Cozy and Maple

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  • The Texture of Ordinary Life and the Women that Notice

    There is a certain kind of woman online who has become almost impossible to distinguish from the next. The same neutral living room, expensive linen dress (that she got off poshmark!), the same “slow mornings.” The same sourdough rising beside a carefully placed wooden spoon. And listen, I am not immune to any of this.…

  • Building a Book: Part 2

    Building a Book: Part 2

    I did it! I finished the first rough draft. My sweet little beginning chapter book idea is now an actual, completely typed out story with a beginning, middle, and end. I made a deal with myself that I would devote the next 6 months to trying to get it traditionally published, and if I’m not…

  • Building a Book Part 1: Why Won’t This Book Leave Me Alone?

    Building a Book Part 1: Why Won’t This Book Leave Me Alone?

    There’s a folder on my computer with a very rough draft of a children’s chapter book in it. It’s been sitting there for almost a year. I open it every once in a while. I skim a chapter or two. I close it again. And yet, here I am, still thinking about it. This book…

  • How to Self-Publish a Children’s Book

    How to Self-Publish a Children’s Book

    When I tell people I’ve self-published three children’s books using Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), the first thing they usually say is, “Wait, you can do that yourself?” And the answer is yes, you absolutely can. I also publish mine “wide”, which just means I distribute it through other stores as well (not just Amazon).…