Latest / Adventures in the Heart of Children's Book Authors Podcast / How Lullaby Books Help Kids Sleep and Bond (A Family Story)
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- 2:19Hi,
- 2:19everybody.
- 2:20My
- 2:20name
- 2:20is
- 2:20Lisa
- 2:21Askalise,
- 2:21known
- 2:22as
- 2:22the
- 2:22Inventress.
- 2:23I'm
- 2:23also
- 2:23the
- 2:23author
- 2:24of
- 2:25my
- 2:25favorite
- 2:25book
- 2:26of
- 2:26Lala.
- 2:26I'm
- 2:27so
- 2:27happy
- 2:27to
- 2:27be
- 2:28here.
- 2:28Thank
- 2:28you
- 2:28so
- 2:29much
- 2:29for
- 2:29having
- 2:29me.
- 2:30My
- 2:30pleasure.
- 2:31Lisa,
- 2:31you
- 2:31know,
- 2:31I
- 2:31have
- 2:32to
- 2:32tell
- 2:32you
- 2:32something.
- 2:32First
- 2:33of
- 2:33all,
- 2:33you're
- 2:33close
- 2:34to
- 2:34my
- 2:34heart.
- 2:34I'm
- 2:35a
- 2:35grandparent
- 2:36also.
- 2:36Now
- 2:36I
- 2:36have.
- 2:37I
- 2:37know
- 2:37you
- 2:38have
- 2:38three
- 2:38granddaughters.
- 2:40I
- 2:41have
- 2:41three
- 2:41granddaughters
- 2:42and
- 2:43two
- 2:43grandsons.
- 2:44It's
- 2:45kind
- 2:45of
- 2:45neat
- 2:46to
- 2:46get
- 2:46into
- 2:46this
- 2:46with
- 2:47you
- 2:47because
- 2:48of
- 2:48us
- 2:49having
- 2:49that
- 2:49familiarity
- 2:50with
- 2:51our
- 2:51grandchildren.
- 2:52If
- 2:52we
- 2:53could
- 2:53jump
- 2:53right
- 2:53in
- 2:54and
- 2:54if
- 2:54you
- 2:54could
- 2:54tell
- 2:54us.
- 2:55And
- 2:55I
- 2:56probably
- 2:56have
- 2:56given
- 2:57that.
- 2:57The
- 2:57listening
- 2:58audience
- 2:58a
- 2:58hint
- 2:59already.
- 2:59But
- 2:59tell
- 3:00us
- 3:00about
- 3:00the
- 3:00inspiration
- 3:01behind
- 3:02your
- 3:02book.
- 3:02My
- 3:02favorite
- 3:03book
- 3:03of
- 3:03lullabies.
- 3:04And
- 3:04how
- 3:05did
- 3:05it
- 3:05all
- 3:05get
- 3:05started?
- 3:06Many
- 3:07years
- 3:07ago.
- 3:08I
- 3:08mean,
- 3:08I
- 3:08wrote
- 3:09songs
- 3:10that
- 3:10are
- 3:11in
- 3:11this
- 3:11lullaby
- 3:12book
- 3:1320
- 3:14something
- 3:14years
- 3:15ago.
- 3:15So
- 3:15backstory.
- 3:16I
- 3:17always
- 3:18love
- 3:18piano.
- 3:19I
- 3:19love.
- 3:20I
- 3:20love
- 3:20music.
- 3:21Love,
- 3:21love,
- 3:21love
- 3:22music.
- 3:23And
- 3:23I
- 3:23was
- 3:24never
- 3:25given
- 3:25the
- 3:25opportunity
- 3:26to
- 3:26play
- 3:26the
- 3:26piano
- 3:27as
- 3:27a
- 3:27kid
- 3:27because
- 3:27my
- 3:27sister
- 3:28was
- 3:28given
- 3:28piano
- 3:29lessons.
- 3:29She
- 3:30didn't
- 3:30like
- 3:30it,
- 3:31so.
- 3:31And
- 3:31she's
- 3:31older
- 3:31than
- 3:32I
- 3:32am.
- 3:32I
- 3:32was
- 3:33never
- 3:33given
- 3:33the
- 3:33opportunity
- 3:34to
- 3:34have
- 3:34piano
- 3:35lessons.
- 3:35I
- 3:35never
- 3:36said,
- 3:36mommy
- 3:36and
- 3:36daddy,
- 3:37I
- 3:37want
- 3:37piano
- 3:37lessons,
- 3:37but
- 3:38give
- 3:38me
- 3:38piano
- 3:38lessons.
- 3:39I
- 3:39went
- 3:39to
- 3:39a
- 3:39place
- 3:40and
- 3:41I
- 3:42had
- 3:42it
- 3:42in
- 3:42my
- 3:43head
- 3:43that
- 3:43I'm
- 3:43going
- 3:43to
- 3:43buy
- 3:43a
- 3:43piano
- 3:44and
- 3:44I'm
- 3:44going
- 3:44to
- 3:44write
- 3:45music
- 3:45and
- 3:45play
- 3:45music
- 3:46and
- 3:46sing
- 3:46music.
- 3:47Not
- 3:47a
- 3:47singer,
- 3:48not
- 3:48a
- 3:48musician,
- 3:49don't
- 3:49know
- 3:49how
- 3:49to
- 3:49read
- 3:49music
- 3:50or
- 3:50anything
- 3:50like
- 3:50that.
- 3:51And
- 3:52anyway,
- 3:52so,
- 3:53long
- 3:53story
- 3:53short,
- 3:53went
- 3:53and
- 3:54purchased
- 3:54the
- 3:55piano.
- 3:55My
- 3:55husband
- 3:55came
- 3:55home,
- 3:56saw
- 3:56the
- 3:56piano
- 3:56in
- 3:56the
- 3:56living
- 3:57room.
- 3:57The
- 3:57piano,
- 3:58the
- 3:58baby
- 3:59grand
- 3:59piano.
- 4:00Wow.
- 4:01In
- 4:02the
- 4:02living
- 4:02room.
- 4:02And
- 4:02he
- 4:03said,
- 4:03who's
- 4:03paying
- 4:03for
- 4:03that
- 4:04anyway?
- 4:05So
- 4:05when
- 4:06that
- 4:06piano
- 4:07sat
- 4:08in
- 4:08that
- 4:09formal
- 4:09living
- 4:10room,
- 4:10I
- 4:10didn't
- 4:10know
- 4:10how
- 4:10to
- 4:11play,
- 4:11but
- 4:12I
- 4:12loved
- 4:13music.
- 4:13I
- 4:13just
- 4:14started
- 4:14playing
- 4:15what
- 4:15I
- 4:16could
- 4:16hear
- 4:16in
- 4:16my
- 4:16head
- 4:17and
- 4:17writing
- 4:18numbers
- 4:18on
- 4:18the
- 4:19keys
- 4:19and
- 4:19so
- 4:20forth.
- 4:21So
- 4:21I
- 4:22started
- 4:22writing
- 4:23the
- 4:24lullabies
- 4:24that
- 4:24I
- 4:25sang
- 4:25to
- 4:25my
- 4:25children
- 4:26that
- 4:26I
- 4:26made
- 4:26up.
- 4:27Your
- 4:27lullabies
- 4:28came
- 4:28first.
- 4:28Before
- 4:29the
- 4:29book
- 4:30probably.
- 4:31Probably
- 4:31wasn't
- 4:32even
- 4:32in
- 4:32your
- 4:33head.
- 4:33Not
- 4:33even
- 4:33a
- 4:34thought.
- 4:34So
- 4:35sang
- 4:35lullabies
- 4:36to
- 4:36my
- 4:36children.
- 4:36I
- 4:37said,
- 4:37oh,
- 4:37wow,
- 4:37this
- 4:38is
- 4:38really
- 4:38cool.
- 4:38Now
- 4:38I
- 4:39have
- 4:39a
- 4:39piano,
- 4:39I
- 4:39could
- 4:40create
- 4:40songs.
- 4:41We're
- 4:41talking
- 4:42again.
- 4:42Over
- 4:4220
- 4:43years
- 4:43ago,
- 4:43my
- 4:43daughter,
- 4:44my
- 4:44youngest
- 4:44daughter,
- 4:4530,
- 4:45now
- 4:46they
- 4:46have
- 4:46children.
- 4:47The
- 4:47same
- 4:48songs
- 4:48I
- 4:48sang
- 4:49to
- 4:49my
- 4:49children
- 4:50and
- 4:50kind
- 4:50of
- 4:51played
- 4:51piano
- 4:52to.
- 4:53I
- 4:53started
- 4:53singing
- 4:54to
- 4:54my
- 4:54grandchildren.
- 4:55Olivia,
- 4:56who
- 4:56is
- 4:56now
- 4:57two
- 4:57and
- 4:57a
- 4:57half
- 4:57years
- 4:57old,
- 4:5753,
- 4:58was
- 4:59singing
- 4:59all
- 4:59of
- 4:59these
- 4:59songs
- 5:00to
- 5:00Olivia,
- 5:00rocking
- 5:01her
- 5:01to
- 5:01sleep.
- 5:02She
- 5:02started
- 5:02singing
- 5:03the
- 5:03songs
- 5:04that
- 5:04I
- 5:04was
- 5:04singing.
- 5:05And
- 5:05I
- 5:06said,
- 5:06why
- 5:06am
- 5:06I
- 5:06not
- 5:07creating
- 5:08a
- 5:08lullaby
- 5:09book
- 5:09that
- 5:10my
- 5:10children
- 5:10and
- 5:11my
- 5:11grandchildren
- 5:12could
- 5:12have
- 5:12for
- 5:12a
- 5:12lifetime?
- 5:13I
- 5:14have
- 5:14the
- 5:14words,
- 5:14I
- 5:14have
- 5:15the
- 5:15melody,
- 5:15I
- 5:15have
- 5:15the
- 5:16all
- 5:16of
- 5:16it.
- 5:17Last
- 5:17year
- 5:18I
- 5:18said,
- 5:18okay,
- 5:18I'm
- 5:18going
- 5:18to
- 5:18start
- 5:19to
- 5:19do
- 5:19this.
- 5:20And
- 5:20it
- 5:20evolved
- 5:21into
- 5:22something
- 5:22I
- 5:22knew
- 5:22I
- 5:22could
- 5:23do.
- 5:23Right,
- 5:23right.
- 5:24People
- 5:25writing
- 5:25books,
- 5:25authors
- 5:26writing
- 5:26books.
- 5:26Why
- 5:26not
- 5:27put
- 5:27my
- 5:28lullabies
- 5:28into
- 5:29a
- 5:29book
- 5:29and
- 5:30have
- 5:30it
- 5:30for
- 5:31our
- 5:31family
- 5:31for.
- 5:32As
- 5:32a
- 5:32tradition
- 5:33for
- 5:33generations
- 5:34to
- 5:34come.
- 5:34Isn't
- 5:35it
- 5:35cool
- 5:35how
- 5:35your
- 5:36motivation
- 5:36started
- 5:37even
- 5:37before
- 5:38your
- 5:38children
- 5:39and
- 5:39then
- 5:39you
- 5:39had
- 5:40your
- 5:40children
- 5:40and
- 5:41that
- 5:41made
- 5:41it
- 5:42stronger
- 5:42and
- 5:42from
- 5:43there
- 5:43your
- 5:44grandchildren.
- 5:45Really,
- 5:45it's
- 5:45funny
- 5:45how
- 5:46grandchildren
- 5:47get
- 5:47the
- 5:47best
- 5:48out
- 5:48of
- 5:48us,
- 5:48right?
- 5:49They
- 5:49do,
- 5:49absolutely.
- 5:50And
- 5:51as
- 5:51Olivia
- 5:52sang
- 5:52my
- 5:52song,
- 5:53well,
- 5:54who
- 5:54inspired
- 5:54me
- 5:55was
- 5:55Olivia
- 5:56and
- 5:57that.
- 5:57She'S
- 5:57your
- 5:57oldest
- 5:58granddaughter,
- 5:58right?
- 5:59Yep,
- 5:59my
- 5:59two
- 5:59and
- 6:00a
- 6:00half.
- 6:00She'll
- 6:00be
- 6:00three.
- 6:01So
- 6:01Olivia
- 6:02was
- 6:03singing
- 6:03the
- 6:04songs
- 6:04I
- 6:04sang
- 6:05to
- 6:05her,
- 6:05which
- 6:05I
- 6:06didn't
- 6:06think
- 6:06was
- 6:06anything.
- 6:07I
- 6:07really
- 6:08didn't
- 6:08think.
- 6:08I
- 6:08mean,
- 6:08this
- 6:08is,
- 6:09this
- 6:09is
- 6:09what
- 6:09I
- 6:09sing.
- 6:10Grandmother
- 6:10sings
- 6:10a
- 6:10song
- 6:11to
- 6:11you.
- 6:11Olivia
- 6:12started
- 6:12singing,
- 6:12singing
- 6:13the
- 6:13song.
- 6:14She
- 6:14says,
- 6:14grandmama,
- 6:15sing
- 6:15I
- 6:15love
- 6:15you,
- 6:16my
- 6:17favorite
- 6:17song.
- 6:17Singing
- 6:18I
- 6:18love
- 6:18you
- 6:18to
- 6:19Olivia.
- 6:19So
- 6:20explain
- 6:20to
- 6:20me
- 6:21how
- 6:21you
- 6:21got
- 6:22from
- 6:22the
- 6:23songs
- 6:23to
- 6:24actually
- 6:25the
- 6:25children's
- 6:26book.
- 6:26Because
- 6:27I,
- 6:27I
- 6:27love
- 6:28it.
- 6:28How
- 6:28you've.
- 6:29You've
- 6:29built
- 6:29it
- 6:30into
- 6:30four
- 6:30stages,
- 6:31your
- 6:32website,
- 6:32and
- 6:32we'll
- 6:32talk
- 6:33more
- 6:33about
- 6:33that,
- 6:33But
- 6:34I
- 6:34just
- 6:34love
- 6:34how
- 6:34you
- 6:35did
- 6:35that.
- 6:35So
- 6:35tell
- 6:35us,
- 6:36as
- 6:36someone
- 6:36listening
- 6:37in,
- 6:37tell
- 6:37us
- 6:38how
- 6:38you
- 6:38did
- 6:38that.
- 6:39How
- 6:39did
- 6:39you
- 6:40take
- 6:40those
- 6:41songs
- 6:41and
- 6:41then
- 6:41build
- 6:42it
- 6:42into
- 6:42almost
- 6:43a
- 6:43four
- 6:43stage
- 6:44book?
- 6:45It's
- 6:45called
- 6:45insanity.
- 6:47I
- 6:47love
- 6:47it.
- 6:47I
- 6:48do
- 6:48things
- 6:49that
- 6:49when
- 6:49I
- 6:49decide
- 6:50something,
- 6:50first
- 6:51of
- 6:51all,
- 6:51I
- 6:51have
- 6:51to
- 6:51say
- 6:51this,
- 6:51and
- 6:52I
- 6:52know
- 6:52that
- 6:52everybody
- 6:52does
- 6:52it,
- 6:53but
- 6:53I
- 6:53have
- 6:53to
- 6:53say
- 6:53this.
