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This past week was one of those when I felt creative to the bone. So I want to share with you some of my creative small wins, to inspire your own. I’m inspired by my collaboration with Wanderella and the empowering message of her graphic designs. I did a littleContinue Reading

The Self-Healing Power of Writing. There are mindful activities that connect us with a sense of self, unattainable through anything else. Music, artistic expressions, dance, painting, drawing, writing. We do this naturally, almost unaware of the power they hold on our very human soul. As a writer, I’m drawn toContinue Reading

Simona’s New Friend is the third installment of the bilingual children book series Simona’s Adventures.  What is this bilingual book series about? Simona was the little character that pushed me into self-publishing three years ago. Ever since the illustrator, Mariel Garcia, sent me the draft of Simona I knew IContinue Reading

**This post contains affiliate links. I’ll generate a small commission if you decide to make a purchase after clicking on the links.** For the past two weeks, I’ve been experimenting with Blurb Bookwright. I wasn’t familiar with the platform, so I watched their step-by-step beginner tutorials. I realized they’ve beenContinue Reading

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As we talked about in a previous post about reasons to start blogging now, a blog is an invaluable resource for the creative entrepreneur. It’s your platform, your virtual home, the place where you welcome your audience, followers, clients, and offer them a little more of you. As a creative,Continue Reading

Journaling is an invaluable tool for any creative. People have kept journals through extraordinary situations, as part of intuitive self-healing practices. We have to believe their journals was an essential part of what kept them from falling into despair, inaction. Journals are outlets for the soul, the mind. Blank pages canContinue Reading

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Confession: I needed an easy, seamless way to create my first novel, to get myself over that hurdle. In this vlog I want to share a little more about Sweet Abigail, the first novel I self-published using the CreateSpace platform (now KDP). Advantages: User-friendly platform Basic templates and layouts EasyContinue Reading

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Hi! It’s Gaba Someone recently asked on Quora about self-publishing platforms, and I thought it would make a good first self-publishing vlog. From the beginning, I’ve used CreateSpace.com for print on demand and KDP for digital. I find these are user-friendly platforms, with templates, layouts, and designs for beginner authorsContinue Reading

Speaking of Blogging… Blogloving is a site that allows you to curate the content you want to see, read and feed your inspiration from. It’s a good way to ease yourself into the blogging community. It’s about being a follower while you are becoming a leader. It’s about time management.Continue Reading