Book Review: Olivetti

  Reminiscent. Adolescent. Imaginative. A meaningful middle-grade book, especially for tweens and moms. No spoilers. The Age of Typewriters Are you old enough to remember life before smartphones and personal computers? Have you used a typewriter? If so, comment below! I remember my mom’s typewriter, positioned perpendicular to her desk

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Book Review: Little Lives Matter by Brave Books

Brave Books How do you teach your kids to be brave and discerning? In a previous post, I wrote about why I love Brave Books for kids. Their mission is to help you leave a lasting legacy by instilling pro-God and timeless values in your kids and grandkids. Their stories teach

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The Flight Reflection Journal and The Fight book with colored pencils

The Fight Reflection Journal by Chrissy Whitten

Personal Growth I just wrapped up a fun project with author Chrissy Whitten. Chrissy wrote a guided reflection journal to accompany her first book, The Fight. Now, readers can think through their grief and circumstances in light of the Scripture and songs God used to carry Chrissy through a heartbreaking

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Microsoft Word: Ten Tips and Tricks for Formatting a Book or Document

Microsoft Word: Ten Tips and Tricks for Formatting

Before I began editing and formatting books, I was unaware of some really cool features in Microsoft Word. If you are thinking about formatting a simple book yourself and plan to publish it through KDP (Amazon), you can use Microsoft Word. I would also consider DIY software like Atticus and

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Book Review: The Stories We Tell by Joanna Gaines

Personal. Philosophical. Daring. A good legacy read! Summary Joanna Gaines, co-founder of Magnolia, was first inspired to write her story after moving to New York City at age 21. Doing so helped her see the beauty of being different. She discovered lost parts of her and rewrote painful memories with

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Just Me Now by Vic Harrison

Losing a Spouse Vic Harrison emerged from a devastating loss determined to help others. Four years ago, Vic lost his beloved wife and best friend to cancer. It was 2020, so on top of losing his spouse, the world was in quarantine. It felt like he had been transported to

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Saving My Kids’ Art with Artkive

When my son started preschool, the papers he brought home started piling up. There’s this spot on my kitchen counter inside the door where mail and schoolwork quickly accumulate. A few years back, my sister-in-law and I were talking about it. She mentioned ordering a storage box from Artkive, a

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Discipleship in Coaching book cover

Discipleship in Coaching by Dan Ellis

My Dad Wrote a Book! Working with author Dan Ellis on Discipleship in Coaching was special. Not only because he’s my dad, but because he’s a talented writer and teacher. His coaching experience and knowledge of the Bible come together in a new book titled Discipleship in Coaching. It will

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Rainbows and Brainstorms by Chrissy Whitten

Book Three Friends, if you’ve been following author Chrissy Whitten’s story through her Journals from a Warrior’s Mother series, book three will blow your mind. Pun intended. After losing their firstborn daughter, God blessed Chrissy and Michael with another baby, but shortly after that, they discovered Chrissy had a brain

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Brand Colors

How I Chose My Brand Colors If you’re an author or business owner, what inspired your choice of brand colors? For me, it was blue ink and the classic yellow pencil with a green metal tip and pink eraser. Going through school in the ’80s and ’90s, I mostly used

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