- 6:54I'm
- 6:54being
- 6:54honest
- 6:55and
- 6:55completely
- 6:55transparent.
- 6:56I'm
- 6:57laying
- 6:57in
- 6:57bed,
- 6:58it
- 6:58hits
- 6:59me.
- 6:59I'm
- 6:59saying,
- 7:00why
- 7:01not
- 7:01take
- 7:02these
- 7:02lullabies
- 7:03and
- 7:04put
- 7:04it
- 7:04into
- 7:04a
- 7:04book
- 7:05form
- 7:05to
- 7:05have
- 7:06the,
- 7:06the
- 7:06words,
- 7:06the
- 7:07pages
- 7:07I
- 7:07create,
- 7:07pages
- 7:08I
- 7:08type,
- 7:09pages
- 7:10I
- 7:10call
- 7:10a
- 7:10graphic
- 7:11artist.
- 7:11The
- 7:11graphic
- 7:12artist
- 7:12helps
- 7:12me
- 7:13to
- 7:13create
- 7:13these
- 7:14designs.
- 7:14This
- 7:15is
- 7:15going
- 7:15to
- 7:15be
- 7:15a
- 7:15little
- 7:15insane.
- 7:16And
- 7:17I
- 7:17call
- 7:17a
- 7:17musician
- 7:18and
- 7:18I
- 7:18said,
- 7:18I
- 7:18need
- 7:19to
- 7:19record,
- 7:19I
- 7:20need
- 7:20to
- 7:20record
- 7:20these
- 7:21songs.
- 7:22So
- 7:22I
- 7:22call
- 7:22a
- 7:23musician
- 7:24to
- 7:24record
- 7:24the
- 7:25songs
- 7:25I'm
- 7:26singing
- 7:27into
- 7:27my
- 7:28phone.
- 7:28I
- 7:28just
- 7:29had
- 7:29a
- 7:29guest
- 7:29on
- 7:30not
- 7:30that
- 7:30long
- 7:30ago.
- 7:31She
- 7:31woke
- 7:32up
- 7:32in
- 7:32the
- 7:32middle
- 7:33of
- 7:33the
- 7:33night
- 7:33and,
- 7:33and
- 7:34she
- 7:34had
- 7:34her
- 7:34phone
- 7:34beside
- 7:35her
- 7:35and
- 7:35she
- 7:36recited
- 7:37the
- 7:37whole
- 7:37book
- 7:38into
- 7:38her
- 7:39phone.
- 7:39So
- 7:40it
- 7:40doesn't
- 7:41sound
- 7:41crazy.
- 7:41It
- 7:42sounds
- 7:42to
- 7:42me
- 7:42like
- 7:42you're
- 7:43pretty
- 7:43normal.
- 7:43Well,
- 7:44I
- 7:44am
- 7:44normal.
- 7:44Abnormal.
- 7:45So
- 7:45I
- 7:45sang.
- 7:46No,
- 7:46but
- 7:46I
- 7:46sang
- 7:47the
- 7:47songs
- 7:48to
- 7:48my
- 7:49phone
- 7:49in
- 7:50a
- 7:50key
- 7:50of
- 7:50whatever
- 7:51the
- 7:51key
- 7:51was,
- 7:52and
- 7:52I
- 7:53gave
- 7:53it
- 7:53to
- 7:53this
- 7:53amazing
- 7:55gentleman,
- 7:55a
- 7:56good
- 7:56friend
- 7:56of
- 7:56mine,
- 7:56Brandon
- 7:57Williams.
- 7:57I
- 7:57said,
- 7:57brandon,
- 7:58I'm
- 7:58singing
- 7:58this
- 7:59song,
- 7:59and
- 7:59I
- 7:59want
- 8:00to
- 8:00create
- 8:00this
- 8:00lullaby
- 8:01book.
- 8:02And
- 8:02he
- 8:02goes,
- 8:02well,
- 8:02what
- 8:03key
- 8:03are
- 8:03you
- 8:03singing?
- 8:04I
- 8:04said,
- 8:04I
- 8:04don't
- 8:04know.
- 8:05I
- 8:05said,
- 8:05you're
- 8:05the
- 8:05musician.
- 8:06I
- 8:06don't
- 8:06know
- 8:06how
- 8:06I'm
- 8:07singing.
- 8:07Did
- 8:07all
- 8:08the
- 8:08music
- 8:08come
- 8:08first
- 8:09and
- 8:09then
- 8:09you
- 8:10wrote
- 8:10the
- 8:10book?
- 8:11My
- 8:11songs
- 8:11came
- 8:12first,
- 8:12yes.
- 8:12Yeah,
- 8:12all
- 8:13my
- 8:13songs
- 8:13came
- 8:14first,
- 8:14and
- 8:14then
- 8:14I
- 8:14wrote
- 8:15the
- 8:15book.
- 8:15Okay,
- 8:15terrific,
- 8:16Terrific.
- 8:16This
- 8:16had
- 8:17to
- 8:17happen.
- 8:17Tell
- 8:18us.
- 8:18You
- 8:19know,
- 8:19I
- 8:19talked
- 8:19to
- 8:20everybody
- 8:20about
- 8:21their
- 8:22publishing
- 8:22approach,
- 8:23and
- 8:24you've
- 8:25heard
- 8:25traditional
- 8:26publishing,
- 8:27you've
- 8:27heard
- 8:28self
- 8:28publishing,
- 8:29and
- 8:30a
- 8:30lot
- 8:30of
- 8:30people
- 8:30use
- 8:31what's
- 8:31called
- 8:31hybrid
- 8:32publishing.
- 8:33So
- 8:33tell
- 8:33us
- 8:33a
- 8:33little
- 8:34bit
- 8:34about
- 8:34what
- 8:35publishing
- 8:36route
- 8:36did
- 8:36you
- 8:36go
- 8:37and
- 8:37why?
- 8:38I
- 8:38saw
- 8:39Book
- 8:39Baby
- 8:40while
- 8:41watching
- 8:41Netflix
- 8:42or
- 8:42whatever.
- 8:42The
- 8:43commercial
- 8:43came
- 8:43on,
- 8:43and
- 8:44I
- 8:44said,
- 8:44you
- 8:44know,
- 8:44let
- 8:44me
- 8:44reach
- 8:44out
- 8:45to
- 8:45bookbaby
- 8:45and
- 8:45see
- 8:45what
- 8:46they.
- 8:46What
- 8:46they
- 8:46do.
- 8:47I
- 8:47heard
- 8:47about
- 8:48Amazon.
- 8:48I
- 8:49knew
- 8:49nothing
- 8:49about
- 8:50publishing.
- 8:50Was
- 8:51bookbaby
- 8:52a
- 8:52hybrid?
- 8:53It
- 8:53is,
- 8:54Baby
- 8:54is
- 8:54a
- 8:54publishing
- 8:55company
- 8:55where
- 8:55they
- 8:56publish,
- 8:56print
- 8:57your
- 8:57book.
- 8:57You
- 8:57have
- 8:57to
- 8:57provide
- 8:58graphics.
- 8:58You
- 8:59provide
- 8:59print.
- 9:00And
- 9:00all
- 9:00of
- 9:00those
- 9:00things
- 9:01that
- 9:01I
- 9:01did
- 9:02typed
- 9:02it
- 9:02all
- 9:02out
- 9:03and
- 9:03had
- 9:03it
- 9:03edited,
- 9:04and
- 9:04I
- 9:04provided
- 9:05this
- 9:05to
- 9:05bookbaby.
- 9:05So
- 9:06bookbaby.
- 9:07Okay,
- 9:07well,
- 9:07I
- 9:07can
- 9:07do
- 9:08this,
- 9:08but
- 9:08you
- 9:08need
- 9:08to
- 9:08provide
- 9:08it
- 9:09in
- 9:09this
- 9:09format.
- 9:10And
- 9:10bookbaby
- 9:11then
- 9:11created
- 9:12a
- 9:12format
- 9:13that
- 9:13was.
- 9:13Well,
- 9:14we
- 9:14kept
- 9:14going
- 9:14back
- 9:15and
- 9:15forth.
- 9:15Sure,
- 9:16absolutely.
- 9:16Until
- 9:17it
- 9:17was
- 9:17perfect.
- 9:17It
- 9:18is.
- 9:18It
- 9:18is
- 9:18beautiful.
- 9:19I
- 9:19thought
- 9:19so
- 9:20everyone
- 9:20out
- 9:20there,
- 9:21it
- 9:21doesn't
- 9:21happen
- 9:21overnight.
- 9:22Oh,
- 9:22absolutely
- 9:23not.
- 9:24You've
- 9:24Hybrid
- 9:25published.
- 9:26Do
- 9:26you
- 9:26do
- 9:27Print
- 9:27on
- 9:27Demand,
- 9:28or
- 9:28do
- 9:29you
- 9:29do
- 9:29a
- 9:30large
- 9:30print
- 9:31run,
- 9:31or
- 9:31do
- 9:31you
- 9:32do
- 9:32a
- 9:32combination
- 9:33of
- 9:33both?
- 9:33Tell
- 9:33us
- 9:33about
- 9:34that.
- 9:34I
- 9:35now
- 9:35do
- 9:36Print
- 9:36on
- 9:37Demand.
- 9:37My
- 9:38preference
- 9:38is
- 9:39Print
- 9:39on
- 9:39Demand.
- 9:40The
- 9:40reason
- 9:41I
- 9:41like
- 9:41to
- 9:41do
- 9:42Print
- 9:42on
- 9:42Demand
- 9:42is
- 9:42because
- 9:43I
- 9:43don't
- 9:43want
- 9:43to
- 9:43overprint.
- 9:44I
- 9:44don't
- 9:44want
- 9:44to
- 9:44have
- 9:44more
- 9:45books
- 9:45than
- 9:45I
- 9:46can
- 9:46sell.
- 9:46Right.
- 9:47Absolutely
- 9:48right.
- 9:48That,
- 9:48to
- 9:48me,
- 9:48that's
- 9:49the
- 9:49smartest
- 9:49way
- 9:49to
- 9:49go.
- 9:50You
- 9:50know
- 9:50what?
- 9:50I.
- 9:50I
- 9:50got
- 9:50your
- 9:51book
- 9:51very
- 9:52quickly.
- 9:53And
- 9:53did
- 9:53you
- 9:53get
- 9:54that
- 9:54on
- 9:54Amazon?
- 9:55I
- 9:55did.
- 9:55I
- 9:55did.
- 9:56Hey,
- 9:56great.
- 9:57I'm
- 9:57so
- 9:57happy.
- 9:57How
- 9:58long
- 9:58did
- 9:58it
- 9:58take
- 9:58for
- 9:58you
- 9:58to
- 9:59receive
- 9:59it?
- 9:59Two
- 9:59or
- 10:00three
- 10:00days.
- 10:00Yeah,
- 10:01it's
- 10:01almost
- 10:01instant,
- 10:02right?
- 10:03Yes,
- 10:03yes.
- 10:04So
- 10:04it's.
- 10:04It's
- 10:05fantastic.
- 10:05Fantastic.
- 10:06I
- 10:07always
- 10:07ask
- 10:08my
- 10:08guests
- 10:08this
- 10:09story
- 10:09too,
- 10:09but
- 10:10I
- 10:10find
- 10:11I
- 10:11Looked
- 10:11at
- 10:12your
- 10:12website.
- 10:12Beautiful
- 10:13website,
- 10:13by
- 10:13the
- 10:13way.
- 10:14I
- 10:14love
- 10:14the
- 10:15blue.
- 10:15Like,
- 10:16I'm
- 10:16a
- 10:16blue
- 10:16guy.
- 10:17I
- 10:17like,
- 10:18I
- 10:18love
- 10:18the
- 10:18color
- 10:19blue.
- 10:19And
- 10:19this
- 10:20is
- 10:20so
- 10:20vibrant.
- 10:21It's
- 10:21incredible.
- 10:22And
- 10:22you
- 10:22and
- 10:22your
- 10:23website
- 10:23matches
- 10:24that.
- 10:24But
- 10:24here's
- 10:25the
- 10:25question
- 10:25for
- 10:26you.
- 10:26Was
- 10:27it
- 10:27the.
- 10:27It's,
- 10:28it's
- 10:28like
- 10:28the
- 10:28chicken
- 10:29or
- 10:29the
- 10:29egg.
- 10:29Was
- 10:30it
- 10:30your
- 10:30website
- 10:31first
- 10:31and
- 10:31then
- 10:31the
- 10:32book
- 10:32or
- 10:32the
- 10:32book
- 10:32first
- 10:33and
- 10:33then
- 10:33the
- 10:33website?
- 10:34Book
- 10:34first
- 10:35and
- 10:35then
- 10:35the
- 10:35website.
- 10:35So.
- 10:36But
- 10:36I,
- 10:36but
- 10:36I
- 10:36knew
- 10:37what
- 10:37I
- 10:37wanted.
- 10:37In
- 10:38my
- 10:38head,
- 10:38it
- 10:39was
- 10:39the
- 10:40book
- 10:40came
- 10:41first
- 10:41and
- 10:41it
- 10:41all
- 10:41has
- 10:42to
- 10:42come
- 10:42together.
- 10:43It.
- 10:44For
- 10:44me,
- 10:45I
- 10:45see
- 10:45things
- 10:46in
- 10:46stages.
- 10:46I.
- 10:47I
- 10:47mean,
- 10:48I
- 10:48saw
- 10:48the
- 10:48book
- 10:49and
- 10:49I
- 10:49saw
- 10:49the
- 10:49colors
- 10:50and
- 10:50I
- 10:50knew
- 10:50that
- 10:50the
- 10:50website
- 10:51had
- 10:51to
- 10:51match.
- 10:51And
- 10:52that's
- 10:52what
- 10:52happened
- 10:52to
- 10:53us.
- 10:53Everybody
- 10:54said,
- 10:54they
- 10:55always
- 10:55say
- 10:55this
- 10:56to
- 10:56you
- 10:56just
- 10:56before
- 10:57you
- 10:57go
- 10:57to
- 10:57print
- 10:57your
- 10:58first
- 10:58book,
- 10:59right?
- 10:59Publish
- 11:00your
- 11:00first
- 11:00book.
- 11:00They
- 11:01say,
- 11:01oh,
- 11:01you
- 11:01should
- 11:02have
- 11:02a
- 11:02home
- 11:02for
- 11:03your
- 11:03book.
- 11:04I
- 11:04say,
- 11:04what
- 11:04do
- 11:04you
- 11:04mean,
- 11:04a
- 11:05home?
- 11:05They
- 11:05said,
- 11:05yeah,
- 11:06you
- 11:06should
- 11:06have
- 11:06a
- 11:06website.
- 11:07Well,
- 11:08it
- 11:08took
- 11:08us
- 11:08about
- 11:08six
- 11:09months
- 11:09before
- 11:09we
- 11:10had
- 11:10a
- 11:10website.
- 11:10It's
- 11:11just
- 11:11the
- 11:11way
- 11:11it
- 11:11worked
- 11:12out.
- 11:12But
- 11:12we,
- 11:13the
- 11:13thing
- 11:13that
- 11:13we
- 11:13had,
- 11:14and
- 11:14to
- 11:14your
- 11:15point
- 11:15is
- 11:16we
- 11:16had
- 11:16the
- 11:16graphics.
