Do You Like to Make Things with Clay?

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About nine or ten years ago, I was writing regularly on eHow and I got to know another writer who lives here in Orange County, CA. When eHow changed the way they paid, we both moved to InfoBarrel ... and later moved on to other writing projects. Eventually, my online friend invited me to lunch at her house and we have been regularly seeing each other since then. She writes about entirely different topics than I do. While I write a lot about retirement for my blog and the stock market for the online newspaper where I write, she is very "artsy" and has a blog on how to make a wide variety of crafts. Approximately five years ago, I started writing books on Amazon ... two children's books, two wedding books, a religious book and a book about lies. I kept telling my friend how easy it is to write books using Kindle Direct Publishing and CreateSpace ... and they are both free. A few months ago, she decided to write a book on how to make hinged bracelets out of clay. The bracelets she made are amazing! She had me come to her home and I tried on all 25 of the bracelets. She photographed the bracelets every step of the way while she made them. Once she was finished creating and photographing them, she wrote a book! I helped my friend edit her book, looking mostly for grammar and spelling errors. I also read to see if I thought I would be able to make the 25 bracelets myself, based on the instructions she included with the photos. I found her instructions very clear and detailed. She just published the book in February, and has already sold several dozen copies. I'm so proud of her! I don't think of myself as "crafty," but I was really impressed with the book she put together ... and proud of her for trying! If you like to make things out of clay, you might want to check it out!