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A Cottage Core Creative Space. Mentoring, organisational tips, daily inspiration, and encouragement to build your own beautiful creative space!

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🚀 Stay Tuned StorySmile Officially Launches Tomorrow 📚💕
I've been working on something behind the scenes for a while now, and I'm FINALLY ready to share it with you! If you've ever dreamed of becoming a children's book author, you're going to want to pay attention to tomorrow's announcement! 👀 I'm officially launching StorySmile , something I've created to help authors turn their creative ideas into something REAL! ✨ And because this community means so much to me, you'll be the FIRST to get access before I open it up to everyone else! 🎁 BONUS FOR PREMIUM MEMBERS: You're automatically getting 3 FREE StorySmile credits included with your membership! 📅 Tomorrow is the BIG reveal! 👇 In the meantime, tell me: Have you ever thought about publishing a children's book?
🚀 Stay Tuned StorySmile Officially Launches Tomorrow 📚💕
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@Cristal Vancarson well done for getting that far! Yep next step KDP
🚀 Introducing StorySmile! It's Officially HERE! 🎉
Creating a children's book sounds easy enough, right? Write a short story, generate some illustrations with AI, and publish it on Amazon KDP. But then reality hits… 😩 ❌ Your AI characters look different on every page. ❌ Creating beautiful two-page spreads becomes a formatting nightmare. ❌ Your text gets lost in the illustrations. ❌ And how the heck do you turn your finished book into an EPUB? That's exactly why I built StorySmile! 💗 👉 SETUP YOUR STORYSMILE ACCOUNT HERE I've been working behind the scenes on something designed to make children's book creation a whole lot easier, and I'm SO excited to finally share it with you! 🎥 Watch the video below to see StorySmile in action and learn how you can start creating your own illustrated children's books. ✨ StorySmile is FREE to try, and special launch pricing is available! PLUS, if you're a Premium member of this community, you automatically get 3 StorySmile credits included with your membership! 🎁 Let's bring those children's book ideas to life! 📚💕 💡 (Quick Disclaimer: StorySmile is an AI-powered tool, so results may vary and occasional adjustments may be needed. For the best experience, we recommend using a desktop or laptop rather than a mobile device.)
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sneaking on at work so can listen so will need to pop back! Congratulations and well done!
GET PAID FOR BEING WEIRD
If you missed today's live event, make sure you CATCH THE REPLAY HERE. 👉📅 JOIN SUSTAINING LIFE LAB FOR $5 ANNUALLY! The price will be increasing soon so take advantage of it while you can. Thank you @Rasheed Hooda
GET PAID FOR BEING WEIRD
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oh I'd love to come but its at 3 am! I am weird - al little 🤣 Will there be a replay?
Share Anything Friday
Share whatever you’re working on or proud of right now. This community is full of creators, authors, and entrepreneurs, and sometimes the best thing we can do is help each other get a little more visibility. 💡 IDEAS ON WHAT YOU COULD SHARE: • Yourself and what you do • Your Skool community • A book you're writing or recently published • A project you're building • A shoutout to another member • A video, post, or resource • Affiliate links \(yes, those are allowed\) The goal is simple: help our members get seen. Just one request so this stays valuable for everyone. 👉 1 RULE: If you share something, please also leave a thoughtful or helpful comment on someone else’s post. Support goes both ways, and when we all participate, the whole community benefits. Now let’s see what everyone is building 👇
Share Anything Friday
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@Paul Chenoweth that’s why community is so good - hello @Dr. John Elcik
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@Krista Brea ooo lovely! I have a kids book in the pipeline too!
📚 A Beautiful Book Cover Can Still Hurt Your Sales! 👀
You can spend hundreds of dollars on a professionally designed book cover, and it can STILL be the reason readers aren't buying your book. Here's why: A beautiful cover isn't necessarily a marketable cover. Your book cover needs to do more than look good. It needs to communicate the genre, tone, and expectations of your target audience. Think about it… 📖 If you're writing a cozy mystery, but your cover looks like a psychological thriller, you're attracting the wrong readers. 💕 If you're publishing a romance novel, but your cover looks like a business book, readers may scroll right past it. 🧠 If you've written a nonfiction self-help book, but your cover doesn't clearly communicate the problem you're helping readers solve, you're missing opportunities to connect. Readers make split-second decisions based on covers. They're looking for visual clues that tell them, "This is the kind of book I enjoy reading!" If your cover feels disconnected from your genre, even the most beautiful design can create confusion. And confused readers are less likely to buy. 💡 My advice? Before designing your next book cover, study the bestselling books in your specific niche. Look at their colors, typography, imagery, and overall style. You don't need to copy them, but you DO need to understand what readers in that market expect. Remember: You're not designing a cover just to impress people. You're designing a cover that attracts the RIGHT readers and helps sell your book. 👇 Let's talk! Have you ever seen a beautiful book cover that didn't seem to match the genre? Or have you ever redesigned one of your covers to better appeal to your target audience?
📚 A Beautiful Book Cover Can Still Hurt Your Sales! 👀
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💡 My advice? Before designing your next book cover, study the bestselling books in your specific niche. @Krista Brea great advice - I'm not there yet but I'm tracking a long and I'll need your help no doubt somewhere along the way!
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I live in a sweet Little Cottage. I make journals, eco paper, YT content about life on 6 acres & adventures to, like car camping or in my cute van!

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Joined Apr 21, 2026
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