Smarter, not harder, right? I realised I have two cozy mystery Christmas novellas coming out in the next two weeks. I already have another one published, and one that I use as a reader magnet. I also have one cozy mystery Christmas novellas coming out. Does it make sense to put them all in a limited time book bundle? Or does it detract from the new releases? And if a book bundle makes sense, should I include the novel? It’s the only mystery with a murder. Otherwise these Christmas mysteries are spread over three series, so potentially they’ll bring new readers into the different worlds.

Because I love all the positive mindset focus in this group, I wanted to contribute and share something that works for me when battling self-doubt. I don't know if there was a similar exercise discussed before, I'm still catching up with the mindset videos and meditations. Self-doubt probably shows a lot for most of us. I've paired mine with a positive behaviour and I'm using it as a reminder. I always wanted to fix my posture. I have bad posture. I slouch a lot, terrible core muscles, sore neck and stuff. The problem is, I keep forgetting. So I'm now using self-doubt as my reminder to fix my posture. Every time I catch myself feeling self-doubt (my books are terrible, nobody is gonna like them, my release in 11 days will flop) that's my reminder to sit up straight. Fix my posture. Stand tall. Chin high. Because that self-doubt statement sounds a lot less convincing when you're saying it with an excellent posture. (Try it!) Different variations of this. You can also pair self-doubt with another positive behaviour or habit that you're wanting to develop. Maybe you want to drink more water. Maybe you wanna do your pelvic floor exercises. Or stretch more. Or any other behaviour you can do on the spot. Use self-doubt as a reminder! You feel self-doubt 100 times a day? Great! That's 100 repetitions of a positive habit you've been wanting to develop. How amazing are you!

How are you testing new covers? I have 4 versions ready, but I’m unsure how to test audiences for each one. I know some have done ads, but that doesn’t make sense to me. Thanks in advance!!!

Mine is: RELENTLESS

I just got 5 sales on my direct store. SOOOOO EXCITED!!!! Working on being grateful for what I have happening.