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 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 👇

For a long time, Audible was bringing in the most money in my publishing business. My KDP books were profitable, but I was paying for ads to keep them visible and compete with other titles. Those ads also helped people discover my books and choose the audiobook version. Audible benefited without me running separate audiobook ads. Recently, my audiobook sales have dropped by about half. 🎧 That slowdown has happened alongside changes from Amazon and Audible, including audiobook advertising. I can’t say ads are the only reason for the decline, but they’ve changed the competitive landscape. Other authors now have another way to get their audiobooks in front of potential buyers. I haven’t started running audiobook ads yet, so that’s something I’m evaluating as I decide what to do next. ⚖️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. An author using audiobook ads might be growing their sales, while someone who relied on organic discovery might be seeing a slowdown. Our catalogs, expenses, audiences, and strategies are different. Success isn’t one size fits all. I’m sharing this because I want you to see both sides of building a publishing business. Having success doesn’t mean every income stream keeps growing or that a strategy works forever. 📊 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆: 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Watch your sales, understand your expenses, and evaluate whether a new strategy actually improves your profit. You don’t have to jump on every update—but you do need to pay attention when the numbers change. 💬 Have you noticed any changes in your book or audiobook sales lately?

So I have a question for you… 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗶𝘁? At the beginning of 2026, a lot of you set a goal to publish a book this year. Well… we are officially entering the final quarter of the year, and now it’s my job to start holding you accountable. 👀 I’m going to be checking in to see who actually followed through and published their book this year — and who still has some work to do. But here’s the important part: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗲𝘁, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. You still have three full months left. Three months is enough time to: Finish that manuscript you keep putting off Get your book edited and formatted Finalize your cover Upload it to KDP Hit 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛 You do not need another January 1st to start over. You need to decide that 𝗤𝟰 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱. So tell me below: 📚 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲? Put it in the comments. Make it public. Let us hold you accountable. @𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗔𝗱𝗹𝗲𝗿 - you set a goal to get a book done by Jan will we be seeing it happen? @Linda Maples - I know you had another book idea you wanted to tackle did you get that project across the finish line? @Liisa Reimann - I'm putting you in the hot seat because at the end of 2025 you wanted to publish an authority building book. @Diana Gamble - Let's not forget about your goal to get a book published in 2026! @Lynsey Wall - I know you were thinking about publishing an updated journal. How's that project progressing? @Nicole Lesley - I know you've been actively working on your book project so I'm eager to hear your updates!

This is an open invitation to talk about your book. 👉 If you already have a book published, feel free to share about the book. 🔗 Links are OK. 👉 If you're working on a book, share about what you're working on and where you're at in the process.

I’ve loved watching @Madalina Covrig continue to publish and build out her catalog. She started with coloring books and has now created this beautiful fall release: 🍁 𝗣𝗶𝗽 & 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 🍁 This cozy coloring book follows Pip and Mira through fall traditions like apple picking, pumpkin patches, baking, family meals, and acts of kindness. With 24 illustrations inspired by Thanksgiving celebrations in both Canada and the United States, it’s all about gratitude, togetherness, and enjoying the little moments of the season. This is such a great example of why I always encourage you to 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. Every book gives you another opportunity to learn, improve, and reach new readers. 👏 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮! 👉 GO CHECKOUT THE BOOK HERE Go check out 𝗣𝗶𝗽 & 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 and show some love to a fellow author in our community. ❤️📚