• Write with me: Expounding on your list + making deadlines

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    When we think of deadlines, we tend to think of the date that it’s due to release it to the world. While that’s my starting point, I usually have more than ten deadlines.    In this case, my big deadline is November 28th. That’s the date that I want to…

  • Trelani’s book-idea breakdown: The list

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    Last week I shared the first three steps of breaking down your book idea. In short, it’s this: Step 1: Make a list of everything you wanna add (and might wanna add) to the book. Step 2: Expound on that list. Step 3: Add due-by dates to everything you have…

  • Breaking your book idea down in steps

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    If I broke down what I do in a sentence, I’d say that I help you break down your book-writing process in steps. I sit at the table (and it might be imaginary if we’re in different locations) and tell the person across from me to lay out their ideas.…

  • 8 steps for those ready to organize and act

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    I learned about a website called Blavity earlier this year. It’s ran by #youngblackandgifted writers who ain’t scared of stepping on toes. I made a mental note to eventually publish something with them, and…I just did! The title is “8 Steps for Those Ready to Organize and Act.” A little background on…

  • 8 (perfectly okay) ways to feel about what’s going on

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    Even before what happened yesterday in Dallas, things were getting kinda crazy in America. There were so many opinions, so many lack of my opinions, mixed feelings. I experienced so much of it myself and was the sounding board for others, including children, in this social/political/emotional struggle. And though I…