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Crafting Children's Literature: The Making of a Birthday Wish · Adventures in the Heart of Children's Book Authors Podcast

• 4:21
  Nikki
• 4:21
  McFetrich.
• 4:22
  Name
• 4:23
  of
• 4:23
  the
• 4:23
  book,
• 4:23
  it's
• 4:23
  Maya's
• 4:24
  Birthday
• 4:24
  Wish.
• 4:25
  Thanks,
• 4:25
  Nicky,
• 4:26
  for
• 4:26
  appearing
• 4:26
  on
• 4:26
  the
• 4:27
  Adventures
• 4:27
  in
• 4:28
  the
• 4:28
  Heart
• 4:28
  of
• 4:28
  Children's
• 4:29
  Book
• 4:29
  Authors
• 4:29
  podcast.
• 4:31
  As
• 4:31
  Nikki's
• 4:32
  mentioned,
• 4:32
  she's
• 4:33
  written
• 4:33
  a
• 4:33
  children's
• 4:34
  book,
• 4:34
  Maya's
• 4:34
  Birthday
• 4:35
  Wish,
• 4:35
  and
• 4:35
  I
• 4:36
  really
• 4:36
  look
• 4:36
  forward
• 4:36
  to
• 4:36
  our
• 4:37
  conversation.
• 4:38
  Nikki,
• 4:38
  before
• 4:39
  we
• 4:39
  get
• 4:39
  into
• 4:39
  the
• 4:40
  details
• 4:40
  of
• 4:41
  your
• 4:41
  book,
• 4:41
  I'd
• 4:42
  love
• 4:42
  to
• 4:42
  know,
• 4:43
  what
• 4:43
  does
• 4:44
  it
• 4:44
  feel
• 4:44
  like
• 4:45
  being
• 4:45
  a
• 4:45
  children's
• 4:46
  book
• 4:46
  author?
• 4:46
  What
• 4:46
  does
• 4:46
  it
• 4:47
  mean
• 4:47
  to
• 4:47
  you
• 4:48
  right
• 4:48
  now?
• 4:48
  The
• 4:48
  feeling
• 4:48
  I'm
• 4:49
  getting
• 4:49
  used
• 4:49
  to
• 4:49
  it
• 4:50
  because
• 4:50
  this
• 4:50
  is
• 4:51
  so
• 4:51
  new.
• 4:51
  This
• 4:51
  is
• 4:51
  such
• 4:52
  a
• 4:52
  new
• 4:52
  journey
• 4:52
  for
• 4:53
  me.
• 4:53
  This
• 4:54
  book
• 4:54
  just
• 4:54
  got
• 4:54
  published
• 4:55
  August
• 4:55
  of
• 4:56
  2025
• 4:56
  this
• 4:57
  year,
• 4:57
  so
• 4:57
  I'm
• 4:58
  just
• 4:58
  taking
• 4:59
  it
• 4:59
  as
• 4:59
  it
• 4:59
  comes.
• 4:59
  It's
• 5:00
  very
• 5:00
  exciting.
• 5:01
  Fantastic.
• 5:01
  One
• 5:02
  of
• 5:02
  my
• 5:02
  first
• 5:02
  guests
• 5:02
  on
• 5:03
  the
• 5:03
  show,
• 5:03
  she's
• 5:03
  from
• 5:04
  New
• 5:04
  York,
• 5:04
  and
• 5:05
  I
• 5:06
  was
• 5:06
  looking
• 5:06
  at
• 5:07
  her
• 5:07
  social
• 5:07
  media
• 5:08
  and
• 5:08
  I
• 5:08
  noticed
• 5:08
  she
• 5:09
  didn't
• 5:09
  have
• 5:09
  children's
• 5:10
  book
• 5:10
  author
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  on
• 5:11
  her
• 5:11
  Instagram
• 5:12
  or
• 5:12
  Facebook.
• 5:12
  And
• 5:12
  I
• 5:13
  said
• 5:13
  to
• 5:13
  her,
• 5:13
  why
• 5:14
  is
• 5:14
  that?
• 5:14
  And
• 5:15
  it
• 5:15
  was
• 5:15
  like
• 5:15
  a
• 5:16
  light
• 5:16
  bulb
• 5:16
  came
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  on.
• 5:17
  She
• 5:17
  just
• 5:17
  never
• 5:17
  thought
• 5:18
  of
• 5:18
  herself
• 5:19
  as
• 5:19
  a
• 5:19
  children's
• 5:20
  book
• 5:20
  author,
• 5:20
  even
• 5:20
  though
• 5:21
  she
• 5:21
  was
• 5:21
  a
• 5:21
  published
• 5:22
  children's
• 5:22
  book
• 5:23
  author.
• 5:23
  And
• 5:24
  about
• 5:24
  15
• 5:24
  minutes
• 5:25
  after
• 5:25
  we
• 5:25
  got
• 5:25
  off
• 5:25
  our
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  call,
• 5:26
  she
• 5:27
  actually
• 5:27
  sent
• 5:27
  me
• 5:28
  an
• 5:28
  email
• 5:28
  and
• 5:29
  said,
• 5:30
  go
• 5:30
  check
• 5:30
  my
• 5:31
  social
• 5:31
  media.
• 5:31
  Now
• 5:32
  tell
• 5:32
  us
• 5:32
  a
• 5:33
  little
• 5:33
  bit
• 5:33
  about
• 5:34
  the
• 5:34
  inspiration
• 5:35
  behind
• 5:36
  Maya's
• 5:37
  birthday
• 5:38
  wish.
• 5:38
  Of
• 5:39
  course,
• 5:39
  my
• 5:40
  daughter
• 5:40
  Maya
• 5:40
  is
• 5:40
  the
• 5:41
  actual
• 5:41
  inspiration
• 5:42
  of
• 5:42
  the
• 5:42
  bug.
• 5:43
  She
• 5:44
  such
• 5:44
  a
• 5:44
  special
• 5:45
  little
• 5:45
  girl.
• 5:45
  She
• 5:45
  just
• 5:45
  turned
• 5:46
  5,
• 5:47
  and
• 5:47
  I
• 5:48
  wanted
• 5:48
  to
• 5:48
  leave
• 5:49
  something
• 5:49
  for
• 5:49
  her.
• 5:50
  Some
• 5:50
  type
• 5:50
  of
• 5:51
  legacy,
• 5:52
  Something
• 5:52
  for
• 5:52
  her.
• 5:53
  Right.
• 5:53
  I
• 5:53
  just
• 5:53
  didn't
• 5:54
  know
• 5:54
  what
• 5:54
  that
• 5:55
  looked
• 5:55
  like.
• 5:55
  I
• 5:56
  didn't
• 5:56
  want
• 5:56
  to
• 5:56
  just
• 5:56
  go
• 5:56
  to
• 5:57
  a
• 5:57
  store
• 5:57
  and
• 5:57
  buy
• 5:57
  her
• 5:57
  something.
• 5:58
  Here
• 5:58
  you
• 5:58
  go.
• 5:58
  Remember,
• 5:59
  Mom?
• 5:59
  I
• 6:00
  wanted
• 6:00
  to
• 6:00
  create
• 6:01
  something
• 6:01
  unique
• 6:02
  to
• 6:02
  her.
• 6:03
  And
• 6:03
  that's
• 6:03
  where
• 6:03
  Maya's
• 6:04
  birthday
• 6:04
  wish
• 6:05
  has
• 6:05
  come
• 6:05
  about.
• 6:06
  Wow.
• 6:07
  And
• 6:07
  so
• 6:07
  when
• 6:07
  you
• 6:08
  started
• 6:08
  to
• 6:09
  get
• 6:09
  this
• 6:09
  whole
• 6:09
  idea
• 6:10
  and
• 6:10
  start
• 6:10
  putting
• 6:11
  it
• 6:11
  together,
• 6:13
  you
• 6:13
  got
• 6:13
  the
• 6:13
  inspiration,
• 6:14
  you
• 6:14
  wrote
• 6:15
  the
• 6:15
  story,
• 6:16
  and
• 6:16
  then.
• 6:16
  Did
• 6:16
  you
• 6:16
  say
• 6:17
  now
• 6:17
  what?
• 6:18
  Yes,
• 6:19
  absolutely.
• 6:20
  That.
• 6:21
  Because
• 6:21
  the
• 6:21
  story
• 6:22
  actually
• 6:22
  came
• 6:22
  to
• 6:22
  me
• 6:23
  in
• 6:23
  a
• 6:23
  dream.
• 6:23
  So
• 6:23
  that
• 6:23
  inspired
• 6:24
  thought
• 6:25
  came
• 6:25
  to
• 6:26
  me
• 6:26
  in
• 6:26
  a
• 6:26
  dream.
• 6:27
  Gotta
• 6:27
  write
• 6:28
  it
• 6:28
  down.
• 6:28
  Because
• 6:28
  the
• 6:28
  ending
• 6:29
  of
• 6:29
  it
• 6:29
  is
• 6:30
  what
• 6:30
  the
• 6:31
  whole
• 6:31
  idea.
• 6:31
  Idea
• 6:32
  of
• 6:32
  the
• 6:32
  story,
• 6:32
  the
• 6:32
  ending
• 6:32
  is
• 6:33
  the
• 6:33
  most
• 6:33
  special
• 6:33
  part
• 6:34
  of
• 6:34
  it.
• 6:34
  I
• 6:34
  didn't
• 6:35
  want
• 6:35
  to
• 6:35
  forget
• 6:35
  it.
• 6:35
  I
• 6:35
  did
• 6:36
  not
• 6:36
  trust
• 6:36
  my
• 6:36
  memory.
• 6:36
  So
• 6:36
  write
• 6:37
  everything
• 6:37
  down.
• 6:38
  And
• 6:38
  then
• 6:39
  I
• 6:39
  just.
• 6:40
  Yeah.
• 6:41
  Decided.
• 6:41
  Well,
• 6:41
  now
• 6:42
  what?
• 6:42
  Let's
• 6:42
  go
• 6:43
  get
• 6:43
  it
• 6:43
  edited.
• 6:43
  Got
• 6:44
  it
• 6:44
  edited.
• 6:45
  Sent
• 6:45
  it
• 6:45
  to
• 6:45
  the
• 6:45
  publisher.
• 6:46
  Here
• 6:46
  we
• 6:47
  are.
• 6:47
  Oh,
• 6:48
  good
• 6:48
  for
• 6:48
  you.
• 6:48
  Good
• 6:49
  for
• 6:49
  you.
• 6:50
  So
• 6:50
  I'm
• 6:50
  interested
• 6:51
  now
• 6:51
  that
• 6:52
  you're
• 6:52
  a
• 6:52
  newly
• 6:52
  minted
• 6:53
  published
• 6:54
  children's
• 6:54
  book
• 6:54
  author.
• 6:55
  What's
• 6:56
  your
• 6:56
  business
• 6:57
  plan
• 6:57
  look
• 6:58
  like
• 6:58
  for
• 6:59
  Maya's
• 7:00
  birthday
• 7:00
  wish?
• 7:02
  It
• 7:02
  looks
• 7:03
  grand
• 7:04
  in
• 7:04
  my
• 7:04
  mind.
• 7:07
  In
• 7:08
  my
• 7:08
  mind
• 7:08
  it's
• 7:08
  just
• 7:09
  going
• 7:09
  to
• 7:09
  be
• 7:09
  the
• 7:09
  biggest
• 7:10
  thing.
• 7:10
  Multiple
• 7:11
  bugs
• 7:11
  and
• 7:11
  merchandise.
• 7:12
  We're
• 7:12
  going
• 7:12
  to
• 7:12
  create
• 7:13
  a
• 7:13
  whole
• 7:13
  little.
• 7:14
  The
• 7:14
  name
• 7:14
  of
• 7:15
  the
• 7:15
  business
• 7:15
  is
• 7:15
  my
• 7:15
  storyland.
• 7:16
  So
• 7:16
  I'm
• 7:17
  thinking
• 7:17
  it'll
• 7:18
  just
• 7:18
  be
• 7:18
  a
• 7:18
  place
• 7:19
  where
• 7:19
  imagination
• 7:20
  runs
• 7:20
  wild,
• 7:21
  where
• 7:21
  kids
• 7:21
  will
• 7:22
  learn
• 7:22
  through
• 7:22
  stories,
• 7:23
  storytelling,
• 7:24
  imagination,
• 7:24
  fun
• 7:25
  experience,
• 7:25
  hands
• 7:25
  on
• 7:26
  experiences.
• 7:27
  I
• 7:27
  have
• 7:27
  a
• 7:28
  big
• 7:28
  picture,
• 7:29
  so
• 7:29
  we're
• 7:29
  going
• 7:29
  to
• 7:30
  see
• 7:30
  if
• 7:30
  the
• 7:30
  execution
• 7:31
  is
• 7:31
  there.
• 7:32
  But
• 7:32
  in
• 7:32
  my
• 7:32
  mind
• 7:33
  looks
• 7:33
  really
• 7:34
  big.
• 7:34
  And
• 7:35
  it's
• 7:35
  nice
• 7:35
  because
• 7:36
  in
• 7:36
  today's
• 7:37
  digital
• 7:37
  world,
• 7:38
  you
• 7:38
  can
• 7:39
  take
• 7:39
  it
• 7:39
  one
• 7:40
  step
• 7:40
  at
• 7:40
  a
• 7:40
  time.
• 7:41
  As
• 7:41
  long
• 7:41
  as
• 7:41
  you're
• 7:41
  taking
• 7:42
  that
• 7:42
  one
• 7:43
  step,
• 7:43
  correct?
• 7:44
  Absolutely.
• 7:45
  Terrific.
• 7:46
  Terrific.
• 7:46
  Tell
• 7:47
  us
• 7:47
  a
• 7:47
  little
• 7:47
  bit
• 7:47
  about
• 7:48
  your
• 7:48
  book
• 7:48
  formats
• 7:49
  because
• 7:49
  I
• 7:49
  noticed
• 7:50
  you
• 7:50
  have
• 7:50
  a
• 7:50
  paperback
• 7:51
  version
• 7:51
  and
• 7:52
  you
• 7:52
  have
• 7:52
  a
• 7:52
  hard
• 7:53
  copy
• 7:53
  version.
• 7:54
  Tell
• 7:54
  us
• 7:55
  about
• 7:55
  that.
• 7:55
  And
• 7:55
  also
• 7:56
  I'm
• 7:56
  curious
• 7:56
  on
• 7:58
  why
• 7:58
  you
• 7:59
  don't
• 7:59
  have
• 7:59
  an
• 7:59
  ebook
• 8:00
  version.
• 8:01
  Not
• 8:01
  yet.
• 8:01
  Don't
• 8:02
  have
• 8:02
  the
• 8:02
  ebook
• 8:02
  yet.
• 8:03
  And
• 8:04
  that
• 8:04
  is
• 8:04
  because
• 8:04
  the
• 8:05
  whole
• 8:05
  idea
• 8:06
  of
• 8:06
  writing
• 8:07
  books
• 8:07
  was
• 8:08
  to
• 8:08
  get
• 8:08
  kids
• 8:08
  off
• 8:09
  of
• 8:09
  the
• 8:09
  tablets,
• 8:10
  off
• 8:10
  of
• 8:10
  the
• 8:10
  electronics.
• 8:11
  I
• 8:12
  wanted
• 8:12
  them
• 8:12
  to
• 8:12
  actually
• 8:12
  have
• 8:13
  a
• 8:13
  physical
• 8:13
  book.
• 8:14
  Let's
• 8:15
  not
• 8:15
  only
• 8:16
  focus
• 8:16
  everything
• 8:16
  on
• 8:17
  digital.
• 8:18
  Okay,
• 8:18
  Back
• 8:19
  to
• 8:19
  basics.
• 8:20
  That's
• 8:20
  why
• 8:21
  I
• 8:21
  started
• 8:21
  off
• 8:21
  with
• 8:21
  just
• 8:22
  the
• 8:23
  hardback
• 8:24
  and
• 8:24
  the
• 8:24
  paperback
• 8:25
  Feast.
• 8:26
  I
• 8:26
  noticed
• 8:27
  you
• 8:27
  use
• 8:28
  Amazon
• 8:29
  to
• 8:30
  sell
• 8:30
  both
• 8:31
  formats.
• 8:32
  Now
• 8:32
  you
• 8:32
  get
• 8:32
  your
• 8:32
  hard
• 8:34
  back
• 8:34
  copy
• 8:35
  printed
• 8:36
  through.
• 8:39
  Okay.
