Book Doula

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The Back story:

In 2010 when I self published my first book, my friend Nisha was that person for me. I had a stack of poetry from a year of performing at the Seattle Poetry Slam, but I had no idea what steps to take to go from being a writer to becoming a published author. I took some classes. I learned how to write query letters. But I realized that for my poetry I didn't feel comfortable giving up autonomy to a publisher. I wanted to have 100% creative control from the cover to the layout. Nisha had recently self published her book so we met and she showed me how she did it. She walked me through everything step by step.

Fast forward. After that book, God, Hair, Love and America, I wrote and self published two more collections of poetry and two children's books, learning more each time. Then I worked with a group of youth through Global Visionaries to write and produce and anthology of poetry about their experiences in Guatemala. First I designed curriculum and facilitated five writing workshops then I worked with a group of students who made the anthology into their senior project. Together we edited, put together the layout and created the cover art. Once we published it, we set it up so that all proceed went toward the scholarship fund for future youth traveling to Guatemala. In 2024 I worked with Hinton Publishing to publish a hybrid memoir/ anthology of my work. It won a bronze medal in the Ippy Awards in the category of Creative Non Fiction.

While I have a lot to share around publishing, for me the best part of being a book doula is actually supporting people to write their books. Whether your goal is to publish or not, there is value in finishing the work. I have already helped several people finish their books and I love doing it. Take the first step and reach out so that this can be the year you write your memoir.