Hi Krista and hi everyone! This is Michael Teferi here! This debut poetry book of mine is all about inspiration, self-help/personal growth, and spirituality. In fact, it’s all about inspiring readers readily, realizing their dreams boldly, and acting collectively towards a strong sense of belonging. There’s 76 pages of poetry written within, and it encapsulates the extent to which a college student and adult over 21 years of age can transform himself or herself into the best version of oneself through the art of reading and learning about poetry, being on my new podcast talking as a guest on the Riverside.FM Studio app, Michael Teferi’s Studio about life, Positive Psychology, Poetry, music, movies, reflections, family, Leadership, and anything else of interest, plus connecting and networking with me through my Substack live conversations at https://romanticsinger24.substack.com, and being on my Author Website at https://michaelteferi.author-pages.com, which showcases who I am, my three different poetry books as a trilogy, plus my fourth poetry book that I’m writing about that’s happening as we speak, and my Contact Page, whoch offers my email address as [email protected], free TextNow phone number as 1-571-500-8485, and where I reside here in Manassas, VA.

It’s time to put yourself out there. 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 👇

Atticus vs. Affinity: Which Book Formatting Tool Should You Use? One question that comes up a lot with self-publishing is: What tool should I use to format my book? Two options worth looking at are Atticus and Affinity, and they both have their place depending on the type of book you’re creating. Atticus is a one-time investment, but it’s very beginner-friendly. If you’re creating a text-heavy book like a nonfiction book, workbook, journal with written sections, or even a novel, Atticus is probably going to feel much easier to use. Here’s where Atticus really shines: - Beginner-friendly with a low learning curve - Great for text-heavy books - Helpful for nonfiction, workbooks, journals, and novels - Pretty self-explanatory once you get inside the tool - Lets you create both print and ebook files - Allows you to include full-page images when needed - Saves time if you don’t want to design every page from scratch Affinity, on the other hand, is better if you want a more custom, design-heavy book. Think: highly visual workbooks, planners, full-color interiors, activity books, coffee table-style books, or books where you want more control over the layout. Here’s where Affinity stands out: - Free to use - Better for custom, design-oriented books - Gives you more control over page layouts - Helpful for books with lots of images, graphics, or visual elements - Better for full-color interiors or highly styled pages - More flexible if you want every page to look different - Great option if you’re willing to learn a more advanced design tool But here’s the tradeoff: Affinity has a steeper learning curve. It gives you more design freedom, but that also means you’ll need to understand more about layouts, margins, bleeds, image placement, exports, and print setup. So my simple recommendation is this: If you want easy, fast, beginner-friendly formatting, go with Atticus. If you want custom design control and you’re willing to learn the tool, try Affinity.

Hi everyone! How is everyone doing? Hope all is well with everybody here! My name is Michael Teferi, I am a BIPOC Poet, Writer, Positive Psychology Coach, and a Debut Poetry Book Author. I am looking to self-publish my poetry books and use Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) to connect with inspired readers. I am Al, about inspiring readers readily, realizing their dreams boldly, and acting collectively towards a strong sense of belonging. My first poetry book is called “Transformation: Way of creating one’s life anew”, and my second poetry book is called “Connection: Enjoying and appreciating life fully”. My third in the trilogy as my poetry book will eventually be called “Phenomenal: Being who one is born to be”, and this is in process as we speak, so I have 25 poems thus far and I will complete my third poetry book next month in April 2026. My aunt and Dennis, the Life Enrichment Manager here at Birmingham Green nursing home, are going to be talking and conversing next week about my self-publishing my poetry books and using Amazon KDP going forward. Is there anyone here who is willing and interested in connecting with me in regards to creating an author website where Incan connect with inspired readers via my poetry and poetry books? Please let me know! FYI, my Substack has my poetry on the following link: https://romanticsinger24.substack.com, my YouTube channel is @romanticsinger24, and my Instagram profile handle is also @romanticsinger24. Hope to hear back from you sometime soon everyone!

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