• 8:40
  And
• 8:40
  I
• 8:41
  also
• 8:41
  noticed,
• 8:41
  I
• 8:42
  think
• 8:42
  on
• 8:42
  the
• 8:42
  back
• 8:42
  here
• 8:43
  book,
• 8:43
  which
• 8:43
  I
• 8:43
  have
• 8:43
  right
• 8:43
  here
• 8:44
  is
• 8:45
  Book
• 8:45
  Fox
• 8:46
  Press.
• 8:47
  Yes.
• 8:48
  You
• 8:48
  would
• 8:49
  order
• 8:49
  that
• 8:50
  for
• 8:50
  in
• 8:51
  larger
• 8:51
  quantities,
• 8:52
  is
• 8:52
  that
• 8:52
  correct?
• 8:54
  In
• 8:54
  larger
• 8:54
  quantities
• 8:55
  I
• 8:55
  would
• 8:55
  go
• 8:55
  through
• 8:55
  Ingram
• 8:56
  as
• 8:57
  well.
• 8:57
  Okay,
• 8:57
  we'll
• 8:58
  jump
• 8:58
  back
• 8:58
  to
• 8:58
  the
• 8:58
  publishing
• 8:59
  side
• 8:59
  of
• 8:59
  it
• 8:59
  in
• 9:00
  a
• 9:00
  moment.
• 9:00
  Okay.
• 9:01
  So
• 9:01
  you're
• 9:01
  using
• 9:02
  Amazon
• 9:03
  and
• 9:04
  then
• 9:04
  ingramsparks
• 9:05
  fills
• 9:05
  in
• 9:06
  all
• 9:06
  the
• 9:07
  other
• 9:07
  retailers.
• 9:08
  Correct?
• 9:08
  Yes.
• 9:09
  Okay.
• 9:09
  And
• 9:10
  of
• 9:10
  course,
• 9:11
  Amazon
• 9:11
  doesn't
• 9:12
  do
• 9:13
  hard
• 9:13
  copy
• 9:14
  children's
• 9:14
  book.
• 9:15
  So
• 9:15
  that's
• 9:16
  done
• 9:16
  through
• 9:16
  Ingram,
• 9:17
  also.
• 9:18
  Correct.
• 9:18
  Yeah.
• 9:18
  It
• 9:19
  takes
• 9:19
  a
• 9:19
  little
• 9:19
  bit
• 9:19
  longer.
• 9:20
  If
• 9:20
  someone
• 9:20
  were
• 9:20
  to
• 9:21
  order
• 9:21
  the
• 9:21
  hard
• 9:21
  copy
• 9:22
  through
• 9:22
  Amazon,
• 9:22
  it'll
• 9:23
  take
• 9:23
  it
• 9:23
  a
• 9:23
  little
• 9:23
  bit
• 9:24
  longer.
• 9:24
  But
• 9:25
  if
• 9:25
  you
• 9:25
  order
• 9:25
  the
• 9:26
  hard
• 9:26
  copy
• 9:26
  through
• 9:26
  my
• 9:27
  website,
• 9:27
  get
• 9:28
  it
• 9:28
  to
• 9:28
  you
• 9:28
  faster.
• 9:29
  Okay,
• 9:29
  great.
• 9:31
  So
• 9:31
  on
• 9:31
  the
• 9:32
  back
• 9:32
  of
• 9:32
  your
• 9:32
  book
• 9:32
  it
• 9:32
  says
• 9:33
  Book
• 9:34
  Fox
• 9:34
  Press.
• 9:35
  So
• 9:35
  talk
• 9:35
  to
• 9:36
  us
• 9:36
  a
• 9:36
  little
• 9:36
  bit
• 9:36
  about
• 9:36
  Book
• 9:37
  Fox
• 9:37
  Press.
• 9:39
  Oh,
• 9:39
  they
• 9:39
  were
• 9:39
  amazing.
• 9:41
  Ron,
• 9:41
  who
• 9:41
  edited
• 9:42
  the
• 9:42
  story,
• 9:43
  really
• 9:44
  easy
• 9:44
  to
• 9:44
  work
• 9:44
  with.
• 9:45
  He
• 9:45
  gave
• 9:46
  me
• 9:46
  my
• 9:47
  edits
• 9:47
  in
• 9:48
  a
• 9:48
  handful
• 9:48
  of
• 9:49
  days.
• 9:49
  Very
• 9:49
  fast.
• 9:50
  They're
• 9:50
  awesome.
• 9:51
  And
• 9:51
  Courtney,
• 9:52
  who's
• 9:52
  actually
• 9:53
  the
• 9:53
  publisher,
• 9:55
  she
• 9:55
  did
• 9:55
  an
• 9:56
  amazing
• 9:56
  job.
• 9:56
  She
• 9:57
  linked
• 9:57
  me,
• 9:58
  she
• 9:58
  connected
• 9:58
  me
• 9:58
  to
• 9:59
  Norizaki
• 9:59
  who
• 10:00
  is
• 10:00
  the
• 10:00
  illustrator,
• 10:01
  and
• 10:01
  she
• 10:02
  did
• 10:02
  amazing.
• 10:03
  And
• 10:04
  yes,
• 10:04
  we
• 10:04
  got
• 10:05
  this
• 10:05
  book
• 10:05
  ready
• 10:05
  to
• 10:06
  go
• 10:06
  within
• 10:06
  a
• 10:06
  year.
• 10:07
  Fantastic.
• 10:08
  I've
• 10:08
  had
• 10:09
  a
• 10:09
  couple
• 10:09
  of
• 10:09
  guests
• 10:09
  on
• 10:10
  who
• 10:10
  have
• 10:10
  used
• 10:10
  Book
• 10:11
  Fox
• 10:11
  and.
• 10:12
  And
• 10:12
  they've
• 10:12
  all
• 10:12
  said
• 10:13
  really
• 10:14
  good
• 10:14
  things
• 10:14
  about
• 10:14
  them.
• 10:15
  So
• 10:15
  you
• 10:15
  really
• 10:15
  enjoyed
• 10:16
  the
• 10:16
  process.
• 10:17
  Yes.
• 10:17
  They
• 10:18
  made
• 10:18
  it
• 10:18
  very
• 10:18
  easy,
• 10:19
  especially
• 10:19
  for
• 10:19
  a
• 10:20
  new
• 10:20
  author
• 10:20
  such
• 10:21
  as
• 10:21
  myself.
• 10:22
  Didn't
• 10:22
  know
• 10:22
  anything
• 10:22
  about
• 10:23
  it.
• 10:23
  They
• 10:24
  step
• 10:24
  by
• 10:24
  step
• 10:25
  all
• 10:25
  was
• 10:26
  really
• 10:26
  good.
• 10:27
  Okay.
• 10:27
  And
• 10:28
  so
• 10:28
  do
• 10:28
  you
• 10:28
  think
• 10:28
  you've
• 10:29
  got
• 10:29
  the
• 10:30
  skill
• 10:30
  set
• 10:31
  now?
• 10:31
  Would
• 10:31
  you
• 10:31
  do
• 10:31
  it
• 10:32
  differently
• 10:33
  if
• 10:33
  you
• 10:33
  do
• 10:33
  another
• 10:33
  book,
• 10:34
  Would
• 10:34
  you
• 10:34
  do
• 10:35
  things
• 10:35
  differently?
• 10:37
  That
• 10:38
  is
• 10:38
  interesting
• 10:38
  because
• 10:39
  I
• 10:39
  have
• 10:39
  the
• 10:39
  second
• 10:40
  book
• 10:40
  ready
• 10:40
  to
• 10:40
  go
• 10:40
  which
• 10:41
  I'm
• 10:41
  going
• 10:41
  to
• 10:41
  send
• 10:42
  to
• 10:42
  Bookfox
• 10:43
  Press
• 10:43
  to
• 10:43
  get
• 10:44
  edited.
• 10:45
  Now
• 10:46
  here's
• 10:46
  the
• 10:46
  thing.
• 10:46
  I
• 10:46
  don't
• 10:46
  know
• 10:47
  if
• 10:47
  I
• 10:47
  want
• 10:47
  to
• 10:47
  go
• 10:47
  the
• 10:48
  same
• 10:48
  route.
• 10:48
  Maybe
• 10:49
  go
• 10:49
  more
• 10:49
  traditional
• 10:50
  or
• 10:51
  do
• 10:51
  self
• 10:51
  publishing.
• 10:52
  I'm
• 10:52
  still
• 10:52
  weighing
• 10:53
  my
• 10:53
  options
• 10:53
  there.
• 10:54
  But
• 10:54
  I
• 10:54
  know
• 10:54
  for
• 10:55
  sure
• 10:55
  I
• 10:55
  will
• 10:55
  send
• 10:56
  it
• 10:56
  to
• 10:56
  get
• 10:56
  edited
• 10:57
  by
• 10:57
  John
• 10:57
  from
• 10:57
  Book
• 10:58
  Fox.
• 10:58
  Okay.
• 10:59
  Then
• 10:59
  you'll
• 10:59
  figure
• 11:00
  out
• 11:00
  whether
• 11:00
  you're
• 11:00
  going
• 11:01
  to
• 11:01
  actually
• 11:01
  have
• 11:01
  them
• 11:02
  do
• 11:02
  the
• 11:02
  book
• 11:03
  formatting.
• 11:03
  Now,
• 11:03
  would
• 11:04
  you
• 11:04
  use
• 11:04
  the
• 11:04
  same
• 11:04
  illustrator?
• 11:05
  Yes.
• 11:06
  Gotta
• 11:07
  keep
• 11:07
  Nora.
• 11:07
  She's
• 11:08
  amazing.
• 11:08
  She's
• 11:08
  good
• 11:09
  for
• 11:09
  you
• 11:09
  and
• 11:10
  that
• 11:10
  relationship.
• 11:11
  Because
• 11:11
  you
• 11:11
  said,
• 11:11
  I
• 11:12
  think
• 11:12
  Book
• 11:12
  Fox
• 11:13
  introduced
• 11:14
  you
• 11:14
  to
• 11:14
  Nora.
• 11:15
  Is
• 11:16
  that
• 11:16
  correct?
• 11:17
  Yes.
• 11:17
  But
• 11:18
  you
• 11:18
  were
• 11:19
  able
• 11:19
  to
• 11:19
  have
• 11:19
  that
• 11:20
  relationship
• 11:21
  separate
• 11:21
  from
• 11:21
  Book
• 11:22
  Fox.
• 11:23
  In
• 11:23
  other
• 11:23
  words,
• 11:23
  you
• 11:24
  could
• 11:24
  for
• 11:24
  your
• 11:25
  second
• 11:25
  book,
• 11:25
  you
• 11:25
  could
• 11:25
  just
• 11:26
  go
• 11:26
  directly
• 11:26
  to
• 11:27
  her.
• 11:28
  That'll
• 11:28
  be
• 11:28
  something
• 11:28
  I'm
• 11:29
  learning.
• 11:30
  So
• 11:30
  I'm
• 11:30
  not
• 11:30
  sure
• 11:31
  if
• 11:31
  that's
• 11:32
  actually
• 11:33
  a
• 11:33
  possibility
• 11:33
  or
• 11:34
  if
• 11:34
  I
• 11:34
  do
• 11:34
  have
• 11:34
  to
• 11:35
  go
• 11:35
  through
• 11:35
  Book
• 11:35
  Fox.
• 11:36
  So
• 11:37
  I
• 11:37
  have
• 11:37
  to
• 11:37
  learn
• 11:37
  that.
• 11:38
  Okay.
• 11:39
  So
• 11:39
  we'll
• 11:39
  see.
• 11:39
  Yeah,
• 11:40
  I
• 11:40
  know.
• 11:40
  Thank
• 11:40
  you
• 11:40
  for
• 11:41
  sharing
• 11:41
  that.
• 11:41
  Because
• 11:42
  that's
• 11:42
  part
• 11:42
  of
• 11:43
  what
• 11:43
  we're
• 11:43
  trying
• 11:43
  to
• 11:43
  do
• 11:43
  is
• 11:44
  help
• 11:44
  other
• 11:44
  aspiring
• 11:45
  book
• 11:45
  authors
• 11:46
  understand
• 11:46
  the
• 11:47
  process.
• 11:48
  And
• 11:49
  always
• 11:49
  understand
• 11:50
  as
• 11:50
  you
• 11:51
  go
• 11:51
  through
• 11:52
  from
• 11:52
  your
• 11:52
  first
• 11:52
  book
• 11:53
  to
• 11:53
  your
• 11:53
  second
• 11:53
  book,
• 11:54
  may
• 11:55
  feel
• 11:55
  more
• 11:55
  comfortable
• 11:56
  in
• 11:56
  your
• 11:57
  role
• 11:58
  and
• 11:58
  you
• 11:58
  might
• 11:58
  want
• 11:59
  to
• 11:59
  take
• 11:59
  on
• 11:59
  more,
• 12:00
  but
• 12:00
  depends
• 12:01
  on
• 12:01
  the
• 12:02
  requirements
• 12:03
  of
• 12:03
  the
• 12:03
  book
• 12:04
  publisher
• 12:04
  that
• 12:05
  you're
• 12:05
  using,
• 12:06
  correct?
• 12:06
  Yes.
• 12:07
  Okay,
• 12:07
  great.
• 12:08
  Have
• 12:08
  you
• 12:08
  just
• 12:09
  used
• 12:09
  ingramsparks
• 12:10
  to
• 12:10
  order
• 12:10
  large
• 12:11
  quantities
• 12:11
  of
• 12:12
  Maya's
• 12:12
  Birthday
• 12:13
  Wish
• 12:13
  or
• 12:13
  have
• 12:14
  you
• 12:14
  sourced
• 12:14
  other
• 12:15
  printing
• 12:16
  services
• 12:16
  that
• 12:17
  do
• 12:17
  a
• 12:17
  larger
• 12:18
  quantity?
• 12:20
  Currently
• 12:20
  it's
• 12:20
  just
• 12:21
  ingramsparks.
• 12:22
  But
• 12:22
  I
• 12:23
  am
• 12:23
  looking
• 12:24
  for
• 12:24
  different
• 12:24
  avenues.
• 12:25
  Always
• 12:25
  trying
• 12:25
  to
• 12:25
  find
• 12:25
  different
• 12:26
  ways.
• 12:26
  Always
• 12:27
  have
• 12:27
  options
• 12:27
  B,
• 12:28
  C
• 12:28
  and
• 12:28
  D.
• 12:29
  So
• 12:29
  I
• 12:29
  am
• 12:29
  looking
• 12:30
  through
• 12:30
  other
• 12:30
  sources
• 12:31
  as
• 12:31
  well.
• 12:32
  Had
• 12:32
  a
• 12:32
  guest
• 12:32
  on
• 12:33
  from
• 12:33
  Oklahoma.
• 12:34
  Her
• 12:34
  name
• 12:35
  is
• 12:35
  Charlotte
• 12:35
  Glade.
• 12:36
  Episode
• 12:36
  23.
• 12:37
  She
• 12:37
  wrote
• 12:38
  a
• 12:38
  book
• 12:38
  called
• 12:39
  Storm
• 12:39
  Trucks.
• 12:40
  Charlotte
• 12:41
  Glaze
• 12:41
  put
• 12:41
  me
• 12:42
  onto
• 12:43
  a
• 12:43
  company
• 12:43
  that
• 12:44
  she
• 12:44
  did
• 12:45
  her
• 12:45
  hard
• 12:45
  copy
• 12:46
  with
• 12:46
  and
• 12:47
  it's
• 12:47
  called
• 12:48
  madeinchina.com
• 12:51
  and
• 12:51
  she
• 12:52
  had
• 12:52
  them
• 12:52
  print.
• 12:53
  I
• 12:53
  think
• 12:53
  she
• 12:53
  had
• 12:54
  to
• 12:54
  have
• 12:55
  four
• 12:55
  to
• 12:55
  500
• 12:56
  copies
• 12:57
  printed.
• 12:58
  But
• 12:58
  she
• 12:58
  said
• 12:58
  the
• 12:59
  quality
• 12:59
  was
• 13:00
  awesome.
• 13:00
  And
• 13:01
  she
• 13:01
  said
• 13:01
  the
• 13:02
  pricing
• 13:03
  was
• 13:03
  out
• 13:03
  of
• 13:03
  this
• 13:04
  world,
• 13:04
  very
• 13:05
  attractive.
• 13:06
  And
• 13:06
  she
• 13:06
  said
• 13:06
  even
• 13:07
  the
• 13:07
  freight
• 13:07
  to
• 13:08
  bring
• 13:08
  it
• 13:08
  over
• 13:09
  was
• 13:09
  still
• 13:10
  worked
• 13:10
  out
• 13:10
  extremely
• 13:11
  well
• 13:11
  for
• 13:11
  her.
