We’ll talk poetry, parenting, and the creative journey with all its joys and challenges. And we’ll invite you, our community, to join in, ask questions, and share your own stories.

Digital Rights Management (DRM) often feels like a tech buzzword, but for authors and publishers, it’s a practical decision with real-world impact. Let’s break down what DRM is, what’s changed at Amazon KDP, and why it matters for our indie publishing community. What Is DRM? (Plain English) DRM stands for Digital Rights Management—a tool publishers use to control how digital books are used, copied, or shared. With DRM: Your ebook is “locked.” Readers must use approved apps or

If you're publishing only in digital formats, you might be leaving 86% of your potential readers on the table. Let that sink in for a moment. Here's what the data tells us—and what it means for your print book publishing strategy. The Print Book Publishing Renaissance Is Real While we've been hearing about the "death of print" for years, the opposite is happening. US print book sales surged by nearly 68 million copies in 2021 alone, according to Forbes. That's not a fluke—it'

We take on roles and jobs that slowly suffocate the creative spark we were born with. The juice. The muse. The quiet, insistent voice that says, This is what you’re here to make.

"This blog is part of my writing studio. This is where I can invite others to share their perspective and to consider where my views on humanity meets theirs."

At the heart of writing or sketching or creating anything is the desire to connect or to better see and understand the world we live in.

The fact is, creatives need daily practice. Not to create something to sell, but rather to feed the creative spirit. To keep it alive.

We can either succumb to the adversity or decide not to give in. Decide and declare that adversity will not win.

Bookshops, especially the indie ones, have their own set of rules for what they accept from indie authors. And one other consideration will

As an indie author, I’m excited by the opportunities. As a publisher, I see the Author-Centric Business Model as a fair, ethical, and responsible way to support authors as the true owners of their work. As an ALLi member, I fully support their campaign to educate authors and publishers about blockchain’s potential impact on our industry.