Ep. 481 - Publishing Creativity and Following Your Dreams with Violet Lemay

Have you heard the saying practice makes perfect? In this segment, Violet Lemay shares why it is important to practice, how you can get published, embracing your creativity, and most importantly following your dreams. See video here - https://youtu.be/idlwUnajVx8 WHO IS VIOLET? Violet Lemay was a stage designer, a university art professor, and an editorial illustrator before arriving at her dream job: writing and illustrating books for kids. She has illustrated forty-four books, six of which she also wrote. Clients include HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Scholastic, duopress, 'Magination Press, and Highlights. Her latest book, Let's Be Friends (Harper Festival/2021), won Book-Fest's first place award for diversity in children's books. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Violet, and her family moved to New Zealand in 2015 for her husband's job. After five years in Auckland, they moved to China, and they now live in Malaysia. VIOLET'S CALL TO ACTION Whatever the thing is that you wish you were doing, practice that thing! And my personal call to action is to check out my books, including my latest, "Let's Be Friends: A Lift-the-Flap book." https://violetlemay.com/home.html https://professorviolet.com/ GENESIS'S INFO https://genesisamariskemp.net/ CALL TO ACTION Subscribe to GEMS with Genesis Amaris Kemp Channel, Hit the notifications bell so you don't miss any content, and share with family/friends. **REMEMBER - You do not have to let limitations or barriers keep you from achieving your success. Mind over Matter...It's time to shift and unleash your greatest potential. If you would like to be a SPONSOR or have any of your merchandise mentioned, please reach out via email at [email protected]