Today I want to highlight @Dr. Shermnae Jones she is a Former Dentist · PMP-Certified · AI Strategist · Certified Master Life Coach... and now she can add AUTHOR to her list too! 😉 She came in, joined 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺, started creating coloring books… and loved what she was learning so much that she referred an incredible 𝟳𝟲 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 to our community last month! 🤯👏 That alone is impressive, but she didn’t stop there. She hasn’t created just one or two coloring books… She has already created 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗥! 🎨📚 Her series is called 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻, designed to inspire and uplift women of color: ✨ 𝘌𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯: 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘥𝘴 ✨ 𝘌𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯: 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 🎄 𝘌𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯: 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 🎃 𝘌𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯: 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 This is exactly what I love seeing in this community: learning something new, taking action, building a catalog, and then sharing the community with others along the way. Huge congratulations to @Dr. Shermnae Jones 🥳 Drop her some love in the comments, and if you’ve been thinking about creating your first coloring book, let this be your reminder that one book can quickly turn into a SERIES. 👏

Last year, I spent a lot of time marketing my books with video on TikTok Shop, and it worked. I was selling a few hundred books a month from it part-time. But eventually, I stopped. Not because video stopped working — but because constantly coming up with ideas, writing scripts, getting camera-ready, filming, editing, and posting became a lot to maintain while juggling everything else. And I know a lot of authors here probably feel the same way. That’s why I just published a new video breaking down why video is such a powerful tool for marketing your books, the biggest reasons I still think authors should be using it, and what I’m doing differently now to make the process easier. I also show you a tool @Lexi Kaz created called Sonder that can help create the videos without requiring you to constantly get on camera or come up with the scripts yourself. If you want to check out Sonder, you can also use my referral link here: 👉 MAKE YOUR FIRST VIDEO FREE WITH SONDER I’m curious — what’s the biggest thing that stops YOU from creating more video content for your books? Is it getting on camera, knowing what to say, finding the time, editing… or something else? Drop it below. 👇

Who's planning to join the call tonight and learn more about the Author Success Kit?

Well, this is something I definitely didn’t see coming! 😂 Our August Referral Race officially ended in a TIE between @Jen Pm and @Dr. Shermnae Jones — with 76 referrals EACH! 🤯👏 I absolutely love how competitive this race became, and more importantly, how many new people were introduced to our community because members were willing to share it. So… I’m not breaking the tie. They BOTH win! 🎉 Each of these ladies will receive a 7-day pinned post here in the community where they can highlight their books, community, business, or anything else they’d like more visibility on. Huge congratulations to both of you!! 🥳 And thank you to EVERYONE who participated in August’s referral race. Every single referral helped this community grow and played a part in the momentum we’re seeing right now. ❤️ Drop a congratulations below for our TWO August Referral Race winners!

Another great visualization prompt... picture the life you want to be living as the royalties come in! 👇PROMPT TEMPLATE: Create an inspiring, lifestyle-focused image of an author [𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆] while their books are still selling in the background. Show the author in [𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴/𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻] looking [𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻/𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗱]. Include subtle visual cues that their books are generating sales, such as [𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 / 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 / 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 / 𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 / 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻]. The overall feeling should communicate 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺, 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿. Style: [𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 / 𝗰𝗼𝘇𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 / 𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 / 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 / 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹-𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲]. Lighting should feel [𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺 / 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 / 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 / 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿]. Make it visually appealing and motivational.