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Nothing in life comes easy and I<br />
assume it wasn't smooth sailing. Did<br />
you encounter any challenges<br />
publishing these books? If so, what<br />
were they and how did you overcome<br />
them?<br />
Fortunately, I did not encounter any<br />
insurmountable obstacles publishing<br />
the books. I felt very strongly that I<br />
wanted to use St. Lucian artists to<br />
illustrate the stories.<br />
I was able to partner with two very<br />
talented St. Lucians who each did one<br />
book. There were, however, some<br />
challenges with their production<br />
timelines, so we had to enlist the<br />
assistance of a Brazilian artist to<br />
complete some of the books.<br />
My partner and I worked together<br />
meticulously to be certain that we were<br />
creating a quality product. [Whispering]<br />
He deserves most of the publishing<br />
credit though. We decided to selfpublish<br />
because we did not want this<br />
project to be just another commercial<br />
venture to make money for big<br />
publishing companies.<br />
Ah! I see. Your secret is safe with me by<br />
the way lol. Are the books in every<br />
school library in St.Lucia and around<br />
the Caribbean yet?<br />
Even at the basic cost price of<br />
producing the books, we found that<br />
many schools in St. Lucia do not have a<br />
budget to purchase books for their<br />
libraries. We have donated books to<br />
several schools, and are actively seeking<br />
sponsorships to provide books<br />
to St. Lucian schools and children, who<br />
may not be able to afford even the<br />
basic cost price.<br />
Which is why you're soliciting<br />
donations to help donate books to the<br />
libraries in St. Lucia. This is<br />
remarkable and such a wonderful<br />
initiative. Where can donations be<br />
made?<br />
We've set up a GoFundMe page and<br />
we're asking any St. Lucian who can<br />
afford to help with this project by<br />
donating at,<br />
https://www.gofundme.com/lucianstories-for-st-lucian-kids.<br />
What are your hopes for this series?<br />
Our culture is what defines us and<br />
gives us a sense of identity. It is what<br />
sustains us. It is the foods we eat, the<br />
clothes we wear, the way we speak, the<br />
music we listen to, our celebrations,<br />
our values-our culture makes us who<br />
we are. So my hope is that St. Lucians<br />
(children and adults) both at home and<br />
those living in the diaspora will read<br />
the Wyetta series and learn to nurture<br />
their cultural selves through<br />
indigenous literature.
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