One of my most cherished goals was to donate a copy of "Art & Love" to my alma mater, the University of California at Berkeley. The school is mentioned a few times (no always complimentary). This week I got a message that they are accepting my donation. I am thrilled! Also working on other libraries. I see my book is available on Libby and the audiobook is on Hoopla. So much work involved in all of this! I need a vacation...maybe in a year ha ha!

Writing, editing, tech, confidence, marketing, choosing a direction — all fair game. Share yours below.

Early readers who join the waitlist can now get a sample excerpt of Restore the Waste Places: Discover God’s Power to Rebuild and Restore! Samples make a nice lead magnet. 😊 (Anticipated release date for August 2026) Waitlist Sample Excerpt: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/i7cw1wgrdm My Website: https://www.cynthiawmoore.com/exousia-house

All, with this Snow-appaloosa happening for most of the US, coupled with extremely low temps, its time to just stay in, snuggle up with a blanket - or a good fire - and read a good book. A No Boring - good book. I wish you all the best.

Ok, so you've ingenuously woven together the plot of your amazing book, working tirelessly into the wee hours of the morning pouring your heart and soul into every last line. When your story is complete, you do multiple revisions, making sure that your wording and grammar are completely polished and publish ready... But then, us indie authors have the "fun" task of perfectly formatting our books to meet with professional publishing standards. For my first book, I used Kindle Create, which is a simplistic formatting tool. (of course I needed to use their default font, which came out terribly light on the page after publishing, not to mention that my chapter 1 began on page 2.) I am now at this critical juncture once again with my 2nd book, and I do not wish to rely on Kindle Create for this one... What do some of you folks use to correctly mirror your pages and to place your headers and footers so that they are elegant and your roman numerals are correct? (ii for copyright, v for TOC with other front matter correctly unnumbered.) I've typed everything out on microsoft 365, and they don't even have a means to mirror pages... Please share your thoughts, and your well appreciated tips with me. :)