​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 (if you don't, click here to sign up for the newsletter!) or participated in the "Write Your 2019 into Existence" Challenge, you've received emails that I created and sent from my email service provider MailerLite.

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...

I'm an old-school pencil to paper planner kind of girl, and my go-to planner since around 2014 has been 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 10% 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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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: A Collection of Li Yun's Publications and Book Recommendations 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!

• Happy National Poetry Month: Picture Books for Your Little Poets
• Picture Books for Women's History Month & International Women's Day
• Picture Books for the Holidays: Thanksgiving through Día de los Reyes
• Picture Books for Fall, Halloween & Día de los Muertos
• Books for Little Baseball Fans
• Breastfeeding Board Books (scroll to the bottom of the post)
• ​Puerto Rico Picture Books
• Picture Books for this (difficult) Political Climate