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Do you have the best of memory-keeping intentions when you travel, only to find your photos stranded on social media and your collected souvenirs stuffed away in a box? No—don’t let that happen to you! Follow these simple steps to help you gather all the right elements during your trip so you can easily put together a photo book or travel journal when you get back home. A little planning goes a long way! #travelogue #luxurytravel #familyhistory #modernmemorykeeping https://lnkd.in/dF6VgrjY

If it's been 10 years or more since you last had author photos taken, it's time to do it again! I just got mine done a few weeks before shooting this video. I have 7 tips for you to make sure your author photos come out great and that you feel super confident sharing them. #writing #authorplatform https://rebrand.ly/v881axt

And now for something completely different...my photo essay was created during last week's writer's workshop in Pt Reyes...check it! #moonmamarocks #womenwriters #naturewriting #landscapephotography #landscape #marincounty #pointreyesnationalseashore #nationalparks #marincountyphotographer #natureessays #essays

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Living life, making choices, and asking questions. belyndasbooks.com #choices #questions #askingquestions #livinglife #writerslife #writers

Last month I interviewed Melissa Newton, author of 18 books, editor, publisher, and nature photographer. Melissa helps us see the connection between writing and visibility. Give episode 83 a listen to learn more about how Melissa got started with her writing career, lessons she learned from starting her own business, and how the written word can do wonders for your visibility. The link to the full episode is in the comments! #visibilitycoach #visibility #careeradvancement #leadershiptips  #thevisibilityfactor

Happy Monday again, friends! 😃 To everyone across all my social media "homes" for offering suggestions last week for book launch party locations in my area: Thank you SO much! My boyfriend and I have curated a fantastic list of traditional (e.g., book stores I'd forgotten about) and "outside the box" possibilities (e.g., local parks and wildlife sanctuaries, art museums, community centers) where we could potentially host a party for Wild Gardens this fall. We'll continue calling places this week and weighing our options. Once we have a set date and location, I'll let you know! 😉 In the meantime, I've got a new question for you, especially if you're interested in preordering a copy of Wild Gardens: Do "extras" make book preorders more enticing for you? 📚 I'm in the middle of figuring out my options for how to run a preorder campaign for the book this summer. Sometimes authors (including poets) offer extra goodies or incentives for preorders, but I don't want to go overboard with that, especially if readers might not care too much about extras. So . . . if you wanted to order a copy of Wild Gardens directly from me, to be shipped once I receive my author copies from the publisher, what would tip the scales so you'd say YES? ✍ A personally signed copy of the book? 💲 A discount on the book's price? 🔖 An exclusive bookmark? Or another goodie? 🙂 Or would you order Wild Gardens no matter what, and goodies aren't necessary to "sweeten the deal"? And if you have suggestions for other goodies that make book preorders more enticing for you, would you mind sharing them in the comments below? I can't guarantee I'll do them all, but knowing your thoughts will help me understand how to make Wild Gardens's upcoming publication that much more special for you. Have a great week, friends! And thank you again in advance!❤️ #wildgardens #preorders #preordercampaign #goodies #extras #poet #poetry #poetrycollection #debutpoetrycollection #comingsoon #poetrybook #writers #writingcommunity #editor #bookeditor #freelanceeditor #bookcoach #writingcoach

How many pictures do you have on your phone? I know it's a ridiculous question, but it's one that has nagged at me for the past few days. The idea of recording our days as we paas them by. But why is there a need to capture moments and places and food and things? Why does it matter that we have in color all that we witness? Is it that we're all historians keeping a record of our tiny lives? Or is it a stamp of approval from the world that lives and decides in our heads - that yes, we've lived. It wasn't a dream we woke up from - here's the proof. Or is it...our one chance to elongate the feeling of seeing something so ridiculously amazing that we want a part of it to go with us. Keats did say, 'A thing of beauty is a joy forever.' And most things we're surrounded by are beautiful, so is it our way of holding on to that joy, for just a little bit longer? All these memories, these pictures on your phones...how many do you go back and scroll through. Or are they sitting archives, only to be dug through when the time is right? #travel #memories #capture #stories #content #writing #thoughts #happiness #contentwriter #words #keats #poetry #wander #worldtravel #photographs #pictures #movingpictures #nostalgia #contentcreation

Ever felt the urge to share your story but couldn't find the time? Want to amplify your brand through the timeless power of a book? Curious about turning your success into a captivating narrative that inspires? Your success story deserves to be told. Let's turn your aspirations into a bestseller. I write, edit, proofread, or ghostwrite memoirs DM me or bijanc@hotmail.com https://lnkd.in/eJ7RBqSY