But maybe more importantly....what made you hit the "buy" button? Had you seen that author before? Was it a recommendation for a friend? Think about what made you want to buy it in the first place. This can kind of help you reverse engineer how to do the same for your own books to make your readers hit the "buy" button for you!

Happy first of the month. Here's what I keep noticing. Someone asks a question at 2pm and three of you answer before I even see it. THANK YOU!! Special thanks to Joe Tyndall, Rob Cole, and KJ. They top the 30-day leaderboard, and it shows up in the way they work. First to post, first to cheer, first to help someone who is stuck. Jane Howard wrote, "Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one." That's what this is. Writing a book is lonely work, and you have made it less lonely for each other. This month's leaderboard winner is Bruce Wayne. Your prize ... well you get to pick from the swag closet. Connect with @Angela Jones at [email protected], and she'll tell you what she has and you can choose. There's almost certainly books, journals, mugs, and pens. Sometimes she has shirts or bags. Thank you for making this group special!! Julie

Hello Wordsmith Family: Truly tickled to share that I just published my nonfiction audiobook I TRIED TO BE NORMAL BUT IT WAS TAKEN on Audible and I could not have paid for a better review! Am I showing off? Apparently yes. I believe in celebrating our successes. We all know where we can improve. If anyone wants a freebie and does not have an audible acct you can access mine for free for 30 days by clickling: https://www.audible.com/pd/I-Tried-to-Be-Normal-but-It-Was-Taken-Audiobook/B0HKT1G1G1?qid=1790619636&intent=discovery&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=F1HFKBXBQ3QRV1BXJK2X&plink=IEUEiFPbjBDOohjT&pageLoadId=cXg2IrNfw8HJPHU6&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&fbclid=IwY2xjawUuJjFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMThvbG4ySnBBeDhLQzdvSndzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEevb-He4hssa33QY8xAx7Rn9LYvTPa1DPd_PrnycJPP4mGxqM1LNmkrvz_Pzk_aem_n6edAM0LNKAco6gwI8n9zQ

I have had an itch to investigate the story line of "can I kill the grim reaper?" I can't figure out where to start or even how to approach such a philosophical quandary. I know for a fact I am not smart enuff to do such a subject the depth it needs, but what a great way to burn up some insomnia while working on a project. What do you think?

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