Barbara Graver

Catholic Writer, Publication Designer, & Content Creator

Recent Drop In Etsy Sales: 5 Lessons Learned

I had a drop in Etsy sales this month. And it was a real learning experience for me. So I thought I’d share what I’d learned here. 1. Don’t Make Sweeping SEO Changes This month I decided to tweak my Etsy SEO. Across all of my ...
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Catholic Book And Card (Etsy Shop Update)

About My Shop Things are going well with Catholic Book And Card. Although, like most things online the shop had a slow start. I created Catholic Book And Card in 2018 under another name and never really used it. Then rebranded it last summer as ...
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Desolation & Courage (6th Rule of St. Ignatius)

The sixth: although in desolation we should not change our first proposals, it is very advantageous to change ourselves intensely against the desolation itself, as by insisting more upon prayer, meditation, upon much examination, and upon ...
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Happy Easter!

Wishing everyone a wonderful Easter! I am so looking forward to celebrating the Mass in Church next year but am really grateful to have it available via video this year. May God bless us all!
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Romance or Fantasy: Genres & Tropes

The Romance or Fantasy Genre Dilemma Lately I’ve been wondering if I should be thinking of my new series as romance or fantasy. The current manuscript isn’t my first. I’ve written fantasy, paranormal fantasy and contemporary ...
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Unknown Threat by Lynn H. Blackburn

Unknown Threat (affiliate link) by Lynn H. Blackburn is a Christian romantic suspense novel focused on FBI Agent Faith Malone and Secret Service Agent Luke Powell. As the book opens Luke and one of his Secret Service Agent friends are wounded by ...
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Forest of Thorns eBook Update

I’ve made some plot changes to my ebook in process. The characters and the basic world I’ve been building in my head haven’t really changed. But I did decide that it would be fun to have my characters chasing the preternatural ...
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