It was a simple question coming out of the mouth of a very frustrated Mom as she watched her 4-year-old hop-and-skip-and-dance around the other shoppers waiting in line to check out. Mom wanted her to settle down and behave . . . you know . . . “get in line” . . . look “well-trained.” […]

If your book is on Amazon, you may have received the notices this week from Create Space about their transition with KDP and how it affects your book(s). If you have not yet read those emails, please find them and read them. If you have not yet received any emails from CreateSpace about your books, you […]

You know that feeling . . . when a song gets stuck in your head in a perpetual loop? I don’t even recall where I would have heard this song recently, but there it was . . . straight from Mary Poppins! Oh, oh, oh! Let’s go fly a K.I.T.E. Up to the highest height […]

Congratulations to our author client, Stephanie Paasch, for completing her first book in the Sparklepants Series! “Sparklepants: Moving Day” is a fun-packed children’s picture book featuring Ellie Marie, Sparklepants (a VERY SPECIAL puppy), her Mommy, Daddy, brother Remmington and sister Alyssa on their big moving day adventure. This is the first time that Ellie Marie […]

January 2019 will be the 15th Anniversary of Davis Creative. I’d love to be able to say it has all been “smooth sailing,” but as with any growing business, we’ve celebrated our “ups” and learned from our “downs”! Looking back over the last decade-and-a-half, I’ve learned 3 key strategies for thriving . . . ALIGN your […]

The grand-bubs stopped by for a few hours  last week while Mom ran some errands. Ages 6.5 and 4 years, they are still not too sure about our super-wiggly, hyper-active new puppy who wants to lick their faces and jump all over them. Having a 4-month-old puppy around is a new experience for them. They […]

Complacency becomes the fog that obscures our hopes and dreams and convinces us that it is much easier to just DO-IT-LATER. As we settle into our complacency, we run the risk of convincing ourselves that all is well, yet bemoan others as we watch them sail on by. Much was the story of Meryl. Her […]

It was a much simpler time, in 1939. In this photo, my mother was 16 and on her way to the annual “Cherokee Strip Land Run” celebration in her home town of Ponca City, Oklahoma. Much like today’s county fairs, there would have been a carnival atmosphere with games, events and DANCES! If there was […]

Almost 15 years. A lot has changed in our world of branding, designing and publishing since we started Davis Creative. We’ve made a lot of pivots, and we still LOVE what we do, Years ago, way before I started working for myself, I heard Les Brown on PBS talking about the “pivot” as he shared the […]

Thank you for your recent referrals! Because of you, we are able to help more small business owners grow their businesses! A long-time client recently commented . . . “People are amazed when we tell them we are self-published. The books you design for us look like they have been produced by a traditional publisher!” We invest 100% […]