- 11:17Yes.
- 11:18And
- 11:18you've
- 11:18got
- 11:18such
- 11:19beautiful
- 11:19graphics.
- 11:20And
- 11:20like
- 11:20you
- 11:20said,
- 11:21you
- 11:21know,
- 11:21you
- 11:21had
- 11:21your
- 11:22book
- 11:22in
- 11:22your
- 11:22head,
- 11:22but
- 11:22you
- 11:23also
- 11:23had
- 11:23your
- 11:24website
- 11:24in
- 11:24your
- 11:24head
- 11:25at
- 11:25the
- 11:25same
- 11:25time.
- 11:26I'm
- 11:26an
- 11:26inventor,
- 11:27though.
- 11:27You
- 11:27have
- 11:27to
- 11:27remember
- 11:27this.
- 11:27Like,
- 11:28I
- 11:28invent,
- 11:28I
- 11:29create.
- 11:29And
- 11:29you'll
- 11:30have
- 11:30all
- 11:30that
- 11:30bio
- 11:31information
- 11:31on
- 11:31the
- 11:31site.
- 11:32But
- 11:32all
- 11:33I
- 11:33think,
- 11:33I
- 11:33think
- 11:34I
- 11:34create.
- 11:34And
- 11:35things
- 11:35evolve
- 11:36in
- 11:36my
- 11:36head
- 11:37daily.
- 11:38Look
- 11:38the
- 11:38way
- 11:38I
- 11:38perceive
- 11:39them
- 11:39and
- 11:39so
- 11:39forth.
- 11:40So
- 11:40I
- 11:41saw
- 11:41the
- 11:41website
- 11:42before
- 11:42it
- 11:42was
- 11:42built.
- 11:43I
- 11:43haven't
- 11:43asked
- 11:44this
- 11:44question
- 11:44before,
- 11:45but
- 11:46it's
- 11:46the
- 11:46vibrancy
- 11:47of
- 11:47the
- 11:47blue.
- 11:48So
- 11:48how
- 11:49did
- 11:49you
- 11:49come
- 11:49up
- 11:49with
- 11:50that
- 11:50vibrant
- 11:51blue?
- 11:51Was
- 11:52it
- 11:52a
- 11:52transition
- 11:53between
- 11:53daylight
- 11:54and
- 11:54nighttime
- 11:55or
- 11:55how
- 11:55did
- 11:55you
- 11:56do
- 11:56that?
- 11:56No.
- 11:57So
- 11:57I
- 11:58have
- 11:58always,
- 11:58always
- 11:59been,
- 12:00I'm
- 12:00going
- 12:00to
- 12:01say,
- 12:01married
- 12:01to
- 12:01that
- 12:02blue.
- 12:02And
- 12:03it
- 12:03was
- 12:04even
- 12:05younger.
- 12:05I
- 12:06remember
- 12:07seeing
- 12:07an
- 12:08outfit
- 12:08in
- 12:08a
- 12:08store
- 12:08that,
- 12:09that
- 12:09I
- 12:09could
- 12:09not
- 12:09afford.
- 12:10And
- 12:11I'm
- 12:11talking
- 12:1140
- 12:12years
- 12:12ago.
- 12:13I
- 12:13saw
- 12:14this
- 12:14blue
- 12:15jumpsuit
- 12:16that
- 12:16I
- 12:16wanted
- 12:17maybe
- 12:17longer
- 12:17than
- 12:1740
- 12:18years.
- 12:18And
- 12:19it
- 12:19was
- 12:19so
- 12:19expensive.
- 12:20But
- 12:20that
- 12:20blue,
- 12:21that
- 12:21very
- 12:21same
- 12:21blue
- 12:22I
- 12:22loved,
- 12:22I
- 12:23was
- 12:23so
- 12:23attracted
- 12:23to
- 12:23it.
- 12:24I
- 12:24said,
- 12:24I
- 12:24have
- 12:24to
- 12:25buy
- 12:25that
- 12:26jumpsuit
- 12:27and
- 12:27I
- 12:28afford
- 12:28it.
- 12:28I
- 12:28put
- 12:29on
- 12:29layaway.
- 12:30Blue
- 12:30has
- 12:31been
- 12:31the
- 12:31blue
- 12:32that
- 12:32when
- 12:32you
- 12:32see
- 12:33me
- 12:33on
- 12:33different
- 12:34talk
- 12:34shows
- 12:34and
- 12:35usually
- 12:35I'm
- 12:35wearing
- 12:36black,
- 12:36it's
- 12:36so
- 12:36weird
- 12:37because
- 12:37I'm
- 12:37wearing
- 12:38black,
- 12:38but
- 12:39that
- 12:39I'm
- 12:39So
- 12:40attracted
- 12:40to
- 12:41that
- 12:41blue.
- 12:42I
- 12:42don't
- 12:42know
- 12:42whether
- 12:43it's
- 12:43biblical,
- 12:43I
- 12:43don't
- 12:43know.
- 12:44I
- 12:44don't
- 12:44call
- 12:44it
- 12:44practice.
- 12:45I
- 12:45am
- 12:46attracted
- 12:46to
- 12:46that
- 12:47blue.
- 12:47When
- 12:47I
- 12:47look
- 12:48in
- 12:48your
- 12:49book
- 12:49and
- 12:50how
- 12:50the
- 12:50blue
- 12:51makes
- 12:51all
- 12:52the
- 12:52other
- 12:52colors
- 12:53pop
- 12:53out,
- 12:53it's
- 12:54phenomenal.
- 12:55Just
- 12:55phenomenal.
- 12:56So
- 12:56congratulations
- 12:57on
- 12:57doing
- 12:57that.
- 12:58Thank
- 12:58you
- 12:58so
- 12:58much.
- 12:59Nice
- 12:59choice.
- 13:00It
- 13:01wasn't
- 13:01mine.
- 13:02It
- 13:02just
- 13:02happened.
- 13:03I'm
- 13:03saying
- 13:03I
- 13:03was
- 13:03drawn
- 13:04to
- 13:04that.
- 13:04I'm
- 13:04drawn
- 13:05to
- 13:05that
- 13:05color
- 13:06and
- 13:07my
- 13:07first
- 13:07billboard.
- 13:08And
- 13:08the
- 13:08things
- 13:08that
- 13:09I've
- 13:09done
- 13:10have
- 13:10always
- 13:10been
- 13:11not
- 13:11even
- 13:11knowing
- 13:12what
- 13:12I
- 13:12was
- 13:12going
- 13:12to
- 13:13wear.
- 13:13I
- 13:13was
- 13:13attracted
- 13:14to
- 13:14that
- 13:14and
- 13:15still
- 13:15am
- 13:15attracted
- 13:16to
- 13:16that
- 13:16blue.
- 13:17Interesting.
- 13:17So
- 13:18I
- 13:18know
- 13:18we
- 13:18talked,
- 13:18you
- 13:19talked
- 13:19a
- 13:19bit
- 13:19about
- 13:20before
- 13:21your
- 13:21daughter
- 13:21was
- 13:21born,
- 13:22when
- 13:22your
- 13:23daughter
- 13:23was
- 13:23born,
- 13:23your
- 13:24granddaughters
- 13:24were
- 13:24born,
- 13:25about
- 13:26the
- 13:26building
- 13:27blocks,
- 13:27the
- 13:27motivation.
- 13:28Is
- 13:28there
- 13:29anybody
- 13:30else
- 13:30that
- 13:30motivated
- 13:31you
- 13:31in
- 13:31this
- 13:32journey
- 13:32to
- 13:32become
- 13:32a
- 13:33children's
- 13:33book
- 13:33author
- 13:34or
- 13:35was
- 13:35there
- 13:35an
- 13:35event
- 13:36like
- 13:36what
- 13:37finally
- 13:37triggered
- 13:38it?
- 13:38You
- 13:38said
- 13:39this
- 13:39is
- 13:39it.
- 13:40This
- 13:40is
- 13:40the
- 13:40year
- 13:40I'm
- 13:41going
- 13:41to
- 13:41do
- 13:41this.
- 13:41Like
- 13:42tell
- 13:42us
- 13:43that.
- 13:43Was
- 13:43there
- 13:44one
- 13:44person?
- 13:44I
- 13:45authored
- 13:45a
- 13:45book.
- 13:46It's
- 13:46called
- 13:46the
- 13:47Inventress
- 13:47Guide
- 13:47to
- 13:48Inventing
- 13:48all
- 13:49or
- 13:49Nothing,
- 13:49now
- 13:49or
- 13:49Never.
- 13:50And
- 13:51so
- 13:51in
- 13:52my
- 13:52title
- 13:53of
- 13:54authoring
- 13:54my
- 13:54other
- 13:55book,
- 13:55I
- 13:56in
- 13:56that,
- 13:56in
- 13:57that
- 13:57title
- 13:58triggered
- 13:59me
- 13:59to
- 13:59do
- 14:00all
- 14:00of
- 14:00the
- 14:01things
- 14:01that
- 14:01I
- 14:01thought
- 14:02of
- 14:02right
- 14:03of
- 14:03doing
- 14:03in
- 14:03my
- 14:04life,
- 14:04from
- 14:04inventions
- 14:05to
- 14:05books
- 14:06to
- 14:06songs.
- 14:07That
- 14:08triggered
- 14:09me
- 14:09to
- 14:09say,
- 14:09what
- 14:10the
- 14:10heck?
- 14:10Why
- 14:10am
- 14:10I
- 14:11not
- 14:11creating
- 14:12a
- 14:12book
- 14:13on
- 14:13with
- 14:13all
- 14:13of
- 14:13these
- 14:14lullabies
- 14:14so
- 14:15that
- 14:15my
- 14:15children
- 14:15and
- 14:16my
- 14:16grandchildren
- 14:17can
- 14:17have
- 14:17them
- 14:17forever?
- 14:18A
- 14:18book
- 14:18never
- 14:19goes
- 14:19away.
- 14:19A
- 14:20book
- 14:20never.
- 14:21It
- 14:21never
- 14:21exhausts
- 14:22itself.
- 14:23Book
- 14:23will
- 14:24sell
- 14:24for
- 14:25centuries.
- 14:25Absolutely.
- 14:27And
- 14:27it's
- 14:27interesting
- 14:28you
- 14:28should
- 14:28say
- 14:28that
- 14:28because
- 14:29you
- 14:29and
- 14:29I
- 14:30are
- 14:30so
- 14:30much
- 14:30alike
- 14:31because
- 14:31I
- 14:32actually
- 14:32wrote
- 14:33two
- 14:34business
- 14:35books
- 14:35before
- 14:36I
- 14:36ever
- 14:37wrote
- 14:37and
- 14:38published
- 14:38a
- 14:39co
- 14:39authored
- 14:39with
- 14:39my
- 14:40granddaughter,
- 14:41a
- 14:41children's
- 14:41book.
- 14:42It's
- 14:42kind
- 14:42of
- 14:42wild,
- 14:43but
- 14:43anyway,
- 14:44so
- 14:44fantastic.
- 14:45My,
- 14:46my
- 14:46granddaughter's
- 14:47a
- 14:47co
- 14:47author
- 14:48with
- 14:48our
- 14:48book
- 14:49I'm
- 14:49interested
- 14:50in.
- 14:51How
- 14:51old
- 14:51is
- 14:51your
- 14:52granddaughter?
- 14:53She's.
- 14:53When
- 14:54we
- 14:54started
- 14:54she,
- 14:55this
- 14:55whole
- 14:56journey,
- 14:56she
- 14:56was
- 14:57about
- 14:585
- 14:58or
- 14:586.
- 14:59She's
- 15:00now
- 15:0021.
- 15:01Oh,
- 15:01so
- 15:01sweet.
- 15:02Yeah.
- 15:03So
- 15:03we.
- 15:04The
- 15:04whole
- 15:04journey.
- 15:05Yeah.
- 15:05And
- 15:06so
- 15:06it's
- 15:06pretty
- 15:07incredible
- 15:07actually.
- 15:08And,
- 15:08and
- 15:08that
- 15:09leads
- 15:10me
- 15:10to
- 15:10my
- 15:10next
- 15:10question.
- 15:11Character
- 15:12development.
- 15:13Now
- 15:13I
- 15:13know
- 15:14this,
- 15:14this.
- 15:14It's
- 15:15a
- 15:15little
- 15:15different
- 15:15with
- 15:16your
- 15:16book.
- 15:16All
- 15:16three
- 15:17of
- 15:17your
- 15:17granddaughters
- 15:18are
- 15:18in
- 15:18the
- 15:18book.
- 15:19They're
- 15:20visible
- 15:20because
- 15:21that
- 15:21you,
- 15:21that
- 15:22you
- 15:22actually
- 15:22have
- 15:22their
- 15:23name.
- 15:23So
- 15:24tell
- 15:24us
- 15:24a
- 15:24little
- 15:24bit
- 15:25about
- 15:25the
- 15:25character
- 15:26development
- 15:26and
- 15:27talk
- 15:27about
- 15:27the
- 15:28stages
- 15:28because
- 15:29I
- 15:29think
- 15:29Olivia
- 15:30comes
- 15:31in
- 15:31the
- 15:31first
- 15:31part
- 15:31of
- 15:32the
- 15:32book.
- 15:32And
- 15:32then
- 15:33your
- 15:33twin
- 15:33granddaughters
- 15:34come
- 15:35a
- 15:35little
- 15:35later
- 15:35in
- 15:36the
- 15:36book.
- 15:36Correct.
- 15:37So
- 15:37the
- 15:37coolest
- 15:38thing
- 15:38ever
- 15:38is
- 15:39I
- 15:40wrote
- 15:41this
- 15:41book.
- 15:42Olivia
- 15:43was
- 15:44two.
- 15:44I
- 15:45mean
- 15:45I
- 15:46literally
- 15:46just
- 15:46did
- 15:46this.
- 15:47Olivia
- 15:47was
- 15:47still
- 15:47two.
- 15:48Okay.
- 15:49Anna
- 15:49just
- 15:49had
- 15:50the
- 15:50twins.
- 15:51So
- 15:51as
- 15:51I.
- 15:52So
- 15:52I
- 15:52have
- 15:52twin
- 15:52granddaughters
- 15:53who
- 15:53are.
- 15:54Will
- 15:54be
- 15:55one
- 15:55year
- 15:55old
- 15:55next
- 15:56month.
- 15:56So
- 15:57all
- 15:57of
- 15:57this
- 15:57was
- 15:57happening
- 15:58during
- 15:59the
- 15:59journey
- 16:00of
- 16:01Olivia
- 16:02turning
- 16:02being
- 16:03two
- 16:03Gianna
- 16:04having
- 16:04twins.
- 16:05It
- 16:05all
- 16:06literally
- 16:06had
- 16:06just
- 16:07unfolded
- 16:08while
- 16:09they
- 16:10were
- 16:10babies
- 16:10and
- 16:11still
- 16:11are
- 16:11babies.
