It’s the start of a new month and I love that fresh start. So what are you going to achieve this month? Let’s set SMART goals and then go and get them!

Can anyone recommend someone to set up a KDP template in Canva, take a word script, and fill the template - cost-effectively It is for a friend but come to think of it......!! Wx 🩷

Has anyone done one yet? I've been working on mine for a couple of weeks - it's certainly not an easy option despite looking simple enough when you browse through them on Amazon. I've just about got my interior done - it took ages to get the images right, I used a combination of AI generated images plus downloads from Creative Fabrica. Then lots of editing... I still need to do back/front pages etc. And of course an eye-catching cover (hopefully that'll be much easier as it has to be monochrome!) If you've done one of these books I'd love to hear your thoughts...

I love being inspired by others. So let's share one (or more) of our book covers.

So I have found an issue that I haven't come across before and I can't work out the solution. I am creating a Life Skills Workbook and I have used Google docs to do most of the formatting. I have then uploaded it to Reedsy, done some extra editing with the format and added in the lines as images (created in Canva). When I export the book from Reedsy as a pdf for uploading to kdp, the largest size I can do is 6" x 9" but I am thinking of a more A4 size due to it being a workbook. I also wanted larger print but Reedsy doesn't seem to give this option. When I view it as a pdf, the questions and the lines are sometimes on different sheets - see the screenshots. I can't edit it in the pdf - I have tried - as the rest of the blocks don't move so they overlap. But it is in the wrong size so I can't see what it would look like in the correct size. The issue may not be there. Does anyone have a solution? A solution where I can see what it will look like in the correct size and can edit the text and lines positions? I know I would be able to see it in the kdp launch previewer but I can't edit it in there if it isn't correct. It's making my head hurt. Normally I just do text so don't have these issues.