So If you didn't catch the memo in yesterday's community announcement post I am kicking off a referral content for the month of July. 💥🌟💥 Big thanks to @Nick Nebelsky of AI STORYTELLERS who is also the group moderator for sending over some amazing new future authors and authors into the community today. Let's give them a warm welcome! @Mario Mills - turning imagination into cinema....with AI. @Julianne Anderson - Storyteller at heart. Vintage enthusiast. Master of Thrift. Try Everything. Stay young at heart. Connect with others. Be kind always. @Mary Nunaley - I’ve spent years turning everyday life into a playground. Let’s bring play & connection back home. @Jonathan Wilson - Creator | Studio of Worlds Founder | AI Cinematic Filmmaker Guild - AICFG @Rainer Egert - Ich bin der Autor von „Der synthetische Samariter“ und schreibe über KI, Mitgefühl und die Frage, was uns im digitalen Zeitalter menschlich hält.🔥 @Alli Gatlin - I’ll Get you trusting your own Damn Voice again Stop the Self Doubt + Start choosing Your Life over Fear +Turn Imposter Syndrome into Self Trust REFERRAL LEADERBOARD UPDATE FOR JULY! ⛳ @Gina Trigo - 13 New Members This Month @Nick Nebelsky - 6 New Members This Month @Kisha Sims - 6 New Members This Month @Michelle Spark - 5 New Members This Month @Frankie M - 2 New Members This Month @Teresa Burns - 1 New Member This Month ------------------

Submitted my book for paperback this afternoon. Now I patiently wait the up to 72 hours. It was a struggle getting it formatted my first time, Claude was not listening well today, but I did it! 😀 **UPDATE - paperback is live already woot woot** Thanks for the encouragement

Another wonderful author of this community @Ciska Venter published a fantastic workbook and journal on intermittent fasting. Ready to take control of your health and create sustainable habits? Reset with Intermittent Fasting is a 12-week guided journal designed to help you track your fasting journey, build consistency, and stay motivated along the way. Inside, you’ll find daily tracking pages, weekly reflections, motivational prompts, and beginner-friendly guidance to help you stay on track without overwhelm. This book is on sale today for $14.95 ➡️ GO GET IT ON AMAZON

Hey KDP Publishing fam! 👋 My name is Kisha and I am SO excited to finally be here at level 2 and able to post! 🙌 Here's my story in a nutshell, I can say now that I am a ghostwriter and I am so close to completing my very first book for a client! Let me tell you, the excitement of seeing it come together hit me just as hard as if my name were on the cover! The best part? I negotiated a generous percentage of the sales, so every copy sold is a win for me too! 💰 I won't pretend I have it all figured out, I am very much in learning mode and soaking up everything I can about this publishing world. 😂 Now here's what I really want to know from all you amazing authors who've been on this road before me… 💬 What is ONE thing you wish someone had told you BEFORE you published your first book? Drop it in the comments, I am taking notes and I want ALL the gems! 💎 Looking forward to learning, growing, and connecting with all of you!

You don't need an audience to become an authority. You need a book. A published book on Amazon does something no social media post can do, it signals credibility on its own. People find your book through search, not through your follower count. That means someone with zero social media presence can still be "the person who wrote the book on YOUR NICHE" — literally. And once that authority exists, it opens doors. Speaking gigs, consulting clients, and course buyers want to work with the expert. A book makes you that expert before you've said a single word. Social media builds attention. Books build authority. Both matter, but one of them works while you sleep. People find your book on Amazon, read it, get value from it and then want to work with you more. 👉 What are you going to write your book about? Drop it in the comments!