{"id":67558,"date":"2017-08-08T11:13:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T18:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/?p=67558"},"modified":"2018-02-25T13:40:17","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T21:40:17","slug":"self-publishing-journeys-sandra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/self-publishing-journeys-sandra\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Publishing Journeys"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_67594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67594\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/maya-sandra-la-book-festival.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-67594\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/maya-sandra-la-book-festival.jpg\" alt=\"Maya, Julia Rae and Sandra at LA Times book festival\" width=\"400\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/maya-sandra-la-book-festival.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/maya-sandra-la-book-festival-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maya with Sandra (right) and her daughter Julia Rae(middle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Matthew and I changed the format of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schoolofthefreemind.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our School<\/a> to be independent study as well as more financially accessible, our hope was that folks would take full advantage of all the numerous materials to support them and their publishing endeavors.<\/p>\n<p>Publishing a children&#8217;s book, whether through traditional means or self-publishing, can be huge. Not just the physical creation but also powerful for the body, heart and mind too. It&#8217;s why I teach the way I do and why I focus on a holistic framework.<\/p>\n<p>We weren&#8217;t quite sure whether our hopes and changes for the School were manifesting. Many times we don&#8217;t hear how the work affects people until years later. So we couldn&#8217;t have been more pleased when after a school check-in email we were contacted by Sandra expressing how much she was getting out of the school. <\/p>\n<p>Sandra was using the materials in exactly the way we had hoped, self-publishing a book and starting her own press! She was taking action and she was bringing her whole family along for the ride. We were lucky enough to connect in person when I was at the LA Times book festival and I of course had to ask if we could do a short interview to hear more about her, her book and press, and how the School has supported her on her journey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #964e98;\">It&#8217;s with my great pleasure that I present the first interview in my Self-Publishing Journeys series. I hope this will be the first of many student spotlights!<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #964e98;\"><strong>Maya: Welcome, welcome, so first off I always like people to introduce themselves.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<p><strong>Sandra:<\/strong> Hello. I\u2019m Sandra. I\u2019m an author of bilingual children\u2019s books. I write books to share with families, English and Spanish words that tickle the tongue, words that enchant the mind, and words that tease the ear. I proudly parent two kind-hearted and creative human beings. I am the daughter of brave Mexican parents who brought me to California when I was 3 years old.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; width: 50%; float: right; font-size: 1.4em; text-align: center; color: #79677b;\">\n<blockquote><p>I am a community activist for social, economic, and racial justice&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>I was raised with the deepest love, respect, and encouragement that a child could have. I am a <em>Danzante <\/em>\u2013 Aztec Dancer. I connect with <em>Tonantzin<\/em>, Mother Earth, through this \u201ckinesthetic prayer\u201d that has been practiced for centuries. \u00a0I am a community activist for social, economic, and racial justice because the balance on our wonderful planet that promotes love and happiness is off. I am a professional in the early childhood education field. I am passionate about family literacy and early learning where young children of color expand their vocabulary with sophisticated words because this enriches their life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #964e98;\"><strong>Maya: Exactly the kind of person we had hoped would use the school and materials! So, what led you to join School of the Free Mind and what courses are you focused on?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<p><strong>Sandra:<\/strong> I learned about you in 2013 when I was researching bilingual children\u2019s books written by Latino authors to develop literacy tools for families during my graduate studies. I created a Family Conversation Guide based on your book, \u201c<em>My Colors, My World\/Mis colores, mi mundo<\/em>\u201d because the robust vocabulary words in your book aligned perfectly with the goal of my school project.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; width: 50%; float: left; font-size: 1.4em; text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote><p>The way the action steps were set up seemed doable for me and I could not have been more convinced that I\u2019d finally make progress on my goal to self-publish.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Late in 2016, as I sought resources for publishing my book, I went to your author website. It was then when I first learned about School of the Free Mind and I signed up for your mailing list. I was enthralled to read the details of all the courses you offered.