what I’ve learned so far about the birth of a first book

  • you will hustle more than you ever thought. there’s even the quiet hustle that no one sees. all of this is challenging for an introvert like me.
  • the book will never be completely ready. i am having to learn to let it go. it has its own life now.
  • the reasons for creating the book are never more present than once its in print. I wanted to connect to community and I wanted to lift love as a topic worth writing about. i have done that – at least for myself.
  • others look at you as though you have created this impossible thing. I walk around reminding others that it can be done and I’m happy to support.
  • in having written this book I have learned a lot about myself.

Author: jo reyes-boitel

poet, playwright, and essayist. queer Latinx. current MFA student.

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