed releases September 21. Kindle preorder: https://amzn.to/4gvDsEZ As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. A special Thank you to @Krista Brea and @Nick Nebelsky for their teaching and motivation to pull me through. What value would you most like to see Lila explore in a future story?