Today I want to give a big shoutout to @Tom Schoenfeld ! 🙌 Tom has been leveling up on the leaderboard, participating every single day in our coloring page challenge, and he’s always one of the familiar faces jumping into our other Level Up challenges too. I love seeing members who consistently show up and get involved! 👏 And if you haven’t noticed yet… Tom is a BIG French Bulldog fan. 😂🐶 His posts always make me think of my old neighbor who used to push her Frenchie around the neighborhood in a baby stroller like it was her actual baby. LOL. Tom, thanks for being such an active part of the community and bringing some fun to the challenges! Everybody give Tom a virtual HIGH FIVE! ✋🎉

We are officially ranked #𝟮𝟭 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 and we are SO close to breaking into the 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟮𝟬! 🤯 What makes this even more exciting is that this isn’t just about a number. This ranking is being driven by what YOU are doing inside this community every day — asking questions, sharing wins, helping each other, joining discussions, showing up for trainings, and continuing to move your books forward. A few things I’m especially proud of: 📚 Authors are actually taking action instead of just collecting information. 💬 The conversations in here keep getting better and more helpful. 🤝 Members are supporting each other and sharing what’s working. 🚀 We continue to grow while keeping this community focused on real progress. When I started building this community, I wanted it to be a place where authors could come to learn, get support, and actually make progress without feeling like they had to figure everything out alone. Seeing us climb to #𝟮𝟭 feels like proof that we’re building something pretty special here. ❤️ Now we have ONE more little goal staring us in the face… 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟮𝟬. We are sooooo close. 😂 Keep commenting. Keep sharing. Keep asking questions. Keep celebrating each other’s wins. 𝗟𝗘𝗧’𝗦 𝗚𝗢 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟮𝟬! 🎯🔥 And seriously — thank you for helping make this community what it is.

My book is under review. I ordered a copy because I want to see what it looks like. And I’m working on the e-book cover photo as I write this. Which is the picture that you see here, the screenshot of my computer. The two pictures are the front in the back cover of the book. However, I really like the cover of the e-book.

I am so grateful for this group. You all keep showing up, breaking barriers, supporting each other, and helping us hit milestone after milestone. It’s the engagement happening here that keeps people coming back. I never want this to become a community that simply creates more noise. My goal is to balance 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 with opportunities to keep things light, fun, and interactive so we can continue building real connection and collaboration. And a BIG shoutout to @Loretta Wells — thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review for the community! ❤️ Reviews make a huge difference in helping other authors discover what we’re building here. That is also one of the reasons I’m currently running the 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗨𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲. I know many of you originally joined this community as free members, and I truly appreciate you being here and contributing. The one disconnect is that free members aren’t able to leave a community review. So for a limited time, you can upgrade to the 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 $𝟰𝟵 and also get access to the 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗞𝗶𝘁 I created to help both authors working through the publishing process and those looking for an easier way to market their books. ⚠️ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟳𝘁𝗵. Only members who upgrade during this promotion will receive access to the Author Success Kit with their Standard membership. And if you’re already a 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, you already have access to the kit. 💛 Thank you again for continuing to show up, participate, share your wins, ask questions, and help make this community what it is.

Next Monday, I’m dropping another 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 to help you create a fun seasonal book and get ahead of the holiday rush! And we’re making this one interactive. 🙌 We’ll also be kicking off a 𝟳-𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 where I’ll give you a new prompt each day to help inspire your designs and get those pages created. You’ll get to choose your theme: 🎃 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 — witches, ghosts, pumpkins, black cats, spooky-cute scenes and more 🍂 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟 — pumpkin patches, cozy drinks, farms, leaves, woodland animals and all the autumn vibes Pick one theme or mix them together and create something completely your own! The goal is simple: 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀. I’ve already been playing around with some of the prompts and the designs are SO fun. 😍 Who is in on this?!?! Comment 🎃 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 or 🍂 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟 and tell me which theme you’re choosing!