Happy Friday!

 

I want to extend *congratulations* to a few beautiful humans in our community. 

 

- Congratulations to Karen Arrington, author of Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, and Opportunity for Black Women in America. I had the privilege of coaching Karen as she wrote this wonderful book, editing the manuscript, and then releasing it through my Tiny Press publishing imprint. Karen's book won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Instructional Literary Work. Karen, you are the bomb-dot-com. 

 

- Congratulations to Irene O'Garden, author of Glad to Be Human: Adventures in Optimism, which was released just a few days ago! This is another book released through the Tiny Press, the imprint I launched in collaboration with Mango Publishing. Irene's writing has garnered praise from Elizabeth Gilbert, and many others. Glad to Be Human is collection of essays about finding beauty in life's darkest moments, cultivating a spirit of optimism no matter what, and remembering all the reasons why you feel "glad to be human." I can't think of a better message for this exact moment in history. Congratulations on this new book, Irene! Happy book-birthday to you!

 

- Congratulations to Sherry Richert Belul, author of Say it Now: 33 Creative Ways to Say I Love You to the Most Important People in Your Life. I loved working with Sherry to develop and release this beautiful book. The book is now available even more places, including Target. Several great reviews for the book have rolled in, too. Sherry is one of the most kind, compassionate people I know. It's always awesome to see good people doing good work, and being recognized for their efforts. Sherry: you rock.

 

- Congratulations to...you! Because whoever you are, reading this right now, I bet you have many victories (big and small) that deserve recognition. You've been homeschooling your kids and haven't lost your marbles yet. You've been remembering to breathe deeply. You managed to eat some broccoli this week. You put pants on today. You've been reaching out to friends to make sure they're okay. Your efforts matter. Your contributions matter. You matter. And you're doing a great job. 

Have a beautiful weekend.

 

Be kind to yourself. 

 

-Alex

 

PS. If you dream about writing a book, but you feel overwhelmed by the process, sign up for this course. Learn from me and my amazing colleague Lindsey. We guide you from Point A ("I wanna write a book!") to Point B ("OMG, I wrote a book!") in a refreshing, simple, and joyful manner. Yes, you really can do this...and it will feel amazing to hold the completed book in your hands! Enroll soon because the course starts in 1 week. And yup, we've got payment plans available if you need more time to handle the money stuff. No prob.

 

PPS. Got a question about the book-writing course? Email: support@tinybookcourse.com. Thank you!

 

PPPS. Need some new music for your weekend? I love this chill, beautiful album. And this playlist is so good.

 

PPPPS. Surprise! I made something new. It's a card deck. I was going to wait to announce it, but then I got impatient because I'm too excited. I hope it brightens your day. Enjoy.