• 13:12
  And
• 13:12
  because
• 13:12
  of
• 13:13
  that,
• 13:13
  we
• 13:13
  actually
• 13:14
  took
• 13:14
  our
• 13:14
  main
• 13:14
  character
• 13:15
  in
• 13:15
  our
• 13:15
  book,
• 13:16
  Caboose.
• 13:17
  So
• 13:18
  the
• 13:18
  name
• 13:18
  of
• 13:18
  one
• 13:18
  of
• 13:19
  our
• 13:19
  books
• 13:19
  is
• 13:19
  Adventures
• 13:20
  of
• 13:20
  Caboose
• 13:21
  the
• 13:21
  Rocky
• 13:21
  Mountain
• 13:21
  Bear.
• 13:22
  And
• 13:22
  so
• 13:23
  actually,
• 13:23
  thanks
• 13:24
  to
• 13:24
  Charlotte,
• 13:25
  we
• 13:25
  had
• 13:25
  Caboose
• 13:26
  made
• 13:26
  up
• 13:26
  and
• 13:27
  we
• 13:27
  used
• 13:27
  the
• 13:27
  company
• 13:27
  madeinchina.com
• 13:29
  because
• 13:29
  they'll
• 13:30
  just
• 13:30
  about
• 13:30
  do
• 13:30
  anything.
• 13:31
  That's
• 13:32
  interesting
• 13:32
  because
• 13:33
  I
• 13:33
  was
• 13:33
  thinking
• 13:33
  about
• 13:33
  doing
• 13:33
  a
• 13:34
  pledged
• 13:34
  version
• 13:35
  of
• 13:35
  Mayan.
• 13:36
  Okay.
• 13:36
  Madeinchina.com
• 13:38
  okay,
• 13:38
  perfect.
• 13:39
  Yes.
• 13:40
  Like
• 13:40
  I
• 13:40
  said,
• 13:40
  Charlotte's
• 13:41
  experience
• 13:41
  was
• 13:42
  good.
• 13:42
  Our
• 13:42
  experience
• 13:43
  was
• 13:43
  good.
• 13:43
  The
• 13:43
  thing
• 13:44
  is,
• 13:44
  they're
• 13:44
  a
• 13:45
  website
• 13:45
  that
• 13:45
  houses
• 13:46
  all
• 13:46
  these
• 13:47
  different
• 13:47
  type
• 13:47
  of
• 13:48
  manufacturers,
• 13:49
  so
• 13:49
  you
• 13:49
  still
• 13:49
  have
• 13:50
  to
• 13:50
  go
• 13:50
  through
• 13:50
  and
• 13:50
  do
• 13:51
  your
• 13:51
  research.
• 13:52
  But
• 13:53
  they
• 13:53
  were
• 13:53
  very
• 13:54
  professional.
• 13:55
  We
• 13:55
  ordered
• 13:56
  a
• 13:56
  sample
• 13:56
  first.
• 13:57
  We
• 13:57
  had
• 13:57
  to
• 13:57
  pay
• 13:58
  for
• 13:58
  that,
• 13:58
  but
• 13:58
  it
• 13:58
  was
• 13:58
  quite
• 13:59
  reasonable
• 14:00
  and
• 14:00
  we
• 14:00
  could
• 14:00
  see
• 14:01
  the
• 14:01
  quality
• 14:01
  of
• 14:01
  work
• 14:02
  we
• 14:02
  were
• 14:02
  getting.
• 14:03
  And
• 14:03
  I
• 14:03
  think
• 14:04
  Charlotte
• 14:04
  said
• 14:04
  she
• 14:05
  ordered
• 14:06
  samples
• 14:06
  of
• 14:07
  her
• 14:07
  hard
• 14:07
  copy
• 14:08
  book
• 14:08
  from
• 14:08
  two
• 14:08
  different
• 14:09
  companies
• 14:10
  and
• 14:10
  then
• 14:10
  she
• 14:10
  decided
• 14:11
  which
• 14:11
  one
• 14:11
  to
• 14:11
  go
• 14:12
  with.
• 14:12
  Oh,
• 14:13
  I
• 14:13
  love
• 14:13
  that.
• 14:14
  Excellent.
• 14:14
  Anyways,
• 14:15
  thought
• 14:15
  I'd
• 14:15
  just
• 14:15
  share
• 14:15
  that
• 14:16
  with
• 14:16
  you.
• 14:16
  No,
• 14:17
  I
• 14:17
  appreciate
• 14:17
  it.
• 14:18
  And
• 14:18
  we
• 14:18
  love
• 14:18
  options.
• 14:19
  No
• 14:20
  problem.
• 14:20
  I
• 14:20
  looked
• 14:21
  at
• 14:21
  your
• 14:21
  website
• 14:22
  and
• 14:23
  Maya
• 14:23
  Storyland.
• 14:24
  So
• 14:24
  I
• 14:25
  love
• 14:25
  that.
• 14:25
  So
• 14:26
  like
• 14:26
  you
• 14:26
  said,
• 14:26
  you
• 14:26
  have
• 14:26
  this
• 14:27
  aspirations
• 14:28
  of
• 14:28
  building
• 14:29
  out
• 14:30
  Maya's
• 14:30
  Storyland,
• 14:31
  who
• 14:31
  does
• 14:31
  your
• 14:32
  website
• 14:32
  design,
• 14:33
  for
• 14:33
  starters.
• 14:34
  Oh,
• 14:35
  gosh.
• 14:35
  Okay.
• 14:35
  So
• 14:36
  I'm
• 14:36
  doing
• 14:36
  it.
• 14:37
  Oh,
• 14:38
  hey,
• 14:38
  good
• 14:38
  for
• 14:38
  you.
• 14:40
  And
• 14:41
  let's
• 14:41
  say
• 14:41
  I'm
• 14:41
  trying
• 14:41
  to
• 14:42
  do
• 14:42
  it.
• 14:42
  Work
• 14:42
  in
• 14:43
  progress.
• 14:43
  I'm
• 14:43
  learning
• 14:44
  everything
• 14:44
  is
• 14:45
  on
• 14:45
  the
• 14:45
  job.
• 14:45
  Training.
• 14:45
  I'm
• 14:46
  learning
• 14:46
  every
• 14:46
  aspect.
• 14:47
  I'm
• 14:48
  trying
• 14:48
  to
• 14:48
  do
• 14:48
  it.
• 14:49
  You
• 14:49
  mentioned
• 14:49
  you've
• 14:50
  already
• 14:50
  written
• 14:51
  the
• 14:51
  second
• 14:51
  book
• 14:53
  and
• 14:53
  now
• 14:53
  you're
• 14:53
  just
• 14:54
  in
• 14:54
  the
• 14:54
  process
• 14:55
  of
• 14:55
  getting
• 14:55
  it
• 14:55
  edited
• 14:56
  and
• 14:56
  published.
• 14:58
  When
• 14:58
  I
• 14:58
  looked
• 14:58
  at
• 14:58
  your
• 14:59
  website,
• 14:59
  and
• 14:59
  I
• 14:59
  have
• 15:00
  it
• 15:00
  actually
• 15:00
  on
• 15:00
  my
• 15:00
  iPad
• 15:01
  in
• 15:01
  front
• 15:01
  of
• 15:01
  me,
• 15:01
  I
• 15:02
  can
• 15:02
  see
• 15:02
  you
• 15:02
  have
• 15:03
  other
• 15:03
  ideas.
• 15:04
  Share
• 15:05
  some
• 15:05
  of
• 15:05
  your
• 15:06
  vision
• 15:06
  with
• 15:06
  us.
• 15:08
  Other
• 15:08
  ideas.
• 15:09
  Such
• 15:09
  ads.
• 15:10
  Because
• 15:10
  it
• 15:10
  could
• 15:10
  be
• 15:10
  anything.
• 15:11
  So
• 15:11
  now,
• 15:11
  right
• 15:11
  now,
• 15:12
  if
• 15:12
  we
• 15:12
  go
• 15:12
  to
• 15:12
  your
• 15:12
  website
• 15:13
  primarily,
• 15:13
  we
• 15:14
  can
• 15:14
  purchase
• 15:14
  your
• 15:14
  book.
• 15:15
  Yes.
• 15:16
  In
• 15:16
  both
• 15:16
  paperback
• 15:17
  and
• 15:17
  hardcover
• 15:19
  or
• 15:19
  just
• 15:19
  hardcover.
• 15:20
  Both.
• 15:21
  Both
• 15:21
  options.
• 15:21
  Okay,
• 15:22
  great.
• 15:22
  The
• 15:22
  way
• 15:23
  I
• 15:23
  read
• 15:23
  your
• 15:24
  website,
• 15:25
  you
• 15:25
  seem
• 15:25
  to
• 15:25
  have
• 15:26
  other
• 15:26
  ideas.
• 15:26
  Like
• 15:27
  it
• 15:27
  says,
• 15:28
  other.
• 15:29
  I
• 15:29
  think
• 15:29
  it.
• 15:29
  What
• 15:29
  did
• 15:30
  you
• 15:30
  say?
• 15:30
  Products.
• 15:32
  We
• 15:32
  have
• 15:32
  a
• 15:32
  couple
• 15:33
  of
• 15:33
  shirts
• 15:33
  available
• 15:34
  now.
• 15:34
  Beanies
• 15:35
  are
• 15:35
  on
• 15:35
  the
• 15:35
  way
• 15:36
  for
• 15:36
  you.
• 15:36
  So
• 15:37
  you've
• 15:37
  done
• 15:37
  some
• 15:37
  T
• 15:37
  shirts.
• 15:39
  Done
• 15:39
  the
• 15:39
  T
• 15:39
  shirts.
• 15:40
  And
• 15:40
  that's
• 15:40
  part
• 15:40
  as
• 15:40
  part
• 15:41
  of
• 15:41
  our
• 15:41
  giveaway.
• 15:43
  Buy
• 15:43
  the
• 15:44
  book.
• 15:44
  And
• 15:44
  then
• 15:44
  I'll
• 15:44
  include
• 15:45
  a
• 15:45
  free
• 15:45
  T
• 15:45
  shirt.
• 15:46
  That's
• 15:47
  great.
• 15:48
  Yeah.
• 15:48
  One
• 15:49
  of
• 15:49
  our
• 15:49
  guests,
• 15:49
  Cody
• 15:50
  Bogart,
• 15:50
  I
• 15:50
  had
• 15:51
  talked
• 15:51
  to,
• 15:51
  as
• 15:51
  she
• 15:52
  was
• 15:53
  telling
• 15:53
  me,
• 15:54
  she
• 15:54
  wrote
• 15:55
  a
• 15:55
  couple
• 15:55
  of
• 15:55
  books.
• 15:56
  She
• 15:56
  was
• 15:56
  a
• 15:57
  helicopter
• 15:57
  pilot
• 15:59
  with
• 15:59
  the
• 15:59
  armed
• 16:00
  forces,
• 16:00
  and
• 16:01
  now
• 16:01
  she's
• 16:02
  retired
• 16:02
  from
• 16:02
  that.
• 16:03
  And
• 16:03
  she's
• 16:03
  written
• 16:04
  three
• 16:04
  children's
• 16:04
  books.
• 16:05
  And
• 16:06
  she
• 16:06
  has
• 16:06
  a
• 16:06
  brand
• 16:07
  called
• 16:07
  Hilo
• 16:08
  Girls.
• 16:09
  It's
• 16:09
  a
• 16:09
  helicopter
• 16:10
  pilot
• 16:10
  with
• 16:11
  a.
• 16:11
  A
• 16:12
  female
• 16:12
  with
• 16:12
  the
• 16:13
  helmet.
• 16:13
  It's
• 16:14
  really
• 16:14
  cool
• 16:15
  looking
• 16:15
  logo.
• 16:16
  But
• 16:16
  what
• 16:16
  she
• 16:16
  did
• 16:17
  is
• 16:17
  she
• 16:17
  was
• 16:17
  telling
• 16:18
  me
• 16:18
  to
• 16:19
  help
• 16:19
  her
• 16:20
  support
• 16:20
  her
• 16:21
  book
• 16:21
  publishing
• 16:22
  business.
• 16:23
  She
• 16:23
  designed
• 16:24
  these
• 16:24
  T
• 16:24
  shirts,
• 16:25
  and
• 16:26
  the
• 16:26
  margins
• 16:26
  are
• 16:27
  better
• 16:27
  for
• 16:27
  her,
• 16:27
  and
• 16:27
  she
• 16:28
  said
• 16:28
  it.
• 16:28
  It
• 16:28
  helps
• 16:29
  offset
• 16:29
  the
• 16:30
  costs
• 16:30
  for
• 16:31
  continuing
• 16:32
  on
• 16:32
  with
• 16:32
  her
• 16:33
  books.
• 16:33
  So
• 16:33
  I'm
• 16:33
  glad
• 16:34
  to
• 16:34
  see
• 16:34
  you
• 16:34
  come
• 16:35
  up
• 16:35
  with
• 16:35
  the
• 16:35
  T
• 16:35
  shirt
• 16:36
  idea.
• 16:37
  Oh,
• 16:37
  yes.
• 16:37
  Oh,
• 16:38
  yes.
• 16:38
  Because
• 16:38
  everybody
• 16:38
  needs
• 16:38
  a
• 16:39
  T
• 16:39
  shirt
• 16:39
  and
• 16:39
  then
• 16:40
  free
• 16:40
  advertising.
• 16:42
  Absolutely.
• 16:43
  Oh,
• 16:44
  well,
• 16:44
  that's
• 16:44
  really
• 16:44
  good
• 16:44
  idea
• 16:45
  to
• 16:45
  offset
• 16:45
  the
• 16:45
  cost
• 16:46
  because
• 16:46
  I
• 16:46
  started
• 16:46
  crunching
• 16:47
  numbers
• 16:47
  and
• 16:47
  yes,
• 16:48
  the
• 16:48
  margins
• 16:49
  with
• 16:49
  the
• 16:49
  apparel.
• 16:49
  Definitely.
• 16:50
  You
• 16:51
  talked
• 16:51
  about
• 16:51
  at
• 16:52
  the
• 16:52
  beginning
• 16:52
  about
• 16:53
  your
• 16:53
  daughter
• 16:54
  being
• 16:54
  the
• 16:55
  inspiration,
• 16:55
  and
• 16:56
  actually
• 16:56
  Maya
• 16:57
  is
• 16:57
  your
• 16:57
  daughter's
• 16:58
  name
• 16:59
  and.
• 17:00
  Yes.
• 17:00
  When
• 17:01
  you
• 17:01
  got
• 17:01
  into
• 17:01
  thinking
• 17:02
  about
• 17:02
  becoming
• 17:03
  a
• 17:03
  children's
• 17:03
  book
• 17:04
  author,
• 17:04
  was
• 17:05
  there
• 17:06
  a
• 17:06
  specific
• 17:07
  person
• 17:07
  or
• 17:08
  event
• 17:08
  besides
• 17:09
  your
• 17:09
  daughter
• 17:10
  that
• 17:10
  motivated
• 17:11
  you
• 17:11
  to
• 17:11
  say,
• 17:11
  you
• 17:11
  know
• 17:12
  what,
• 17:12
  Nikki?
• 17:13
  I
• 17:13
  can
• 17:13
  be
• 17:14
  a
• 17:14
  children's
• 17:14
  book
• 17:15
  authority.
• 17:16
  Was
• 17:16
  there
• 17:16
  someone
• 17:16
  or
• 17:17
  some
• 17:17
  event
• 17:18
  that
• 17:18
  convinced
• 17:19
  you
• 17:19
  that
• 17:19
  was
• 17:19
  possible?
• 17:21
  Not
• 17:22
  really.
• 17:22
  I
• 17:22
  think
• 17:23
  I
• 17:23
  just
• 17:23
  had
• 17:23
  a
• 17:23
  passion
• 17:24
  for
• 17:24
  writing
• 17:24
  ever
• 17:24
  since
• 17:24
  I
• 17:25
  was
• 17:25
  a
• 17:25
  little
• 17:25
  girl.
• 17:26
  I
• 17:26
  wanted
• 17:26
  to
• 17:26
  leave
• 17:27
  something
• 17:27
  for
• 17:27
  Maya,
• 17:28
  but
• 17:28
  I
• 17:28
  wanted
• 17:29
  it
• 17:29
  to
• 17:29
  be
• 17:29
  creative.
• 17:30
  Okay,
• 17:31
  let's
• 17:31
  write
• 17:31
  her
• 17:32
  song.