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2017, I signed up for the School and specifically for your <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.schoolofthefreemind.com\/courses\/make-books-now-action-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make Books NOW!<\/a><\/em> course. The ten-step action program caught my attention immediately because it had been about two years since I was \u201cworking on\u201d publishing my book, but wasn\u2019t getting past Step 1! The way the action steps were set up seemed doable for me and I could not have been more convinced that I\u2019d finally make progress on my goal to self-publish.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to focusing on the <em>Make Books NOW!<\/em> course, I have also spent quite I bit of time on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schoolofthefreemind.com\/courses\/the-heart-of-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Heart of It<\/em><\/a> course. My favorite part of this course is how incredibly inspiring it is for authors to create children\u2019s book that truly do have the potential to change the world. And it does so with such lovely language!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #964e98;\"><strong>Maya: I have to say this definitely makes me smile. So from your perspective as a person of color, what did you find at School of the Free Mind that you didn\u2019t find elsewhere?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><!--\n\n<div style=\"display: block; width: 50%; float: right; font-size: 1.4em; text-align: center; color: #79677b;\">\n\n\n<blockquote>I found recognition and validation.<\/blockquote>\n\n-->\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><div class=\"perfect-pullquote vcard pullquote-align-right pullquote-border-placement-left\"><blockquote><p>I found recognition and validation.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div><strong>Sandra:<\/strong> I get a warm sensation in my chest and my eyes are watery as I answer this question\u2026I found recognition and validation. Recognition that my voice, my intentions, and my ideas are meaningful, powerful, and beautiful. Validation that my work, my book, and my message need to be shared with community because lives can be transformed through strengthened bonds between parent and child.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\">Other \u201cschools\u201d I\u2019ve learned from provided important content and resources to publish a book \u2013 basically <em>how<\/em>. With School of the Free Mind, I found that the information and resources, while they are exceptional, were almost secondary. In my perspective, I found that your School is very intentional with sharing the <em>why<\/em> I should publish my books. As I perused your School\u2019s website, my motivation to set specific action steps and deadlines grew because it almost felt like I was doing a disservice to my community by not taking steps! The more I read the goals and objectives of the courses you offered, the more enthusiastic I became to be part of the movement to bring more books authored by POC \u2013 and I understood why this is so crucial.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\">Other sources gave my brain information I needed to publish <em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a<\/span><\/strong> <\/em>book, but your School gave me what was missing. It gifted my heart and my soul the purpose, the inspiration and the affirmation I needed, precisely, to bring <em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">my<\/span><\/strong> <\/em>book to life.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #964e98;\"><strong>Maya: So my &#8220;evil plan&#8221; is working, lol!\u00a0 I know you\u2019re working on publishing a book this year and starting your own press! How have the courses supported you in this? <\/strong><\/h5>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><strong>Sandra:<\/strong> For the first time in my very-long-children\u2019s-book-publishing-journey, I set a date for the release of my book! The reason my book will be published November 2017 is because I am following the 10-month timeline that was set by <em>Make Books NOW!<\/em> We are on track to self-publish our book because of the support from the course. For example, the manuscript was pretty close to complete when I enrolled in January, but I didn\u2019t have a clear understanding of the editing process, book layout, or illustration details. I do now.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\">I knew that my book would be published somehow, someday, but it never crossed my mind that <strong>my<\/strong> press would be the one publishing our book! Forty-hour work weeks and <em>Danza<\/em> take up much of my time, leaving very limited hours to work on the publishing process \u2013 never mind having time left to actually research the information you need to establish a press.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; width: 50%; float: left; font-size: 1.4em; text-align: center; color: #79677b;\">\n<blockquote><p>The manuscript was pretty close to complete when I enrolled in January, but I didn\u2019t have a clear understanding of the editing process, book layout, or illustration details.<br \/>\nI do now.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\">What I appreciated the most is the very detailed outline with sequential steps needed to advance on my publishing journey. All the tasks are listed clearly, all the links you\u2019ll need (and then some!) are provided, vast resources are laid out in the simplest form. The videos keep me engaged, the infographics within the course are amazing, and when I have questions, Matthew is more than generous with his time answering my inquiries. Many nights, I\u2019ve said to my family, \u201cOh my God! I could not have figured this out myself. Matthew and Maya saved me so much time!\u201d It\u2019s true.