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February 14, 2016

So Far So Good

Today was a good day in the writing world and I didn’t even write! This morning was crazy busy as I strive to finish the last minute details for my upcoming signing and tend to house duties as well. As I was preparing dinner, I got a text from my sister stating that my GoFundMe… Continue reading

Audience Participation, General Topics

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February 12, 2016

99 Cents to Help Me Launch!

Help Me Launch for just 99 cents! Pre-Order Stella Book #3 on Kindle before the price goes up! You have until Wednesday, February 24th. Your downloads will help me to move up in rank. I’m trying to make the top 100 before Launch Day! (Don’t look at me like that, yes I said Top 100.… Continue reading

General Topics

#BluSkyFriday, #LinkYourLife, amazon, Amazon Kindle, blog, book launch, book release, books, google, kindle, preorders, promotion, release, wordpress, writing
February 3, 2016

Ann Lane Petry

I’ve actually ordered her book, which should be here pretty soon. African American writer Ann Lane Petry is said to showcase the range of the black and white experience in her novels, short stories, and other works. The Street, her most famous novel (the one I’m anticipating to show up with the mail man on… Continue reading

General Topics

#WWWblogs, amazon, Anne Petry, authors, black history, books, first, google, history, life, published, The Street, wordpress, writers
January 27, 2016

Wise Ink: ERROR: Kindle’s Latest Warning Message

Wow, check out this post from Wise Ink about Amazon’s coming Error Message. This is exactly why I prefer to always have a paperback copy of my books available. Electronics are not dependable and in the case that a great book is flagged because of minor errors or formatting issues, leaves the reader to do… Continue reading

General Topics

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January 19, 2016

A Story Within a Story – Crafting Chapters

Who knew that this simple realization would come in the middle of the night, as I walked along with McFadden’s Easter on the streets of Harlem and stood shoulder to shoulder under a night sky just as dark as Garvey’s skin, who spoke just a short distance from us. Though I’ve always written in such… Continue reading

Articles

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January 7, 2016

Author Identity: Urban Fiction

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of reading a reblog to an original post I had not seen until then. After promptly liking both the reblog, as published by Whitney of Write, Live, and Love and the original as published by Ja’da of quizoticmuses (who I do believe also has a book out on… Continue reading

self-publishing

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November 11, 2015

Writing 101 – Assignment #8: Write a Letter – Dear Indie Authors

Yecheilyah Ysrayl The PBS Blog Shreveport, LA 71104 Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Indie Author Name Future Best Selling Author My Pen Name LLC Word press Blog My City, IL 60639 Dear Indie Author Name, It is a pleasure to see you stepping into this exciting field. It has been far too long since we’ve… 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.