- 16:12So
- 16:12when
- 16:12you
- 16:12talk
- 16:13about
- 16:13the
- 16:14growth,
- 16:15Olivia,
- 16:16when
- 16:16I
- 16:16was
- 16:16writing
- 16:17the
- 16:17book,
- 16:18did
- 16:18not
- 16:19have
- 16:19such
- 16:19a
- 16:19full,
- 16:20full
- 16:20knowledge
- 16:20and
- 16:20understanding
- 16:21in
- 16:22full
- 16:22scope
- 16:22of
- 16:23what
- 16:23I
- 16:23was
- 16:23doing.
- 16:24But
- 16:24recently
- 16:25at
- 16:25Christmas
- 16:26time,
- 16:26I
- 16:26put
- 16:26it
- 16:27in
- 16:27her
- 16:27stocking.
- 16:27She
- 16:28had
- 16:28the
- 16:28book,
- 16:29but
- 16:29now
- 16:29she's
- 16:29two
- 16:29and
- 16:30a
- 16:30half.
- 16:30So
- 16:31she
- 16:31understands
- 16:32it
- 16:32now.
- 16:33She
- 16:33says,
- 16:33grandma,
- 16:34that's
- 16:34Isla
- 16:35and
- 16:35Ivy.
- 16:36And
- 16:36she
- 16:36started
- 16:37singing
- 16:37the
- 16:38song.
- 16:38Fantastic.
- 16:39From
- 16:39the
- 16:39book.
- 16:40From
- 16:40the
- 16:40book.
- 16:41So
- 16:41I
- 16:41mean,
- 16:42and
- 16:42the
- 16:42reason
- 16:42I
- 16:43asked
- 16:43that
- 16:44it'll
- 16:44lead
- 16:44me
- 16:44to
- 16:44my
- 16:45next
- 16:45question.
- 16:45So
- 16:46in.
- 16:47In
- 16:47our
- 16:47book
- 16:48and
- 16:48I'll
- 16:48just
- 16:48show
- 16:48you
- 16:48our
- 16:48book,
- 16:49it's
- 16:49called
- 16:50the
- 16:50Adventures
- 16:50of
- 16:50Caboose
- 16:51the
- 16:51Rocky
- 16:52Mountain
- 16:52Bear.
- 16:53And
- 16:53I
- 16:54forgot
- 16:54to
- 16:54show
- 16:54you,
- 16:54but
- 16:55Caboose
- 16:55has
- 16:55a
- 16:55K
- 16:56instead
- 16:57of
- 16:57a
- 16:57C.
- 16:58And
- 16:58the
- 16:58reason
- 16:59being
- 16:59is
- 16:59my
- 17:00oldest
- 17:00granddaughter,
- 17:01her
- 17:01name
- 17:02is
- 17:02Kira.
- 17:03That's
- 17:03why
- 17:03we
- 17:03chose
- 17:04a
- 17:04K.
- 17:05The
- 17:05K
- 17:05boost
- 17:06stands
- 17:06for
- 17:06Kira.
- 17:07Now
- 17:08the
- 17:09other
- 17:09four
- 17:09grandchildren,
- 17:10we've
- 17:11all
- 17:11written
- 17:12more
- 17:12stories.
- 17:13So
- 17:13We've
- 17:13written
- 17:13about
- 17:1338
- 17:14books
- 17:15in
- 17:15our
- 17:15books
- 17:15here.
- 17:16We
- 17:16now
- 17:16we've
- 17:17only
- 17:17published
- 17:17one
- 17:18and
- 17:18we're
- 17:18working
- 17:18on
- 17:18our
- 17:19second
- 17:19one.
- 17:19But
- 17:20the
- 17:20other
- 17:21four
- 17:21grandchildren,
- 17:22they.
- 17:22They're
- 17:23actually.
- 17:23Their
- 17:23names
- 17:24will
- 17:24actually
- 17:25transfer
- 17:26into
- 17:26the
- 17:27stories
- 17:27of
- 17:27the
- 17:27book.
- 17:28Okay.
- 17:29And
- 17:29so
- 17:29that's
- 17:30what
- 17:30I'm
- 17:30interested
- 17:30in
- 17:31finding
- 17:31out
- 17:31from
- 17:31you.
- 17:32Can
- 17:32you
- 17:32explain
- 17:32the
- 17:33significance
- 17:33of
- 17:34using
- 17:34your
- 17:34granddaughter's
- 17:35names
- 17:36in
- 17:36your
- 17:36book?
- 17:37Yeah,
- 17:37sure.
- 17:38Their
- 17:38mom,
- 17:39their
- 17:39there,
- 17:39Britney,
- 17:40Olivia's
- 17:41mother,
- 17:41Brittany.
- 17:42I
- 17:42sang
- 17:42the
- 17:43songs
- 17:43to
- 17:43them.
- 17:43Well,
- 17:44their
- 17:44names
- 17:44are
- 17:44their
- 17:44names.
- 17:45Yes.
- 17:46No
- 17:46significance
- 17:47into
- 17:47any
- 17:47name.
- 17:48I
- 17:48mean
- 17:48their
- 17:48names
- 17:49are
- 17:49their
- 17:49names
- 17:49and
- 17:49I'm
- 17:49singing
- 17:50to
- 17:50them.
- 17:51So
- 17:51it
- 17:51wasn't
- 17:51like
- 17:52I
- 17:52translated
- 17:53any
- 17:53name
- 17:53into
- 17:53something
- 17:54else
- 17:54or
- 17:54transformed.
- 17:55I'm
- 17:56singing
- 17:56to
- 17:56my
- 17:57granddaughters,
- 17:58I'm
- 17:58singing
- 17:58to
- 17:58my
- 17:59children.
- 17:59And
- 18:00if
- 18:00you
- 18:00see
- 18:00in
- 18:01the
- 18:01very
- 18:01beginning
- 18:02of
- 18:02the
- 18:02book
- 18:02when
- 18:02I
- 18:03giving
- 18:04thanks
- 18:04in
- 18:04the
- 18:04reference
- 18:05portion,
- 18:06giving
- 18:06thanks
- 18:06to
- 18:06my
- 18:07children
- 18:07and
- 18:08giving
- 18:08this
- 18:08as
- 18:08a
- 18:09gift
- 18:09to
- 18:09them
- 18:10and
- 18:10thanking
- 18:11them
- 18:11as,
- 18:11you
- 18:12know,
- 18:12for
- 18:12having
- 18:12Isla,
- 18:13Ivy
- 18:14and
- 18:14Olivia
- 18:15as
- 18:15my
- 18:15grandchildren,
- 18:16there
- 18:17was
- 18:17nothing
- 18:17besides
- 18:18the
- 18:18reality
- 18:19of
- 18:20who
- 18:20they
- 18:20are
- 18:21and
- 18:21what
- 18:21they've
- 18:21done
- 18:21for
- 18:22my
- 18:22heart.
- 18:22And
- 18:22I
- 18:22have
- 18:23to
- 18:23say,
- 18:23try
- 18:23to
- 18:24share
- 18:24with,
- 18:25not
- 18:25only
- 18:25with
- 18:25the
- 18:26readers
- 18:27your
- 18:27motivation
- 18:28worth,
- 18:28but
- 18:28also
- 18:28with
- 18:29aspiring
- 18:29authors
- 18:30to
- 18:30understand
- 18:31that
- 18:32there's
- 18:32so
- 18:32many
- 18:32different
- 18:33ways
- 18:33we
- 18:33all
- 18:34go
- 18:34at
- 18:34this,
- 18:34and
- 18:35sometimes
- 18:36it's
- 18:36to
- 18:37give
- 18:38recognition.
- 18:39And
- 18:39to
- 18:39your
- 18:40point,
- 18:40Lisa,
- 18:41the
- 18:41book
- 18:41will
- 18:41live
- 18:42forever.
- 18:43So
- 18:43when
- 18:43they're
- 18:43having
- 18:44their
- 18:44grandchildren,
- 18:46they'll
- 18:46say,
- 18:46look
- 18:47at
- 18:47what
- 18:47my
- 18:47grandma
- 18:48did.
- 18:49Right.
- 18:50It's
- 18:50incredible.
- 18:51It
- 18:51transcends
- 18:53generations
- 18:53in
- 18:54time.
- 18:54And
- 18:55for
- 18:55those
- 18:55to
- 18:55come,
- 18:56you
- 18:56know,
- 18:56and
- 18:56they'll.
- 18:57Olivia
- 18:57may
- 18:57write
- 18:58books
- 18:58for
- 18:58her
- 18:58children
- 18:59and
- 18:59grandchildren
- 19:00and
- 19:00Island
- 19:01Ivy
- 19:01and,
- 19:02you
- 19:02know,
- 19:03your.
- 19:03Your
- 19:03grandchildren,
- 19:04your
- 19:04granddaughters,
- 19:05your.
- 19:05Your
- 19:05two
- 19:06grandsons.
- 19:06Yes.
- 19:07And
- 19:07it
- 19:08just
- 19:08goes
- 19:08on
- 19:08forever.
- 19:08It
- 19:09doesn't
- 19:09go
- 19:09away.
- 19:09It's
- 19:09not
- 19:09like
- 19:09a
- 19:10product
- 19:10that
- 19:10is
- 19:10on
- 19:11the
- 19:11shelf
- 19:11and
- 19:11it
- 19:11goes
- 19:11away.
- 19:12A
- 19:12book
- 19:13forever.
- 19:13Forever.
- 19:14Well,
- 19:14I
- 19:15want
- 19:15to
- 19:15jump
- 19:15into
- 19:16the
- 19:17QR
- 19:17codes,
- 19:18and
- 19:19I'll
- 19:19tell
- 19:19you
- 19:19why.
- 19:20Because
- 19:21again,
- 19:21I
- 19:22mean,
- 19:23again,
- 19:23similarities
- 19:24here.
- 19:24I'm
- 19:24thinking,
- 19:25oh,
- 19:25my
- 19:25goodness.
- 19:25I.
- 19:26I'm
- 19:26not
- 19:26musical.
- 19:27I
- 19:27can't.
- 19:28I
- 19:28would
- 19:28scare
- 19:29my
- 19:29grandchildren
- 19:29if
- 19:30I
- 19:30sang
- 19:30to
- 19:30them,
- 19:31so
- 19:32that
- 19:32ain't
- 19:32gonna
- 19:33work.
- 19:33But
- 19:34what
- 19:34I
- 19:34did
- 19:35is,
- 19:35by
- 19:36the
- 19:36way,
- 19:36I
- 19:36didn't
- 19:36care.
- 19:37Oh,
- 19:37and
- 19:38no,
- 19:38that's.
- 19:39That's
- 19:39important.
- 19:40That's
- 19:40important,
- 19:41too.
- 19:41I
- 19:41said,
- 19:41I'm.
- 19:42This
- 19:42is
- 19:42my
- 19:42authentic
- 19:43self,
- 19:43my
- 19:43authentic
- 19:44voice.
- 19:45And
- 19:45I'm.
- 19:45I'm
- 19:46sure
- 19:46I
- 19:46did
- 19:46sing
- 19:47some
- 19:47songs
- 19:47with
- 19:47the
- 19:47grandchildren
- 19:48when
- 19:49that.
- 19:49That
- 19:49didn't
- 19:50really
- 19:50matter.
- 19:50Right.
- 19:51So
- 19:51what
- 19:51I
- 19:52did
- 19:52is
- 19:53I
- 19:53used
- 19:54a
- 19:54QR
- 19:54code
- 19:55and
- 19:56I
- 19:56created
- 19:56a
- 19:56bookmark.
- 19:57What's
- 19:58cool
- 19:58about
- 19:58this
- 19:59QR
- 19:59code
- 20:00is
- 20:01that
- 20:02we
- 20:02use
- 20:02this
- 20:02as
- 20:03a
- 20:03promotional
- 20:03item
- 20:04and
- 20:05to
- 20:05get
- 20:05people
- 20:05interested
- 20:06in
- 20:06our
- 20:06book.
- 20:07The.
- 20:07When
- 20:08you
- 20:08scan
- 20:08the
- 20:08QR
- 20:09code,
- 20:10our
- 20:10middle
- 20:11granddaughter,
- 20:11Bailey,
- 20:13she
- 20:13actually.
- 20:14We
- 20:15turned
- 20:15the
- 20:15book
- 20:16into
- 20:16an
- 20:16audio
- 20:16book.
- 20:17So
- 20:18you
- 20:18get
- 20:18the
- 20:18audiobook
- 20:19of
- 20:19our
- 20:20book
- 20:20in
- 20:21your
- 20:21hot
- 20:21little
- 20:22hand,
- 20:22and
- 20:23it
- 20:23comes
- 20:24on
- 20:24your.
- 20:24It
- 20:24comes
- 20:25onto
- 20:25your
- 20:26phone
- 20:26or
- 20:26your
- 20:27iPad
- 20:27or
- 20:27whatever
- 20:28at.
- 20:28When
- 20:28you
- 20:28scan
- 20:29the
- 20:29QR
- 20:29code.
- 20:30So,
- 20:31I
- 20:31mean,
- 20:31I
- 20:32just
- 20:32loved.
- 20:32I.
- 20:33I
- 20:33scanned
- 20:33your.
- 20:34The
- 20:34music,
- 20:34I
- 20:35scanned
- 20:35the
- 20:35audio
- 20:36in
- 20:36the
- 20:36book.
- 20:37I
- 20:37thought,
- 20:37what
- 20:38a
- 20:38neat
- 20:38feature.
- 20:39You're
- 20:39the
- 20:39first
- 20:40person
- 20:40I've
- 20:40ever
- 20:41talked
- 20:41to
- 20:41that's
- 20:42actually
- 20:42taken
- 20:42a
- 20:42children's
- 20:43book.
- 20:43I've
- 20:44seen
- 20:44this
- 20:44done
- 20:44in
- 20:44business
- 20:45books,
- 20:45but
- 20:45I've
- 20:46never
- 20:46seen
- 20:46this
- 20:47type
- 20:47of
- 20:47thing
- 20:47done
- 20:48in
- 20:48a
- 20:49children's
- 20:49book.
- 20:49Can
- 20:50you
- 20:50explain
- 20:50to
- 20:51everybody
- 20:51that's
- 20:52listening,
- 20:52you
- 20:53had
- 20:53vocal
- 20:54and
- 20:54you've
- 20:54got
- 20:55music.
- 20:55Explain
- 20:56how
- 20:56that
- 20:56all
- 20:57worked.
- 20:59My
- 20:59daughter
- 20:59Gianna.
- 21:00Okay,
- 21:01so
- 21:01it
- 21:02was
- 21:02my.
- 21:03My
- 21:03youngest
- 21:03daughter,
- 21:03Gianna,
- 21:04where,
- 21:04you
- 21:05know,
- 21:05I
- 21:05wanted
- 21:05to
- 21:05do
- 21:05a
- 21:06lullaby
- 21:06book.
- 21:06I
- 21:06didn't
- 21:07want
- 21:07to
- 21:07do
- 21:07one
- 21:07of
- 21:07those.
- 21:08You
- 21:08Know,
- 21:08push
- 21:08the
- 21:08button
- 21:09and
- 21:09play
- 21:09things.