• 17:32
  Because
• 17:32
  I
• 17:32
  thought
• 17:32
  it
• 17:32
  was
• 17:33
  gonna
• 17:33
  be
• 17:33
  a
• 17:33
  song
• 17:33
  at
• 17:33
  first,
• 17:33
  but
• 17:34
  then
• 17:34
  now
• 17:35
  the
• 17:35
  story
• 17:35
  came
• 17:35
  to
• 17:36
  mind,
• 17:36
  and
• 17:36
  I
• 17:37
  feel
• 17:37
  like
• 17:37
  this
• 17:37
  story
• 17:37
  could
• 17:37
  help
• 17:38
  a
• 17:38
  lot
• 17:38
  of
• 17:39
  children
• 17:40
  worldwide.
• 17:41
  Let's
• 17:42
  make
• 17:43
  life
• 17:43
  more
• 17:43
  simple.
• 17:44
  Let's
• 17:44
  have
• 17:44
  joy
• 17:45
  and
• 17:45
  fun
• 17:46
  and
• 17:46
  play
• 17:46
  outside
• 17:47
  and
• 17:47
  all
• 17:48
  the
• 17:48
  little
• 17:48
  things.
• 17:49
  Get
• 17:49
  off
• 17:49
  the
• 17:49
  tablet.
• 17:50
  That
• 17:50
  was
• 17:50
  my
• 17:50
  idea
• 17:51
  going
• 17:51
  into
• 17:51
  all
• 17:51
  of
• 17:51
  this.
• 17:52
  Let's
• 17:53
  encourage
• 17:53
  reading,
• 17:54
  family,
• 17:55
  all
• 17:55
  the
• 17:56
  things
• 17:56
  in
• 17:56
  the
• 17:56
  book.
• 17:57
  Terrific.
• 17:58
  Talk
• 17:58
  to
• 17:58
  us
• 17:59
  about
• 17:59
  Maya
• 18:00
  in
• 18:01
  your
• 18:01
  character
• 18:01
  development.
• 18:02
  Talk
• 18:02
  to
• 18:02
  us.
• 18:03
  Is
• 18:04
  Maya
• 18:04
  in
• 18:04
  the
• 18:04
  book
• 18:05
  very
• 18:05
  similar
• 18:06
  to
• 18:06
  Maya
• 18:07
  the
• 18:07
  person?
• 18:08
  Absolutely.
• 18:09
  What
• 18:09
  are
• 18:10
  the
• 18:10
  similarities?
• 18:12
  Maya
• 18:12
  in
• 18:12
  the
• 18:12
  book
• 18:13
  is
• 18:13
  about
• 18:13
  three
• 18:14
  years
• 18:14
  old,
• 18:15
  and
• 18:15
  she
• 18:15
  is
• 18:15
  very
• 18:16
  curious,
• 18:16
  and
• 18:17
  she
• 18:17
  wants
• 18:17
  to
• 18:17
  do
• 18:17
  things
• 18:18
  her
• 18:18
  way.
• 18:18
  Same
• 18:19
  as
• 18:19
  my
• 18:19
  daughter.
• 18:20
  She's
• 18:20
  five,
• 18:20
  going
• 18:21
  on
• 18:21
  15,
• 18:23
  and
• 18:24
  if
• 18:24
  she
• 18:24
  has
• 18:25
  a
• 18:25
  problem,
• 18:25
  a
• 18:26
  dilemma,
• 18:26
  she's
• 18:26
  going
• 18:26
  to
• 18:27
  work
• 18:27
  her
• 18:27
  way
• 18:27
  through
• 18:28
  it.
• 18:28
  She
• 18:28
  may
• 18:28
  ask
• 18:29
  for
• 18:29
  help,
• 18:29
  but
• 18:29
  then
• 18:30
  she's
• 18:30
  going
• 18:30
  to
• 18:30
  sit
• 18:31
  down.
• 18:31
  In
• 18:32
  the
• 18:32
  book,
• 18:32
  dad
• 18:32
  says,
• 18:33
  okay,
• 18:33
  you
• 18:33
  have
• 18:34
  this
• 18:34
  dilemma.
• 18:34
  You
• 18:34
  need
• 18:34
  to
• 18:36
  create
• 18:36
  your
• 18:36
  wish,
• 18:37
  figure
• 18:38
  out
• 18:38
  what
• 18:38
  you
• 18:38
  want,
• 18:39
  draw
• 18:39
  it,
• 18:39
  be
• 18:39
  creative
• 18:40
  about
• 18:40
  it,
• 18:40
  solve
• 18:41
  your
• 18:41
  Own
• 18:41
  problem.
• 18:42
  That's
• 18:43
  exactly
• 18:43
  how
• 18:43
  my
• 18:44
  girl
• 18:44
  is.
• 18:45
  Excellent.
• 18:45
  And
• 18:46
  I
• 18:46
  see
• 18:46
  in
• 18:46
  the
• 18:47
  book
• 18:47
  Maya's
• 18:48
  mom
• 18:48
  and
• 18:48
  dad
• 18:49
  have
• 18:49
  a
• 18:49
  big
• 18:49
  influence
• 18:50
  on
• 18:50
  Maya.
• 18:50
  And
• 18:51
  I
• 18:51
  love
• 18:52
  how
• 18:52
  you've
• 18:53
  incorporated
• 18:54
  the
• 18:54
  birthday
• 18:55
  games
• 18:55
  into
• 18:56
  the
• 18:56
  book.
• 18:57
  Talk
• 18:57
  to
• 18:57
  us
• 18:57
  a
• 18:57
  little
• 18:57
  bit
• 18:58
  about
• 18:58
  Maya's
• 18:58
  mom
• 18:58
  and
• 18:59
  dad
• 18:59
  and
• 18:59
  then
• 19:00
  about
• 19:00
  the
• 19:00
  birthday
• 19:01
  games.
• 19:02
  Maya's
• 19:03
  mom
• 19:03
  and
• 19:03
  dad,
• 19:04
  I.
• 19:05
  E.
• 19:05
  Me
• 19:05
  and
• 19:05
  my
• 19:05
  husband,
• 19:07
  we.
• 19:08
  So
• 19:09
  we,
• 19:09
  we're
• 19:09
  trying
• 19:10
  to
• 19:10
  instill
• 19:11
  just
• 19:12
  simple
• 19:13
  and
• 19:13
  gratitude
• 19:14
  into
• 19:14
  our
• 19:14
  child.
• 19:15
  We
• 19:15
  don't
• 19:15
  want
• 19:15
  to
• 19:16
  promote
• 19:16
  a
• 19:16
  bunch
• 19:16
  of
• 19:16
  things,
• 19:16
  a
• 19:17
  bunch
• 19:17
  of
• 19:17
  materialism,
• 19:18
  things
• 19:18
  we
• 19:18
  don't
• 19:19
  know.
• 19:19
  Not
• 19:20
  about
• 19:20
  that
• 19:21
  in
• 19:21
  birthday
• 19:21
  parties.
• 19:22
  She
• 19:22
  just
• 19:22
  had
• 19:22
  a
• 19:22
  birthday
• 19:23
  party.
• 19:23
  And
• 19:23
  you
• 19:23
  know
• 19:24
  what
• 19:24
  they
• 19:24
  did?
• 19:24
  They
• 19:25
  had
• 19:25
  a
• 19:25
  jumper,
• 19:26
  they
• 19:26
  had
• 19:26
  water
• 19:26
  balloons
• 19:28
  and
• 19:28
  water
• 19:29
  guns
• 19:29
  and
• 19:29
  they
• 19:29
  had
• 19:29
  a
• 19:29
  ball.
• 19:30
  So
• 19:30
  easy.
• 19:31
  Fun.
• 19:31
  And
• 19:32
  we're
• 19:32
  getting
• 19:32
  away
• 19:32
  from
• 19:33
  that
• 19:33
  as
• 19:33
  a
• 19:34
  society.
• 19:34
  It's
• 19:34
  really.
• 19:35
  It's
• 19:36
  scary.
• 19:37
  Yes,
• 19:38
  I
• 19:38
  hear
• 19:38
  you
• 19:38
  loud
• 19:39
  and
• 19:39
  clear.
• 19:40
  Was
• 19:40
  any
• 19:41
  of
• 19:41
  the
• 19:41
  book
• 19:42
  based
• 19:42
  on
• 19:42
  your
• 19:43
  own
• 19:43
  childhood
• 19:44
  experiences?
• 19:45
  Yes.
• 19:46
  Oh,
• 19:46
  you
• 19:46
  did
• 19:47
  mention
• 19:47
  the
• 19:47
  games.
• 19:48
  Games.
• 19:48
  My
• 19:49
  friends
• 19:49
  and
• 19:49
  I
• 19:49
  would
• 19:49
  always
• 19:50
  play
• 19:50
  the
• 19:50
  games.
• 19:51
  And
• 19:51
  I
• 19:51
  did
• 19:51
  go
• 19:51
  back
• 19:52
  to
• 19:52
  traditional
• 19:53
  games
• 19:53
  when
• 19:53
  I
• 19:54
  was
• 19:54
  growing
• 19:54
  up.
• 19:54
  Cops
• 19:55
  and
• 19:55
  robbers.
• 19:56
  We
• 19:56
  played
• 19:56
  hide
• 19:56
  and
• 19:56
  go
• 19:57
  seek.
• 19:57
  We
• 19:58
  did
• 19:59
  drawings,
• 19:59
  pictionary,
• 20:00
  things
• 20:01
  like
• 20:01
  that.
• 20:01
  Those
• 20:02
  are
• 20:02
  pretty
• 20:02
  good
• 20:02
  games.
• 20:03
  Let's
• 20:03
  put
• 20:03
  them
• 20:03
  in
• 20:03
  this
• 20:04
  book.
• 20:05
  It's
• 20:05
  fun
• 20:05
  when
• 20:05
  you
• 20:06
  can
• 20:06
  incorporate
• 20:07
  not
• 20:08
  only
• 20:08
  Maya's
• 20:09
  childhood,
• 20:09
  but
• 20:10
  your
• 20:10
  own
• 20:10
  childhood
• 20:11
  memories.
• 20:12
  Definitely
• 20:13
  fun.
• 20:13
  And
• 20:14
  that's
• 20:14
  what
• 20:14
  I
• 20:14
  wish
• 20:15
  that
• 20:15
  for
• 20:15
  us
• 20:16
  to
• 20:16
  convey
• 20:16
  to
• 20:16
  aspiring
• 20:17
  children's
• 20:18
  book
• 20:18
  authors
• 20:18
  is,
• 20:19
  you
• 20:19
  know
• 20:19
  what?
• 20:19
  Never
• 20:20
  be
• 20:20
  afraid
• 20:20
  to
• 20:20
  go
• 20:21
  back
• 20:21
  and
• 20:21
  dip
• 20:21
  into
• 20:21
  your
• 20:22
  own
• 20:22
  childhood.
• 20:23
  Yes,
• 20:24
  absolutely.
• 20:27
  And
• 20:27
  so
• 20:27
  talk
• 20:28
  to
• 20:28
  us
• 20:28
  about
• 20:28
  your
• 20:29
  theme.
• 20:30
  This
• 20:30
  is.
• 20:30
  I
• 20:30
  know
• 20:31
  this
• 20:31
  is
• 20:31
  your
• 20:31
  first
• 20:31
  book.
• 20:32
  So
• 20:32
  talk
• 20:32
  to
• 20:32
  us
• 20:32
  about
• 20:33
  how
• 20:33
  you
• 20:33
  came
• 20:33
  up
• 20:34
  with
• 20:34
  this
• 20:34
  whole
• 20:35
  idea
• 20:36
  and
• 20:36
  used
• 20:36
  it
• 20:37
  to
• 20:37
  build
• 20:37
  the
• 20:37
  theme
• 20:38
  for
• 20:38
  your
• 20:38
  book.
• 20:39
  My
• 20:40
  whole
• 20:40
  thing
• 20:40
  was
• 20:41
  simplicity
• 20:42
  and
• 20:42
  getting
• 20:43
  kids
• 20:43
  off
• 20:43
  the
• 20:44
  computers.
• 20:45
  And
• 20:46
  that
• 20:46
  is
• 20:46
  still
• 20:46
  going
• 20:46
  to
• 20:46
  be
• 20:47
  my
• 20:47
  crusade
• 20:47
  from
• 20:48
  now
• 20:48
  until
• 20:48
  I
• 20:48
  don't
• 20:49
  know
• 20:49
  how
• 20:49
  long.
• 20:50
  Long
• 20:50
  as
• 20:50
  I'm
• 20:50
  alive.
• 20:50
  That's
• 20:50
  gonna
• 20:51
  be
• 20:51
  my
• 20:51
  thing.
• 20:51
  That's
• 20:52
  gonna
• 20:52
  be
• 20:52
  my
• 20:52
  thing.
• 20:54
  There's
• 20:54
  just
• 20:54
  too
• 20:54
  much.
• 20:55
  I
• 20:55
  have
• 20:55
  a
• 20:55
  nephew
• 20:56
  who
• 20:56
  is
• 20:56
  so
• 20:56
  addicted
• 20:57
  to
• 20:57
  his
• 20:57
  iPad,
• 20:58
  it's.
• 20:58
  You
• 20:58
  take
• 20:59
  it
• 20:59
  away
• 20:59
  from
• 20:59
  him.
• 20:59
  He
• 20:59
  doesn't
• 21:00
  know
• 21:00
  what
• 21:00
  to
• 21:00
  do.
• 21:00
  It's
• 21:00
  almost.
• 21:01
  He's
• 21:01
  going
• 21:01
  through
• 21:02
  withdrawal.
• 21:03
  Can't
• 21:04
  have
• 21:04
  that.
• 21:04
  We
• 21:04
  gotta
• 21:05
  get
• 21:05
  the
• 21:05
  kids
• 21:05
  outside.
• 21:06
  Gotta
• 21:07
  get
• 21:07
  em
• 21:07
  more
• 21:08
  creative
• 21:08
  because
• 21:08
  their
• 21:09
  imagination,
• 21:09
  they're
• 21:09
  losing
• 21:10
  their
• 21:10
  imagination.
• 21:11
  Because
• 21:12
  I
• 21:12
  can
• 21:12
  see
• 21:12
  these
• 21:12
  kids
• 21:13
  now
• 21:14
  learn
• 21:14
  through
• 21:14
  observation.
• 21:15
  And
• 21:15
  I'm
• 21:15
  just
• 21:16
  a
• 21:16
  lot
• 21:16
  of
• 21:16
  kids,
• 21:16
  they
• 21:17
  would
• 21:17
  rather
• 21:17
  be
• 21:17
  on
• 21:17
  their
• 21:18
  phone,
• 21:18
  their
• 21:18
  devices.
• 21:19
  You're
• 21:20
  not.
• 21:21
  You're
• 21:21
  not
• 21:21
  being
• 21:21
  creative.
• 21:22
  You're
• 21:23
  losing
• 21:23
  your.
• 21:23
  Should
• 21:24
  I
• 21:24
  Couldn't
• 21:24
  agree
• 21:25
  with
• 21:25
  you
• 21:25
  more.
• 21:26
  My
• 21:26
  oldest
• 21:26
  granddaughter
• 21:28
  was
• 21:28
  the
• 21:28
  inspiration
• 21:29
  behind
• 21:29
  our
• 21:29
  first
• 21:30
  children's
• 21:30
  book,
• 21:31
  and
• 21:31
  she
• 21:31
  co
• 21:32
  authored
• 21:32
  it
• 21:32
  with
• 21:32
  me.
• 21:33
  And
• 21:34
  then
• 21:34
  my
• 21:34
  middle
• 21:35
  granddaughter
• 21:36
  and
• 21:36
  my
• 21:36
  oldest
• 21:36
  granddaughter
• 21:37
  helped
• 21:38
  co
• 21:38
  author
• 21:38
  our
• 21:38
  second
• 21:39
  book.
• 21:40
  So
• 21:41
  we've
• 21:41
  definitely
• 21:42
  been
• 21:42
  getting
• 21:42
  them
• 21:42
  involved.
• 21:43
  Nikki.
• 21:44
  And
• 21:44
  it's
• 21:44
  not
• 21:44
  inexpensive
• 21:45
  to
• 21:45
  bring
• 21:46
  a
• 21:46
  children's
• 21:47
  book
• 21:47
  into
• 21:47
  the
• 21:47
  world.
• 21:48
  So
• 21:49
  we
• 21:50
  actually
• 21:50
  wrote.
• 21:51
  We've
• 21:51
  written
• 21:51
  38
• 21:52
  stories
• 21:53
  in
• 21:54
  the
• 21:54
  Adventures
• 21:54
  of
• 21:54
  Caboose,
• 21:55
  the
• 21:55
  Rocky
• 21:55
  Mountain
• 21:56
  Bear.
