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October 17, 2019

7 Free and Easy Ways to Support Me (and the rest of your Indie Author Friends)

As I tell people in person, support is not just financial. Here are 7 Easy and Free Ways to Support Me (and the rest of your Indie Author Friends): Follow this blog Post a review to any of my books you have read but not reviewed yet (See them all here) Add my books (or… Continue reading

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October 16, 2019

Throwback Thursday Jams (00s): Alicia Keys – Like You’ll Never See Me Again

I don’t listen to a lot of mainstream music that’s not an early 2000 hit I liked before I stopped, 90s jam or real throwback but I do love me some Alicia Keys and I think her Red Table Talk was the best so far. (The only thing that had me thinking was how the… Continue reading

Throwback Thursday Jams

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October 15, 2019

Bravery in Ink

Good poetry is bravery in ink. the audacity to exist without permission. Without hesitation (like bullets in the backs of black men) The exposed spirit the sirens of the soul. Good poetry is naked the inward man undisguised the words do not ask you to clap does not seek for a sign and only rhymes… Continue reading

Poetry

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October 15, 2019

14 Things Writers Miss When Building Their Author Platforms | Christa Wojo.

Authors, this is a must-read. I’ve known Christa now for a few years. She knows her stuff. Personally, I am not a big fan of automation (#11) and I can work on #12 myself (I am pretty good being consistent on Twitter and the Blog but I need to work on Insta and Facebook) but… Continue reading

self-publishing

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October 7, 2019

The Weight of Writing

The weight of what we write. The ability to influence the direction of a decision. To direct the path of someone’s life for better or for worse. The responsibility of altering a person’s state of mind. Isn’t it blood on our hands if we do it wrong? People watch and people mimic. Can we be… Continue reading

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October 2, 2019

Growth is Uncomfortable

I spent most of September reflecting on my writing and spending time with family. I’ve got tons of unfinished manuscripts in need of work and truth is they are hard to finish. I do not mean hard as in difficult to write. I mean hard as in finding the joy in publishing them. I have… Continue reading

Articles

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September 29, 2019

Missing Blog Podcast Episodes: Should We Relaunch?

If you are just following this blog (first, heeyyy shout out to you!!) you may not know that we had a blog podcast going on a couple years ago … …but I noticed something devastating just now. Okay, not that devastating. Obviously, it’s not that serious, haha No, but okay. It kinda is. Some of… 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.