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November 29, 2017

No Whining Wednesday – Don’t Drown Your Own Voice

Welcome back to another No Whining Wednesday! If this is your first time visiting this blog or if you are new to this segment, please visit the original No Whining Wednesday post HERE to learn more OR the No Whining Wednesday Page to access all previous episodes. “Don’t be so hard on yourself. Those… Continue reading

No Whining Wednesday

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November 28, 2017

The PBS Blog Podcast Ep 7 – The Power of Passion and Purpose

Today we’re talking the power of passion and purpose. I believe it is always wise to follow your passions because they are connected to your purpose. Your passions reveal what it is you were put on this Earth to do. When you invest in your passions you invest in your purpose. And this purpose is… Continue reading

PBS Blog Podcast

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November 27, 2017

Indie Authors: Stop Giving Away Your Books for Free – Angela Ford

Check out this article by Angela Ford on giving away your books for free. I’ve never been comfortable giving away my books except to my ARC / Beta Readers so I find her perspective interesting. I would love to hear other’s opinion on it though and to be provided with more resources to support the… Continue reading

Articles, self-publishing

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November 26, 2017

New Page for Introduce Yourself Author Feature + How Guest Posting Can Help You Win

As we approach the end of the year, I am doing what I always do at this time. Revisit my pages, update them, move some things around and maybe change my theme. In doing so, I’ve compiled all the Introduce Yourself Interviews and stored them away on their own page. You can now easily access… Continue reading

General Topics, Introduce Yourself – Guest Authors

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November 25, 2017

Blogger Tip 02 – How to Reduce the Number of Images Required in Your WordPress Media and SAVE STORAGE SPACE…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: WP TIP 1 If you use more than one image in your posts, then use WordPress Publicize to automatically upload your post to Twitter, Facebook, etc, or, manually upload them, the image last inserted into your post, is the one that will be displayed on your… Continue reading

General Topics

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November 25, 2017

Blogger Tip 01 – How to Resize Images inside your WordPress Media and SAVE STORAGE SPACE..

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: Have you been using images that are VERY LARGE, and/or, PNG Format? Have you been reblogging and noticed how LARGE, some folks make their images? Result Running out of space in your WordPress Media Storage and thinking about paying for more? Unless you are displaying your… Continue reading

General Topics

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November 23, 2017

Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews – Crossroads: Women Coming of Age in Today’s Uganda Edited by Christopher Conte

Title: Crossroads: Women Coming of Age in Today’s Uganda Editor: Christopher Conte Print Length: 180 pages Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1507680228 Publication Date: August 30, 2015 ASIN: B014QBPALM Crossroads is a fascinating anthology comprising autobiographical essays by several Ugandan women. I loved the opportunity to learn more about the Ugandan culture, the upbringing of African… Continue reading

book reviews

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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.