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December 8, 2017

New Author Tip

Blogging has greatly impacted my writing life. The knowledge and wisdom from my fellow bloggers is amazing. I love that we build each other up and alert one another to things that may seem fishy in the publishing industry. I love that we promote each other and help advance the other’s writing life. That said,… Continue reading

self-publishing

#BluSkyFriday, #LinkYourLife, blog, blogger, blogging, books, general, indie authors, inspiration, platform, target audience, writer, writers, writing
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

#SundayBlogShare, authors, blog, blogging, books, Independent Authors, indie authors, interviews, promo, promotions, self-publishing, wordpress, writers, writing
November 20, 2017

Self-Publishing: Don’t Forget to Set Up Your Amazon Author Central Page

UPDATED: The layout has changed since this post was last published in 2017. I am republishing this with instructions on using the new platform, which I have found more straightforward than the previous layout. I read a ton of books written by Indie Authors. If I like a book, I am going to click on… Continue reading

Articles, self-publishing

#MondayBlogs, amazon, author, author brand, Author Central, blog, blogger, blogging, books, branding, Independent Authors, indie authors, self-publishing, writers, writing
November 9, 2017

The Most Powerful Force

“Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble.” — Yehuda Berg Continue reading

Quotes N Notes

#amreading, books, encourage, humble, inspiring, life, motivational, power, quotes, readers, reading, uplift, words, Yehuda Berg
November 2, 2017

Enjoy the Process

I’ve been focusing a lot on adding value to my personal, spiritual, mental and professional life. This process has caused me to reflect on a lot of things, pay attention to my actions, my words, and my interactions with others. I’ve had to dig deep and to make decisions that were not easy to make… Continue reading

General Topics, self-publishing

#LinkYourLife, amazon, blog, books, Indie Publishing, journey, joy, kindle, nanowrimo, process, publishing, self-publishing, wordpress, writers, writing
October 23, 2017

Introduce Yourself Returns

I am just about settled in which means that I will be getting back into the swing of things with reviews and promotions real soon. I still have a few things to do before I am back full time so I am still somewhat MIA this week, but I’d still like to get some interviews… Continue reading

Introduce Yourself – Guest Authors

#MondayBlogs, authors, blog, blogger, books, Independent Author, indie authors, Introduce Yourself, promo, promotions, publishing, self-publishing, Trad Publishing, writers
October 12, 2017

REMINDER: Dear Book Bloggers (and others promoting authors) – Guest Post by, Yecheilyah Ysrayl…

REPOST from The Story Reading Ape Blog. Please click the link below for the original post to my latest guest post. Also, I am actually back from my break so excuse that tidbit. I wrote this a couple months ago. http://wp.me/p3mGq7-gup Continue reading

Articles

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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.