One of the best parts of this community is connecting with people from all over the world. Drop your city, state/province, or country in the comments and let's see who's nearby! 👇 You might discover: 📚 A fellow author in your area ☕ Someone to connect with locally 🤝 An accountability partner 🌍 Friends from across the globe who share the same publishing goals Don't be shy—introduce yourself and reply to anyone who's from your area (or somewhere you've always wanted to visit)! I'll start: ⬇️

THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED Make sure you watch the whole video so that you can get some added bonuses. 🎁

Share whatever you’re working on or proud of right now. This community is full of creators, authors, and entrepreneurs, and sometimes the best thing we can do is help each other get a little more visibility. 💡 IDEAS ON WHAT YOU COULD SHARE: • Yourself and what you do • Your Skool community • A book you're writing or recently published • A project you're building • A shoutout to another member • A video, post, or resource • Affiliate links (yes, those are allowed) The goal is simple: help our members get seen. Just one request so this stays valuable for everyone. 👉 1 RULE: If you share something, please also leave a thoughtful or helpful comment on someone else’s post. Support goes both ways, and when we all participate, the whole community benefits. Now let’s see what everyone is building 👇

📦 Have You Ordered Your Author Copies Yet? One of the best perks of being a self-published author is that you don't have to pay full retail price for your own book. Instead, Amazon lets you order author copies at essentially the printing cost. For many paperbacks, that means you're paying only around $2–$3 per copy (plus shipping), making it an incredibly affordable way to get your book into your hands. And trust me... opening that box for the first time is a feeling you'll never forget. Your author copies aren't just souvenirs. They're a chance to: ✅ Check your print quality, formatting, and layout ✅ Catch anything you'd like to improve in a future update ✅ Share copies with friends and family ✅ Keep one on your desk as a reminder of what you've accomplished The biggest benefit, though, is what it does for your mindset. Holding your own published book is proof that you followed through. You took an idea and turned it into something real. Once you've published one book, the second one suddenly feels a whole lot more achievable. 📚 Your first author copies aren't about making a profit. They're about building confidence and creating momentum. Have you ordered your author copies yet? If you have, post a photo in the comments! I'd love to celebrate your accomplishment. 🎉 @Nicole Henderson just launched her book and got her copies let's continue to CHEER her on!! 💗 Reminder: The Publishing Playbooks are currently on sale for just $15, but only through the end of this month. After that, they'll return to their regular price of $27. If you're looking for step-by-step guidance to help you publish your first (or next) book, now's a great time to grab them before the price goes back up.

I just wanted to take a moment to celebrate every single one of you. Today we hit a milestone that has never been achieved before in this community... 🏆 The highest number of activities ever completed in a single day! 1,221 ACTIVITIES! That means more posts, more comments, more conversations, more connections, and more people helping each other move forward. This is exactly the kind of community I hoped we would build—not one where people just consume content, but one where people show up, encourage each other, ask questions, celebrate wins, and take action. Whether you've been posting, commenting, answering someone's question, sharing your progress, or simply cheering someone else on... you helped make this happen. Thank you for making this community what it is. I'm incredibly grateful to have all of you here. Let's keep the momentum going and see what other records we can break together! 🚀🎉