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New GoFund Me Campaign

29/10/2022

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Donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/send-author-copies-for-writers-and-artists
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It's not just because my college Union is about to go on strike. My family and I have to save money (again) to try to get a larger deposit, beat the Chicago Developers (which is not going to happen), and try to buy a house on the south side.

I must honor my Problematic Duality, and thus, cannot spend anymore money on the press or anything. :(

I got a couple of side gigs to help, but it won't be enough.

Any generous contribution will help. Any. The money is going for buying printed copies for anthology contributors.


Donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/send-author-copies-for-writers-and-artists
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TODAY ONLY: Free Free Free Kindle Poetry Collection

11/10/2022

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Dear Friends, Colleagues, Poetas, and Poetry Lovers,

This week marked the official book launch with Misael Juarez reading at Harold Washington College on October 11, 2022.

November 12, we trek to L.A. to do a few readings.But, we need you! Could you please download the free Kindle book or *.pdf and give it a solid review? https://amzn.to/3fBwn8Q

All proceeds are going to charity. Hate Bezos? Get the *.pdf here. 

Free Kindle, today only! #charity #freekindlebook #kindle #schizophrenia #poetry #LatinX #Zapotec #GangPoetry #mentalhealthawareness #shaman #shamanism #curandero

Poetry and Poets won't survive if we don't unite.
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Submitted The Harvested: A Novel Draft to My Editor and More!

5/10/2022

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Available on Amazon in Kindle, Paperback, and Hardback format!
I can't emphasize what a huge and frightening step that is for me. If I hadn't been so tired, I wouldn't have sent the draft to Joseph Sale, my editor. How do I know that I am a woman in a chicken suit?

I've been hanging onto the manuscript since last spring. 
I finished the first draft in 2018 and have gone over it four times.

Am I terrified? Yes. However, it was time to cut the umbilical cord. If anybody who understands is reading this, pray for me to write and revise my best work to date.

On another, happier note, I FINALLY FINISHED EDITING AND DESIGNING My Spoken Word Wife: Playin for Keeps by Misael Juarez! The cover is just gorgeous. Plus, I fulfilled one of my top ten bucket list items: I produced a hard-covered book! Yeees! 

I hope you get a copy! Tell me what you think in the comments below!
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    Jesú Estrada
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    María J. Estrada
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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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  • Home
  • Mi Biografía
  • Un Blog de Writing Musings
  • Author Interviews
    • Eric Allen Yankee
    • Mehreen Ahmed
    • Steve Carr
    • Martin Eastland
    • P.S. Malcolm
    • P.C. Darkcliff
  • The Harvested Draft
  • Books
  • Poetry
  • My Patreon Page
  • Useful Bits
  • Contact