• 21:57
  And
• 21:57
  all
• 21:58
  five
• 21:58
  of
• 21:58
  my
• 21:58
  grandchildren
• 21:59
  have
• 22:00
  been
• 22:00
  involved
• 22:00
  in
• 22:01
  writing
• 22:01
  one
• 22:01
  or
• 22:01
  two
• 22:02
  of
• 22:02
  the
• 22:02
  stories.
• 22:03
  And
• 22:03
  what
• 22:03
  we
• 22:04
  did,
• 22:04
  which
• 22:04
  might
• 22:04
  be
• 22:05
  fun
• 22:05
  with
• 22:05
  your
• 22:05
  daughter,
• 22:06
  is
• 22:08
  I
• 22:08
  had
• 22:08
  them
• 22:09
  record
• 22:10
  the
• 22:11
  audiobooks
• 22:12
  in
• 22:12
  about
• 22:12
  half
• 22:13
  of
• 22:13
  our
• 22:13
  books.
• 22:14
  Oh,
• 22:14
  wow.
• 22:15
  That
• 22:15
  is
• 22:15
  super
• 22:16
  cool
• 22:16
  family.
• 22:17
  So
• 22:17
  that
• 22:17
  I
• 22:17
  love
• 22:18
  it.
• 22:18
  Something
• 22:19
  Maya
• 22:19
  might
• 22:20
  love
• 22:20
  doing
• 22:20
  with
• 22:21
  you.
• 22:21
  Oh,
• 22:21
  yeah.
• 22:22
  She
• 22:22
  would
• 22:22
  eat
• 22:22
  that
• 22:22
  up.
• 22:22
  Yes.
• 22:23
  Yeah.
• 22:23
  And
• 22:23
  to
• 22:23
  your
• 22:24
  point,
• 22:24
  it
• 22:25
  creates
• 22:25
  that
• 22:25
  creativity.
• 22:26
  Because
• 22:27
  the
• 22:27
  beautiful
• 22:28
  thing
• 22:28
  about
• 22:28
  storytelling,
• 22:29
  not
• 22:30
  only
• 22:30
  storytelling,
• 22:32
  because
• 22:32
  I
• 22:32
  say
• 22:32
  to
• 22:33
  people,
• 22:33
  you
• 22:33
  know
• 22:34
  what?
• 22:34
  And
• 22:34
  we
• 22:34
  have
• 22:35
  activity
• 22:35
  sheets
• 22:36
  where
• 22:36
  people
• 22:36
  can
• 22:37
  go
• 22:37
  to
• 22:37
  our
• 22:37
  website
• 22:37
  and
• 22:38
  print
• 22:38
  them
• 22:38
  off
• 22:38
  and
• 22:38
  write
• 22:39
  their
• 22:39
  own
• 22:39
  stories,
• 22:39
  draw
• 22:40
  their
• 22:40
  own
• 22:40
  stories,
• 22:41
  but
• 22:41
  I
• 22:41
  always
• 22:41
  say
• 22:42
  it
• 22:42
  to
• 22:42
  people.
• 22:42
  Also,
• 22:43
  if
• 22:43
  you've
• 22:44
  got
• 22:44
  a
• 22:44
  child
• 22:45
  like
• 22:45
  you're
• 22:45
  talking
• 22:46
  about,
• 22:46
  I
• 22:46
  think
• 22:46
  your
• 22:46
  nephew,
• 22:47
  and
• 22:47
  he's
• 22:48
  always
• 22:48
  on
• 22:49
  his
• 22:49
  iPad,
• 22:50
  you
• 22:50
  know
• 22:51
  what?
• 22:51
  Maybe
• 22:51
  what
• 22:51
  you
• 22:52
  do
• 22:52
  is
• 22:52
  get
• 22:52
  them
• 22:53
  to
• 22:53
  do
• 22:53
  a
• 22:54
  video
• 22:54
  as
• 22:55
  a
• 22:55
  short
• 22:55
  story.
• 22:56
  So
• 22:56
  you
• 22:56
  trigger
• 22:57
  them
• 22:57
  and
• 22:57
  say,
• 22:58
  I'm
• 22:59
  not
• 22:59
  sure
• 22:59
  what
• 22:59
  your
• 22:59
  nephew's
• 23:00
  name
• 23:00
  is,
• 23:00
  but
• 23:01
  say,
• 23:01
  oh,
• 23:02
  you
• 23:02
  know,
• 23:02
  wouldn't
• 23:02
  it
• 23:02
  be
• 23:03
  fun
• 23:03
  if
• 23:03
  we
• 23:03
  went
• 23:03
  out
• 23:04
  in
• 23:04
  the
• 23:04
  forest?
• 23:04
  Your
• 23:05
  nephew
• 23:05
  is
• 23:06
  possibly
• 23:07
  with
• 23:07
  you
• 23:08
  being
• 23:08
  a
• 23:08
  storyteller,
• 23:09
  maybe
• 23:10
  see
• 23:10
  if
• 23:10
  he
• 23:10
  could.
• 23:11
  He
• 23:11
  would
• 23:11
  do
• 23:11
  a
• 23:12
  video.
• 23:12
  Or
• 23:13
  from
• 23:13
  that
• 23:13
  standpoint,
• 23:14
  he
• 23:15
  still
• 23:15
  got
• 23:15
  his
• 23:15
  hands
• 23:16
  on
• 23:16
  that
• 23:16
  iPad,
• 23:17
  but
• 23:17
  he's
• 23:18
  doing
• 23:18
  something
• 23:18
  more
• 23:19
  creative.
• 23:20
  He's
• 23:21
  only
• 23:21
  seven,
• 23:22
  so
• 23:22
  there's
• 23:22
  some
• 23:22
  time
• 23:22
  to
• 23:23
  turn
• 23:23
  it
• 23:24
  around.
• 23:24
  But
• 23:24
  he's
• 23:25
  very.
• 23:26
  He's
• 23:26
  obsessed
• 23:27
  with
• 23:27
  that
• 23:27
  thing.
• 23:28
  Talk
• 23:28
  to
• 23:28
  us
• 23:28
  about
• 23:29
  the
• 23:29
  central
• 23:30
  teaching
• 23:32
  or
• 23:32
  lesson
• 23:33
  that
• 23:33
  you're
• 23:33
  trying
• 23:33
  to
• 23:34
  convey
• 23:34
  through
• 23:34
  your
• 23:35
  book.
• 23:36
  That
• 23:36
  family,
• 23:37
  imagination,
• 23:39
  simplicity,
• 23:41
  play
• 23:41
  matters.
• 23:43
  Things
• 23:43
  do
• 23:44
  not
• 23:44
  matter,
• 23:44
  because
• 23:45
  I
• 23:45
  try
• 23:45
  to
• 23:45
  tell
• 23:45
  so
• 23:46
  many
• 23:46
  people.
• 23:47
  You
• 23:47
  can
• 23:48
  collect
• 23:48
  all
• 23:48
  the
• 23:49
  things,
• 23:49
  all
• 23:49
  the
• 23:49
  presents,
• 23:50
  all
• 23:50
  that
• 23:50
  you
• 23:50
  want,
• 23:51
  but
• 23:51
  at
• 23:51
  the
• 23:51
  end
• 23:52
  of
• 23:52
  the
• 23:52
  day,
• 23:52
  you
• 23:52
  cannot
• 23:52
  take
• 23:52
  it
• 23:53
  with
• 23:53
  you.
• 23:53
  When
• 23:53
  God
• 23:53
  calls
• 23:54
  us
• 23:54
  home,
• 23:54
  you
• 23:55
  can't
• 23:55
  take
• 23:55
  it
• 23:55
  with
• 23:55
  you.
• 23:56
  You
• 23:56
  need
• 23:56
  to
• 23:56
  create
• 23:57
  the
• 23:57
  memories.
• 23:58
  You
• 23:58
  need
• 23:58
  to
• 23:58
  spend
• 23:58
  time
• 23:59
  with
• 23:59
  your
• 23:59
  loved
• 23:59
  ones,
• 24:00
  your
• 24:00
  family.
• 24:00
  Let's
• 24:00
  value
• 24:01
  that.
• 24:02
  That's
• 24:02
  what
• 24:02
  I'm
• 24:02
  trying
• 24:03
  to,
• 24:04
  through
• 24:04
  storytelling
• 24:05
  and
• 24:05
  children's
• 24:05
  book,
• 24:05
  try
• 24:06
  to
• 24:06
  convey
• 24:06
  that
• 24:06
  message.
• 24:08
  I
• 24:08
  love
• 24:08
  that.
• 24:09
  I
• 24:09
  love
• 24:09
  that.
• 24:09
  I
• 24:10
  love
• 24:10
  that
• 24:10
  you're
• 24:10
  sharing
• 24:11
  with
• 24:11
  your
• 24:11
  daughter.
• 24:12
  Because
• 24:12
  you
• 24:13
  know
• 24:13
  what?
• 24:13
  I.
• 24:14
  I
• 24:14
  find
• 24:15
  that
• 24:16
  with
• 24:16
  My
• 24:17
  grandchildren.
• 24:18
  It
• 24:18
  just
• 24:19
  started
• 24:19
  with
• 24:20
  one
• 24:20
  adventure
• 24:21
  with
• 24:21
  my
• 24:21
  oldest
• 24:22
  granddaughter
• 24:22
  and
• 24:23
  all
• 24:23
  these
• 24:23
  adventures
• 24:24
  we
• 24:24
  shared
• 24:24
  together.
• 24:25
  Eventually
• 24:26
  it
• 24:26
  just
• 24:26
  turned
• 24:27
  into
• 24:28
  all
• 24:28
  these
• 24:28
  stories.
• 24:29
  Like
• 24:29
  you
• 24:30
  said,
• 24:30
  it
• 24:30
  takes
• 24:30
  you
• 24:31
  away
• 24:31
  from
• 24:31
  being
• 24:32
  in
• 24:32
  front
• 24:32
  of
• 24:32
  a
• 24:33
  screen.
• 24:33
  You're
• 24:34
  actually.
• 24:35
  And
• 24:35
  then
• 24:35
  with
• 24:35
  us
• 24:36
  actually
• 24:37
  turning
• 24:37
  them
• 24:37
  into
• 24:37
  audiobooks
• 24:38
  again.
• 24:39
  It
• 24:40
  gets
• 24:40
  them
• 24:41
  to
• 24:41
  learn
• 24:42
  to
• 24:42
  read
• 24:42
  from
• 24:43
  iPad.
• 24:43
  You
• 24:43
  turn
• 24:44
  in
• 24:44
  teleprompter,
• 24:45
  but
• 24:45
  then
• 24:46
  they
• 24:46
  get
• 24:46
  to
• 24:46
  read
• 24:46
  the
• 24:47
  stories
• 24:47
  they've
• 24:47
  helped
• 24:48
  write.
• 24:48
  Definitely
• 24:49
  a
• 24:49
  lot
• 24:49
  of
• 24:49
  fun.
• 24:49
  Yeah.
• 24:51
  And
• 24:51
  so
• 24:51
  do
• 24:51
  you
• 24:51
  see
• 24:52
  Maya
• 24:52
  playing
• 24:53
  a
• 24:53
  role
• 24:53
  in
• 24:54
  helping
• 24:54
  you
• 24:55
  write
• 24:56
  some
• 24:56
  of
• 24:56
  your
• 24:56
  stories?
• 24:57
  Yeah,
• 24:58
  I
• 24:58
  would
• 24:58
  love
• 24:58
  that.
• 24:59
  Already
• 25:00
  she's
• 25:00
  telling
• 25:01
  me,
• 25:01
  mom,
• 25:02
  how
• 25:02
  about
• 25:02
  me
• 25:02
  do
• 25:02
  this?
• 25:02
  How
• 25:03
  about
• 25:03
  you
• 25:03
  write
• 25:03
  this
• 25:03
  story
• 25:04
  and
• 25:04
  all
• 25:04
  this,
• 25:04
  like,
• 25:05
  oh,
• 25:05
  okay,
• 25:05
  give
• 25:05
  me
• 25:05
  a
• 25:05
  second.
• 25:06
  She's
• 25:06
  giving
• 25:07
  me
• 25:07
  the
• 25:07
  ideas.
• 25:09
  It's
• 25:09
  funny
• 25:10
  you
• 25:10
  should
• 25:10
  say
• 25:10
  that,
• 25:10
  Nikki,
• 25:11
  because
• 25:11
  my
• 25:11
  oldest
• 25:12
  granddaughter,
• 25:12
  when
• 25:13
  we
• 25:13
  started
• 25:13
  getting
• 25:13
  this
• 25:14
  idea
• 25:14
  to
• 25:14
  write
• 25:14
  our
• 25:15
  first
• 25:15
  book,
• 25:15
  she
• 25:16
  said,
• 25:16
  papa,
• 25:17
  can
• 25:17
  we
• 25:17
  go
• 25:18
  and
• 25:18
  buy
• 25:19
  a
• 25:19
  journal?
• 25:19
  And
• 25:19
  I
• 25:20
  said,
• 25:20
  okay,
• 25:20
  sure.
• 25:20
  So
• 25:20
  we
• 25:21
  went
• 25:21
  to
• 25:21
  a
• 25:21
  farmer's
• 25:21
  market,
• 25:22
  we
• 25:22
  bought
• 25:22
  a
• 25:22
  journal,
• 25:22
  we
• 25:23
  wrote
• 25:23
  our
• 25:23
  first
• 25:24
  book
• 25:24
  story.
• 25:25
  And
• 25:26
  then
• 25:26
  she
• 25:27
  said,
• 25:27
  oh,
• 25:28
  I
• 25:28
  got
• 25:28
  all
• 25:28
  these
• 25:28
  ideas,
• 25:29
  just
• 25:29
  like
• 25:30
  Maya,
• 25:30
  your
• 25:30
  daughter.
• 25:31
  And
• 25:31
  so
• 25:31
  we
• 25:32
  ended
• 25:32
  up
• 25:32
  writing
• 25:33
  all
• 25:33
  of
• 25:33
  these
• 25:33
  titles
• 25:34
  to
• 25:34
  the
• 25:34
  next
• 25:35
  stories
• 25:36
  down.
• 25:36
  We
• 25:37
  had
• 25:37
  a
• 25:37
  shopping
• 25:38
  list
• 25:38
  that
• 25:39
  I'm
• 25:39
  not
• 25:39
  sure
• 25:39
  if
• 25:40
  we'll
• 25:40
  ever.
• 25:40
  I
• 25:41
  won't
• 25:41
  be
• 25:41
  around
• 25:41
  in
• 25:42
  this
• 25:42
  lifetime
• 25:43
  to
• 25:43
  see
• 25:43
  them
• 25:43
  all
• 25:43
  come
• 25:44
  to
• 25:44
  light.
• 25:44
  But
• 25:45
  at
• 25:45
  least
• 25:45
  we
• 25:45
  wrote
• 25:45
  all
• 25:46
  these
• 25:46
  down
• 25:46
  and.
• 25:47
  And
• 25:47
  turned
• 25:47
  some
• 25:48
  of
• 25:48
  them
• 25:48
  into
• 25:48
  audio
• 25:48
  stress.
• 25:50
  So
• 25:50
  it's
• 25:51
  amazing.
• 25:52
  I
• 25:52
  love
• 25:52
  that.
• 25:52
  Yes.
• 25:53
  Yeah.
• 25:53
  So
• 25:53
  get
• 25:54
  you
• 25:54
  and
• 25:54
  Maya
• 25:54
  just
• 25:55
  write
• 25:55
  down
• 25:55
  the
• 25:56
  ideas.
• 25:56
  We're
• 25:57
  gonna
• 25:57
  do
• 25:57
  it.
• 25:57
  Yeah.
• 25:59
  Talk
• 25:59
  to
• 25:59
  me
• 25:59
  about
• 26:00
  your
• 26:00
  writing
• 26:00
  process.
• 26:01
  Give
• 26:02
  us
• 26:02
  some
• 26:02
  idea.
• 26:03
  You
• 26:03
  said
• 26:03
  you
• 26:03
  wrote
• 26:04
  your
• 26:04
  second
• 26:04
  book,
• 26:05
  so
• 26:05
  take
• 26:05
  us
• 26:05
  through
• 26:06
  not
• 26:06
  only
• 26:08
  how
• 26:08
  you
• 26:08
  wrote
• 26:08
  your
• 26:09
  second
• 26:09
  book,
• 26:09
  but
• 26:10
  think
• 26:10
  back
• 26:10
  to
• 26:11
  your
• 26:11
  first
• 26:11
  book
• 26:11
  and
• 26:12
  tell
• 26:12
  us
• 26:12
  what
• 26:12
  may
• 26:13
  have
• 26:13
  changed
• 26:13
  from
• 26:14
  when
• 26:14
  you
• 26:14
  wrote
• 26:15
  your
• 26:15
  first
• 26:15
  book
• 26:15
  to
• 26:15
  writing
• 26:16
  your
• 26:16
  second
• 26:16
  book.
