Time Travel, book bans, and the fight for truth
Time Travel, book bans, and the fight for truth
Five centuries, four continents, forgotten voices restored
The earth is trying to tell us something
What we carry when we leave home
Your grandchildren deserve to know your story. Now there's an easier way to tell it.
You've lived a life worth remembering — the struggles and joys, the people you loved, the lessons learned the hard way. But writing it all down? That's where most people get stuck: the blank page, the fear of not being a "real writer," the overwhelming question of where to even start.
Your Story Matters shows you how to use AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude as patient interviewers, helpful editors, and encouraging writing partners. No tech expertise required. No special skills. Just your memories and the desire to preserve them. Inside: step-by-step guidance from first conversation to finished book, the "tight leash" method that keeps AI from taking over your voice, 100+ memory prompts to get started immediately, and complete instructions for self-publishing through Amazon KDP.
Title in Spanish: Ponlo en Palabras
[Kindle $7.99] [Paperback $14.99]
English: https://mybook.to/YourStoryMatters
Spanish: https://mybook.to/PonloEnPalabras
In addition to his fiction, Gómez is the author of numerous academic and community publications focused on migration, Latinx experience, information technologies, and participatory research. Some of the books include:
• Photostories: Applications of a Participatory Photography Methodology for Social Science Research. Ethics International Press, August 2024. EN. ISBN: 978-1804417799. https://mybook.to/PhotoStoriesMethod
• Resilience: Latinx Stories and Immigration Enforcement in Washington State. Ethics International Press, July 2023. EN. ISBN: 978-1804412404. https://mybook.to/ResilienceLatinx
• Latinx Experience in Academia: Charting the Paths of Latinx Faculty at the University of Washington. Independently Published. May 2020. EN. https://mybook.to/LatinxInAcademia
• LatinX @ UW: Stories of Latinos and Latinas at the University of Washington. Independently published. February 2018. Bilingual (EN/ES). https://mybook.to/LatinxInAcademia
See full academic bibliography and citations on Google Scholar
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"Stories that cross borders, centuries, and ways of knowing."