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August 3, 2022

Don’t Let Your Self-Published Book Rust Away on Amazon

I won’t keep you today, but I want to share this short message. Most Self-Published authors publish a book, do a happy dance, and then let it rust away on Amazon, never to be seen or heard from again. That’s because most Indie Authors are still waiting to be Amazon Best Sellers, rack up on… Continue reading

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July 14, 2022

Do You Have Permission to Mass Email?

I am squeezing this post in, in the middle of packing, so I won’t keep you long. Ahh. The author’s email list. Some hate them. Some love them. Either way, this is for the people who use them. Before you send that email, do you have permission? What do I mean by permission? This is… Continue reading

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July 7, 2022

Yecheilyah’s 5th Annual Poetry Contest 2022 + New Website

Yecheilyah’s 5th Annual Poetry Contest 2022 Theme: FREEDOM Submissions Accepted: Thursday, July 7, 2022 – Friday, September, 30, 2022 Winners Announced: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 About. Yecheilyah’s Annual Poetry Contest is an online national and international poetry competition established in 2017 by award-winning author, book blogger, and poet Yecheilyah Ysrayl. The contest’s purpose is to… Continue reading

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July 5, 2022

Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Title: Take My Hand Author: Dolen Perkins-Valdez Publisher: Berkley Published: April 12, 2022 ASIN: B0998ZCQTK Pages: 367 I have little time to read for leisure, so it excited me to squeeze in this gem. Civil Townsend was a nurse at the Family Planning Clinic in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1973. Erica (thirteen) and India (eleven) were… Continue reading

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June 29, 2022

No Whining Wednesday: The Lioness Does Not Need to Roar

Welcome back to another episode of No Whining Wednesday! Today, you cannot whine, criticize, or complain. If you are new to this blog or new to this segment please visit the NWW page here for past episodes. People often comment that I am a calm person. First, I am not always serene. I can turn… Continue reading

No Whining Wednesday

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June 20, 2022

Pricing Your Self-Published Book As a New Author

Note: These are suggestions based on my experience with my own books and books of authors I’ve worked with. These suggestions are not law or set in stone. In the end, each person must do what is right for them, but I hope these tips can help you decide. Pricing your book as a new Self-Published… Continue reading

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June 20, 2022

Joy

Call it prayerCall it sacredCall these words a psalma songsingSurrender to serenityLet the ecstasy of excitemententer your heartand nourish you in placesyour pride won’t let you admitstill hurtHowever, you mustHowever, you willin the quiet blooming of the soulfindyourjoy 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.