• 26:18
  Interesting.
• 26:19
  The
• 26:19
  first
• 26:19
  book
• 26:19
  was.
• 26:20
  It
• 26:20
  was
• 26:20
  so
• 26:21
  fast,
• 26:21
  that
• 26:21
  process.
• 26:22
  Extremely
• 26:23
  fast.
• 26:23
  When
• 26:24
  I
• 26:24
  came
• 26:24
  to
• 26:24
  the
• 26:25
  second
• 26:25
  book,
• 26:25
  I
• 26:26
  had
• 26:26
  this
• 26:26
  idea
• 26:27
  and
• 26:27
  then
• 26:27
  I
• 26:28
  started
• 26:28
  writing
• 26:28
  it.
• 26:28
  But
• 26:29
  then
• 26:30
  it
• 26:30
  takes
• 26:30
  longer.
• 26:31
  To
• 26:31
  me,
• 26:32
  this
• 26:32
  process
• 26:32
  took
• 26:33
  longer
• 26:33
  with
• 26:33
  me
• 26:33
  writing
• 26:34
  with
• 26:34
  me
• 26:34
  writing
• 26:34
  it,
• 26:35
  because
• 26:35
  now
• 26:35
  I'm
• 26:36
  all
• 26:36
  very
• 26:37
  picky.
• 26:38
  It
• 26:39
  takes
• 26:39
  longer.
• 26:39
  So
• 26:40
  I
• 26:40
  can
• 26:40
  only
• 26:40
  imagine
• 26:41
  what
• 26:41
  John
• 26:41
  is
• 26:41
  going
• 26:41
  to
• 26:42
  think.
• 26:43
  So,
• 26:44
  yeah,
• 26:44
  I've
• 26:44
  been
• 26:45
  working
• 26:45
  on
• 26:45
  the
• 26:45
  second
• 26:45
  one.
• 26:46
  Yeah.
• 26:46
  It
• 26:46
  took
• 26:46
  a
• 26:47
  little
• 26:47
  more
• 26:48
  time
• 26:48
  this
• 26:48
  time.
• 26:49
  Okay.
• 26:49
  Much
• 26:50
  longer.
• 26:50
  But
• 26:51
  process
• 26:51
  still
• 26:52
  the
• 26:52
  same.
• 26:52
  It's
• 26:52
  just
• 26:52
  this
• 26:53
  one.
• 26:53
  I'm
• 26:53
  more.
• 26:54
  I
• 26:54
  don't
• 26:55
  like
• 26:55
  that.
• 26:55
  Let's
• 26:56
  switch
• 26:56
  this.
• 26:57
  So
• 26:57
  I
• 26:58
  became
• 26:58
  my
• 26:58
  own
• 26:58
  editor.
• 26:59
  Your
• 26:59
  first
• 26:59
  one
• 26:59
  was
• 27:00
  more
• 27:01
  spontaneous
• 27:01
  and.
• 27:02
  Yes.
• 27:02
  And
• 27:03
  the
• 27:03
  second
• 27:03
  one
• 27:04
  maybe
• 27:05
  overthought
• 27:05
  it.
• 27:07
  Yeah.
• 27:08
  I
• 27:09
  can
• 27:09
  say
• 27:09
  then
• 27:09
  yes
• 27:10
  to.
• 27:10
  I
• 27:11
  haven't
• 27:11
  sent
• 27:11
  it
• 27:11
  in
• 27:11
  yet
• 27:12
  because
• 27:12
  I'm
• 27:12
  thinking
• 27:12
  I'm
• 27:12
  still
• 27:12
  trying
• 27:13
  to
• 27:13
  perfect
• 27:13
  it,
• 27:14
  but
• 27:15
  we're
• 27:15
  gonna
• 27:16
  see.
• 27:17
  It's
• 27:17
  funny
• 27:17
  you
• 27:17
  should
• 27:18
  mention
• 27:18
  that
• 27:18
  because
• 27:18
  the
• 27:19
  other
• 27:19
  day
• 27:19
  I
• 27:19
  was
• 27:19
  talking
• 27:19
  to
• 27:20
  a
• 27:20
  guest
• 27:20
  and
• 27:20
  we
• 27:20
  were
• 27:21
  talking
• 27:21
  about
• 27:22
  is
• 27:23
  better
• 27:23
  than
• 27:23
  perfect.
• 27:25
  Oh,
• 27:25
  I
• 27:25
  like
• 27:25
  that.
• 27:26
  Yeah,
• 27:26
  I
• 27:27
  like
• 27:27
  that.
• 27:28
  That
• 27:28
  is
• 27:28
  better
• 27:28
  than
• 27:28
  perfect.
• 27:29
  Okay.
• 27:30
  Because
• 27:30
  we
• 27:30
  were
• 27:31
  just
• 27:31
  talking
• 27:31
  that
• 27:31
  if
• 27:32
  you
• 27:32
  work
• 27:32
  for
• 27:32
  perfection,
• 27:33
  generally
• 27:34
  that's
• 27:35
  what
• 27:35
  stops
• 27:35
  most
• 27:36
  aspiring
• 27:36
  children's
• 27:37
  book
• 27:37
  authors
• 27:38
  is
• 27:38
  they
• 27:39
  never
• 27:39
  finish.
• 27:40
  That
• 27:41
  is.
• 27:41
  That
• 27:41
  is
• 27:41
  true.
• 27:42
  Actually,
• 27:42
  yes.
• 27:43
  Done
• 27:43
  is
• 27:43
  better.
• 27:44
  I'm
• 27:44
  going
• 27:44
  to
• 27:44
  write
• 27:44
  that.
• 27:44
  I'm
• 27:45
  going
• 27:45
  to
• 27:45
  steal
• 27:45
  that
• 27:45
  one.
• 27:45
  Yeah,
• 27:46
  you're
• 27:46
  more
• 27:47
  than
• 27:47
  welcome
• 27:47
  to
• 27:47
  it
• 27:48
  because
• 27:48
  sure,
• 27:50
  it
• 27:50
  wasn't
• 27:50
  my
• 27:51
  original
• 27:51
  quote.
• 27:52
  I'm
• 27:53
  sure
• 27:53
  I
• 27:53
  got
• 27:53
  it
• 27:53
  from
• 27:54
  the
• 27:54
  back
• 27:54
  of
• 27:54
  a
• 27:54
  cereal
• 27:55
  box
• 27:55
  or
• 27:56
  cover
• 27:57
  sticker
• 27:57
  or
• 27:57
  something
• 27:58
  like
• 27:58
  that.
• 27:59
  Oh,
• 28:00
  yes,
• 28:01
  it's
• 28:01
  so
• 28:01
  true.
• 28:02
  That's
• 28:02
  very
• 28:02
  true.
• 28:03
  Yes.
• 28:04
  I'm
• 28:04
  also
• 28:05
  curious,
• 28:05
  and
• 28:06
  you,
• 28:06
  if
• 28:06
  you
• 28:06
  want
• 28:06
  to
• 28:06
  think
• 28:07
  about
• 28:07
  your
• 28:07
  first
• 28:07
  book
• 28:07
  and
• 28:08
  your
• 28:08
  second
• 28:08
  book,
• 28:08
  I'm
• 28:08
  curious,
• 28:10
  besides
• 28:10
  your
• 28:10
  personal
• 28:11
  experience,
• 28:12
  did
• 28:12
  you
• 28:13
  conduct
• 28:14
  any
• 28:14
  research
• 28:15
  now
• 28:15
  into
• 28:15
  your
• 28:16
  second
• 28:16
  book?
• 28:18
  Not
• 28:18
  even
• 28:19
  a
• 28:19
  little
• 28:19
  bit.
• 28:19
  The
• 28:20
  research
• 28:20
  is
• 28:20
  not
• 28:21
  holding
• 28:21
  you
• 28:21
  back.
• 28:22
  It
• 28:22
  is
• 28:23
  not.
• 28:23
  So
• 28:23
  I'm
• 28:23
  doing
• 28:23
  more
• 28:24
  research
• 28:25
  into
• 28:25
  the
• 28:25
  process.
• 28:26
  I'm
• 28:26
  trying
• 28:26
  to
• 28:26
  learn
• 28:26
  everything
• 28:27
  I
• 28:27
  can
• 28:27
  about
• 28:27
  the
• 28:28
  literary
• 28:28
  world
• 28:28
  because
• 28:29
  it's
• 28:29
  new
• 28:29
  to
• 28:29
  me.
• 28:30
  But
• 28:30
  as
• 28:30
  far
• 28:30
  as
• 28:31
  researching
• 28:31
  on
• 28:31
  my
• 28:31
  book,
• 28:32
  just
• 28:32
  pulling
• 28:32
  it
• 28:32
  out
• 28:33
  my
• 28:33
  brain
• 28:33
  and
• 28:33
  just
• 28:33
  keep
• 28:35
  down
• 28:35
  and
• 28:35
  keep
• 28:35
  going.
• 28:36
  It's
• 28:36
  fun
• 28:37
  talking
• 28:37
  to
• 28:38
  someone
• 28:38
  who's
• 28:39
  written
• 28:39
  and
• 28:39
  published
• 28:40
  their
• 28:40
  first
• 28:40
  book
• 28:40
  and
• 28:41
  now
• 28:41
  they're
• 28:41
  working
• 28:41
  on
• 28:41
  their
• 28:41
  second
• 28:42
  book.
• 28:42
  Try
• 28:42
  and
• 28:43
  take
• 28:43
  us
• 28:43
  back.
• 28:44
  So
• 28:44
  think,
• 28:45
  before
• 28:45
  you
• 28:46
  actually
• 28:46
  had
• 28:46
  your
• 28:47
  first
• 28:48
  book
• 28:48
  published,
• 28:49
  what
• 28:49
  did
• 28:50
  you
• 28:50
  have
• 28:50
  in
• 28:50
  mind
• 28:51
  as
• 28:51
  success?
• 28:52
  What
• 28:52
  did
• 28:52
  success
• 28:53
  look
• 28:53
  like
• 28:54
  to
• 28:54
  you?
• 28:55
  And
• 28:56
  after
• 28:56
  you
• 28:56
  publish
• 28:57
  your
• 28:57
  book,
• 28:58
  what
• 28:58
  changed?
• 28:59
  Or
• 28:59
  what
• 28:59
  has
• 28:59
  changed?
• 29:01
  Before
• 29:01
  publishing,
• 29:02
  success
• 29:03
  looked
• 29:03
  like
• 29:03
  the
• 29:04
  Dr.
• 29:04
  Seuss
• 29:04
  empire.
• 29:05
  Okay,
• 29:06
  Dr.
• 29:07
  Seuss,
• 29:08
  all
• 29:08
  right,
• 29:09
  has
• 29:09
  stood
• 29:10
  the
• 29:10
  test
• 29:10
  of
• 29:10
  time,
• 29:12
  man.
• 29:14
  In
• 29:14
  the
• 29:15
  children's
• 29:15
  book
• 29:15
  world,
• 29:16
  Dr.
• 29:16
  Seuss,
• 29:17
  to
• 29:17
  me,
• 29:17
  is
• 29:17
  everything.
• 29:18
  So
• 29:19
  reality
• 29:19
  sets
• 29:20
  in.
• 29:20
  Oh,
• 29:20
  it's
• 29:21
  hard
• 29:22
  and
• 29:22
  very
• 29:23
  hard,
• 29:23
  very
• 29:23
  competitive.
• 29:24
  But
• 29:25
  you
• 29:25
  just
• 29:25
  gotta
• 29:26
  stay
• 29:26
  focused
• 29:26
  and
• 29:27
  remember
• 29:27
  your
• 29:28
  why.
• 29:29
  Right.
• 29:30
  My
• 29:30
  why
• 29:30
  is
• 29:30
  Maya.
• 29:31
  Plus,
• 29:32
  I'm
• 29:32
  gonna
• 29:32
  do
• 29:32
  my
• 29:33
  part
• 29:33
  to
• 29:33
  change
• 29:33
  the
• 29:34
  world
• 29:34
  just
• 29:34
  a
• 29:35
  little
• 29:35
  bit.
• 29:35
  Get
• 29:36
  us
• 29:36
  more,
• 29:36
  bring
• 29:37
  us
• 29:37
  back
• 29:37
  to
• 29:37
  simpler
• 29:38
  times.
• 29:39
  I
• 29:39
  was
• 29:39
  saying
• 29:39
  to
• 29:40
  the
• 29:40
  other
• 29:41
  day,
• 29:42
  the
• 29:42
  neat
• 29:42
  thing
• 29:43
  about
• 29:43
  children
• 29:43
  is
• 29:44
  they're
• 29:44
  a
• 29:44
  renewable
• 29:45
  resource.
• 29:46
  And
• 29:47
  because
• 29:48
  right
• 29:48
  now
• 29:49
  it
• 29:49
  sounds
• 29:50
  like
• 29:50
  we're
• 29:50
  both
• 29:51
  writing
• 29:51
  for
• 29:51
  about
• 29:51
  a
• 29:52
  4
• 29:52
  to
• 29:52
  10
• 29:52
  year
• 29:53
  old
• 29:54
  age
• 29:54
  group.
• 29:55
  Is
• 29:55
  that
• 29:55
  correct?
• 29:57
  Mine's
• 29:57
  a
• 29:57
  little
• 29:57
  bit
• 29:57
  younger,
• 29:58
  maybe
• 29:58
  about
• 29:58
  three
• 29:58
  to
• 29:59
  eight.
• 29:59
  Three
• 29:59
  to
• 29:59
  eight.
• 30:00
  So
• 30:00
  yeah.
• 30:00
  So
• 30:01
  whether
• 30:01
  it's
• 30:01
  three
• 30:01
  to
• 30:02
  eight
• 30:02
  or
• 30:02
  four
• 30:02
  to
• 30:02
  ten.
• 30:03
  The
• 30:03
  beautiful
• 30:03
  thing
• 30:03
  about
• 30:04
  it
• 30:04
  is
• 30:05
  that
• 30:05
  there's
• 30:06
  every
• 30:06
  day
• 30:06
  there's
• 30:06
  more
• 30:07
  three
• 30:07
  year
• 30:07
  olds
• 30:07
  or
• 30:08
  four
• 30:08
  year
• 30:08
  olds
• 30:08
  coming
• 30:08
  into
• 30:09
  the
• 30:09
  world.
• 30:10
  And
• 30:11
  sure
• 30:11
  they
• 30:11
  leave,
• 30:12
  they
• 30:12
  get
• 30:13
  older,
• 30:13
  but
• 30:14
  you
• 30:14
  know,
• 30:14
  you
• 30:14
  just
• 30:14
  keep,
• 30:15
  we
• 30:15
  just
• 30:15
  keep
• 30:16
  replenishing
• 30:17
  this
• 30:17
  incredible
• 30:18
  resource.
• 30:19
  So
• 30:19
  as
• 30:19
  a
• 30:20
  children's
• 30:20
  book
• 30:20
  author,
• 30:21
  and
• 30:21
  that's
• 30:21
  why
• 30:22
  I
• 30:22
  think
• 30:22
  to
• 30:22
  your
• 30:23
  point,
• 30:23
  Nikki,
• 30:24
  that's
• 30:24
  why
• 30:24
  Dr.
• 30:25
  Seuss
• 30:25
  has
• 30:26
  stood
• 30:27
  the
• 30:27
  test
• 30:27
  of
• 30:27
  time,
• 30:28
  because
• 30:30
  he
• 30:30
  knew
• 30:31
  he
• 30:31
  was
• 30:31
  always
• 30:32
  going
• 30:32
  to
• 30:32
  get
• 30:32
  a
• 30:33
  new
• 30:33
  audience
• 30:34
  every
• 30:34
  day.
• 30:35
  That's
• 30:35
  true.
• 30:37
  And
• 30:37
  that's
• 30:37
  what
• 30:37
  I'm
• 30:38
  trying
• 30:38
  to
• 30:38
  convey
• 30:38
  to
• 30:38
  the
• 30:39
  all
• 30:39
  children's
• 30:40
  book
• 30:40
  authors
• 30:40
  is
• 30:41
  remember,
• 30:41
  your
• 30:42
  book
• 30:42
  is
• 30:42
  evergreen.
• 30:43
  It's
• 30:43
  going
• 30:44
  to
• 30:44
  last
• 30:44
  forever.
• 30:45
  Because
• 30:45
  there's
• 30:45
  always
• 30:46
  going
• 30:46
  to
• 30:46
  be
• 30:46
  birthday
• 30:47
  parties.
