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December 14, 2016

Are You Tracking?

One of the first mistakes I made when I started this blog and my author website is not monitoring the traffic coming into these sites. Even with all the advice from top bloggers on how much work went into blogging, I still thought blogging was just about posting and publishing. That is until it occurred… Continue reading

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December 10, 2016

The Trouble with Series – Guest Post…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: One of the best things to do as an indie author is to write a series. People like reading them, and it makes your author page look much better when you have more than one title to your name. For most of us, writing our first… Continue reading

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December 10, 2016

The Writer’s Journey – Guest Author, Yecheilyah Ysrayl

Originally posted on Kim's Musings: Welcome author, Yecheilyah Ysrayl to THE WRITER’S JOURNEY segment of Kim’s Author Support Blog. Take it away, Yecheilyah. This is her journey. 3 Self-Publishing Lessons I’ve Learned this Year As we come to the end of another year, this one has been one of self-reflection for me both on a personal… Continue reading

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December 8, 2016

Blog Changes

As we come to the close of 2016, there will be some changes made to this blog. The major change is that I will be transitioning from http://www.thepbsblog.wordpress.com to www.thepbsblog.com. I want to give everyone an opportunity to prepare for the transition (please save the new web domain) so I will not be making any… Continue reading

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December 5, 2016

How Does Reading Level Matter in Fiction?

Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski: How well do most published authors write? Would you be surprised to hear that Jane Austen wrote at just above a 5th grade level, Stephen King writes at about a 6th grade level, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote at slightly more than a 6th grade level, and Leo Tolstoy wrote at about… Continue reading

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December 5, 2016

Between Books – When the Blog Comes in Handy

Only a writer would be folding clothes at twelve o’clock at night and contemplating whether they should make a batch of coffee to spend just a few more hours writing, all of this while the History Channel recaps an episode of Pearl Harbor as background noise. It was then that this post was conceived. In… Continue reading

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December 2, 2016

We have an idea…

Excellent idea! Continue reading

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About Me

My name is Yecheilyah (e-see-li-yah), and my work confronts historical erasure and advocates for a more inclusive understanding of Black history. Through my literature and poetry, I uncover and preserve the rich, often underrepresented stories of African Americans. I also host an annual poetry contest.