A year ago I set out to create a children’s book I hoped would touch the lives of all those who would read it. I wanted a story that would inspire people and would remind them of that little voice inside that makes them unique, brave, creative – the list is endless.
I guess a part of me also wanted to see if my book, which I hoped would inspire others, could also be used as a means to inspire myself.
Sharing something you’ve poured your heart into, something that for you specifically reflects a moment in your life or a part of you that you may have never shared before, is a very scary thing – at least for me it was.
I have always loved writing – everything about it inspired me – but writing is much more than words on a piece of paper, it’s also about taking a risk and sharing that paper with others. This was my challenge. I have been so scared for so long to share this passion with others that a part of me felt like I was neglecting my own little voice.
Publishing Little Voice and sharing it with all of you has ultimately been the risk I have been neglecting to take for all these years. Although not a novel or series of fiction that I would one day love to accomplish, this small feat for me has equated into a true belief that anything is possible.
Regrettably, all dreams come with some form of price tag – otherwise, perhaps many more would be accomplished. Yet the fear of such a price cannot hold people back – it shouldn’t. Sure, the struggle to attain that dream may come a bit more difficult to you, but if you persevere there is no doubt in my mind that your dream will come true.
For Little Voice, this couldn’t be truer.
Self-publishing a book comes with a pretty heavy price tag but we push nevertheless to see Little Voice in print because we strongly believe in the message it holds and the power it has to inspire those who read it. If we didn’t believe this to be true, our dream would be like the many others lost in a sea of disbelief.
We cannot ignore the price tags attached to each of our dreams, but maybe just maybe, we could support each other in the smallest of efforts and together see our dreams come true.
– Amanda Bernardo, Author.