Self-Publishing Archives

Many women are unleashing their potentials and becoming a part of a very competitive world we live in. It is wonderful to see that there are establishments and groups that support women’s work.

As many of you know, I inspired my mom to write a children’s book about one of my backyard adventures with my chipmunk friend.

Last October 23, 2011, she self-published Sugar’s Furry Friend.

It is very exciting as my mom fulfilled one of her dreams to be an author. My mom is learning a lot about self-publishing. Since mom does not have a publisher and distributor agent, she has to do most of the work particularly in promoting Sugar’s Furry Friend. This weekend we visited a local independent bookstore, Women & Children First.

Here I am outside and looking at my mom inside the bookstore.

I was a bit disappointed that I could not go inside with her.

Women & Children First is located in a North Side Chicago neighborhood named Andersonville. It is own by two women. There mission is to “promote the work of women writers and to create a place in which all women would find books reflecting their lives and interests.”
Such a terrific mission particularly for women writers. Women & Children First is one of the largest feminist bookstores in the country stocking more than 30,000 books by and about women.