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A Magical Gift from Author Adrian J. Walker! #barrioblues

15/12/2019

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PictureWolf Trek, out before Christmas 2019.
This week, I got the most amazing gift from Author Adrian J. Walker! I had been expecting to get it a few weeks back, but I finally got The End of the World Survivors Club. Signed! I was so overwhelmed by his generosity, I shot the video above. I highly recommend his books and will review it. In fact, we will discuss his book in my asynchronous Facebook book club, which I invite you to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/427705934528728/

As you can see, my YouTube channel, Radical Books and Politics, is shaping nicely. My goal is to have one guest a month, two book reviews a month, and one show a week. Yesterday, I interviewed Author Daniel Brooks for the second time, since I launched the show. I am getting better at editing and keeping the cost minimal for my new hobby.

I am shooting on my i-Phone and have a lapel microphone, which I can only use on an Android. I also bought a short bendable stand and splurged on the lighting. I splurged on the Filmic Pro app for my i-Phone, which shoots a cleaner, professional video. Now, I am looking for guests that are writers and activists, so if you want to come on the show, comment below or on my YouTube channel. I subscribe and comment back.

Writing Updates: I’m almost done with Wolf Trek. Aditya, my editor, did a great job on the edits. I am just grappling with the ending, where there may be a good old-fashioned shootout or leave it as is. Both work, but I really have to think, as a reader, what would I love?

Well, I got up too early this morning and am going to rest. I will be marathon grading through Wednesday and lining up my writing and marketing projects after that. I hope you are all having a great writing and/or reading day!

Oh, oh, here’s my new outro: “Do what you love. Read as many books as you can. And, write on!” #barrioblues

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30/12/2019 09:12:17 pm

A writer can always find a way to come up with a story she wants to write. As long as they have their inspiration for a certain story, it will branch out and it guarantees the idea that they'll come up with something great. I don't know any of these people you have mentioned above, but their struggles in life are enough for them to be a piece of an inspiration for a certain story! I am not really a great writer, but I can already imagine writing a good piece. There's going to be a lot of twists in it!

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    MARIA J. ESTRADA is an English college professor of Composition, Literature, and her favorite, Creative Writing. She grew up in the desert outside of Yuma, Arizona in the real Barrio de Los Locos, a barrio comprised of new Mexican immigrants and first-generation Chicanos. Drawing from this setting and experiences, she writes like a loca every minute she can—all while magically balancing her work and family obligations. She lives in Chicago’s south side with her wonderfully supportive husband, two remarkable children, and a menagerie of animals.

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