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As both a small business owner and an independent author, there are a million people who want your money. I think all of them profit more from our businesses and books than we do. Lately, most want to sell you a membership. I hate memberships, but I do pay for…

I am a gamer. I don’t play Mario Brothers anymore, but I used to. My favorite was Super Mario Bros 3. The one with the Racoon. I’ve played most of them throughout the years, but less and less as I grow older. I am not a fan of Mario Party…

I had tickets to see the new movie Michael over the weekend. By Wednesday, I had started reading all these horrible reviews about the movie. So much so that I considered cancelling my ticket and going to see something else instead. I’m glad I didn’t cancel. The movie was incredible….

As an independent author, I started by publishing my books on Amazon. Most of my adult books are in Kindle Unlimited, which means I can’t offer the ebook anywhere else, not even for free in a newsletter. But the physical printed book has no limits. Most of my children’s books…

My husband and I are in our early fifties, and our kids are getting older. Our daughter is already in college, and our son will be there in a couple of years. It took us some time to get used to not having our daughter at home last Fall, and…

Well, it finally happened. My TpT sales are officially down. I had a hunch the last week of March. I didn’t even get to my goal of $1,500 that month… not by much, but I was even short from the previous year by a few dollars. But now it’s official….

Well, mostly. I only have to create the three bundles. But I wanted to document my journey. This will be loooong. About two years ago, I bought a set of clipart because I needed lots of maps. I purchased a bundle that included each state’s map and symbols (flower, mammal,…

And I loved it! It was so positive and heartfelt. I cried a few times. Of happiness. Of longing. I don’t know. It made me remember that I am a loved person and that we can all work together to create a better world. It’s inside of us; we just…

I grew up in a household where we listened to classical music most of the day. The classical music station was always on in the background, and my mom would sometimes play her records from different symphonies and concertos. My dad was a Beatles fan, so once in a while…

I am VDysa, and I remember movie plots. Now, I can’t remember a name, an address, or a phone number. I can’t memorize facts or dates. But what I watch, I can remember. On the other hand, my husband forgets. If we watch a movie we both watched ten years…