Hi everyone. I was away from skool for a bit. I'm back and wanted to just say Hi to one of my favorite communities. How is everyones book creation and book sales coming along?

There’s one quote that helped me tremendously while I worked on healing a TBI and hiking. 🥾 I just kept saying it over and over as I hiked. It was, “Slow and steady wins the race.” It helped me accept that I’ll still make it tot he top, I just need to take my time. My body needed it and chanting that in my head helped me achieve my goal. So, that’s one of my favorites and it can be used for so much in life. Even with writing! ✍️ Writing a book isn’t about the fastest. It’s about the ones that keep continuing towards the goal of creating a published book. 📕 So, next time you feel you’re getting in your way to write, think of, “Slow and steady wins the race!” Now, I’d love to hear about what is your favorite quote and why! Let’s learn from one another and grow! 🌹

Let’s shine the light on those authors that we enjoy! 😉 It’s great to remember what sparked our interest into writing, world building and story sharing. You can tell us of your first favorite, your overall, or maybe there’s an author that inspired you. I want to hear it all! So, comment below about an author that you want to put the spotlight on and explain why you chose that person. 📚

Hi! I recently discussed a story idea with a few friends, and one of them mentioned, that her favourite character was the evil aunt. This is how I described her: "Auntie Hypocrite (Leah’s late father’s sister). She frames herself as “concerned about propriety, family honour, your poor mother’s memory, blah blah blah,” but really she’s just jealous and wants Yaakov for herself." It took me approximately 2 minutes to write this. Wasn't even putting that much effort into it. In my online novel when the villain, the Evil Queen cam into play (there are a lot of chess metaphors in the book, the hero often refers to the heroine as 'His Queen', hence her chapter was called 'The Evil Queen steps on the board'). She was basically a cartoon villain. An evil socialite who is spreading lies and gossip. She was active in 2 chapters, had zero depth, and people LOVED her. Why? Does that mean I am better at writing villains than heroes?

I'm so happy for her that she has been able to write her first chapter! That's a HUGE win! 🏅 We need to celebrate it all and REMEMBER, "Any Progress is Still Progress!" So, big and small wins can make a difference! Thank you @Linda Brand for joining this community and letting us help you on your journey! Please everyone, let's celebrate together! 🎉