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Publishing Pet Peeve: Spamming Authors
I love authors and I love books. I do. And I honestly believe that they make the world go ’round. However, many authors have crossed the line of promotion into spam. One particular author (now blocked) sent me a request on Facebook. No problem! Almost immediately afterwards, she inboxed me…
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Convey, Not Convince
The best advice that I have ever received… That’s because it easily translates to who I am and what I do. What you get personally is what you get professionally as well. As a budding entrepreneur, it can be extremely tempting to want to (and even feel like you have…
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Tools for Writing a Book: Top 5 Must Haves
As of two o’clock this morning, I’ve completed my third ghostwriting project. In addition to these books, I’ve also written two and half of my own. I find that each time I go into book-writing mode, I’m more organized, better prepared and far less stressed. Simply put, every go round,…
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5 Quotes That Inspire Me as a Woman and Writer
“I realize that if I wait until I am no longer afraid to act, write, speak, be, I’ll be sending messages on a Ouija board, cryptic complaints from the other side.” –Audre Lord Society isn’t too keen on Blacks, women and the gay community. A Black lesbian, Audre had nearly all…
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10 Books That Encouraged Me to Write
I’ve pretty much always been both an avid reader and writer. And though I loved the books that I read as a child, none of them encouraged me to write. I couldn’t personally relate to them. Oh, but lo and behold…the day that I snuck a book from my mother’s…