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One 5th grade teacher, Ms. Ostertag, used Caput Mundi as a classroom project and asked her students to create one-pagers about the story. A big shoutout to Ms. Ostertag for bringing Caput Mundi into her classroom and to her students for sharing their amazing work! Take a look at what ...

Yesterday I got to be part of Open Books, Open Minds, hosted by The Library Journal, School Library Journal and The Horn Book, and I’m still kind of amazed that I got to be part of this conversation! ...

Caput Mundi: The Head of the World just won First Place in three categories at the recent International Firebird Book Awards: Children's Adventure, Children's Fantasy, and Epic Escapades!!! So grateful to everyone who has read and shared Niil's story. It truly means the world! ...

Pub day is tomorrow, and I've been trying to figure out how I feel about it. The truth is, I can't quite put it into one word. I'm excited and nervous, happy and oddly sad, relieved yet anxious, eager yet strangely at peace. So what exactly am I feeling? ...

The Books Forward team is hosting a giveaway for this Caput Mundi swag box, and I’m so excited to finally share it with you all! Inside, you’ll find a mini planting kit, wildflower seed paper, bookmarks, a map and eloment wheel, plus an advanced copy of the book. 🌱📖 ...

I’m sharing something really special today: an animated version of the Caput Mundi cover! I’m obsessed and have been replaying it nonstop ever since I got it 🤩🙌 A huge air hug and thank you to Rose and Whey for this most amazing birthday gift 🥰You can check out their ...

I’m back with another peek at some of the goodies we’re including in the Caput Mundi giveaway! A huge shoutout to @songhkang for designing these beautiful map and eloment wheel art. The details are incredible, and they really bring the world of Caput Mundi to life, especially considering she had ...

I’m so excited to finally reveal the full cover of Caput Mundi Book 1, illustrated by @Wilhelmina.Craw. I’m completely in love with the starry, dreamy mood she created, the halo effect around Niil, and the way Enarii mirrors him with his two fingers held up in the air. It’s incredible ...

Here’s a sneak peek of some of the swag items we’re creating for Caput Mundi! One of the most fun parts of preparing for book giveaways has been putting together the swag box that’ll go out with the advanced copies. I think it’s a great way to say thank you ...

GIVEAWAY TIME! We’re giving away 10 ADVANCED COPIES of CAPUT MUNDI on Goodreads! ✨ Get a sneak preview of the book before anyone else. There’s 27 days left to enter (ends Nov 30, 2025) 1️⃣ Head to the Goodreads giveaway page (https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/425825)2️⃣ Click Enter to Win3️⃣ That’s it! Don’t miss ...

I’m excited to share that I’m working with Layne Mandros from the Book Publicity Team at Books Forward! In this post, I wanted to talk about why I decided to work with a publicist—because hiring one turned out to be a very important step in this whole self-publishing journey. My ...

One of the first + very important steps to self-publishing is building a website, but it was the thing that I procrastinated most. Hopefully you don't do the same because it's really not as scary as it sounds! Here’s a step-by-step guide to building your author website from scratch. No ...

This is one of my favorite quotes in the book, from W.C. Fields: “It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.” Rejection stings a lot, and it’s easy to let it feel like failure. But how others label you doesn’t have to define you. I think what ...

Done. What next? It’s a question I’ve been asking for years. Now that the book’s finally making its way into the world, in this space, I want to share what I can: the steps, the decisions, and all the cool things no one tells you about self-publishing. Hopefully it helps ...