@Lisa Hurley won two Anthem Awards for her debut book, space to exhale. Congratulations! 👏🏽 👏🏽🎉 Because I served as the book launch marketing lead, she listed me as a team member, so I won two awards too! Thank you, Lisa! I added one to my shelf last night (gold on the right) and realized, I've won multiple awards for every year I've been in business. If y'all knew my story, you'd understand why this means so much... Depression can kick it! This is going to be another amazing year for all of us!

Welcome to The Author's Journey Community If you’re new, start here. 🔖 (It's a bookmark. Get it? 😆) This group is all about helping you build an audience of readers who actually want your book, not just friends and family cheering you on. So whether you’re on book one or five, you’re in the right place. Here's What's Next 1. Head over to the Classroom tab to download your bonus and schedule your intro call 2. Take the The 100 Ask Challenge 3. Introduce yourself via this thread We're so happy you're here!

One thing I learned working in Big 5 publishing is this: authors didn’t compete the way people assume. ▪️They shouted each other out. ▪️They showed up to launches. ▪️They talked about more than one book. Readers don’t buy one book in their lifetime. They buy from authors they trust, and trust is built on community. So let’s start there. 👇🏽 Introduce yourself in the comments Share: ▪️Your name ▪️Your genre (memoir, fiction, poetry, business, wellness, etc.) ▪️How others in this group can genuinely support you right now Support could look like: ▪️Leaving a review ▪️Joining your email list ▪️Following you on social ▪️Attending a virtual event ▪️Simply spreading the word ▪️Sharing your book or preorder After you post your intro, add your info to the author networking spreadsheet. You'll be able to quickly reference authors in your genre, who share similar audiences, etc. Feel free to reach out to them for networking/collaborating opportunities. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ixlL8wbsU0q0w1de9IOvDyW84JuLJWcth0YAgROgJ-M/edit?usp=sharing

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Hi, everyone! Hope you enjoyed the holiday and are looking forward to a wonderful 2026. I've been setting up this group and our first meeting. It'll be an informal, biweekly coffee chat where we network, share ideas, and workshop strategies. Click the calendar tab, select the event for Jan 2, then add it to your calendar. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone and learning about your book and goals for the new year!