Nurturing Your Soul with Writing and Zombie Manuscripts with Author Jolene Gutiérrez

Please welcome author Jolene Gutiérrez to the show! Her latest book, Mamiachi and Me just released on January 7. Congratulations, Jolene! And grab your copy now while it’s still hot off the press!♨️🔥📚📚 Some Highlights: Publishing her first books on her teacher’s typewriter in elementary school. Denise Vega’s author visit at Jolene’s school in 2008 and the spark it ignited. –“If you want to be a writer, why aren’t you now? Why not today?” Nurturing your soul with writing. Do something for yourself before anyone else. Following what brings joy as a parent, showing your children that it is okay to do that. Let them know they need to follow their own joy—but you have to follow your own first. Teaching as a librarian. Kidlit zombie manuscripts. Why write: I can’t not write. “If this ever stops bringing me joy, I can walk away.” The importance of choice and joy in creative endeavors. Co-writing picture books with her children. High school mariachi inspiration. Links Mentioned🔗: Jolene’s website Jolene on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) The Author’s Guild KidLitCollective #KidlitZombieWeek  Picture Book Gold  Book Recommendations📚: Mamiachi and Me: My Mami’s Mariachi Band by Jolene and Dakota Gutiérrez, illustrated by Mirelle Ortega on Amazon, Bookshop, and Barnes and Noble The Ofrenda That We Built by Jolene and Shaian Gutiérrez, illustrated by Gabby Zapata Too Much! An Overwhelming Day by Jolene Gutiérrez, illustrated by Angel Chang Bionic Beasts: Saving Animal Lives with Artificial Flippers, Legs, and Beaks by Jolene Gutiérrez Mac and Cheese and the Personal Space Invader by Jolene Gutiérrez, illustrated by Heather Bell Thank you and thank you, Jolene! Stay tuned for the next interview with author Masha Sapron.💃💃💃💃