In this space, WestBow Press publishes articles written by our authors in which they share some aspect of their self-publishing journeys. The following blog is about Aleesa St. Julian’s book, “The Day I Met Walt.” To begin your self-publishing journey, get your freeWestBow Press publishing guide today!
Hello, I’m the mother of Aleesa St. Julian. The six-year-old author of “The Day I Met Walt.” I was writing a book called, “Training Your Children to Remain in the Vine”, which is based on verse John 16:5 [Jesus states] ‘I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.’ As you likely noticed, the book is about raising godly children. While I began working on my book, my daughter, who was four at the time, decided that she wanted to write a book. I told her that she could definitely write a book someday…thinking when she became an adult. However, God blessed her with an ability to read by the time she was one. So along with my help, she began to write her true story about a day that God demonstrated His love and forgiveness to her. As she worked on her story, she also drew her own pictures on paper. The images were scanned with the computer and before we knew it, her simple but heartfelt book was ready for publishing. Before mine, I may add…
All I could do was laugh and watch God fulfill His plans for her through this book. I remembered speaking with a representative at WestBow Press, named Eric Schroeder, when I was previously checking on pricing for my book’s publication. He was very knowledgeable and took the time to answer all my questions; so, I called him back to inquire about my daughter’s book. It just so happened that WestBow Press was offering discounted services that month; so, I was able to get two books published for the price of one. Though my book wasn’t complete, I decided to prepay for the services.
I have learned a great deal through the publishing process of my daughter’s book which should make the process of publishing mine even easier. The team at WestBow Press has been professional and organized. God has opened doors like you wouldn’t believe for my daughter. Less than a month after releasing The Day I Met Walt, my daughter received two television interviews and has another TV station requesting an interview with her soon. I truly believe in prayer and allowing God to order our steps. One of the interviews came about because I saw a lady standing alone in the heat one day. It felt as though God was leading me to approach her. I thought maybe she didn’t know Jesus but needed to know Him. It turned out that she knew Jesus, but she also knew a very persuasive executive at a local television channel! She gave me his cell phone number, and God continued to work it all out from there. We don’t know what all God has in store for these books, but we just want to serve Him along this journey as we have fun through the process. Thank you WestBow Press, and may God continue to bless all of you!
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