A celebration.

Published: Wed, 11/25/20

I run several programs on writing, communication, marketing, and publishing each year—including one called The Tiny Book Course.

In this course, we guide people through the journey of writing and self-publishing a short book, typically around 30 to 70 pages.

These books may be “tiny” in terms of page count, but they are full of big ideas and made with huge amounts of love. Greatness in a small package.

Today's newsletter is a celebration of our course graduates and their beautiful work.

Take a look at just a few of the books that got released this year...

Most of these people are first-time authors who had never written a book before.

These folks faced all kinds of challenges—lack of time, numerous interruptions from fluffy pets and darling children, perfectionism, doubt, imposter syndrome, computer crashes, COVID-19 shipping and printing delays—but they conquered these obstacles and got it DONE.

The human spirit is truly unstoppable.

Learn more about these authors and their projects here and here.

(We just finished another round of the course, which means even more graduates and books will be added to the website very soon!)

Please go purchase these books (support independent writers), spread the word, and join me in congratulating these writers on this wonderful achievement.

This year, in The Tiny Book Course...

- One person who wrote a book to honor her brother's life after he passed away. She gave this book to her brother's kids, so they could learn things about their dad that they never knew before.

- Another person wrote a book about traditional Hindu festivals, so her kids could learn about this part of their family and heritage.

- One woman wrote a book titled Beyond the Hashtag: The Spirit, Heart, and Love of Black Men, a powerful book that she hopes will be "a little bit of the medicine the world needs."

- Others wrote books about how to have challenging conversations, how to tackle bias and prejudice, how to find ease and peace amidst difficult times, how to overcome perfectionism, how to meditate using healing crystals, how to get a restful night's sleep, and more.

- We had numerous people co-write a children's book along with their kids, including a book about Bubbles the dog and his amazing adventures, and lessons from Santa and the North Pole.

- We had books of poetry, essay collections, fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, family recipes, journals, books for clients, and more.

- We had authors in every decade of life—from kiddos and youngsters all the way to one writer in her 80s.

. . .

Tiny books are a big deal.

Tiny projects can change the world.

If you want to create something beautiful—whether it's a book or anything else—it is never too soon, and never too late.

Today is not over yet.

-Alex

PS. You dream about writing a book, but life is so busy and you don't have much time? Watch this free mini class on How to Write a Book When You Have Absolutely No Time to Write a Book. Here's a workbook, too. Enjoy.

PPS. The Tiny Book Course is coming back in 2021. Want to join us? Because you're on my mailing list, you can enroll in the 2021 course early and save money, too. REPLY to this email with the secret password—UNICORN—and we’ll send you all the details. Let's bring your book into the world.