= This article was translated using the translation software DeepL.
Greetings from Japan!
My name is SayRay GetShowRaQ.
We are pleased to announce the publication of our first book of poems, “Yakushi Star Mandala: Revelations of the Sun, Moon and Stars”!
Actually, I’m just a sub-writer, kind of a body of work for the star deities.
Anyway, this was my first attempt at self-publishing a paperback and e-book using Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP).
From zero knowledge, I researched all over YouTube and the Internet, and through trial and error, I somehow managed to publish our book.
I am grateful for the KDP platform, YouTubers who share their knowledge for free, and the god-awful design software Canva.
I did almost all of my design work, 98%, in Canva.
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Initially, I was working to publish on the lunar calendar’s Tanabata (August 10 this year), but because I did not properly understand the KDP system, it was published flying on August 8. I was a bit panic.
Moreover, my eldest son was overjoyed and gave the book in the process of reviewing to a popular You Tuber who was holding an event that day.
OMB (Oh My Budha…).
After the event, I rushed home and made many revisions before the book started selling, and managed to present the finished version to the world on August 12, the day of the Perseid meteor shower (+ my eldest daughter’s birthday).
Behind story #02 ▶︎▷continues next time▶︎▷
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“Yakushi Star Mandala: Revelation of the Sun, Moon, and Stars” is a collection of 57 poems by star deities from the Star Mandala, plus three additional poems by “Maitreya Bodhisattva (Miroku)”.
For the first time, the full text, including “frequencies,” “flowers or fruits,” “images,” and “translations for children,” is now available.
Amazon site: ▶︎ Click here
You can read it as much as you want on kindle unlimited program.
Please take a look at the table of contents if you like.