Sometimes it feels like we are in a war. Many of us have been stuck in our homes for weeks. We are required to wear masks in public. There are constant debates on how and when businesses and schools should open in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. In these troubling times, more people are…
The author platform is key to getting readers to follow you and making sales. Brian Allain leads Writing for Your Life a resource for spiritual writers and provides marketing support for. I met him last year at Publishing in Color, a conference he runs. He says that an author platform is critical to selling books…
A huge obstacle for writers is selling their books. I self-published my novel, What Goes Around Comes Around in 2017, and I still finding ways to market it. When I finished my first draft I danced around my room with relief. I felt like I had given birth. I didn’t realize the hard part, which…
Movie review/spotlight for We Are Stronger Healing for the Broken Victory for the Wounded film.
Many people can write well but few have mastered the art of storytelling. A great storyteller will have readers so captivated they cannot put a book down. Over the years I have taken numerous writing courses and attended conferences to get better at my craft. One of my favorite classes was a short story class…
I’m always down for a good romance movie. Unfortunately, there are few out there that feature African-Americans in the main roles. When I saw the advertisement for Fashionably Yours that the lead characters are African-American I was intrigued. Fashionably Yours is a cute movie and held my attention for three reasons. Reason #1 The Main…
The Clark Sisters are icons of contemporary gospel music and are credited along with their mother for popularizing this sound. In my novel, What Goes Around Comes Around, the main character, Nikki, aspires to be a gospel singer and The Clark Sisters are one of her favorite groups. When I learned that Lifetime was showing…
I was heartbroken to learn of the April 6 passing of Black Enterprise founder Earl Graves, Sr. Over the years I had numerous articles published in the glossy pages of the magazines or posted to its website. This post is dedicated to Mr. Graves and the lessons I learned from working at Black Enterprise. Mr.…
The successful freelance writer is one that knows the importance of cultivating a positive relationship with the editor. The magazine editor is the person who assigns and edits the articles. Play your cards right and you can get multiple assignments from an editor and even move with them when they go to another publication. I…
Being stuck in the house with the rest of the country has caused me to be a little pensive. The rush and fast pace of only a few weeks ago has stopped. Things are a standstill while we figure out how to treat and beat this Coronavirus. Now that my full-time job is on hiatus…