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Veronica R. Wells

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Veronica Wells was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana with more than a splash of influences from the American South and Jamaica. Today, she is just Jamaican enough to love oxtail but too American to suck the meat from the marrow. She lives in Harlem and works in New York City as the Culture Editor for MadameNoire.com, a Black women’s lifestyle site. A woman striving to be the most authentic version of herself, Veronica is a lot spiritual, overly emotional, and at her most comfortable, surprisingly ditzy. She enjoys ice cream, stepping on crunchy leaves, “Golden Girls," quoting lines from "Bebe's Kids" and spending time with her loved ones. ...more

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Veronica R. Wells I do believe writer's block exists, but I also think great preparation, before the actual writing begins, can eliminate a lot of that. A lot of times …moreI do believe writer's block exists, but I also think great preparation, before the actual writing begins, can eliminate a lot of that. A lot of times "writer's block" is a catch-all for writers not being entirely focused or easily distracted. But when it is real, it's better to just write what you can--if you can. (less)

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Veronica R. Wells "Bettah Days" is basically a collection of very true stories I heard from my grandmother, mother, aunts, uncles, and grandfather as I was growing up. …more"Bettah Days" is basically a collection of very true stories I heard from my grandmother, mother, aunts, uncles, and grandfather as I was growing up. Since these were stories I'd known for so long, the challenge was describing them accurately and in a way that would ensure readers identified. (less)

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Bettah Days

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Bettah Days: Why I Wrote A Book To Tell My Grandmother’s Story

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Enchanting and refined with a lewd sense of humor and a smart mouth, my grandmother “Constantine” and I were meant to be together. This may seem obvious, considering we are biologically related; but we all have family members we neither like nor understand, so it’s important that when we do establish these profound kinships, whether blood-related or not, we nurture and celebrate them. Read more of this blog post »

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