My book baby, THE WIND CALLED MY NAME, is a year old today. As with all first babies, one makes mistakes and learns on the fly, especially with this website. I took baby steps as I participated with other authors writing on my first blog, Mad About MG History, and am still learning marketing in general. I am very fortunate to have a group of Latinx women children’s authors maneuver the intricacies of being debut authors with me. You can learn more about our group at LasMusasbooks.com. These women are still holding my hand as I learn how to participate in Tweetchats, Google Hangouts, and Slack. I marvel at their writing talents and their social media skills which help market our books.
I’m so appreciative of all the support from Lee & Low Books and hope I’ve added something to their wonderful canon of children’s books. Our efforts resulted in my book being recognized as the 2019 WILLA Award finalist in Children’s Fiction and Nonfiction. Women Writing the West are the sponsors of this fine award.
Mary Louise Sanchez 