- 21:10And
- 21:10she
- 21:10says,
- 21:10mommy,
- 21:11why
- 21:11don't
- 21:11just
- 21:11do
- 21:11a
- 21:12QR
- 21:12code?
- 21:12So
- 21:12when
- 21:12they
- 21:12purchase
- 21:13the
- 21:13book,
- 21:14they
- 21:14can
- 21:14hear
- 21:15it,
- 21:15you
- 21:15know,
- 21:16wow.
- 21:17They
- 21:17can
- 21:17hear
- 21:17the
- 21:18instrumental.
- 21:19That's
- 21:19amazing.
- 21:20You
- 21:20just
- 21:20sat
- 21:20down
- 21:21and
- 21:21you.
- 21:21And
- 21:22you
- 21:22came
- 21:22up
- 21:23with
- 21:23a
- 21:23strategy
- 21:23for
- 21:24each
- 21:24QR
- 21:24code
- 21:25and
- 21:25away
- 21:25you
- 21:26went
- 21:26again.
- 21:27Readers
- 21:28understand
- 21:28that
- 21:29the
- 21:29value
- 21:30add
- 21:30that
- 21:30you
- 21:30add
- 21:31to
- 21:31the
- 21:31book
- 21:31is
- 21:31incredible.
- 21:32So
- 21:32I
- 21:33love
- 21:33that
- 21:33part.
- 21:34And
- 21:34then
- 21:34to
- 21:34aspiring
- 21:35authors,
- 21:36remember
- 21:37what
- 21:37Lisa
- 21:38did.
- 21:38This
- 21:39technology
- 21:40nowadays
- 21:40allows
- 21:41us
- 21:41all
- 21:41to
- 21:41do
- 21:42that.
- 21:42So,
- 21:42you
- 21:43know,
- 21:43don't
- 21:43be
- 21:43afraid
- 21:44of
- 21:44technology.
- 21:45And
- 21:46Lisa,
- 21:47I
- 21:47don't
- 21:47know
- 21:47your
- 21:48technological
- 21:49background.
- 21:50I'm
- 21:50not
- 21:50techie.
- 21:50I'm
- 21:51just
- 21:51creative.
- 21:51Okay,
- 21:52so
- 21:52I'm
- 21:52not
- 21:53techie.
- 21:53I'm
- 21:53creative.
- 21:54So
- 21:54I
- 21:54think
- 21:54of
- 21:55things.
- 21:55And
- 21:55I
- 21:55have
- 21:56an
- 21:56incredible
- 21:56team
- 21:57of
- 21:57people,
- 21:57have
- 21:57a
- 21:57wonderful
- 21:58family.
- 21:58And
- 21:59again,
- 21:59as
- 21:59I,
- 21:59as
- 22:00I
- 22:00mentioned
- 22:00to
- 22:00you,
- 22:00my
- 22:00youngest
- 22:01daughter.
- 22:01So
- 22:02my
- 22:02youngest
- 22:02daughter
- 22:03is,
- 22:03I
- 22:03mean,
- 22:03they're
- 22:04in
- 22:04the
- 22:04tech
- 22:04world,
- 22:04they
- 22:05know
- 22:05things
- 22:06instantaneously,
- 22:07right?
- 22:07So
- 22:08she
- 22:08was
- 22:08like,
- 22:08mom,
- 22:08just
- 22:08do
- 22:09this.
- 22:09Why
- 22:09not
- 22:09just
- 22:09make
- 22:09it
- 22:09like
- 22:10this?
- 22:10I
- 22:10go,
- 22:10why
- 22:10not?
- 22:11Why
- 22:11not
- 22:11just
- 22:11make
- 22:11it
- 22:11like
- 22:12this?
- 22:12Because
- 22:12we
- 22:12have
- 22:13access
- 22:13to
- 22:13it.
- 22:14Years
- 22:14ago,
- 22:15I
- 22:16thought
- 22:16about
- 22:16writing
- 22:16a
- 22:17book,
- 22:17but
- 22:17it
- 22:17was
- 22:17so
- 22:17expensive
- 22:17to
- 22:18write
- 22:18a
- 22:18book,
- 22:18they
- 22:19didn't
- 22:19write
- 22:19the
- 22:19book,
- 22:20right?
- 22:20So
- 22:21now
- 22:21there's
- 22:21so
- 22:21much
- 22:22technology,
- 22:22AI
- 22:23is
- 22:23here
- 22:23to
- 22:23help
- 22:24us,
- 22:24and
- 22:25almost
- 22:26for,
- 22:26almost
- 22:26for
- 22:27free,
- 22:27you
- 22:27could
- 22:27write
- 22:27a
- 22:27book.
- 22:28It's
- 22:28interesting,
- 22:28Lisa,
- 22:29you
- 22:29should
- 22:29say
- 22:29that,
- 22:29because
- 22:29I
- 22:30said
- 22:30to
- 22:30everybody,
- 22:31I
- 22:31created,
- 22:32other
- 22:33than
- 22:33the
- 22:33printing
- 22:33costs,
- 22:34the
- 22:35QR
- 22:35code
- 22:35was
- 22:36free.
- 22:36I
- 22:36went
- 22:36to
- 22:37Canva
- 22:38and
- 22:38guess
- 22:38what?
- 22:39I
- 22:39got
- 22:39a
- 22:39QR
- 22:40code
- 22:41and
- 22:41I
- 22:41attached
- 22:42the
- 22:42audio
- 22:42file
- 22:43to
- 22:43it,
- 22:44and
- 22:44that
- 22:44didn't
- 22:44cost
- 22:45me
- 22:45a
- 22:45dime.
- 22:46To
- 22:46your
- 22:46point,
- 22:47today
- 22:48with
- 22:49technology,
- 22:49it's
- 22:50not
- 22:50like
- 22:50you
- 22:50have
- 22:50to
- 22:51spend
- 22:51tens
- 22:52of
- 22:52thousands
- 22:52of
- 22:53dollars
- 22:53to
- 22:54bring
- 22:55your
- 22:55aspirations
- 22:56of
- 22:56writing
- 22:57a
- 22:57children's
- 22:57book
- 22:57to
- 22:58life.
- 22:58You
- 22:59don't.
- 22:59And
- 23:00it's
- 23:00such
- 23:00a
- 23:01wild
- 23:01thing
- 23:01because
- 23:01it
- 23:01wasn't
- 23:02that
- 23:02long
- 23:02ago
- 23:03that
- 23:03it
- 23:03would
- 23:03have
- 23:04cost
- 23:04me,
- 23:05I
- 23:05don't
- 23:05know,
- 23:05$15,000.
- 23:06When
- 23:06I
- 23:06went
- 23:07to
- 23:07a
- 23:07publishing
- 23:07company,
- 23:08they
- 23:08sort
- 23:08of.
- 23:08It
- 23:08would
- 23:09cost
- 23:09you
- 23:09this
- 23:09because
- 23:09I
- 23:09didn't
- 23:10go
- 23:10out
- 23:11and
- 23:11look
- 23:11for
- 23:11the
- 23:11Simon
- 23:11and
- 23:12Schuster
- 23:12for
- 23:12the
- 23:12to
- 23:13get
- 23:13published
- 23:13and
- 23:13all
- 23:13that
- 23:14stuff.
- 23:14I
- 23:14went
- 23:14to
- 23:15a
- 23:15publishing
- 23:15company
- 23:15and
- 23:16they
- 23:16said,
- 23:16well,
- 23:16this
- 23:16is
- 23:16what
- 23:16it's
- 23:17going
- 23:17to
- 23:17cost.
- 23:18So
- 23:18it
- 23:18discouraged
- 23:19me.
- 23:19Today
- 23:19I'm
- 23:20so
- 23:20inspired
- 23:20and
- 23:21encouraged
- 23:21to
- 23:21do
- 23:22write
- 23:2210
- 23:23books
- 23:23a
- 23:23year,
- 23:2315
- 23:24books
- 23:24a
- 23:24year,
- 23:24right
- 23:25after
- 23:25this
- 23:25podcast,
- 23:26really.
- 23:26So
- 23:27I'm
- 23:27inspired.
- 23:27I
- 23:27hope
- 23:28other,
- 23:28the
- 23:28listeners,
- 23:29the
- 23:29authors,
- 23:30the
- 23:30coming
- 23:31of
- 23:31age
- 23:31authors
- 23:32to
- 23:33be
- 23:33inspired
- 23:33enough
- 23:34to
- 23:34Write
- 23:34your
- 23:35story,
- 23:35Write
- 23:35your
- 23:36book.
- 23:36Create
- 23:37your
- 23:37journal,
- 23:38the
- 23:38journal
- 23:39that
- 23:39you've
- 23:39been
- 23:39writing
- 23:40forever.
- 23:40Make
- 23:41it
- 23:41into
- 23:41a
- 23:41book,
- 23:42make
- 23:42it
- 23:42into
- 23:42a
- 23:42story,
- 23:43because
- 23:43everything.
- 23:43Very
- 23:44good
- 23:44point.
- 23:45But
- 23:45listen
- 23:45and
- 23:46be
- 23:46interested
- 23:47in
- 23:48what
- 23:48you
- 23:48have
- 23:49to
- 23:49say.
- 23:49Believe
- 23:50it
- 23:50or
- 23:50not,
- 23:51when
- 23:51people
- 23:51buy
- 23:52my
- 23:52book,
- 23:52I'm
- 23:52surprised.
- 23:53They
- 23:53go,
- 23:54why
- 23:54do
- 23:54they
- 23:54want
- 23:55to
- 23:55hear
- 23:55from
- 23:55me?
- 23:55So
- 23:56tell
- 23:56us
- 23:56a
- 23:56little
- 23:56bit
- 23:57about
- 23:57your
- 23:57book.
- 23:58Tell
- 23:58us
- 23:58a
- 23:58little
- 23:58bit
- 23:59about
- 23:59the.
- 23:59The
- 24:00central
- 24:00theme,
- 24:01the
- 24:01lesson
- 24:01or
- 24:02the
- 24:02teaching
- 24:03that
- 24:03you
- 24:03want
- 24:04readers
- 24:05to
- 24:05get
- 24:06from
- 24:06your
- 24:06book.
- 24:07So
- 24:07from
- 24:07the
- 24:08lullaby
- 24:08book,
- 24:08okay?
- 24:09So
- 24:09from
- 24:09the
- 24:09lullaby
- 24:10book,
- 24:10I
- 24:10want
- 24:10you
- 24:10to
- 24:11get
- 24:11heart.
- 24:12I
- 24:12really
- 24:12want
- 24:13you
- 24:13to
- 24:13get
- 24:13heart,
- 24:14because
- 24:14my
- 24:14heart
- 24:14and
- 24:15soul
- 24:16is
- 24:16in
- 24:16the
- 24:17book.
- 24:17And
- 24:17you
- 24:17will
- 24:18hear
- 24:18it.
- 24:19I
- 24:19mean,
- 24:19you
- 24:19hear
- 24:19me,
- 24:20right?
- 24:21This
- 24:22is
- 24:22real.
- 24:22You
- 24:22can't
- 24:23make
- 24:23this
- 24:23up.
- 24:24Right?
- 24:24When
- 24:25I
- 24:26wrote
- 24:26this
- 24:27book
- 24:27and
- 24:27I
- 24:28sang
- 24:29the
- 24:29book,
- 24:30it's
- 24:30all
- 24:31about
- 24:32my
- 24:32passion
- 24:32and
- 24:33my
- 24:33love
- 24:33for
- 24:33my
- 24:33children
- 24:34and
- 24:34my
- 24:34grandchildren.
- 24:35And
- 24:35by
- 24:35the
- 24:35way,
- 24:35you
- 24:35have
- 24:36a
- 24:36great
- 24:36voice.
- 24:37You
- 24:37don't
- 24:37want
- 24:37to
- 24:37listen
- 24:38to
- 24:38me
- 24:38singing
- 24:38in
- 24:38the
- 24:38shower,
- 24:39but
- 24:39we
- 24:39could
- 24:39listen
- 24:40to
- 24:40Lisa
- 24:40singing
- 24:41in
- 24:41the
- 24:41shower,
- 24:41no
- 24:41problem.
- 24:42Only
- 24:42in
- 24:42the
- 24:43shower.
- 24:43No,
- 24:43but
- 24:43I
- 24:44mean,
- 24:44it's
- 24:44to.
- 24:44To
- 24:44answer
- 24:45your
- 24:45question,
- 24:45it's
- 24:46love
- 24:46and
- 24:46passion
- 24:47and
- 24:47authenticity.
- 24:48Right.
- 24:49I
- 24:49think
- 24:50what
- 24:50people
- 24:50love
- 24:51and
- 24:51are
- 24:52driven
- 24:52by
- 24:53to
- 24:53purchase
- 24:54or
- 24:54to
- 24:54be
- 24:54a
- 24:55part
- 24:55of
- 24:55is
- 24:56another
- 24:56person's
- 24:57authenticity
- 24:58and
- 24:58sincerity.
- 24:59So
- 25:00I
- 25:00do
- 25:00it
- 25:00from
- 25:00my
- 25:00heart
- 25:01with
- 25:01love
- 25:02and
- 25:02sincerity,
- 25:03and
- 25:03it
- 25:03was
- 25:03my
- 25:04grandchildren,
- 25:04but
- 25:05it's
- 25:05for
- 25:05the
- 25:05entire
- 25:05world
- 25:06to
- 25:06hear.
- 25:07So
- 25:07I
- 25:07want
- 25:07to
- 25:07talk
- 25:07to
- 25:08you
- 25:08a
- 25:08bit
- 25:08about
- 25:08your
- 25:09writing
- 25:09process,
- 25:10because
- 25:11this
- 25:11is
- 25:11your
- 25:12first
- 25:12children's
- 25:13book,
- 25:13correct?
- 25:14Yes.
- 25:15And
- 25:16you
- 25:16said,
- 25:16I've
- 25:17got
- 25:1710
- 25:17books
- 25:17in
- 25:17me
- 25:18now.
- 25:18I
- 25:18know
- 25:18you've
- 25:18written
- 25:19motivational
- 25:20book
- 25:20or
- 25:21business
- 25:22type
- 25:22book,
- 25:23but
- 25:23from
- 25:24a
- 25:24children's
- 25:25author
- 25:25standpoint,
- 25:26is
- 25:27there
- 25:27more?
- 25:28Lisa's
- 25:29children's
- 25:29book
- 25:30author,
- 25:31writer
- 25:32that
- 25:32wants
- 25:32to
- 25:32come
- 25:32out,
- 25:33Is
- 25:33there
- 25:34more?
- 25:34Oh,
- 25:35it's
- 25:35out.
- 25:35Okay.
- 25:36So
- 25:37I
- 25:37wrote
- 25:37many
- 25:37years
- 25:37ago.
- 25:38I
- 25:38write
- 25:39and
- 25:39write
- 25:39and
- 25:39write
- 25:40many,
- 25:40many
- 25:40years
- 25:40ago.
- 25:40As
- 25:41I
- 25:41mentioned
- 25:41to
- 25:41you,
- 25:42I
- 25:42just
- 25:42wrote.
- 25:42And
- 25:42it
- 25:43was
- 25:43so
- 25:43expensive
- 25:43to
- 25:44publish
- 25:44that
- 25:44I
- 25:44just
- 25:45let
- 25:45it
- 25:45go.
