If 2020 hasn't made you revisit your relationship to planning, then I don't know what would.

While most of  my plans got turned on their heads this year, I've still found solace in penciling in Zoom calls and tentative deadlines. I've even appreciated recording milestones like number of weeks in quarantine - ahhhhhh! (maybe that last one is just me?).
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If you're anything like me and like planning and/or keeping records of these crazy times, then you might also be a fan my go-to planner since 2014: the Passion Planner. 
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​If you're on the market for a new planner, I highly recommend the Passion Planner. If you're a first time buyer and you use any of the Passion Planner links on this page, you'll get a $5 Off coupon code that you can use towards your purchase.

Read on to get more inside looks into my favorite planner.

This is the #1 tool I recommend for writers and educators. It's an affordable piece of software that allows you to brainstorm, organize research, draft, organize, revise, revise, revise ALL IN ONE PLACE.

​I first bought Scrivener​ in 2012 to write my dissertation.

I brainstormed, drafted, revised, revised, and revised that dissertation (and various offshoots: articles, conference papers, writing samples) on Scrivener.

I quickly realized how powerful this tool was and I started using it for everything: poetry manuscripts, job applications -- even wedding planning!

Read on to learn more about how I use Scrivener, to see Scrivener in action, and to discover how YOU can use Scrivener to transform your own writing life!
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​Since 2010, I've hosted my author website on Weebly and I couldn't be happier.

I strongly believe every writer should have a website, and Weebly makes it easy to get a site up and running right away. If you're looking for the right platform to build your author website, read on for the top three reasons I recommend Weebly.
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If you receive my monthly newsletters, you've received emails that I created and sent from my email service provider MailerLite.
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​As a writer, one of the best ways to connect directly with your audience, and provide them with valuable insights, information, entertainment, offers, and access is through email. There's nothing quite like updating readers directly and building relationships through this tried and true method of communication.

Read on for Five Reasons I'm Loving MailerLite...

2018 is the year I fell in love with Audiobooks...

I've gathered the books and resources I mention throughout the site and blog into one handy list:

By Li Yun Alvarado

• Words or Water by Li Yun Alvarado
• Li Yun Alvarado's Poems
• Li Yun Alvarado's Bookshop: Li Yun's Publications and Book Recommendation Lists at Bookshop.org

​Book Recommendations on the Blog

• Busy Book Nerds: It's Time to Embrace Audiobooks (audiobook recommendations included)
• 2018 Book Round Up: Books for Gifting This Holiday Season
• Breastfeeding Books (scroll to the bottom of the post)
• Breastfeeding Resources 
• Puerto Rico Books
• Teaching Puerto Rico Resources​​​

I've gathered the picture books and children's books I mention on my blog into one handy list. My recommendations especially highlight books that feature underrepresented voices, characters, and historical figures.

Explore and share these gifts with the littles in your life!

Cultura & Family Life

• ​Puerto Rico Picture Books
• Libros Bilingües / Bilingual Books
• Breastfeeding Board Books
• Picture Books for Siblings
• Picture Books for Bedtime
• Eat, Play/Learn, Love
• Activity Books & Toys

Seasonal Fun & Holidays

• Picture Books for Women's History Month & International Women's Day (March)
• Books for Little Baseball Fans (March-October)
• Happy National Poetry Month: Picture Books for Your Little Poets (April)
• Picture Books for Fall, Halloween & Día de los Muertos (September - November)
  
• Picture Books for the Holidays: Thanksgiving through Día de los Reyes (November - January)

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  Social Justice

• Board Books for Social Justice
• Resources for Raising Anti-Racist Kids
• Picture Books for this (difficult) Political Climate (crisis at the border)