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\">In particular, Step 4 taught about the business aspects of publishing a book and establishing a press. This was my favorite step because I felt so supported with understanding the process and it wasn\u2019t frustrating at all because I had all the tools at my fingertips. I can\u2019t imagine how many hours were spent collecting the information in the course manual and then creating such an attractive tool for the user. \u00a0Thanks to Step 4 of <em>Make Books Now!<\/em> I had an ISBN for my book and all the required licensing for our press. (Geez, Matthew and Maya, seriously you two are amazing! Take a bow please.) \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #964e98;\"><strong>Maya: That&#8217;s so sweet Sandra. We&#8217;ve always felt compelled to share anything we learn with our community. We felt like if we could do it, then others could too.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #964e98;\"><strong>Speaking of which, since the school has an independent study format and publishing a book is a big endeavor, I\u2019m curious if you have advice about how you stay focused and motivated on your path?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<p><strong>Sandra:<\/strong> A HUGE endeavor indeed! Since I work full-time outside of my home, balancing my time and maintaining a strong focus has been a tremendous challenge. However, I did implement a few strategies that helped. This year, colleagues at my office started somewhat of a \u201cself-care club\u201d. During the week, we practiced five minutes of meditation and three minutes of visualization each afternoon. My visualization was dedicated to seeing my book published and out in the world! I even planned my book-launch party during those three minutes!<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; width: 50%; float: right; font-size: 1.4em; text-align: center; color: #79677b;\">\n<blockquote><p>Definitely, being accountable to my word is keeping me motivated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another strategy was to share my release date with as many people as I could. Definitely, being accountable to my word is keeping me motivated. It also helped that my colleagues asked me to do a read aloud of my manuscript and give a small presentation on my self-publishing journey. My smile shines with encouragement when I have people asking if I am taking pre-orders of my book! Also, I made a promise that I would not skip my lunch break and I use those hours during the week to view the course webinars and read the material. Finally, I scheduled every Sunday as an \u201cauthor work day\u201d on my calendar. It doesn\u2019t always unfold as such , but I still appreciate the notification on my cell every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. because it reminds me that I\u2019m on a mission!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #964e98;\"><strong>Maya: Fabulous suggestions! I&#8217;ve always been very disciplined myself but I know it can be tricky in the mix of life so hearing strategies from others is always helpful. You\u2019ve shared with me that your kids have been involved in the process in different ways too, can you tell us more about that and why you think it\u2019s important to have them be a part of it?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><strong>Sandra:<\/strong> The first book that we are publishing is co-authored by my 10-year old daughter, Julia Rae. The story is inspired by her and a heart-warming conversation we had when she was about 4 years old. The entire writing process was completed with her input and approval. All our books will be bilingual and they will feature a robust vocabulary because I know, firsthand, that this is a need in communities of color. Each book will have a glossary with child-friendly definitions, created by Julia Rae, that parents can use as a tool to teach their children the words found in the book. My children have always been word lovers and word teachers. My son, Cristian Gabriel, who is now 15 is phenomenal at helping us explain the meaning of fancy words to preschoolers in a very child-friendly way. He is also our IT guy.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; width: 50%; float: left; font-size: 1.4em; text-align: center; color: #79677b;\">\n<blockquote><p>It\u2019s important that they hear the truth. It\u2019s important that they know their role in helping this world become one where many other worlds fit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\">Since they were very little, both Julia and Cristian listed \u201cpublish a chapter book\u201d on their bucket list. I know that they will one day check that item off the list. I am ecstatic to know that their books will be added to the total books published by Chican@ authors. I\u2019ve learned from you how important this is. My children heard you speak on the panel at the Festival of Books in Los Angeles this spring. They heard <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/the-time-is-now\/\">the facts and the sad statistics<\/a> on the number of books that POC need to publish in order for us to be equal to the number of books being published by White Americans. It\u2019s important that they hear the truth. It\u2019s important that they know their role in helping this world become one where many other worlds fit. In our family, we do that through community activism, through education, and through sharing with others what we know.<\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #964e98;\"><strong>Maya: The statistics are sobering which is what makes me so happy to see you and your family taking such amazing action. So, tell us more about your book and press and how people can find out more and stay in touch<\/strong>.