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Instagram for writers

Author Mindset, Marketing

Writers tend to fall into two categories when it comes to social media. They either hate it or they love it. Instagram in recent years has completely taken off with 600 million active users worldwide! But I don’t blame writers who think Instagram is not for them. After all, writing a novel on a computer isn’t very interesting or glamorous to look at. However, with so many users and our readers being on Instagram, it’s a social media platform worth exploring and If we’re serious about getting our books and author brands out in the world, Instagram is something we should be on! If you feel lost, daunted and have no idea […]

New Release: The Time Capsule Book for kids

Books

I just released a new book! It was an idea I had nearly two years ago. I wanted to create a Time Capsule Book that you put away for when you’re an adult and all grown up. It’s a color workbook with questions to make kids think. Hopefully it will warm peoples hearts and be a laugh when the kids are older! Here’s the description from Amazon, subject to changing: The Time Capsule Book for Kids is a message in a bottle intended to be completed now and read when kids grow-up. Kids complete the colorful workbook and parents keep safe for when it’s time to open. Designed to be treasured, your […]

I’m changing things up

Life

You may have noticed some changes with ActivePatience.com and the news is I’m changing things up. New theme has been uploaded from Bluchic and I’m currently rebranding with a new logo and header image. The Rebranding includes dropping Active Patience and going with my author name Nicole Cappelleri. This is has been a long time coming and I just wish I had of went with my real name originally but you never know where your blogging or writing journey will take you. So stay tuned, I will be launching all by my newsletter. Nicole Capppelleri XOXOXO

Why Amazon is going to be good for Aussie Indies

Author Mindset, Books, Business

Amazon is coming to Australia! Finally! Well, actually we always had access to Amazon but it always cost too much to ship anything over down under so it wasn’t really worth it. We Aussie’s tend to be a protected and set-in-our-ways kind of bunch too. We like our shopping centers and online stores with free shipping and we accept $25 books at the airport are just the norm here. But maybe things are about to change…. With this new and predictable news that has been a long time coming, many people seem to be divided. Retailers are apparently bracing themselves while consumers are waiting to open their wallets. For the rest of us […]