Hey friends, There have been some popular authors who looked like they were the ones who actually created accounts and joined our community, and they have the names of real authors. These are not the real authors. In fact, every popular author who has had an account inside our community and other publishing/author communities has been an imposter. The last imposter, who was masquerading as Chloe, was a book marketer on Fiverr. I have since banned her from our group. Our policy in our group is no sales DMs between community members. If you receive a chat message asking you to purchase a service from another member and you were not introduced by me, or they were not hosting a workshop in our community, please bring it to my attention. Likewise, if another member is making you feel uncomfortable in any way, please DM me. I'm changing the chat from level 2 to level 3. You'll see another video explaining the levels and how to reach this level so you can chat with your fellow writers. Thank you for being an awesome member of our community! Lynn

Welcome to Our Community! Click this link to grab my community tutorial, titled "Start Here", which covers the basics of navigating and participating in Publishing for Leaders so you get the most out of your time here! https://www.skool.com/publishing-for-professionals-9809/classroom/f5720896?md=28c1747eef6a4b41b9617df62ca822fe

🌐 📖 We have a very special guest joining us in the community, and you’ll want to attend the live session! Laura from Tertulia, the author website platform built specifically for authors, is coming in live to walk us through everything we need to know about building an author website that works. We are talking author bios, first versus third person, and the essential elements every author website needs to successfully sell your books direct to readers. While this workshop will be posted on YouTube, community members get first dibs! You’ll also have the opportunity for Q&A after the presentation, so make sure to attend so you can have your questions answered. Save the date for Tuesday, September 1st at 11am PST / 2 pm EST. And drop a 🙋 in the comments if you are in!

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Twelve years ago, I found out I had Celiac disease. It's a disease in which your immune system attacks your small intestine whenever you eat even a tiny amount of gluten. Basically, if an Olympic swimming pool were a loaf of bread, you would only have to eat a crumb the size of a small cooler inside that swimming pool, and you'd be sick...for three weeks. You may be wondering how this relates to writing a book. When I first found out I had Celiac disease, I looked online for how to travel gluten-free. I found a few blogs on "50 GF Restaurants in NY City," but I couldn't find any information on how to pack, fly, cruise, or, really, any practical, useful application advice. So I decided to start my own podcast, Travel Gluten Free, because I knew I wasn't the only person in a world of 8 billion people who was celiac and loved to travel. I was part of an online blog-writing group in 2016. I pitched the idea to the group. The overwhelming response? "Your title is too niche; it's never going to work." I spoke with a friend who was in the podcasting field at the time---this was when podcasting was just coming out of its infancy. I pitched him my topic, and he said, "It's perfect. People know what it is and who it's for." I looked online for books, podcasts, or any content that consistently talked about traveling gluten-free. While there were a few gluten-free platforms and influencers and about four gluten-free podcasts, no one had a platform dedicated to gluten-free travel. So I ran with Travel Gluten Free and launched my podcast in 2018. In one year, I had people asking me to write a book. I published The Guide to Traveling Gluten Free in March of 2020, and despite the pandemic, it made the Amazon Best Seller List. And almost ten years later, there are now 25 more podcasts that talk about gluten-free recipes, how to live gluten-free, how to be gluten-free, but only one that talks about traveling gluten-free - and that's my podcast. And my book? It's still the ONLY comprehensive travel book that teaches you how to travel while being gluten-free. Even after six years on the market, the gluten-free scene is exploding. No one else has written and published a book like this. And now I'm working on my second edition.