M.L. Desir's Blog, page 70
February 11, 2017
A Friendly Reading Challenge
Reading and writing go hand in hand.
February 10, 2017
Five Reasons You Can’t Get Your Novel Published – And Why It’s Not Your Fault
Cue Beck’s song, “Soy un perdedor” I’m a loser, baby? No, it’s just not my time. Yet. Positive growth mindset is key!
Should I Be Writing Faster?
by Lev Raphael
I’ve been a member of the same health club for a long time and lots of people there read my Nick Hoffman mysteries set in a college town that might remind them of the town we live in. No matter when I publish a book in the series, somebody always asks, “So when’s the next one coming out?”
That could happen the same week there’s been a big article in a local paper or a couple of local radio interviews.
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A Chat with Sylvia Liu
I love learning about other authors, especially when the passion they possess about the craft spills off of the page and bends like a rainbow into my heart!!! Thank you J.J. Glow and Sylvia Liu for this great interview. Keep on being fabulous!
February 2, 2017
Submitting (SFF) While Black
Places a lot of what’s on bookstore shelves into perspective! Thank you for writing this, Phenderson!
January 30, 2017
Was Shakespeare A Black Woman?
Oooh la la. What fun!
Who was Bessie Coleman and why doez she still matter?
Coleman broke barriers and became the first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license [Wikimedia Commons]
Bessie Coleman was the first African-American female to become a licensed pilot in 1921. Defeating gender and racial prejudice, the then 29-year-old became a symbol for millions of women of colour at a time when African Americans were still battling...
Desperately Seeking Answers, Part 2
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Another long post. So, relax. No, that’s a typo. Don’t relax. Get a notebook, take notes, and prepare to work for change.
There’s an adorable and funny scene in the CGI movie, Incredibles, where the main character, Bob (an undercover superhero with superhuman powers) is being watched by a normal, every day human boy. They exchange the following dialogue:
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And just like Bob and the little boy, I too was waiting and waiting for something amazing to...
January 26, 2017
January 12, 2017
Why Do We Care When Characters Die?
I’ve cried when characters die because I experienced a hard-to-explain connection that often occurs as a result of exquisitely written books by talented writers who have the super-power ability to grab readers’ attentions and hold us log after the last page . . . or maybe I’m just stark, raving mad