<\/h5>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<p><strong>Sandra:<\/strong> The name of our press is Skillful &amp; Soulful Press. Our family created the following vision and mission statements:<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><strong>Vision<\/strong>: A world where parents and their children are creators of social change and community well-being.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><strong>Mission:<\/strong> To inspire families to live courageously, learn endlessly, and love passionately so our world is better.<\/div>\n<p>The books we publish will promote the Skillful &amp; Soulful Movement. This movement is about living a balanced life. Skillful refers to living in a logical and analytical way &#8211; fully in our masculine energy . Soulful refers to living in tune with our intuition and creativity \u2013 fully in our feminine energy. We believe that our best, most blissful, experiences as human beings will be lived when we master the art of living in a way that is both skillful and soulful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; width: 50%; float: right; font-size: 1.4em; text-align: center; color: #79677b;\">\n<blockquote><p>The name of our press is Skillful &amp; Soulful Press. Our first book, <em>\u201cMommy, Tell Me Why I Am Radiant\u201d<\/em> is a bilingual picture book.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\">Our first book, <em>\u201cMommy, Tell Me Why I Am Radiant\u201d<\/em> is a bilingual picture book. The book highlights a delightful mother-daughter conversation reminding moms that children will often grow up to be just like them. When moms live a joyful and radiant life, their children learn to live equally as joyful and radiant. The positive words help increase little girls\u2019 self-confidence and self-worth (and perhaps moms\u2019 too!). The robust vocabulary helps close the \u201cword gap\u201d which is the difference in the number of words children from families of different socioeconomic backgrounds hear. Reading experts say that young children who hear new and interesting words are better prepared to succeed when they enter school. This also promotes a love of language that helps children become stronger readers. Finally, the awe-inspiring similes in <em>\u201cMommy, Tell Me Why I Am Radiant\u201d<\/em> inspire a family\u2019s deeper appreciation of nature and our Mother Earth.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\">Reynaldo Mora is the artist illustrating the book. He, too, is a community activist and <em>Danzante<\/em> who shares the same political values and societal beliefs as my children and I, so the energy that he brings to this book series is simply extraordinary. We can\u2019t wait to see the final art! The book will be sold through Amazon and indie book stores in late November. Our website will be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skillfulandsoulful.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.skillfulandsoulful.com<\/a> and should be live in September or October.<\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 5px; color: #964e98;\"><strong>Maya: Sounds amazing and powerFULL. I can&#8217;t wait to see the final book in print and I anticipate many more to come! Is there anything else you\u2019d like to share about you or the journey so far?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5%; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><strong>Sandra:<\/strong> I want to share words of gratitude with you, Matthew, and Sky too! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, for your super powers! The work that you have done and continue to do is magical. Please know that your effort is changing lives and the values guiding your School of the Free Mind are transforming the world to be more wonderful.<\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; color: #964e98; border-bottom:2px solid #964e98;\"><strong>Maya: Thank YOU for sharing and for giving us a window in to your process, Sandra. I look forward to checking back in again once your book releases and your website is live!<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Definitely keep an eye out for more from Sandra and Skillful &#038; Soulful Press. And get her debut book <em>&#8220;Mommy, Tell Me Why I Am Radiant&#8221;<\/em> when it hit shelves in November!  <\/p>\n<p><strong>For more about School of the Free Mind,<\/strong> take a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schoolofthefreemind.com\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\">our school website<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schoolofthefreemind.com\/course-samples\/\" target=\"_blank\">view sample course materials<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schoolofthefreemind.com\/courses\/#join-classroom\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>join the classroom<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve reduced the registration fee for these last 5 months of 2017.<br \/>\nA great time to get started on <strong>your <\/strong>book and get the creative juices flowing!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.schoolofthefreemind.com\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/3r-new-images2.jpg\" alt=\"School of the Free Mind\" width=\"640\" height=\"785\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67267\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/3r-new-images2.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/3r-new-images2-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Matthew and I changed the format of our School to be independent study as well as more financially accessible, our hope was that folks would take full advantage of all the numerous materials to support them and their publishing endeavors. 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