58. A Fictional Fantasy Through the Eyes of a Latinx Woman with Lauren Pena

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04/21/22 • 53 min

Short N' Sweet: A Donut Princess Podcast

In continuation of having authors who wrote their true to life experiences. Today’s guest is Lauren Pena and she will talk about the interesting parts of book writing that she discovered while exploring and also writing her book at the same time.

And yes, it also started with her mom who made her journey to America made Pena get the interest to write a book about her mom

“Like creating the space so that when a Latin woman or an immigrant woman or any woman is reading it, they can identify with the emotions that women go through, and the experiences that we go through and it helps people feel like they're not alone.”

Keynotes:

Write what you think, the plot. Get it out of your head
You can rearrange it later, the one you typed
If you don't have time or don't want to go the traditional route, go ahead and do the self-route.
Find a book that's similar to what you want to say
The last bookstore is iconic? Hit them up

Connect with me:

Email: [email protected]

Business Website: www.donutprincessla.com

YouTube: Mayly Tao / DONUT PRINCESS LA

Apple Podcast: Short N' Sweet: A Donut Princess Podcast

Instagram: @donutprincessla / @maylytao

Facebook: Donut Princess Los Angeles

Twitter: Donut Princess LA

Tiktok: teochewdaily

LinkedIn: Mayly Tao

*Help me self-publish my mom’s book about her journey to America: https://gofund.me/e2569649

*Watch the Donut King Film here: thedonutkingfilm.com

(also available on Apple TV, Google Play, and Amazon Prime Now)

And yes, it also started with her mom who made her journey to America made Pena get the interest to write a book about her mom

Keynotes:

Write what you think, the plot. Get it out of your head
You can rearrange it later, the one you typed
If you don't have time or don't want to go the traditional route, go ahead and do the self-route.
Find a book that's similar to what you want to say
The last bookstore is iconic? Hit them up

Connect with me:

Email: [email protected]

Business Website: www.donutprincessla.com

YouTube: Mayly Tao / DONUT PRINCESS LA

Apple Podcast: Short N' Sweet: A Donut Princess Podcast

Instagram: @donutprincessla / @maylytao

Facebook: Donut Princess Los Angeles

Twitter: Donut Princess LA

Tiktok: teochewdaily

LinkedIn: Mayly Tao

*Help me self-publish my mom’s book about her journey to America: https://gofund.me/e2569649

*Watch the Donut King Film here: thedonutkingfilm.com

(also available on Apple TV, Google Play, and Amazon Prime Now)

Previous Episode

57. An Ode to Mom- Amy M. Le’s Leap to Full Time AAPI Author

Today’s guest is Amy M. Le who will tell her journey as an author. It started when her mother passed away which shattered her world. It made her think about what she should do next. Being a refugee and immigrant to America made it much harder which led her to get to know her heritage and her roots.

Getting to know more about her life turned into 360 when she became the author of the book of a trilogy that revolves around her Vietnamese mother’s journey to the United States after the fall of Saigon.

“Once you get started, you understand what your passion is. It's not, you know, the golden handcuffs. ”

Keynotes:

Trying to find your audience and know your niche
Once you find your niche, and you know, your audience, it's easier to market that information
Listen to your intuition
There's a path and there's a reason for things that happen sometimes
You can like expand to a global audience where it's not just tied to where you live, but you can reach people from all over the world.

Connect with Amy M. Le:

www.amy-m-le.com

Connect with me:

Email: [email protected]

Business Website: www.donutprincessla.com

YouTube: Mayly Tao / DONUT PRINCESS LA

Apple Podcast: Short N' Sweet: A Donut Princess Podcast

Instagram: @donutprincessla / @maylytao

Facebook: Donut Princess Los Angeles

Twitter: Donut Princess LA

Tiktok: teochewdaily

LinkedIn: Mayly Tao

*Help me self-publish my mom’s book about her journey to America: https://gofund.me/e2569649

*Watch the Donut King Film here: thedonutkingfilm.com

(also available on Apple TV, Google Play, and Amazon Prime Now)

Next Episode

59. The Advantages and Disadvantages Of An Immigrant Turned Into A Successful Author with Franziska Pugh

In another episode, another female author is here. Franziska shared how her life in Germany and Michigan. How it's hard but she takes it to her advantage in achieving her goals, which turned her now into a successful author with published books. She also emphasizes that it's not easy to be a successful author, for trials will come.

“Would I love to be an author? Yes, I think I don't know if you are an author, I am an author. But what a time author I am. I am and I write all the time, but I think it's more about like, how do I envision my life? Like, what would I do you know what I'm saying. And so I think it'll always be a part of my life. And I'll always create something. But we'll see what happens. I'm open to any miracle that might come my way. And the way that it might shape my life.”

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