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Summer Mini Writing Quests for Teens: Dive In & Get Curious!

Summer is a great time to explore your writing in new ways. Without assignments for school, you can really let yourself write what you want, how you want — be creative.

Behind the Book: Patterns, Patterns Everywhere

Being an adopted female of Latin and Indigenous descent, I grew up in a family that looked quite different from me. This difference sparked a constant search for understanding. I was always observing, noticing what was different...

Art Exercises for Your Teenager

As a teen, you likely have a great imagination and an endless reservoir of creativity. Whether you express your creativity through making art, music, dance, writing, cooking, or sports—yes, athletes use their creativity each time...

7 Strategies to Find Your Calm on Mother's Day: Let's Talk Motherhood with Jenna Hermans

Jenna Hermans, winner of IBPA’s Benjamin Franklin Award and author of Chaos to Calm, co-founder and COO of Be Courageous   In my book "Chaos to Calm," I share various strategies that help mothers prioritize their...

AAPI Heritage Month is Here: Meet Rowena Scherer

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM) is celebrated annually in May to pay tribute to the current and historical contributions that generations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have made to American society and...

New Year, New Habits

Happy New Year! With each turn around the sun comes the perfect time to reflect and reset. Reflection leads to clarity and clarity leads to action. Action will lead to a year that’s filled with...

Dress Your Holiday Table with Lauren Thomas

Are you entertaining for the holiday season? Well, you’re in luck! Welcome Lauren Thomas, author of The Modern Hippie Table, as she demonstrates the perfect, holiday-themed tablescape. Read her tips below & create stunning surroundings for...

Start the Holidays a Little Dirty

The holiday season is approaching, and it’s time to perfect those seasonal cocktails. Our new book titled Friday Night Cocktails is the book everyone needs to solidify cocktail knowledge and a foolproof menu. Friday Night...

Behind the Book: Dreaming on the Page

I’m passionate about dreams and writing. I wanted to introduce people to what I’d learned from my studies of the science, psychology, and spirituality of dreams and writing. But I’d been told by one agent...