- 25:45I
- 25:46have
- 25:46some
- 25:46shows
- 25:46and
- 25:46all
- 25:47the,
- 25:47you
- 25:47know.
- 25:47So,
- 25:48yes,
- 25:48to
- 25:48answer
- 25:48your
- 25:49question,
- 25:49yes.
- 25:50Tell
- 25:50us
- 25:50about
- 25:51your
- 25:52writing
- 25:53process.
- 25:53Because,
- 25:54you
- 25:54know,
- 25:54a
- 25:55lot
- 25:55of
- 25:55times
- 25:55aspiring
- 25:56authors,
- 25:57they
- 25:57just
- 25:57don't
- 25:57know
- 25:57how
- 25:57to
- 25:57get
- 25:58started.
- 25:58So
- 25:58what's
- 25:59your
- 25:59writing
- 25:59process?
- 26:00My
- 26:01writing
- 26:01process
- 26:02is
- 26:02I
- 26:03write.
- 26:04Right.
- 26:05I'm
- 26:05going
- 26:05to
- 26:05be
- 26:05very,
- 26:06very
- 26:06literal.
- 26:07I
- 26:07write
- 26:07things
- 26:07down
- 26:08on
- 26:08a
- 26:08pad
- 26:08and
- 26:08I
- 26:08type
- 26:09at
- 26:09the
- 26:09same
- 26:09time.
- 26:10So
- 26:10as
- 26:10I
- 26:10write,
- 26:11I
- 26:11type
- 26:12what's
- 26:12in
- 26:12my
- 26:12heart
- 26:13and
- 26:13what's
- 26:13in
- 26:13my
- 26:14head.
- 26:14Has
- 26:15to
- 26:15happen.
- 26:15Or,
- 26:16or
- 26:16I
- 26:17speak
- 26:18into
- 26:18my
- 26:18phone.
- 26:19If
- 26:19something
- 26:20happens,
- 26:21something
- 26:22hits
- 26:22my
- 26:22brain
- 26:23instantaneously.
- 26:24I
- 26:25pick
- 26:25up
- 26:25this
- 26:25thing
- 26:25and
- 26:25I
- 26:26go.
- 26:26I
- 26:27speak
- 26:27into
- 26:27my
- 26:27notes.
- 26:28Speak
- 26:28into
- 26:28my
- 26:29notes
- 26:29and
- 26:29what's
- 26:29in
- 26:29my
- 26:30heart.
- 26:30And
- 26:31you
- 26:31know,
- 26:32many
- 26:32of
- 26:32you
- 26:33authors
- 26:33who
- 26:33are
- 26:34becoming
- 26:34authors
- 26:34or
- 26:35who
- 26:35are
- 26:35authors
- 26:36understand
- 26:36exactly
- 26:37what
- 26:37I'm
- 26:37talking
- 26:37about.
- 26:38It
- 26:38only
- 26:39happens.
- 26:39It
- 26:40comes
- 26:40around
- 26:40once.
- 26:41Right.
- 26:41But
- 26:41on
- 26:41the
- 26:41New
- 26:42Jersey
- 26:42Turnpike,
- 26:42I'm
- 26:43like,
- 26:43dumb.
- 26:44Give
- 26:45me
- 26:45a
- 26:45pen.
- 26:46I
- 26:48want
- 26:48to
- 26:48add
- 26:48to
- 26:48this
- 26:48book.
- 26:49And
- 26:50this
- 26:50is
- 26:50literally,
- 26:51honestly
- 26:52my
- 26:52first
- 26:53poem
- 26:54that
- 26:54I
- 26:54wrote.
- 26:55I
- 26:55wrote
- 26:55it
- 26:55on
- 26:55a
- 26:56deposit
- 26:56slip.
- 26:57I
- 26:57was
- 26:58from
- 26:58an
- 26:58audition.
- 26:59My
- 26:59youngest
- 27:00daughter
- 27:00did
- 27:01a
- 27:01Pampers
- 27:01commercial.
- 27:02Right
- 27:02now
- 27:0230.
- 27:03I
- 27:03used
- 27:03to
- 27:03phone
- 27:04myself
- 27:05when
- 27:05I
- 27:05was
- 27:05driving.
- 27:06I'd
- 27:07phone
- 27:07myself,
- 27:07leave
- 27:08myself
- 27:08a
- 27:08message.
- 27:09You're
- 27:09really.
- 27:10You're
- 27:10really
- 27:10aging
- 27:11yourself.
- 27:11I
- 27:12am,
- 27:12I
- 27:12am.
- 27:12Isn't
- 27:13that
- 27:13crazy?
- 27:14I
- 27:14love
- 27:14it.
- 27:15I
- 27:15love
- 27:15it.
- 27:16I
- 27:16literally.
- 27:17I
- 27:18was
- 27:18at
- 27:18a
- 27:18toll.
- 27:19I
- 27:19wrote
- 27:20a
- 27:20poem
- 27:20and
- 27:21I
- 27:21wrote
- 27:21it
- 27:21on
- 27:22a
- 27:22deposit
- 27:22slip
- 27:23because
- 27:23it
- 27:23came
- 27:23to
- 27:23me
- 27:24while
- 27:24Gianna
- 27:25after
- 27:25her
- 27:26shoot.
- 27:27And
- 27:28I
- 27:28wrote
- 27:28my
- 27:28first
- 27:29poem
- 27:29on
- 27:29a
- 27:29deposit
- 27:30slip.
- 27:30Had
- 27:31to
- 27:31happen
- 27:31that
- 27:31moment.
- 27:32So
- 27:32when
- 27:32you
- 27:33capture
- 27:33the
- 27:34moment,
- 27:34everybody,
- 27:34all
- 27:35of
- 27:35you
- 27:35authors
- 27:35out
- 27:36there,
- 27:36capture
- 27:37the
- 27:37moment.
- 27:38Write
- 27:38it
- 27:38down,
- 27:38record
- 27:39it.
- 27:39And
- 27:40that's,
- 27:40that's,
- 27:40that's
- 27:41my
- 27:41process.
- 27:41Terrific.
- 27:42So
- 27:43when
- 27:43you,
- 27:43when
- 27:44you
- 27:44started
- 27:44putting
- 27:45the
- 27:45children's
- 27:45book
- 27:46together,
- 27:47did
- 27:47you
- 27:47do
- 27:48any
- 27:48additional
- 27:49research
- 27:50into
- 27:51any.
- 27:51Into
- 27:52any
- 27:52part
- 27:52of
- 27:52the
- 27:53book?
- 27:54No.
- 27:54You
- 27:55just
- 27:55pushed
- 27:55the
- 27:55button
- 27:56and
- 27:56went.
- 27:57I'm
- 27:57telling
- 27:57you,
- 27:58okay,
- 27:58I
- 27:59can't
- 27:59make
- 27:59this
- 27:59up.
- 28:00So
- 28:00for
- 28:01those
- 28:01of
- 28:01you.
- 28:02Sorry.
- 28:03You
- 28:03know,
- 28:03people
- 28:04become
- 28:04actors
- 28:04and
- 28:05they
- 28:05want
- 28:05to
- 28:05hear
- 28:05a
- 28:05backstory.
- 28:06That's
- 28:06crazy.
- 28:07And
- 28:08I
- 28:08was
- 28:09this.
- 28:09And
- 28:09I
- 28:09lived
- 28:10this
- 28:10life
- 28:10and
- 28:10I
- 28:10did
- 28:11this.
- 28:11No,
- 28:11I
- 28:11just
- 28:12said,
- 28:12okay,
- 28:12you
- 28:12know
- 28:12what?
- 28:12I'm
- 28:13doing
- 28:13this
- 28:13today
- 28:14because
- 28:14my
- 28:15life
- 28:15is
- 28:16very,
- 28:16very
- 28:16busy.
- 28:17And
- 28:18I
- 28:18said,
- 28:19if
- 28:19this
- 28:19doesn't
- 28:19happen
- 28:20now,
- 28:20it's
- 28:21not
- 28:21going
- 28:21to
- 28:21happen.
- 28:22Hence
- 28:22the
- 28:22reason
- 28:22from
- 28:23my
- 28:23book,
- 28:24all
- 28:24or
- 28:24nothing.
- 28:25Now
- 28:25or
- 28:25never.
- 28:26So
- 28:26when
- 28:26it
- 28:26came
- 28:26to
- 28:26my.
- 28:27I
- 28:27knew
- 28:27I
- 28:27would
- 28:27put
- 28:28it
- 28:28off
- 28:28if
- 28:29I
- 28:29didn't
- 28:29do
- 28:29it
- 28:29in
- 28:29that
- 28:30moment.
- 28:31I
- 28:31was
- 28:31probably
- 28:32not
- 28:32going
- 28:32to
- 28:32do
- 28:32it
- 28:32for
- 28:33another
- 28:33five
- 28:33years.
- 28:34You're
- 28:34just
- 28:34like
- 28:35Nike,
- 28:35just
- 28:36do
- 28:36it.
- 28:37Correct.
- 28:37I'm
- 28:37also
- 28:38interested
- 28:39in,
- 28:40you
- 28:40know,
- 28:40everybody
- 28:41has
- 28:41their
- 28:41own
- 28:42thoughts
- 28:42about
- 28:43success.
- 28:44I'm
- 28:44not
- 28:44sure
- 28:44what
- 28:45your
- 28:45original
- 28:45goal
- 28:46was
- 28:46or
- 28:46goals
- 28:47were
- 28:47for
- 28:47the
- 28:47book.
- 28:48I'm
- 28:48not
- 28:48sure.
- 28:49You
- 28:49know,
- 28:50a
- 28:50lot
- 28:50of
- 28:50people
- 28:50think,
- 28:51well,
- 28:51I
- 28:51gotta
- 28:51get
- 28:52thousands
- 28:53of
- 28:53sales
- 28:54into
- 28:54my
- 28:54book,
- 28:55or
- 28:55that's
- 28:56the
- 28:56only
- 28:56way
- 28:57I
- 28:57can
- 28:57measure
- 28:58my
- 28:58success.
- 28:59Tell
- 28:59us
- 28:59how
- 29:00you
- 29:00measure
- 29:01the
- 29:01success
- 29:01around
- 29:02this
- 29:02book.
- 29:03Oh,
- 29:03this
- 29:04is
- 29:04a
- 29:04Great
- 29:04question.
- 29:06Another
- 29:06unusual
- 29:07answer.
- 29:081.
- 29:09I
- 29:10said,
- 29:10if
- 29:10I
- 29:10sell
- 29:11one,
- 29:11you
- 29:12better.
- 29:13Hopefully
- 29:13I'm
- 29:13not
- 29:13your
- 29:14only
- 29:14customer,
- 29:15but
- 29:15we
- 29:16got
- 29:16proof.
- 29:18Oh,
- 29:19person.
- 29:20And
- 29:20I
- 29:20mean
- 29:21that.
- 29:21I'm
- 29:21telling
- 29:22you
- 29:22I'm
- 29:22the
- 29:22most.
- 29:23I
- 29:23maybe
- 29:24or
- 29:24maybe
- 29:24not
- 29:24the
- 29:24most
- 29:25unusual
- 29:25you'll
- 29:26ever
- 29:26have
- 29:26on
- 29:26your.
- 29:26Your
- 29:26podcast.
- 29:27I'm
- 29:28serious.
- 29:28I've
- 29:28done
- 29:28this
- 29:28with
- 29:28even
- 29:29products
- 29:29that
- 29:29I
- 29:29have
- 29:29and
- 29:29the
- 29:30products
- 29:30that
- 29:30I
- 29:30developed
- 29:31on
- 29:31national
- 29:32television.
- 29:32But
- 29:33I
- 29:33said,
- 29:33if
- 29:33they
- 29:34buy
- 29:34one,
- 29:34I'll
- 29:34sell
- 29:35others.
- 29:35So
- 29:35if
- 29:35one
- 29:36person
- 29:36buys,
- 29:37others
- 29:37will
- 29:37sell.
- 29:37I've
- 29:38never,
- 29:38ever,
- 29:39ever
- 29:39said
- 29:40I
- 29:40want
- 29:40to
- 29:40make
- 29:40a
- 29:41million
- 29:41dollars
- 29:41on
- 29:41this
- 29:42product.
- 29:42I'm
- 29:42not
- 29:43that.
- 29:43That
- 29:43person.
- 29:44Right.
- 29:44I.
- 29:45You
- 29:45know,
- 29:45I've
- 29:45said
- 29:45that
- 29:46to
- 29:46people
- 29:46before.
- 29:47You
- 29:47know,
- 29:47if
- 29:48you
- 29:48think
- 29:48you're
- 29:48coming
- 29:49to
- 29:49this
- 29:49for
- 29:49fame
- 29:50and
- 29:50fortune
- 29:51as
- 29:51a
- 29:51children's
- 29:52book
- 29:52author,
- 29:53pretty
- 29:53hard
- 29:54to
- 29:54do
- 29:54there.
- 29:55Can
- 29:55I
- 29:55interject?
- 29:56Absolutely.
- 29:57You
- 29:58will
- 29:58get
- 29:58out
- 29:58of
- 29:59anything
- 30:00as
- 30:01much
- 30:01as
- 30:01you
- 30:01put
- 30:01in,
- 30:02right?
- 30:02You
- 30:02will
- 30:03get
- 30:03out
- 30:03of
- 30:03anything
- 30:04as
- 30:04much
- 30:04as
- 30:04you
- 30:05put
- 30:05in.
- 30:05And
- 30:05that's
- 30:05the
- 30:06truth.
- 30:07And
- 30:07I'll
- 30:07give
- 30:07you
- 30:08an
- 30:08example.
- 30:08Okay,
- 30:09Ready
- 30:09for
- 30:09this
- 30:09one?
- 30:09You
- 30:09didn't
- 30:10ask
- 30:10for
- 30:10it,
- 30:10but
- 30:10I'm
- 30:10me
- 30:10give
- 30:11it
- 30:11to
- 30:11you.
- 30:11Okay.
- 30:12So
- 30:13my
- 30:13daughter
- 30:14lives
- 30:14out
- 30:14in
- 30:14the
- 30:14Cherry
- 30:14Hill
- 30:15area.
- 30:15I
- 30:16was
- 30:16out
- 30:16there,
- 30:16I
- 30:17was
- 30:17hanging
- 30:17out
- 30:17with
- 30:17them.
- 30:18I
- 30:18have
- 30:18my
- 30:19books.
- 30:19I
- 30:19said,
- 30:19you
- 30:19know
- 30:20what?
- 30:20I'm
- 30:20gonna
- 30:20go
- 30:20visit
- 30:20the
- 30:21Barnes
- 30:21and
- 30:21Noble
- 30:21stores
- 30:22in
- 30:22Cherry
- 30:23Hill
- 30:23and
- 30:23in
- 30:24surrounding
- 30:24areas.
- 30:25Had
- 30:25my
- 30:25books
- 30:26made.
- 30:26A
- 30:26call,
- 30:27asked
- 30:27for
- 30:27the
- 30:28store
- 30:28manager,
- 30:28whoever's
- 30:29gonna
- 30:29be
- 30:29there.
