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January 28, 2018
How to Not be a “Starving Writer”
#SundayBlogShare #SundayMotivation. This post provides tips on how to make money as a writer.
by Sheree Crawford
Writing can pay.
No seriously. Ok, so the average author earns less than the Living Wage (hell, they sometimes earn less than the Minimum Wage), but the great thing about writing is that it’s a versatile skill that can be applied to so many situations. A few conversations with followers about just how hard it can be to make money as a writer spurred this article;...
5 (Out)+ 5 (Ready) X Patience = SUCCESS!
I teach reading and the title of this post reminds me of a math equation. My oldest son is a Math Wonder and he smirks when I admit to him that the mere mention of mathematical equations makes me break out in hives.
5 (Out)+ 5 (Ready) X Patience = SUCCESS!So, what’s with that weird equation? In my defense, it looks less intimidating than this:
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*Shudders*
*Whips out bottle of Calamine and applies it generously*
Ah, that’s ever so much better.
I’ve been learning a lot in my local critique gro...
January 27, 2018
January 26, 2018
Hundreds of Places for Authors to Speak and Present
There are dozens of places where you can speak in your local area or a nearby city. Plus, of course, there are hundreds of more places that love authors who speak and present — especially in cities where you might be traveling for business, for media appearances, for vacations, or for family gatherings.
Where can you speak or give presentations? Here are a few obvious venues and many other venues which might not be...
January 25, 2018
Quotes to Write By Revisited
While scrolling through my Quora Digest feed, I noticed this question:
As fiction writers, how do you get past the common feeling of “This is awful” when you start to write?Marshall Karp provides a great answer with a hilarious story that frames the difference between having a pessimistic outlook on life or an optimistic one. 
HTGAWM’s sex trafficking storyline shines a light on the racialized sexual violence Black girls experience
REBLOGGED! Had to quote this from the article, “Jasmine Bromelle’s (character from HTGAWM) story was yet another reminder of how little the world cares about Black girls and women and the racialized sexual violence that we experience.” Sad and often true.
By Sherronda Brown / Black Youth Project*, AFROPUNK Contributor This post contains spoilers for season four of How to Get Away With Murder. It also contains discussions of sexual violence against children.
How to Get Away Wi...
Take Your Power Seriously. Keep Each Other Safe. Be Indomitable.
“Take your power seriously. Keep each other safe. Be indomitable.”REBLOGGED! Kevin is brave enough to say what needs to be said. Often times, situations aren’t black and white. Heck, they’re not even shades of gray. People need to hold themselves accountable and behave responsibly.
Above is the ten-word signature line used by a character I write for, a young woman who was put into an impossible predicament and tasked to claw her way out, eventually turning her situation full...
January 24, 2018
LULU and our First Children’s Anthology
REBLOGGED! Hmm. After reading this post, LULU publishing is looking more and inviting.
As many of you know…if you have read the last few blog posts, I have given up on Createspace for Anthologies…in fact for all my books. I will no longer promote them as the business to go to.
I went to LULU who have been brilliant so far. They pay you via paypal, you can choose your own revenue, make hard back books, ebooks and they give you a store front as well. I suppose this is l...
January 22, 2018
How Haiti helped build Philadelphia
REBLOGGED! This post brings up information that I encountered while reading Dubois’ “Haiti: The Aftershocks of History”, a fantastic book that all history lovers should read! Haiti is long overdue for reparations and respect.
by Stephen Millies
The wealth produced by enslaved Africans in Haiti, Guadeloupe and Martinique made French capitalists rich. Even before the 1789 bourgeois revolution, France had 3,000 miles of canals and the beginnings of industry.
Haiti also helped bu...
Ten Vital Novel Writing Tips Infographic
REBLOGGED! This author’s blog is an absolute Wonderland for Writers! So glad I found him. Fashionably late to the party though . . . lol.
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