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@lisa-barnes I *think* the lingo you're looking for is copywriter? I'd be interested to hear if you do find someone!

I just published Berlin Braids, a pair of fingerless gloves featuring a seven-stranded horizontal French braid. Horizontal cables are one of my specialities since I invented this technique.

Please share the news about the pattern on social media.

We're working out the details in trying to get there . . . . its coming up fast!!! If we come, it'll be
Lea-Ann McGregor and Tom, 260-499-0406, lea-ann@knittingtoday.com and we'd arrive late Friday and leave, umm, Monday? Doesn't give time for sight-seeing, darn it.

@jessica YAY! I'm so glad you pushed through and came up with your definition! So much easier to know see when you've reached it!
Also – I LOVE that you're going to use this with your kids! I think last summer @joeli-kelly made a Map with the goal of “family fun”, so her kids could see all that was planned for the summer (or something like that?)

Yay for raising consignment percentages!
Andrea did ask about the date (it does not collide with her next class) and I told her several times that I'm certain their customer base does not overlap. I had asked her before I talked to the other LYS and she was not happy with the idea. But she'll live with it now.
About the funny: I have a reflex to…[Read more]

AWW YEEEAAAH

::thumbs up::

I hemmed and hawed about talking to the owner of the store where I sell on consignment about changing the percentage I got on sales, and when I finally did, she said, “great! how much do you think it should be? I've been waiting for you to ask because I don't know much about this either!” Funny how things work out, eh?

Thanks @karen-whooley, this is exactly the kind of help I was looking for! I don't have a blog or newsletter, but am thinking of posting about each new release on Facebook and offering a coupon for a week for each pattern. Many of my designs are craft show type projects, so I am thinking of adding some info on tips for producing several items at a…[Read more]

When I do a re-release, I do them one at a time. I write a blog post about the intention of the pattern about a week before and then a week later Offer a $1.00 off the re-release to my blog readers and then $1.50 off to my newsletter subscribers. I also mention the sale in my ravelry group. (The $1 off) I feel that my newsletter deserves a bit…[Read more]

1. I am trying to recover from Spring Break and my hubs going out of town unexpectedly for a long period of time. I'm feeling lost and unsure of how to get back in the groove. I didn't reach 2 out of 3 target goals and I am currently trying to figure out what my next goal should be. They were to gain 2 more distributors and to find an art agent.…[Read more]

Hi @terri!

When you donate items, are a sole proprietor and you are in the USA, you cannot write off a charity as a business expense. Because I do this from time to time, is write off the product amount as a loss or reduction in inventory as an Owner Draw. Then I can use that as a personal charitable contribution on my Taxes.

I always get a…[Read more]

what's going well? I'm still chipping away at all the things.

what are you working on? Plans. I missed my on-my-schedule CYM time last week due to going to my inlaws but hope to carve some time out of this holiday week. E thought he was going into the city today for meetings, but after making him pesach lunch and his getting ready he got a text…[Read more]

I'm right in the middle of this now! I'm writing/self-publishing two pattern book(let)s with Alison Glass, and In my experience (with Wiley and C&T) self-publishing is the exact same amount of work. I was lucky enough to be able to slow down my consulting in order to spend the last 18 months on these books. I couldn't have done it if I had to…[Read more]

Whatcha workin on?
Finishing up the first draft of my book so I can get it to the editor next week. Also working on the cover illustrations/trying to figure out what I want to do with that.

What’s going well?
Wrote out a launch plan for this book which initially stressed me out but there's something to be said about chipping away at the little t…[Read more]

Thank you! I'll put a note in my calender then to check out your questions again after my holiday.