We were lucky to catch up with Evita Giron recently and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Evita, thanks for joining us today. Let’s jump right into how you came up with the idea?
I’ve been practicing affirmations for several years now. Since this is my second children’s book, I wanted to stay within the theme of beauty and self- love.
Years ago, I started reading books like, Key to Your Inner Power by Joanne Chase, Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain to name a few. I also watched videos from positive thought teachers like Justin Perry (You Are Creators), Jake Ducey and Aaron Doughty. These tools helped me to develop my own practice of incorporating affirmations into my life.
Since I had firsthand experience of the power of affirmations, I thought why not write a book using these concepts for children. Specifically, children with curly hair.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your background and context?
My name is Evita Giron (queue “Don’t Cry for me Argentina” song from the musical Evita), I am an independent children’s book author, freelance creator and blogger.
I published my first blog site in 2018 called, Curlyvita: Crowns Come in All Colors. This site celebrates and includes content related to self-care, self-love and multiculturalism.
My website is special place to view my portfolio and past work for clients, as it pertains to email marketing, beauty/lifestyle writing and database management.
The url is www.curlyvita.com.
What do you find most rewarding about being creative?
The most rewarding aspect for me is being able to meet people and hearing their stories about how my books have inspired them. It really makes me feel good knowing that someone sees themselves in my characters and is able to apply what they’ve learned from my books into their own lives. Plus I like smaller book events as getting to know your fan base is more intimate and personal. Smaller events help you to get to know your community and build meaningful relationships with your fanbase.
Do you think there is something that non-creatives might struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can shed some light?
One of the misconceptions about being an author is that it’s like any other hobby. In my opinion, being an author is a business. There are many aspects that are very similar to a small business entrepreneur. For instance for independent/self-published authors, if you have to outsource an illustrator you are responsible for hiring a freelance illustrator/graphic designer, professional editor and marketing specialist.
Authors are constantly marketing their books via in-person or through various digital channels.
It’s a never-ending part of the journey, but a rewarding one.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.curlyvita.com
- Instagram: iamevitagiron
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorevita
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbST4I07fQwG2mZN5pBAL6Q
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