- 30:29I
- 30:29said,
- 30:29I'm
- 30:29gonna
- 30:30come
- 30:30into
- 30:30your
- 30:30store
- 30:30and
- 30:30do
- 30:30a
- 30:30book
- 30:31signing.
- 30:31They
- 30:31said,
- 30:31oh,
- 30:31you
- 30:31are?
- 30:31I
- 30:32go,
- 30:32yeah,
- 30:32do
- 30:33a
- 30:33book
- 30:33signing.
- 30:33Went
- 30:34out
- 30:34to
- 30:34the
- 30:34store,
- 30:35went
- 30:35into
- 30:35one
- 30:36of
- 30:36the
- 30:36stores,
- 30:36went
- 30:36to
- 30:36one
- 30:36of
- 30:37the
- 30:37stores.
- 30:37And
- 30:37they
- 30:37said,
- 30:37well,
- 30:37you
- 30:38know,
- 30:38we.
- 30:38We
- 30:38need
- 30:38a
- 30:38book
- 30:38that's
- 30:39printed
- 30:39already.
- 30:40You
- 30:40know
- 30:40what
- 30:40I'm
- 30:40talking
- 30:40about?
- 30:41Yes.
- 30:42Like
- 30:42printed
- 30:43books.
- 30:43I
- 30:43do
- 30:44print
- 30:44on
- 30:44demand.
- 30:45Went
- 30:45to
- 30:45the
- 30:45next
- 30:45store.
- 30:46They
- 30:46said,
- 30:46send
- 30:47us
- 30:47an
- 30:47email
- 30:48the
- 30:48day
- 30:48after.
- 30:49The
- 30:49next
- 30:49day,
- 30:50well,
- 30:50before
- 30:50I
- 30:50got
- 30:50home,
- 30:50actually,
- 30:51the
- 30:51next
- 30:51day,
- 30:51opened
- 30:51up
- 30:51an
- 30:52email,
- 30:52they
- 30:52said,
- 30:52when
- 30:53can
- 30:53you
- 30:53do
- 30:53a
- 30:53book
- 30:54signing?
- 30:54I
- 30:54went
- 30:55there
- 30:55and
- 30:56physically
- 30:57presented
- 30:57the
- 30:58book.
- 30:58The
- 30:58next
- 30:58day,
- 30:59I
- 30:59got
- 30:59a
- 30:59yes.
- 31:00So
- 31:00what?
- 31:01I
- 31:01didn't
- 31:01have
- 31:01to
- 31:02go
- 31:02there.
- 31:02If
- 31:02I
- 31:02didn't
- 31:02go,
- 31:02guess
- 31:03what?
- 31:03I
- 31:03wouldn't
- 31:03be
- 31:03on
- 31:04their
- 31:04shelf
- 31:04right
- 31:05out
- 31:06what
- 31:06you
- 31:06put
- 31:07in.
- 31:07So
- 31:07kids,
- 31:08author,
- 31:08you.
- 31:08If
- 31:09you're
- 31:09out
- 31:09there,
- 31:10I
- 31:10don't
- 31:10care
- 31:10what
- 31:11you're
- 31:11selling
- 31:12over
- 31:12and
- 31:12over
- 31:13and
- 31:13putting
- 31:13your
- 31:14passion
- 31:14into
- 31:14it
- 31:15and
- 31:15believing
- 31:16in
- 31:16your
- 31:17product,
- 31:17you're
- 31:17going
- 31:18to
- 31:18sell
- 31:18it.
- 31:18If
- 31:18you
- 31:19don't,
- 31:19you
- 31:19won't.
- 31:20So
- 31:20as
- 31:21much
- 31:21as
- 31:21you
- 31:21put
- 31:21into
- 31:22whatever
- 31:23the
- 31:23product
- 31:23is
- 31:24that
- 31:24you
- 31:25want
- 31:25to
- 31:25get
- 31:25out
- 31:25there
- 31:26with
- 31:26your
- 31:26passion,
- 31:27I
- 31:27promise
- 31:27you,
- 31:27you
- 31:28will
- 31:28sell
- 31:28it.
- 31:28If
- 31:29you
- 31:29don't,
- 31:29you
- 31:29won't.
- 31:30Lisa,
- 31:30I
- 31:30couldn't
- 31:31agree
- 31:31with
- 31:31you
- 31:31more.
- 31:32It's
- 31:32absolutely
- 31:33true.
- 31:34Yes.
- 31:34It
- 31:35comes
- 31:35from
- 31:35passion
- 31:36first.
- 31:36So
- 31:37do
- 31:37it
- 31:37for
- 31:37passion,
- 31:38and
- 31:38the
- 31:39rest
- 31:39will
- 31:39follow.
- 31:40I'm
- 31:40curious.
- 31:41Is
- 31:42how,
- 31:42how
- 31:43much
- 31:43time
- 31:43do
- 31:43you
- 31:43devote
- 31:44to
- 31:44writing?
- 31:45Or
- 31:45is
- 31:45it
- 31:45spawn,
- 31:46more
- 31:46spontaneous?
- 31:47Tell
- 31:48us
- 31:48a
- 31:48little
- 31:48bit
- 31:48about
- 31:49that.
- 31:49Yeah,
- 31:49with
- 31:50my
- 31:51other
- 31:51book.
- 31:52So
- 31:52with
- 31:52my
- 31:52business
- 31:53book,
- 31:54I
- 31:54decided
- 31:55over
- 31:55a
- 31:56weekend
- 31:56that
- 31:57I
- 31:57was
- 31:57going
- 31:57to
- 31:58put
- 31:58in
- 31:59the
- 31:59entire
- 32:0148,
- 32:0172,
- 32:02whatever
- 32:03it
- 32:03took
- 32:04to
- 32:04finish
- 32:04my
- 32:05book.
- 32:05Because
- 32:05I
- 32:05don't
- 32:05like
- 32:05to
- 32:06do
- 32:06things
- 32:06in
- 32:06sections.
- 32:07I
- 32:07don't
- 32:07like
- 32:07to
- 32:08do
- 32:08that.
- 32:08I.
- 32:08I
- 32:09mean,
- 32:09I'll
- 32:10add
- 32:10more
- 32:10to
- 32:10it.
- 32:11But
- 32:11when
- 32:11I
- 32:11decide
- 32:12to
- 32:12do
- 32:12something,
- 32:13I'm
- 32:13doing
- 32:13it.
- 32:14And
- 32:14I'm
- 32:15focused
- 32:15and
- 32:15I'm
- 32:15driven
- 32:16and
- 32:16I'm
- 32:16doing
- 32:17all
- 32:17of
- 32:18it,
- 32:18and
- 32:19then
- 32:19I
- 32:19can
- 32:19fill
- 32:19in.
- 32:20So
- 32:20to
- 32:21answer
- 32:21your
- 32:21question,
- 32:22when
- 32:22I
- 32:22decide
- 32:22to
- 32:23do
- 32:23something,
- 32:23I
- 32:23have
- 32:23to
- 32:23do
- 32:23it
- 32:23all
- 32:24the
- 32:24way.
- 32:24All
- 32:25the
- 32:25way.
- 32:25And
- 32:26then
- 32:26the
- 32:26rest
- 32:26is
- 32:27filled.
- 32:27Filler.
- 32:27You
- 32:28understand?
- 32:28Yep,
- 32:29absolutely.
- 32:29Because
- 32:30it
- 32:30needs
- 32:30to
- 32:30be
- 32:30edited
- 32:31and
- 32:31filled.
- 32:31They
- 32:31go,
- 32:31okay,
- 32:32that's
- 32:32what
- 32:32I
- 32:32left
- 32:32out.
- 32:33And
- 32:33this
- 32:33is
- 32:33neat.
- 32:34The
- 32:34rest
- 32:34is
- 32:34filler.
- 32:35So
- 32:35the
- 32:35filler
- 32:36action
- 32:36happens
- 32:36when
- 32:37I'm
- 32:37in
- 32:37my
- 32:37car
- 32:37driving
- 32:38down
- 32:38the
- 32:38Garden
- 32:38State
- 32:38Parkway.
- 32:39Go.
- 32:39Okay.
- 32:39Yep.
- 32:40That's
- 32:40what
- 32:40I
- 32:40need
- 32:40to
- 32:40add
- 32:40to
- 32:40this.
- 32:41So
- 32:41the
- 32:41decision
- 32:42is
- 32:42made.
- 32:43I
- 32:43decide
- 32:44when
- 32:44I'm
- 32:44going
- 32:44to
- 32:44do
- 32:44it,
- 32:45and
- 32:45it's
- 32:45done.
- 32:46Fantastic.
- 32:47Fantastic.
- 32:48As
- 32:48we're.
- 32:49As
- 32:49we're
- 32:49talking
- 32:49to
- 32:50people,
- 32:51especially
- 32:51aspiring
- 32:52authors,
- 32:53what
- 32:53kind
- 32:53of
- 32:54advice
- 32:54would
- 32:54you
- 32:55give
- 32:55aspiring
- 32:56authors?
- 32:56Because
- 32:56I.
- 32:56I
- 32:57know
- 32:57you're.
- 32:57You're
- 32:58a
- 32:58just
- 32:58do
- 32:59it
- 32:59kind
- 32:59of
- 32:59gal,
- 33:00but
- 33:00what
- 33:01other
- 33:01advice
- 33:01would
- 33:02you
- 33:02give
- 33:02someone
- 33:02who's
- 33:03maybe
- 33:03not
- 33:03as
- 33:04just
- 33:04a
- 33:05just
- 33:05do
- 33:05it
- 33:05kind
- 33:06of
- 33:06person?
- 33:06The
- 33:07only
- 33:07reason
- 33:07I'm
- 33:08a
- 33:08just
- 33:08do
- 33:08it
- 33:08kind
- 33:09of
- 33:09gal
- 33:09is
- 33:10because
- 33:10I
- 33:11do
- 33:11a
- 33:11lot.
- 33:12Right.
- 33:12I
- 33:13seen
- 33:13that
- 33:13from
- 33:13your
- 33:14bio.
- 33:14I
- 33:14don't
- 33:14have
- 33:14the
- 33:15time
- 33:15to
- 33:16not
- 33:16just
- 33:17do
- 33:17it.
- 33:17I
- 33:17don't
- 33:18have
- 33:18the
- 33:18time,
- 33:18and
- 33:18it
- 33:18would
- 33:19bother
- 33:19me
- 33:19to
- 33:19not
- 33:20just
- 33:20do
- 33:20it.
- 33:21If
- 33:21I
- 33:21had
- 33:21a
- 33:22lot
- 33:22of
- 33:22time,
- 33:23I
- 33:23would
- 33:24probably
- 33:24take
- 33:25my
- 33:25time
- 33:26and
- 33:26leisurely
- 33:28write,
- 33:28I
- 33:28don't
- 33:28know,
- 33:29a
- 33:29couple
- 33:29of
- 33:29hours
- 33:29a
- 33:29day.
- 33:30But
- 33:30it's
- 33:30not
- 33:30me,
- 33:30so
- 33:31I'm
- 33:31not
- 33:31telling
- 33:31my
- 33:31own
- 33:32story.
- 33:32So
- 33:32for
- 33:33a
- 33:33person
- 33:34who
- 33:35is
- 33:35writing
- 33:35something,
- 33:36just
- 33:36write
- 33:36with
- 33:36your
- 33:36heart.
- 33:37Write
- 33:37your
- 33:37passion.
- 33:38You
- 33:38know,
- 33:38in
- 33:38the
- 33:39shower,
- 33:39you
- 33:40know,
- 33:40think
- 33:41consciously
- 33:41of
- 33:42what
- 33:42you.
- 33:42I
- 33:42don't
- 33:42have
- 33:42to
- 33:43tell
- 33:43you.
- 33:43Cause
- 33:43if
- 33:43you're
- 33:43an
- 33:43Author,
- 33:43you're
- 33:44thinking
- 33:44about
- 33:44writing
- 33:44your
- 33:45book.
- 33:45Yes.
- 33:46So
- 33:46the
- 33:46times
- 33:46to
- 33:47do
- 33:47it
- 33:47will
- 33:47come
- 33:47to
- 33:47you
- 33:48when
- 33:49your
- 33:49time
- 33:49is
- 33:50your
- 33:50time,
- 33:50whether
- 33:50it's
- 33:51a
- 33:51shower
- 33:51or
- 33:52when
- 33:52you
- 33:52wake
- 33:52up
- 33:53first
- 33:53thing
- 33:53in
- 33:53the
- 33:53morning
- 33:53or
- 33:53when
- 33:53you
- 33:53have
- 33:54peace
- 33:54and
- 33:54I
- 33:54sit
- 33:55on
- 33:55a
- 33:55beach
- 33:55sometimes
- 33:55and
- 33:56I
- 33:56meditate
- 33:56and
- 33:56I
- 33:56write
- 33:57like
- 33:57that.
- 33:57So
- 33:58telling
- 33:58you
- 33:58how
- 33:58to
- 33:58do
- 33:59it
- 33:59is
- 33:59not
- 33:59what
- 33:59I
- 33:59can
- 34:00do
- 34:00for
- 34:00you,
- 34:01but
- 34:01just
- 34:01telling
- 34:01me
- 34:01to
- 34:02put
- 34:02your
- 34:02heart
- 34:02and
- 34:02soul
- 34:02in
- 34:03it,
- 34:03that's
- 34:03really.
- 34:04Don't
- 34:04write
- 34:05something
- 34:05for
- 34:05fluff.
- 34:06Write
- 34:06it
- 34:06because
- 34:07it's
- 34:08your
- 34:08passion.
- 34:09Right.
- 34:10Use
- 34:10passion
- 34:11because
- 34:11people
- 34:12will
- 34:12see
- 34:12right
- 34:13through
- 34:13superficial.
- 34:15People
- 34:15see
- 34:16through
- 34:16a
- 34:16superficial
- 34:17paragraph.
- 34:17Like
- 34:17what
- 34:18I
- 34:18was
- 34:18there
- 34:19and
- 34:19I
- 34:19announced
- 34:19people
- 34:20with
- 34:20rainy
- 34:20day.
- 34:21Better
- 34:21than
- 34:21that.
- 34:23Don't.
- 34:24Better
- 34:24than
- 34:24that.
- 34:24Tell
- 34:25it.
- 34:25Give
- 34:25me
- 34:25your
- 34:25heart.
- 34:26Give
- 34:26me
- 34:27your
- 34:27heart.
- 34:27So
- 34:27give
- 34:27the
- 34:27people
- 34:28your
- 34:28heart.
- 34:28Take
- 34:29your
- 34:29time.
- 34:29If
- 34:29you
- 34:29have
- 34:29the
- 34:30time
- 34:30to
- 34:30take
- 34:30your
- 34:30time
- 34:31and
- 34:31do
- 34:31it
- 34:31and
- 34:32write
- 34:32your
- 34:32passion.
- 34:33It
- 34:33takes
- 34:3310
- 34:34years.
- 34:34It
- 34:34could
- 34:34take
- 34:34five
- 34:35years.
- 34:35It
- 34:35could
- 34:35take.
