Hi, I'm Aila. And I have a problem. Today's scheduled blog post was supposed to be about my other hobby: Weaving. You know, those big pretty things people sometimes hang on their wall? Yeah, I enjoy making them. But I'm home sick today (yesterday for you) and I don't feel like setting up the photography … Continue reading Operation: Digital Declutter
Howdy, folks. I'm a little under the weather, and was so glad to see I'd scheduled today for revisiting an old post. Normally I might engage in some light banter here before we dive right in, but, I'm far more interested in getting back to some hot tea, so let's pretend I've been witty and … Continue reading Posts Revisited: The Success Mindset for Introverts
Happy Monday, folks! Continuing on from last week's post, today I'm sharing a few more tips for Canva! Quick Tips 1.| Want to add a text box to your design? Sure, you could go the long route...or simply press the letter T! (Not while inside a current text box of course, silly.) And bingobango you've … Continue reading Canva Tips, part two
Good morning, folks! One of my sweet friends has recommended for some time now that I write a blog post about Canva, specifically my tips and tricks, so here goes: First, I am going to assume you know what Canva is because I only talk about it all the time. Second, this is not an affiliate post. … Continue reading Canva Tips, part one
Happy New Year, my loves! I hope you had the most wonderful holiday season that has ever holidayed. Let's address my title image for a moment: 2018 sucked. It did for me, anyway, and I know it wasn't the best for several of my nearest and dearest. But, in an endeavor not to dwell on … Continue reading Twenty Nineteen
Do you remember the episode of Friends where Monica takes a job testing a new product called Mockolate, a nasty chocolate substitute that fizzed in Monica's mouth? This isn't that sort of mockolate. We're doing a secret Santa thing at work and, well, it's no secret around the office I am a fan of dark … Continue reading Mockolate
Guess what.... Today I have a video for you. YUP. You read that correctly. A VIDEO. (Let me preface this with an apology for my extremely nervous voice and small lapses in coherence...I was quite nervous.) Here's part five of the DIY Cover series. Assembling in Photoshop Thanks for watching! xoxo I know I'm not … Continue reading DIY Cover Design, pt. 5
We're not far from wrapping up this series. If you're just joining us, check out Part One, Part Two, Part Two.Five, and Part Three. All right, it's time to turn over our book and concentrate on the back. There is a LOT of information you might choose to put on the back of your novel. … Continue reading DIY Book Covers, Pt. 4
Happy Monday, folks! Let's get down to brass tacks, shall we? If you haven't seen the first two posts in this series, please direct yourself to them first. Part One Part Two Now, I know last week I said we were going to move on to spines and back covers today...but I've had a few … Continue reading DIY Book Cover Design, pt. 2.5
Hey! You're back. Today we're going to begin work on the front cover. If you're not "back" but showing up for the first time, check out my post from last week before you get too far, as I cover some pretty important questions you need to ask yourself before you decide to make your own book … Continue reading DIY Book Cover Design, pt. 2
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