PUYB Author Talks: ⭐A Bookish Conversation with 'Nurse Florence for Beginning Readers Coloring Book: Why Is Chicken Healthy To Eat?' Michael Dow⭐ #interview

Michael Stephen Dow is married to Perla in Arizona and has 3 kids.  Michael was on a path to attend medical school and then the events of September 11, 2001 occurred.  Michael became angry at the terrorists and decided to join the US Air Force.  He went through Officer Training School and then graduated specialized Navigator training to become an Electronic Warfare Officer.  Michael deployed 6 times for the Global War on Terror between 2005 and 2009 with the EC-130H Compass Call mission.  Michael medically retired in 2010 and then became an US Army contractor serving Wounded Warriors and ensuring they received all of their entitled benefits for 8 years.  Michael always had a love for science and the human body so he then used his GI bill to go through nursing school and graduated in August 2020.  Michael now works as a Registered Nurse at an inpatient psychiatric hospital.  Michael’s education is as follows: B.A. in Psychology from Auburn University in 1999, B.S. in Biology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2001, M.S. in Management from Troy University in 2010, Masters in Health Administration from the University of Phoenix in 2017, and M.S. from the University of Arizona in 2020 through its 15 month accelerated Masters Entry to the Profession of Nursing program.  Michael is the Founder and Manager of Dow Creative Enterprises, LLC.  His books have garnered the Silver Nautilus Book award in 2020 (Nurse Florence, Help I’m Bleeding) and an Award-Winning Finalist in the Religion category for the 2021 International Book Awards (A Prayer to Our Father in the Heavens: Possibly the Greatest Jewish Prayer of All Time).  Michael believes we will need the best of science and religion to successfully navigate ourselves, our civilization, through the future obstacles we will face.  More information can be found at www.DowCreativeEnterprises.com and www.NurseFlorence.org.  Nurse Florence® is a federally registered trademark by Dow Creative Enterprises.  The Nurse Florence® series seeks to promote science and health among children and to help increase the health literacy levels of our society.  With teamwork, inclusion, faith and perseverance, we can bravely face our problems and help each other reach our better selves as well as our best collective good.

Author Links 

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Before you started writing your book, what kind of research did you do to prepare yourself to write it? 

I reviewed the literature and found a peer-reviewed journal article from Food Nutrition Research.

Did you pursue publishers or did you opt to self-pub? 

Self-publishing.  The whole Nurse Florence® series is published through Lulu.

If self-published, how did you determine the price?

I set the royalties for about $1.80 a book which helps determine the final price.

Did you purposefully choose a distinct month to release your book?  Why?

No.  We publish a new Nurse Florence® book about every 5-10 days and it was time for this one to be created.

How did you choose your cover?

My illustrator decided on the image and we used a standardized format for all Nurse Florence® books.

Did you write your book, then revise or revise as you went along? 

Write, ordered a proof, then revised.

What are some of the most important things you believe an author should do before their book is released?

Research different ways to promote a book and do many things.

What are some of the most important things you believe an author should do after their book is released?

After promoting the book to the best of their ability, they should prepare to write their next book.

Do you have a long term plan with your book?

Nurse Florence® is sparking a movement to improve health literacy levels around the world for not just children, but families so this book will be evergreen.

What would you like to say to your readers and fans about your book?

Enjoy and check out www.nurseflorence.org for updates about the series.

Inside the Book

Title: Nurse Florence for Beginning Readers Coloring Book: Why is Chicken Healthy to Eat?

Author: Michael Dow

Publication Date: May 6, 2024

Pages: 43

Genre: Children/Coloring Book

Jean, Condi, and Sonia see Nurse Florence in the cafeteria and ask if they can sit with her so they can learn something new.  The nurse is eating chicken, and the girls ask her why it is healthy to eat.  Nurse Florence discusses the types of nutrients inside like vitamins, minerals, and protein.  The nurse mentions that research shows eating chicken with lots of vegetables is very healthy for you.  The girls are amazed at how the body works and how chicken can help them have a healthy lifestyle.  They can’t wait to see Nurse Florence again and keep learning new things about the body.
 

You can purchase your copy at Lulu.