• 30:48
  Yes.
• 30:49
  And
• 30:49
  there's
• 30:49
  always
• 30:49
  going
• 30:50
  to
• 30:50
  be
• 30:50
  birthday
• 30:50
  wishes.
• 30:51
  Yes.
• 30:52
  How
• 30:52
  do
• 30:52
  you
• 30:53
  envision
• 30:53
  the
• 30:54
  success
• 30:55
  now
• 30:55
  that
• 30:55
  you
• 30:57
  know
• 30:57
  about
• 30:58
  this
• 30:58
  whole
• 30:59
  book
• 30:59
  publishing,
• 31:00
  the
• 31:01
  method
• 31:01
  of
• 31:01
  doing
• 31:01
  it
• 31:02
  and
• 31:02
  getting
• 31:02
  your
• 31:03
  children's
• 31:03
  book
• 31:03
  published?
• 31:04
  How
• 31:04
  do
• 31:04
  you
• 31:04
  envision
• 31:06
  your
• 31:06
  next
• 31:07
  book,
• 31:07
  the
• 31:07
  success
• 31:08
  for
• 31:08
  your
• 31:08
  next
• 31:08
  book
• 31:08
  and
• 31:09
  what
• 31:09
  are
• 31:09
  your
• 31:09
  aspirations
• 31:10
  for
• 31:10
  that?
• 31:11
  The
• 31:12
  next
• 31:12
  book?
• 31:12
  The
• 31:12
  next
• 31:13
  book,
• 31:13
  I
• 31:13
  feel
• 31:13
  it
• 31:14
  may
• 31:14
  surpass
• 31:15
  Maya's
• 31:15
  birthday
• 31:15
  wish
• 31:16
  because
• 31:19
  without
• 31:19
  giving
• 31:20
  it
• 31:20
  all
• 31:20
  away,
• 31:20
  it's
• 31:21
  going
• 31:21
  to
• 31:21
  be
• 31:21
  a
• 31:21
  Christmas
• 31:22
  book.
• 31:22
  I
• 31:23
  think
• 31:23
  that's
• 31:23
  going
• 31:23
  to
• 31:23
  be
• 31:23
  a
• 31:23
  big
• 31:23
  one.
• 31:24
  Cool.
• 31:25
  But
• 31:25
  we
• 31:25
  won't
• 31:25
  reveal
• 31:26
  your
• 31:26
  whole
• 31:26
  idea.
• 31:27
  Folks
• 31:27
  will
• 31:27
  have
• 31:27
  to
• 31:27
  wait.
• 31:28
  The
• 31:28
  thing
• 31:28
  is,
• 31:29
  I
• 31:29
  don't
• 31:29
  think
• 31:29
  I've
• 31:29
  ever
• 31:30
  seen
• 31:30
  it
• 31:30
  done
• 31:31
  before,
• 31:31
  so
• 31:31
  I'm
• 31:32
  excited
• 31:32
  about
• 31:32
  that.
• 31:33
  But
• 31:33
  that's
• 31:34
  the
• 31:34
  idea,
• 31:34
  just
• 31:34
  to
• 31:35
  keep
• 31:35
  growing,
• 31:35
  keep
• 31:35
  building
• 31:37
  and
• 31:38
  just
• 31:38
  not
• 31:39
  stopping
• 31:39
  because
• 31:39
  every
• 31:39
  day
• 31:40
  is
• 31:40
  a
• 31:40
  new
• 31:40
  day,
• 31:40
  an
• 31:41
  opportunity
• 31:41
  to
• 31:41
  get
• 31:42
  better.
• 31:42
  So
• 31:42
  I'm
• 31:43
  working
• 31:44
  on.
• 31:44
  As
• 31:44
  you
• 31:44
  build
• 31:45
  out
• 31:45
  your
• 31:45
  social
• 31:45
  media
• 31:46
  and
• 31:46
  as
• 31:46
  you
• 31:46
  build
• 31:47
  out
• 31:47
  your
• 31:48
  website,
• 31:50
  how
• 31:50
  do
• 31:50
  you
• 31:50
  see
• 31:51
  the
• 31:51
  role
• 31:51
  of
• 31:52
  those
• 31:52
  changing
• 31:53
  for
• 31:53
  you
• 31:54
  in
• 31:54
  launching
• 31:55
  your
• 31:55
  next
• 31:55
  book?
• 31:57
  Social
• 31:57
  media
• 31:57
  is
• 31:58
  such
• 31:58
  a
• 31:58
  huge
• 31:59
  animal.
• 32:00
  Isn't
• 32:00
  that
• 32:01
  the
• 32:01
  truth?
• 32:02
  It
• 32:02
  is.
• 32:02
  It
• 32:02
  requires
• 32:03
  so
• 32:03
  much
• 32:03
  attention,
• 32:05
  so
• 32:05
  much.
• 32:06
  But
• 32:06
  you
• 32:06
  need
• 32:06
  it.
• 32:08
  So
• 32:08
  I
• 32:08
  might
• 32:08
  actually
• 32:09
  have
• 32:09
  to
• 32:09
  get
• 32:09
  some
• 32:09
  money
• 32:09
  on
• 32:10
  that
• 32:10
  because
• 32:11
  you
• 32:11
  definitely
• 32:11
  need
• 32:11
  it
• 32:11
  to
• 32:12
  increase
• 32:12
  your
• 32:13
  audience,
• 32:14
  increase
• 32:14
  your
• 32:15
  visibility,
• 32:15
  increase
• 32:16
  your
• 32:16
  sales.
• 32:17
  But
• 32:17
  definitely
• 32:18
  need
• 32:18
  to
• 32:18
  use
• 32:18
  social
• 32:18
  media
• 32:19
  to
• 32:19
  my
• 32:19
  benefit
• 32:20
  for
• 32:20
  sure.
• 32:21
  As,
• 32:21
  as
• 32:22
  you
• 32:23
  developed
• 32:24
  your
• 32:24
  book,
• 32:25
  talk
• 32:25
  to
• 32:25
  us
• 32:26
  about,
• 32:26
  have
• 32:27
  you
• 32:27
  done
• 32:27
  any
• 32:29
  events
• 32:30
  yet
• 32:30
  or
• 32:31
  markets
• 32:32
  or
• 32:32
  that
• 32:33
  kind
• 32:33
  of
• 32:33
  thing?
• 32:34
  Not
• 32:35
  yet.
• 32:35
  In
• 32:36
  process.
• 32:36
  Yeah,
• 32:37
  in
• 32:38
  the
• 32:38
  process
• 32:38
  of
• 32:38
  doing
• 32:38
  all.
• 32:39
  I
• 32:39
  just
• 32:39
  came
• 32:39
  back
• 32:39
  from
• 32:39
  North
• 32:40
  Carolina
• 32:41
  to
• 32:41
  do
• 32:41
  some
• 32:42
  in
• 32:43
  store
• 32:43
  marketing.
• 32:45
  It's
• 32:45
  very
• 32:45
  hard
• 32:46
  again,
• 32:47
  very
• 32:47
  hard
• 32:47
  to
• 32:47
  get
• 32:47
  into
• 32:48
  these
• 32:48
  places
• 32:48
  but
• 32:49
  I
• 32:50
  know
• 32:50
  is
• 32:50
  my
• 32:50
  fuel
• 32:51
  there.
• 32:51
  No,
• 32:51
  their
• 32:52
  rejections.
• 32:52
  Oh,
• 32:52
  I'm
• 32:52
  sorry,
• 32:53
  we
• 32:53
  can't
• 32:53
  do
• 32:53
  that
• 32:53
  right
• 32:53
  now.
• 32:54
  Okay,
• 32:54
  on
• 32:54
  to
• 32:55
  the
• 32:55
  Next,
• 32:55
  the
• 32:55
  shop
• 32:56
  next
• 32:56
  door
• 32:56
  will
• 32:56
  have
• 32:57
  me
• 32:57
  there.
• 32:58
  So
• 32:58
  not
• 32:59
  yet
• 32:59
  as
• 33:00
  far
• 33:00
  as
• 33:00
  in
• 33:00
  store,
• 33:01
  any
• 33:01
  book
• 33:02
  signings,
• 33:02
  things
• 33:02
  like
• 33:02
  that,
• 33:03
  but
• 33:03
  on
• 33:04
  the
• 33:04
  horizon.
• 33:06
  It's
• 33:06
  interesting
• 33:07
  you
• 33:07
  should
• 33:07
  say
• 33:07
  that
• 33:07
  because
• 33:09
  I
• 33:09
  think
• 33:09
  all
• 33:10
  of
• 33:10
  us
• 33:10
  sometimes
• 33:10
  think
• 33:11
  of
• 33:11
  just
• 33:11
  bookstores.
• 33:13
  When
• 33:13
  we
• 33:13
  first
• 33:13
  started
• 33:14
  out,
• 33:14
  I
• 33:14
  actually
• 33:15
  found
• 33:15
  a
• 33:15
  list
• 33:15
  of
• 33:16
  all
• 33:16
  the
• 33:16
  independent
• 33:17
  bookstores.
• 33:17
  And
• 33:18
  I
• 33:18
  thought,
• 33:18
  okay,
• 33:19
  I'll
• 33:19
  reach
• 33:19
  out
• 33:19
  to
• 33:19
  all
• 33:20
  these
• 33:20
  independent
• 33:20
  bookstores.
• 33:22
  And
• 33:23
  what
• 33:23
  happened
• 33:24
  was
• 33:24
  someone
• 33:25
  said,
• 33:26
  because
• 33:26
  our
• 33:27
  book
• 33:27
  is
• 33:27
  called
• 33:27
  the
• 33:27
  Adventures
• 33:28
  of
• 33:28
  Caboose
• 33:28
  the
• 33:29
  Rocky
• 33:29
  Mountain
• 33:29
  Bear.
• 33:30
  And
• 33:30
  they
• 33:30
  said,
• 33:30
  have
• 33:30
  you
• 33:31
  ever
• 33:31
  thought
• 33:31
  about
• 33:31
  the
• 33:32
  shops
• 33:32
  in
• 33:33
  the
• 33:33
  hotels
• 33:34
  in
• 33:34
  the
• 33:34
  Rocky
• 33:34
  Mountains?
• 33:35
  And
• 33:36
  I
• 33:36
  thought,
• 33:36
  oh,
• 33:37
  no,
• 33:37
  I
• 33:37
  never
• 33:38
  thought
• 33:38
  about
• 33:38
  that.
• 33:39
  And
• 33:39
  so
• 33:39
  I
• 33:40
  reached
• 33:40
  out
• 33:40
  to
• 33:41
  the
• 33:41
  Fairmont
• 33:41
  chain
• 33:42
  who's
• 33:43
  in
• 33:43
  the
• 33:43
  Rocky
• 33:43
  Mountains,
• 33:44
  and
• 33:44
  I
• 33:44
  said,
• 33:45
  oh,
• 33:46
  would
• 33:46
  you
• 33:46
  be
• 33:46
  interested?
• 33:47
  And
• 33:48
  they
• 33:48
  said,
• 33:48
  absolutely.
• 33:49
  Oh,
• 33:50
  wow.
• 33:50
  So
• 33:51
  they
• 33:51
  actually
• 33:52
  placed
• 33:52
  two
• 33:52
  orders
• 33:53
  already
• 33:54
  and
• 33:55
  they
• 33:55
  sold
• 33:55
  out
• 33:55
  of
• 33:56
  their
• 33:56
  first
• 33:56
  order
• 33:57
  in
• 33:57
  two
• 33:57
  or
• 33:57
  three
• 33:58
  weeks.
• 33:58
  And
• 33:58
  then
• 33:59
  they
• 33:59
  placed
• 33:59
  a
• 33:59
  second
• 34:00
  order.
• 34:00
  And
• 34:00
  I
• 34:01
  was
• 34:01
  just
• 34:01
  flabbergasted
• 34:02
  that
• 34:03
  that
• 34:04
  would
• 34:04
  happen.
• 34:04
  So
• 34:05
  I'm
• 34:05
  just
• 34:05
  trying
• 34:05
  to
• 34:06
  say,
• 34:07
  because
• 34:07
  I
• 34:07
  was
• 34:07
  thinking
• 34:07
  about
• 34:08
  your
• 34:08
  book
• 34:08
  with
• 34:08
  the
• 34:08
  birthday
• 34:09
  wishes
• 34:09
  is
• 34:10
  there
• 34:10
  might
• 34:10
  be
• 34:11
  shops
• 34:12
  that
• 34:12
  actually
• 34:13
  I
• 34:13
  think
• 34:14
  there's
• 34:14
  those
• 34:14
  party
• 34:15
  stores
• 34:15
  or
• 34:15
  stuff
• 34:16
  like
• 34:16
  that.
• 34:17
  And
• 34:17
  I
• 34:17
  was
• 34:17
  thinking
• 34:17
  bakeries
• 34:18
  as
• 34:18
  well.
• 34:19
  Great
• 34:19
  idea.
• 34:21
  Yeah.
• 34:21
  So
• 34:22
  that's
• 34:22
  all
• 34:22
  I
• 34:22
  guess
• 34:23
  I'm
• 34:23
  saying
• 34:23
  to
• 34:23
  share
• 34:24
  with
• 34:24
  our
• 34:24
  listeners
• 34:25
  is
• 34:26
  just
• 34:26
  don't
• 34:26
  think
• 34:27
  traditional
• 34:27
  bookstores.
• 34:28
  Sometimes
• 34:29
  if
• 34:29
  you've
• 34:29
  got
• 34:29
  a
• 34:30
  special
• 34:30
  book
• 34:31
  like
• 34:31
  Maya's
• 34:32
  Birthday
• 34:33
  Wish,
• 34:33
  whether
• 34:33
  it's
• 34:34
  a
• 34:34
  party
• 34:34
  store
• 34:35
  or
• 34:35
  Nikki
• 34:35
  just
• 34:35
  said
• 34:36
  bakeries.
• 34:37
  Wow,
• 34:37
  what
• 34:38
  a
• 34:38
  great
• 34:38
  idea.
• 34:39
  And
• 34:40
  bakeries,
• 34:40
  you
• 34:40
  know,
• 34:40
  because
• 34:41
  even
• 34:41
  with
• 34:41
  your
• 34:41
  next
• 34:42
  book
• 34:42
  coming
• 34:42
  out,
• 34:42
  there's
• 34:43
  all
• 34:43
  these
• 34:44
  Christmas
• 34:44
  stores
• 34:45
  and
• 34:45
  pop
• 34:45
  up
• 34:46
  Christmas.
• 34:46
  Oh,
• 34:47
  yes,
• 34:48
  that's
• 34:48
  the
• 34:48
  plan.
• 34:49
  Definitely
• 34:50
  have
• 34:51
  some
• 34:51
  opportunities
• 34:52
  there.
• 34:53
  Do
• 34:53
  you
• 34:53
  have
• 34:53
  any
• 34:54
  markets
• 34:54
  in
• 34:55
  your
• 34:55
  area
• 34:55
  that
• 34:55
  you've
• 34:56
  been
• 34:56
  thinking
• 34:56
  about
• 34:57
  going
• 34:57
  to
• 34:58
  or
• 34:59
  what's
• 34:59
  your
• 35:00
  thought
• 35:00
  process
• 35:01
  being
• 35:01
  there?
• 35:02
  Yes.
• 35:02
  So
• 35:02
  I
• 35:02
  do
• 35:03
  have
• 35:03
  a
• 35:03
  couple
• 35:03
  of
• 35:03
  applications
• 35:04
  in
• 35:04
  for
• 35:04
  our
• 35:05
  local
• 35:05
  flea
• 35:05
  markets.
• 35:06
  So
• 35:06
  we're
• 35:07
  gonna
• 35:07
  see
• 35:07
  hopefully
• 35:07
  in
• 35:07
  the
• 35:08
  next
• 35:08
  few
• 35:09
  weeks
• 35:09
  during
• 35:09
  the
• 35:10
  holidays
• 35:10
  can
• 35:10
  get
• 35:11
  into
• 35:11
  one
• 35:11
  of
• 35:12
  them.
• 35:12
  But
• 35:13
  yeah,
• 35:13
  we're
• 35:13
  just
• 35:13
  still
• 35:13
  word
• 35:14
  of
• 35:14
  mouth,
• 35:15
  tell
• 35:15
  everybody
• 35:16
  about
• 35:16
  the
• 35:16
  book.
• 35:16
  And
• 35:16
  a
• 35:17
  lot
• 35:17
  of
• 35:17
  people
• 35:17
  are
• 35:17
  like
• 35:17
  minded
• 35:18
  as
• 35:18
  myself,
• 35:19
  they're
• 35:19
  just,
• 35:19
  yeah,
• 35:20
  the
• 35:20
  kids
• 35:20
  need
• 35:20
  to
• 35:20
  be
• 35:20
  more
• 35:21
  creative.
