I want to warn members about a highly convincing email I received from someone claiming to be Billie Lindon, an editor at Avon Books. The email demonstrated detailed knowledge of my novel, Cyber Cold Case Files: The World’s First Cyber Cold Case Unit. It referred specifically to Thomas Woods, Ava Green, her wrongful conviction and exoneration, and the structure involving ten cold cases. This initially made the approach appear genuine. Avon Books is a legitimate HarperCollins imprint, and Billie Lindon is listed as an editor on its official UK website. Interestingly, the heading spells the name “Billie,” while the accompanying biography uses “Billy.” However, the decisive warning sign is the sender’s address: [email protected] Avon Books UK expressly states that HarperCollins UK staff communicate exclusively through email addresses ending in @harpercollins.co.uk. Detailed knowledge of an author’s books is no longer proof that an approach is genuine. Information can be collected from Amazon listings, author pages, websites and social media, then converted into an extremely convincing personalised email using AI. Please treat similar approaches as suspected impersonation unless independently verified through HarperCollins. Do not reply, click links, open attachments, pay fees, or provide manuscripts, identification, banking information or passwords. Suspicious HarperCollins UK communications can be checked through their official fraud address: [email protected]. I have attached a one-page summary showing the red flags, verification findings and recommended safety steps. Please share this warning with other authors. in a nutshell run the email through GPT and ask could this be legitimate. Regards, BRADLEY

Notion is an amazing project-management platform, but after reviewing my Deacon Universe workflow with ChatGPT, I realised I needed something simpler. Google Keep is free, visual, quick to set up and ideal for managing my current books, story canon, marketing, KDP tasks and media. My system is simple: capture, label, act and archive—without costly subscriptions or complicated databases. Sometimes the best productivity tool is the one you will actually use. What do you use?

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It feels wonderful to have met my Amazon preorder publishing deadline for The Deacon Universe Cyber Crime Series. Staying focused on writing—and being part of this amazing KDP Publisher community—has genuinely helped me heal from PTSD while living in a peaceful corner of Vietnam. Today is not about promotion. It is simply about pausing, cracking the champagne and appreciating a milestone I once wondered whether I would reach. Thank you to everyone here who shares their knowledge, encouragement and experience. 🥂

finally did it, that publishing playbook really helped me, wow My first children’s book is officially coming out on 12 September, and this one carries so much more than a story. It actually started with an idea. That idea led me to build an app for creating children’s storybooks. And from building that app, this book was birthed. That alone makes this moment special, because it reminds me that sometimes one creative idea opens the door to something much bigger than you first imagined. But there is an even deeper meaning behind this book. I teach in Children’s Church, and I have always had a heart for helping children understand God in a way that feels simple, comforting and real. I also want this series to grow into stories that include and speak to children with special educational needs, because every child deserves to see themselves understood, supported and reminded that God deeply loves them. And then there is the most personal part. I wrote this book for my children. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆. For the little ones I believe, pray for, and wait for. Even the names in this series are the names I have carried in my heart for my babies, the children I believe will be here in God’s perfect timing. The Bible teaches us to walk by faith and not only by what we can currently see. There are things we pray for, prepare for and speak about in faith before we ever hold them in our hands. This book is part of that for me. I may be publishing a children’s book, but in many ways I am also documenting faith, hope, creativity and legacy. And I am so happy that I finally stopped saying, “One day I will do it,” and actually did it. An idea can become a prompt. A prompt can become a tool. A tool can become a product. A product can become a book. And that book can become part of your legacy. You do not always know where the first idea will lead. You just have to be willing to start. 𝗦𝗼 𝘆𝗲𝘀… 𝟭𝟮 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆. 🥹📚𝗠𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸. A story created from faith. A dream I have carried for years.