Diversification: It鈥檚 a buzzword found in nearly every business portfolio manual.

Some folks pick up on it early in their careers.

Katie Faith has picked up on it earlier than most.

The 14-year-old self-published author is expanding her entrepreneurial horizon, with a venture into calendar sales. But, much like the creator, these aren鈥檛 your typical specimens.

These calendars are missing one major component; pictures.

That鈥檚 where the buyer comes in.

鈥淎t first, I wanted to use my own art, but then I figured my art wasn鈥檛 good enough. Then it came to me. Wouldn鈥檛 it be cool if everyone could just do whatever picture they wanted? So for Easter, do an egg picture. Then for July, maybe something Canada鈥� leaves in the fall鈥︹��

By buying a calendar now, children can work on them throughout the summer and autumn months, and have them ready to present to grandma, or grandpa, mom, or dad - whomever - as a Christmas gift.

They looked at other samples online, and improved on what they saw available.

The 2018 Faith Art calendar comes on wire-bound 65-pound cardstock, which is more suitable for painting on. Each month also comes with a creative quote, picked by Katie. There is a 12鈥� by 12鈥� paintable area for each month.

鈥淭here are so many ways you can use this,鈥� said Katie. 鈥淵ou can bring them out to work on, during a rainy day, or maybe bring it out at a birthday party and let everyone do a page.鈥�

Katie said she went through numerous trials before sending her creation to market.

鈥淚 tested all kinds of things - acrylics, pencils, Crayola, water-colour, they鈥檙e all good,鈥� she said.

鈥淭he alcohol-based felt pens aren鈥檛 recommended - they will go through the paper - but anything else is fine,鈥� said Katie鈥檚 mother, Gillian Foster.

The 2018 Faith Art calendar is available at Laughing Oyster Bookstore, online through Amazon at http://amzn.to/2pQP0qY as well as on Etsy at http://etsy.me/2oereEt

The Etsy link also offers Katie鈥檚 exclusive line of paint brushes - another element of Katie鈥檚 ever-expanding portfolio.

And she promises her third book will be out soon.

鈥淗opefully this year,鈥� she said.

Of course, in addition to diversification, another buzzword in business is prioritization. Katie鈥檚 third book may just have to take a back seat to her upcoming final exams 鈥� her Grade 8 final exams.