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Stay Beautiful

Stay Beautiful

It’s time for W-Inspiration Wednesday… Sometimes you might have people in your life that tell you that you aren’t beautiful in a variety of ways. Today’s reminder is to tell yourself that YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. Because when no one around us will cheer for us, we need to cheer for ourselves. Stay beautiful, lovely readers! […]

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Work Hard Dream Big

Dreaming Big

I always keep my eye on the goal… When things get stressful as they are now (when I’m trying to finish up three books and do book release prep for a fourth, all while prepping for unexpected guests plus the day job), I always take time to remind myself of my goals. It might sound

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Don't Look Back

Don’t Look Back

Time for another Winspiration Wednesday… I tend to do this. I’ll look back over things I did wrong or mistakes I made (in life and in writing). One of my personal goals this year was to keep looking forward, and I’m reminding myself about that today. I can’t change yesterday, but I can do my

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Have a Good Day

Have a Good Day

Yesterday was a rough one… Super long day at the day job, followed by computer issues when I got home meant I got nothing done last night. I was basically up a lot of the night fixing the computer issues before I caught some sleep. But they seem to be fixed (yay!) and it’s going

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Believe in You

Believe in You

Thursday thoughts… Believe in you! Believe you can make it through the rest of the week (we’re so close to the weekend). Believe in you! If you don’t believe you can achieve your goals, no one else will either. Believe in you! Believe you can finish that project, whatever it may be. You can do

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Happy Weekend - Week 5

Weekend Plans – Week 5

It’s the weekend! This weekend is a little bit different because I’ve also got Monday half off from the day job (I couldn’t take a whole day unfortunately). Looking at the bright side, that means an extra four hours of time I can devote to my author biz, which is great because I am SO

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Anatomy of a Book Cover

Anatomy of a Book Cover

How do book covers get designed? Here’s a behind-the-scenes look. Covers aren’t easy. Besides the graphic design knowledge needed, they can take some time. Covers – just like fashion – also have trends. What worked for me a few years may not work or sell as well now. First, a little background. I design my

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