- 34:36Don't
- 34:36rush
- 34:36yourself
- 34:37to
- 34:38write
- 34:38your
- 34:38passion
- 34:39project.
- 34:39Don't
- 34:40rush
- 34:40through
- 34:40it.
- 34:41And
- 34:41the
- 34:42reason,
- 34:42again,
- 34:42I
- 34:43did
- 34:43it.
- 34:43I'm
- 34:44in
- 34:44my
- 34:44business.
- 34:45My,
- 34:45my
- 34:45guidebook.
- 34:46I'm
- 34:46doing
- 34:46what
- 34:46I
- 34:47do
- 34:47for
- 34:4735
- 34:48years.
- 34:49And
- 34:49all
- 34:49of
- 34:49it,
- 34:50I
- 34:50knew
- 34:50what
- 34:50I
- 34:50was
- 34:51going
- 34:51to
- 34:51write.
- 34:51I
- 34:52just
- 34:52had
- 34:52to
- 34:52write
- 34:52it
- 34:52in
- 34:53my
- 34:53timeline
- 34:54that
- 34:54I
- 34:54was
- 34:54going
- 34:54to
- 34:54do
- 34:54it
- 34:54or
- 34:54else
- 34:54I
- 34:55wouldn't
- 34:55do
- 34:55it.
- 34:55Talk
- 34:56to
- 34:57readers.
- 34:57Let's,
- 34:58let's.
- 34:58So
- 34:59let's
- 34:59have
- 35:00some
- 35:00encouragement
- 35:01for
- 35:01the
- 35:01readers
- 35:01here.
- 35:02So
- 35:02why
- 35:03should
- 35:03they
- 35:04purchase
- 35:05this
- 35:05book?
- 35:06Your
- 35:06book,
- 35:07the
- 35:08My
- 35:08Favorite
- 35:09book
- 35:09of
- 35:09lullabies.
- 35:10Why
- 35:10should
- 35:11they
- 35:11purchase
- 35:11this
- 35:12book?
- 35:12So
- 35:13they
- 35:13should
- 35:14purchase
- 35:14my
- 35:14favorite,
- 35:15favorite
- 35:15book
- 35:15of
- 35:15lullabies.
- 35:16Because
- 35:17as
- 35:17I
- 35:17said
- 35:18before,
- 35:18it
- 35:18is
- 35:18such
- 35:19a.
- 35:19It's.
- 35:20They'll
- 35:20feel
- 35:20it.
- 35:21It's
- 35:21such
- 35:22a
- 35:22passion
- 35:23project.
- 35:23And
- 35:24for
- 35:24those
- 35:24who
- 35:25have
- 35:25children
- 35:25or
- 35:26grandchildren,
- 35:27you
- 35:27will
- 35:27feel
- 35:28the
- 35:28love,
- 35:29the
- 35:29quiet,
- 35:30the
- 35:31passion
- 35:32and
- 35:32the
- 35:32sincerity.
- 35:33Whether
- 35:33you
- 35:33were
- 35:33an
- 35:34adult
- 35:34or
- 35:34a
- 35:34child.
- 35:35You
- 35:35know
- 35:36you
- 35:36will
- 35:37feel
- 35:37the
- 35:37love
- 35:38because
- 35:39it
- 35:39was
- 35:39for
- 35:40my
- 35:40children
- 35:40and
- 35:41my
- 35:41grandchildren
- 35:41that
- 35:41is
- 35:42put
- 35:42into
- 35:42this.
- 35:42And
- 35:42you'll
- 35:43feel
- 35:43it.
- 35:43A
- 35:43person
- 35:43who
- 35:44purchased
- 35:44the
- 35:45book
- 35:45from
- 35:45me
- 35:45was
- 35:45a
- 35:46stranger.
- 35:47And
- 35:48I
- 35:48answered
- 35:49my
- 35:49phone,
- 35:49as
- 35:49I
- 35:50do,
- 35:50and
- 35:50she
- 35:50said,
- 35:51I'm
- 35:52crying.
- 35:53I'm
- 35:53going,
- 35:53why
- 35:54are
- 35:54you
- 35:54crying?
- 35:55She
- 35:55says,
- 35:55I
- 35:55just
- 35:55purchased
- 35:56your
- 35:56book
- 35:56of
- 35:56lullabies.
- 35:57And
- 35:57she
- 35:58says,
- 35:58I
- 35:58listen
- 35:58to
- 35:59every
- 35:59song.
- 35:59She
- 35:59says,
- 36:00I
- 36:00bought
- 36:00it
- 36:01for
- 36:01my
- 36:01granddaughter,
- 36:02but
- 36:02I'm
- 36:02keeping
- 36:02it
- 36:02for
- 36:03myself.
- 36:04And
- 36:04so
- 36:04I'm
- 36:05purchasing
- 36:05two
- 36:05more
- 36:06books.
- 36:06And
- 36:07I
- 36:07didn't
- 36:07know
- 36:07it
- 36:07was
- 36:08going
- 36:08to
- 36:08have
- 36:08this
- 36:09effect
- 36:09on
- 36:10you
- 36:10know
- 36:10what,
- 36:10Lisa?
- 36:11Most
- 36:11of
- 36:12the
- 36:12children's
- 36:12Book
- 36:13authors
- 36:13that
- 36:13I've
- 36:14talked
- 36:14to
- 36:15have,
- 36:15have
- 36:15shared
- 36:16this
- 36:16insight
- 36:17that
- 36:17you're
- 36:17sharing
- 36:18that
- 36:18you
- 36:18know
- 36:18what
- 36:19a
- 36:19children's
- 36:19book
- 36:20is
- 36:20just
- 36:20not
- 36:20for
- 36:21children.
- 36:21Yes.
- 36:22You
- 36:22know,
- 36:23it's
- 36:23generally
- 36:24you've
- 36:24got
- 36:24parents
- 36:25or
- 36:25grandparents
- 36:26reading
- 36:26the
- 36:26book
- 36:27with
- 36:27their
- 36:27children
- 36:28or
- 36:28grandchildren.
- 36:29It's
- 36:30for
- 36:30all
- 36:30of
- 36:30us.
- 36:30And,
- 36:31and
- 36:31Lisa's
- 36:32absolutely
- 36:32right.
- 36:32I
- 36:33mean,
- 36:33I
- 36:33just
- 36:33love
- 36:33what
- 36:34you've
- 36:34done
- 36:34with
- 36:34this
- 36:34book.
- 36:35Tell
- 36:35us
- 36:36where
- 36:36we
- 36:37can
- 36:37purchase
- 36:37your
- 36:38book.
- 36:38Sure.
- 36:39So
- 36:39it's.
- 36:39It's
- 36:40everywhere.
- 36:40Books
- 36:40are
- 36:41sold.
- 36:41You
- 36:41can
- 36:41go
- 36:41to
- 36:41my
- 36:42website,
- 36:43inventing
- 36:43A
- 36:44to
- 36:44Z.com
- 36:45or
- 36:45my
- 36:45favorite
- 36:46book
- 36:46of
- 36:46lullabies.
- 36:47Com.
- 36:48And
- 36:48I,
- 36:48I
- 36:48mean,
- 36:48go
- 36:49there
- 36:49because
- 36:49it's
- 36:49just
- 36:50a
- 36:50very
- 36:50interesting,
- 36:50very,
- 36:51very
- 36:51cool
- 36:51website.
- 36:52It.
- 36:52It
- 36:52is.
- 36:52I
- 36:53love
- 36:53your
- 36:53website.
- 36:54We
- 36:54have
- 36:54very
- 36:55similar
- 36:55thoughts
- 36:56how
- 36:56you
- 36:56set
- 36:56up
- 36:57your
- 36:57website.
- 36:58Our
- 36:59website
- 36:59is
- 36:59caboose
- 37:00the
- 37:00RockyMontainBear.com.
- 37:02so,
- 37:03again,
- 37:03you
- 37:04know,
- 37:04the,
- 37:04the
- 37:04title
- 37:05works
- 37:05into
- 37:06the
- 37:06website,
- 37:06which
- 37:07is
- 37:07very
- 37:07important.
- 37:07Yeah,
- 37:07I
- 37:08mean,
- 37:08that's
- 37:08what,
- 37:08that's
- 37:08really
- 37:09what
- 37:09you
- 37:09need
- 37:09to
- 37:09do,
- 37:09too.
- 37:10So
- 37:10my
- 37:11lullabies,
- 37:11you'll
- 37:12hear
- 37:12a
- 37:13snippet
- 37:13of
- 37:13the
- 37:13book,
- 37:14which
- 37:14is
- 37:14really
- 37:14important
- 37:15to
- 37:15me.
- 37:15Was
- 37:15important
- 37:16to
- 37:16me.
- 37:17And
- 37:17it's
- 37:17creative.
- 37:17I
- 37:18mean,
- 37:18you'll
- 37:18see
- 37:18like
- 37:18a
- 37:19record
- 37:19spinning
- 37:19a
- 37:20little
- 37:20bit.
- 37:20I
- 37:20love
- 37:20it.
- 37:20So
- 37:20I
- 37:21love
- 37:21the
- 37:21website,
- 37:21but
- 37:22you
- 37:22can
- 37:22buy
- 37:22it
- 37:22anywhere.
- 37:23So
- 37:23Barnes
- 37:23and
- 37:23Noble,
- 37:24go
- 37:24to
- 37:24Amazon,
- 37:24got.com.
- 37:25it's
- 37:26everywhere.
- 37:26Great.
- 37:27Good
- 37:27for
- 37:27you.
- 37:28Final
- 37:28thoughts.
- 37:29Is
- 37:29there
- 37:30anything
- 37:30that
- 37:30you're
- 37:31thinking,
- 37:31oh,
- 37:32man,
- 37:32I
- 37:33want
- 37:33to
- 37:33make
- 37:33sure
- 37:34I
- 37:34get
- 37:35this
- 37:35final
- 37:35thought
- 37:35out
- 37:36to
- 37:37both
- 37:38aspiring
- 37:39authors
- 37:39and
- 37:40readers.
- 37:41For
- 37:41authors
- 37:42out
- 37:42there.
- 37:42I
- 37:42mean,
- 37:43I
- 37:43have
- 37:43to
- 37:43reiterate,
- 37:44you
- 37:45know,
- 37:45just
- 37:45when
- 37:46you
- 37:46write
- 37:46your
- 37:47passion,
- 37:47take
- 37:48your
- 37:48time
- 37:48to
- 37:48write
- 37:48your
- 37:49passion
- 37:49and
- 37:50put
- 37:50on
- 37:50those
- 37:50blockers.
- 37:51You
- 37:51know,
- 37:51just
- 37:52be,
- 37:52you
- 37:52know,
- 37:52do
- 37:53your
- 37:53tunnel
- 37:53vision
- 37:53self,
- 37:54get
- 37:54out
- 37:54there
- 37:54on
- 37:55a
- 37:55beach
- 37:55or,
- 37:56you
- 37:56know,
- 37:56in
- 37:56your
- 37:56favorite
- 37:57spot
- 37:58and
- 37:58just
- 37:58write
- 37:59your
- 37:59passion.
- 37:59Write
- 38:00your
- 38:00passion.
- 38:00Write
- 38:01your
- 38:01passion.
- 38:02And
- 38:02for
- 38:02those
- 38:03readers
- 38:03out
- 38:03there,
- 38:04give
- 38:05that
- 38:06time
- 38:07to
- 38:07the
- 38:07author
- 38:08who
- 38:08has
- 38:09written
- 38:09something
- 38:10for
- 38:10you
- 38:11to
- 38:11really
- 38:11pay
- 38:11attention
- 38:12to
- 38:13the
- 38:13literature,
- 38:13to
- 38:14what
- 38:14they've
- 38:14written
- 38:15on
- 38:15their
- 38:15pages
- 38:16for
- 38:16you
- 38:17readers.
- 38:17Take
- 38:17your
- 38:18time.
- 38:18Take
- 38:19your
- 38:19time,
- 38:19because
- 38:20somebody
- 38:21authored
- 38:21that
- 38:21book
- 38:22for
- 38:22you.
- 38:22Absolutely.
- 38:23Very
- 38:23good
- 38:24point
- 38:24that.
- 38:25Well,
- 38:26you
- 38:26know
- 38:26what?
- 38:26Thank
- 38:26you,
- 38:27Lisa,
- 38:27for
- 38:27being
- 38:28part
- 38:28of
- 38:28Adventures
- 38:29in
- 38:29the
- 38:29Heart
- 38:29of
- 38:30Children's
- 38:30Book
- 38:30Authors
- 38:31Podcast,
- 38:32your
- 38:32generosity
- 38:33of
- 38:33time.
- 38:34I
- 38:34mean,
- 38:34I
- 38:34just
- 38:35love
- 38:35it.
- 38:35I
- 38:35know
- 38:35how
- 38:35busy
- 38:36you
- 38:36are
- 38:37and
- 38:37all
- 38:37the
- 38:38insight.
- 38:38I
- 38:38mean,
- 38:39you've
- 38:39jammed
- 38:39a
- 38:39lot
- 38:40of
- 38:40insight
- 38:41into
- 38:41this
- 38:42podcast
- 38:42and
- 38:43I
- 38:43can't
- 38:43thank
- 38:43you
- 38:43enough.
- 38:44It's.
- 38:44It's
- 38:44just
- 38:45incredible.
- 38:46The
- 38:46other
- 38:46thing,
- 38:47to
- 38:47the
- 38:47listeners
- 38:48we'll
- 38:48make
- 38:48sure
- 38:48all
- 38:49of
- 38:49the
- 38:50links
- 38:50that
- 38:51Lisa
- 38:51has
- 38:51talked
- 38:52about,
- 38:52we
- 38:53make
- 38:53sure.
- 38:53They'Ll
- 38:54be
- 38:54in
- 38:54the
- 38:54show
- 38:54notes
- 38:55inventingatoz.com,
- 38:57my
- 38:57favorite
- 38:57book
- 38:57of
- 38:58lullabies,
- 38:59and
- 38:59Lisa
- 39:00Askley's
- 39:00Adventurous
- 39:01I'm
- 39:01here
- 39:01for
- 39:01you.
- 39:02We'll
- 39:02make
- 39:03sure
- 39:03all
- 39:03your
- 39:03social
- 39:04media
- 39:04links
- 39:04are
- 39:05in
- 39:05there.
- 39:05And
- 39:06to
- 39:06the
- 39:07listeners,
- 39:07if
- 39:07you've
- 39:08enjoyed
- 39:08the
- 39:08podcast,
- 39:09please
- 39:10hit
- 39:10the
- 39:10subscribe
- 39:10button
- 39:11to
- 39:11listen
- 39:12to
- 39:12future
- 39:12episodes.
- 39:13And
- 39:14of
- 39:14course,
- 39:14this
- 39:14episode
- 39:15that
- 39:15Lisa's
- 39:16being
- 39:16so
- 39:16generous
- 39:17with
- 39:17her
- 39:17time.
- 39:18Thank
- 39:18you
- 39:19so
- 39:19much.
- 39:20My
- 39:20pleasure.
- 39:21This
- 39:21was
- 39:21so
- 39:21much
- 39:21fun.
- 39:21I
- 39:22love
- 39:22it.