• 35:21
  Yeah,
• 35:22
  they'll
• 35:22
  buy
• 35:22
  a
• 35:22
  book
• 35:22
  and
• 35:22
  not
• 35:23
  just
• 35:23
  me
• 35:23
  striking
• 35:23
  up
• 35:24
  a
• 35:24
  conversation
• 35:25
  like,
• 35:25
  it's
• 35:25
  everywhere.
• 35:26
  There's
• 35:26
  opportunity
• 35:27
  everywhere.
• 35:27
  That's
• 35:27
  why
• 35:27
  I
• 35:27
  try
• 35:28
  to
• 35:28
  tell
• 35:28
  people
• 35:28
  in
• 35:29
  different
• 35:30
  areas
• 35:31
  of
• 35:31
  business,
• 35:32
  we're
• 35:33
  just
• 35:33
  trying
• 35:33
  to
• 35:33
  tell
• 35:33
  them
• 35:33
  there's
• 35:34
  opportunity
• 35:34
  everywhere.
• 35:35
  I
• 35:35
  want
• 35:35
  to
• 35:36
  pick
• 35:36
  up
• 35:36
  on
• 35:36
  that
• 35:36
  advice
• 35:37
  for
• 35:37
  aspiring
• 35:38
  authors.
• 35:39
  So
• 35:39
  someone
• 35:40
  who's
• 35:40
  thinking,
• 35:40
  oh,
• 35:41
  I
• 35:41
  got
• 35:41
  this
• 35:42
  great
• 35:42
  idea,
• 35:42
  but
• 35:43
  I
• 35:43
  just
• 35:43
  don't
• 35:44
  know
• 35:44
  where
• 35:44
  to
• 35:44
  start.
• 35:45
  What
• 35:45
  would
• 35:45
  you
• 35:46
  say
• 35:46
  to
• 35:47
  aspiring
• 35:48
  children's
• 35:49
  book
• 35:49
  authors?
• 35:51
  Funny
• 35:51
  that
• 35:51
  you
• 35:52
  mentioned.
• 35:52
  I
• 35:52
  was
• 35:52
  talking
• 35:52
  to
• 35:52
  a
• 35:53
  girl
• 35:53
  today,
• 35:53
  a
• 35:54
  dental
• 35:54
  hygienist,
• 35:55
  and
• 35:55
  she
• 35:55
  says,
• 35:56
  oh,
• 35:56
  that's
• 35:56
  so
• 35:56
  cool.
• 35:57
  You
• 35:57
  inspired
• 35:57
  me
• 35:58
  to
• 35:58
  write
• 35:58
  my
• 35:58
  own
• 35:58
  book.
• 35:59
  Yes,
• 36:00
  just
• 36:00
  do
• 36:00
  it.
• 36:01
  Take
• 36:01
  the
• 36:01
  words
• 36:02
  from
• 36:02
  Nike.
• 36:02
  Just
• 36:02
  do
• 36:03
  it
• 36:03
  right.
• 36:03
  Even
• 36:04
  if
• 36:04
  you
• 36:04
  were
• 36:04
  to
• 36:04
  write
• 36:05
  a
• 36:06
  page
• 36:06
  a
• 36:06
  day,
• 36:08
  that's.
• 36:08
  It
• 36:08
  just
• 36:09
  starts.
• 36:09
  That's
• 36:10
  all
• 36:10
  you
• 36:10
  have
• 36:10
  to
• 36:10
  do.
• 36:10
  I
• 36:11
  just
• 36:11
  recommend
• 36:11
  it
• 36:11
  just
• 36:12
  starts
• 36:13
  ideas.
• 36:13
  Brainstorm
• 36:14
  some
• 36:14
  ideas.
• 36:15
  That
• 36:16
  can
• 36:16
  be
• 36:17
  day
• 36:17
  one,
• 36:17
  day
• 36:17
  two,
• 36:18
  let's
• 36:18
  get
• 36:18
  a
• 36:18
  couple
• 36:19
  of
• 36:19
  characters.
• 36:19
  Just
• 36:20
  start.
• 36:21
  And
• 36:21
  the
• 36:21
  beauty
• 36:22
  about
• 36:22
  children's
• 36:23
  books
• 36:23
  is
• 36:24
  they're
• 36:24
  generally
• 36:25
  between
• 36:25
  500
• 36:27
  and
• 36:27
  a
• 36:27
  thousand
• 36:27
  words.
• 36:28
  Really?
• 36:29
  It's
• 36:29
  not
• 36:29
  like
• 36:29
  you're
• 36:30
  writing
• 36:30
  the
• 36:31
  great
• 36:32
  next
• 36:33
  novel.
• 36:34
  If
• 36:34
  you
• 36:35
  were
• 36:35
  saying,
• 36:35
  Nikki,
• 36:36
  doing
• 36:36
  your
• 36:37
  second
• 36:37
  book,
• 36:37
  you'd
• 36:37
  be
• 36:37
  a
• 36:38
  little
• 36:38
  more
• 36:39
  critiquish
• 36:40
  for
• 36:40
  yourself.
• 36:40
  But.
• 36:41
  Yes,
• 36:41
  but
• 36:42
  that's.
• 36:43
  Yes,
• 36:44
  that
• 36:44
  is
• 36:44
  the
• 36:44
  word.
• 36:44
  I'm
• 36:45
  still
• 36:45
  talking
• 36:45
  about
• 36:46
  5,
• 36:46
  500
• 36:47
  to
• 36:47
  a
• 36:47
  thousand
• 36:48
  words.
• 36:49
  Because
• 36:50
  to
• 36:50
  me,
• 36:51
  especially
• 36:51
  in
• 36:51
  Maya's
• 36:52
  birthday,
• 36:52
  which
• 36:52
  there's
• 36:53
  different
• 36:53
  levels.
• 36:53
  It's
• 36:54
  not
• 36:55
  just
• 36:55
  little
• 36:55
  girl
• 36:56
  trying
• 36:56
  to.
• 36:57
  Oh
• 36:57
  my
• 36:57
  gosh,
• 36:58
  what
• 36:58
  am
• 36:58
  I
• 36:58
  gonna
• 36:58
  wish
• 36:58
  for
• 36:59
  today?
• 36:59
  It's
• 36:59
  layers
• 37:00
  to
• 37:00
  my
• 37:00
  book.
• 37:01
  Some
• 37:01
  people
• 37:01
  catch
• 37:01
  it,
• 37:02
  some
• 37:02
  people
• 37:02
  don't.
• 37:02
  It's
• 37:03
  okay.
• 37:03
  But
• 37:04
  there's
• 37:04
  different,
• 37:05
  different
• 37:06
  things
• 37:06
  I'm
• 37:06
  trying
• 37:06
  to
• 37:07
  touch
• 37:07
  on
• 37:07
  in
• 37:08
  25
• 37:08
  pages.
• 37:09
  So
• 37:10
  that's
• 37:10
  where
• 37:10
  I
• 37:10
  think
• 37:11
  my
• 37:11
  over
• 37:12
  critical
• 37:12
  self
• 37:13
  comes
• 37:13
  to
• 37:14
  play.
• 37:14
  As
• 37:14
  far
• 37:14
  as
• 37:14
  my
• 37:15
  second
• 37:15
  book,
• 37:15
  because
• 37:15
  I
• 37:16
  want,
• 37:16
  I
• 37:16
  have
• 37:17
  a
• 37:17
  short
• 37:17
  time
• 37:17
  to
• 37:17
  instill
• 37:18
  something
• 37:19
  in
• 37:19
  these
• 37:19
  little
• 37:19
  children.
• 37:19
  I
• 37:20
  gotta
• 37:21
  try
• 37:21
  to
• 37:21
  do
• 37:22
  it
• 37:22
  as
• 37:22
  quickly
• 37:22
  as
• 37:22
  I
• 37:22
  can.
• 37:23
  So
• 37:24
  right
• 37:24
  now
• 37:24
  you
• 37:24
  think
• 37:24
  you've
• 37:25
  got
• 37:25
  too
• 37:25
  much
• 37:25
  content?
• 37:27
  No,
• 37:27
  I
• 37:27
  think
• 37:27
  actually
• 37:28
  it's
• 37:28
  perfect.
• 37:30
  I
• 37:30
  feel
• 37:30
  like
• 37:30
  it's
• 37:30
  pretty,
• 37:31
  I
• 37:31
  feel
• 37:31
  like
• 37:31
  it's
• 37:31
  pretty
• 37:32
  good.
• 37:32
  Oh,
• 37:32
  good.
• 37:32
  Don't
• 37:33
  let
• 37:33
  me,
• 37:33
  don't
• 37:34
  let
• 37:34
  me.
• 37:36
  If
• 37:36
  I
• 37:36
  read
• 37:36
  it
• 37:37
  now,
• 37:37
  it's
• 37:37
  gonna.
• 37:37
  Be
• 37:37
  like
• 37:39
  encouragement
• 37:40
  for
• 37:40
  readers.
• 37:41
  I'm
• 37:42
  curious,
• 37:42
  why
• 37:42
  should
• 37:43
  someone
• 37:43
  buy
• 37:44
  Maya's
• 37:45
  birthday
• 37:45
  wish?
• 37:46
  To
• 37:47
  promote
• 37:48
  family
• 37:48
  values,
• 37:49
  promote
• 37:50
  memories,
• 37:51
  creativity.
• 37:52
  You
• 37:53
  want
• 37:53
  your
• 37:53
  kids
• 37:53
  to
• 37:55
  grow
• 37:56
  into
• 37:57
  not
• 37:58
  what
• 37:58
  is
• 37:58
  the
• 37:58
  word.
• 37:59
  You
• 37:59
  don't
• 37:59
  want
• 37:59
  them
• 37:59
  to
• 38:00
  be
• 38:00
  so
• 38:00
  greedy
• 38:01
  or
• 38:01
  selfish.
• 38:03
  Just
• 38:04
  let
• 38:04
  them
• 38:05
  focus
• 38:05
  on
• 38:05
  the
• 38:06
  things
• 38:06
  that
• 38:06
  truly
• 38:06
  matter.
• 38:07
  And
• 38:07
  that's
• 38:07
  what
• 38:07
  I'm
• 38:07
  trying
• 38:08
  to
• 38:08
  promote
• 38:09
  in
• 38:09
  this
• 38:10
  book.
• 38:10
  That's
• 38:11
  right,
• 38:11
  family
• 38:12
  like
• 38:12
  you've
• 38:13
  got,
• 38:13
  like
• 38:13
  I
• 38:13
  said
• 38:13
  to
• 38:14
  you,
• 38:14
  the
• 38:14
  mom
• 38:14
  and
• 38:14
  dad
• 38:15
  play
• 38:15
  such
• 38:15
  a
• 38:15
  strong
• 38:16
  role
• 38:16
  in
• 38:16
  your
• 38:16
  book.
• 38:17
  And
• 38:17
  then
• 38:18
  all
• 38:18
  of
• 38:18
  her
• 38:18
  friends
• 38:19
  throughout
• 38:20
  the
• 38:20
  book.
• 38:21
  And
• 38:21
  that's
• 38:21
  so
• 38:21
  neat.
• 38:22
  And
• 38:22
  I
• 38:22
  think
• 38:22
  even
• 38:23
  I
• 38:23
  saw
• 38:23
  she
• 38:24
  has
• 38:24
  a
• 38:25
  pet
• 38:25
  dog.
• 38:26
  Yeah,
• 38:26
  it's
• 38:26
  Coco.
• 38:27
  Yeah.
• 38:28
  So
• 38:29
  all
• 38:29
  of
• 38:29
  those
• 38:29
  family
• 38:30
  type
• 38:31
  friendship
• 38:32
  rules
• 38:33
  are
• 38:33
  quite
• 38:34
  strong
• 38:34
  in
• 38:34
  your
• 38:35
  book,
• 38:35
  so
• 38:35
  I
• 38:35
  love
• 38:35
  that.
• 38:36
  Yes.
• 38:36
  And
• 38:37
  then
• 38:37
  I
• 38:37
  believe
• 38:37
  one.
• 38:38
  Yeah,
• 38:38
  one
• 38:38
  of
• 38:38
  her
• 38:38
  wishes
• 38:40
  was
• 38:40
  to
• 38:40
  of
• 38:40
  course
• 38:41
  get
• 38:41
  the
• 38:41
  unicorn,
• 38:42
  but
• 38:42
  where
• 38:42
  did
• 38:43
  she
• 38:43
  want
• 38:43
  to
• 38:43
  go?
• 38:43
  She
• 38:44
  wanted
• 38:44
  to
• 38:44
  go
• 38:44
  visit
• 38:44
  her
• 38:45
  grandmother.
• 38:46
  So
• 38:46
  see,
• 38:46
  that's
• 38:46
  what
• 38:46
  I'm
• 38:47
  just
• 38:47
  she's
• 38:48
  wishing
• 38:48
  could
• 38:49
  be
• 38:49
  with
• 38:49
  family.
• 38:50
  So
• 38:50
  I
• 38:50
  love
• 38:51
  it.
• 38:51
  Yeah,
• 38:51
  that
• 38:52
  was
• 38:52
  the
• 38:52
  whole
• 38:52
  idea.
• 38:53
  Fantastic.
• 38:54
  Final
• 38:55
  thoughts.
• 38:56
  Is
• 38:56
  there
• 38:56
  anything
• 38:58
  you'd
• 38:58
  like
• 38:58
  to
• 38:59
  share
• 38:59
  that.
• 38:59
  Is
• 39:00
  there
• 39:00
  anything
• 39:00
  I
• 39:00
  didn't
• 39:01
  ask
• 39:01
  you
• 39:01
  and
• 39:01
  you
• 39:01
  said,
• 39:01
  oh,
• 39:02
  geez,
• 39:02
  I
• 39:02
  wish
• 39:02
  Rick
• 39:02
  would
• 39:03
  have
• 39:03
  asked
• 39:03
  me
• 39:03
  that
• 39:04
  question?
• 39:06
  No,
• 39:07
  your
• 39:07
  questions
• 39:07
  were
• 39:08
  I
• 39:08
  wasn't
• 39:08
  ready.
• 39:10
  No,
• 39:10
  I
• 39:10
  think
• 39:11
  pretty
• 39:11
  much
• 39:11
  we
• 39:12
  covered
• 39:12
  about
• 39:13
  everything.
• 39:14
  No,
• 39:14
  I
• 39:15
  think
• 39:15
  we
• 39:15
  did
• 39:15
  pretty
• 39:15
  good.
• 39:16
  Okay,
• 39:16
  great.
• 39:17
  I
• 39:17
  appreciate
• 39:18
  that.
• 39:19
  Nikki,
• 39:19
  thank
• 39:20
  you
• 39:20
  so
• 39:20
  much
• 39:20
  for
• 39:20
  being
• 39:20
  a
• 39:21
  guest
• 39:21
  on
• 39:22
  the
• 39:22
  Adventures
• 39:22
  in
• 39:22
  the
• 39:23
  Heart
• 39:23
  of
• 39:23
  Children's
• 39:23
  Book
• 39:24
  Authors
• 39:24
  Podcast.
• 39:25
  Your
• 39:25
  generosity
• 39:26
  of
• 39:26
  time,
• 39:26
  your
• 39:27
  insights
• 39:28
  will
• 39:28
  definitely
• 39:29
  help
• 39:29
  benefit
• 39:30
  aspiring
• 39:30
  authority
• 39:31
  authors
• 39:32
  and
• 39:32
  readers.
• 39:32
  And
• 39:33
  we
• 39:33
  promise
• 39:33
  to
• 39:34
  provide
• 39:34
  our
• 39:35
  audience
• 39:35
  with
• 39:36
  links
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  to
• 39:36
  Nikki's
• 39:37
  social
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  media
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  and
• 39:38
  her
• 39:38
  website.
• 39:39
  And
• 39:40
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• 39:40
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• 39:40
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• 39:41
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• 39:46
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• 39:46
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• 39:49
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• 39:49
  by
• 39:50
  or
• 39:50
  who
• 39:51
  enjoys
• 39:51
  hearing
• 39:51
  about
• 39:52
  Nikki
• 39:52
  and
• 39:53
  her
• 39:53
  children's
• 39:54
  book,
• 39:54
  Maya's
• 39:54
  Birthday
• 39:55
  Wish.
• 39:55
  Thanks,
• 39:56
  Nick.
• 39:56
  Thank
• 39:56
  you
• 39:57
  so
• 39:57
  much.