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August 19, 2015

The Winning Letter

So Monday I set up a poll asking you guys to help me to choose what I should do this week in preparation of launch day, based on what sounded like the most fun. Your choices were: a). Hold a 3 Day Giveaway (8/19 Wed-8/21 Fri) b). Hold a 1 Day Giveaway the day of… Continue reading

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August 7, 2015

Family Tree Chart: Character Development

So last week, in a post called 3 Reasons I am Not a Professional Author, I spoke about how I started using a Family Tree to build my characters. I do this using Microsoft Word which I am learning more and more about each day. Family Trees can also be done in Microsoft Power Point.… Continue reading

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blog, blogger, books, Character development, Characters, family, Family Tree, genetics, Microsoft, outline, pbs, stella, writing
August 5, 2015

…if yeez LUV yer books… it’s okay to LUV yer Authors, too… let them know it!…

Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher: …I’m an unashamed user of the SOSYAL NETWURKS in pursuit of my ‘business of writing’… in reflective self-honesty, I try to steer clear of SPAMMING, which I find as abhorrent and annoying as most of yeez Lads and Lassies of Blog Land… that does not preclude from time to time… Continue reading

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August 4, 2015

Launch Date Reveal!

One of the most exciting aspects of Self-Publishing is being able to build up suspense for the next project at your own pace and I have (finally) set a date for the release of my next book. As many of you already know, it releases this month but I had not given an exact date.… Continue reading

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#TuesdayShares, blog, blogger, book launch, books, date, general, launch, pbs, reading, reveal, wordpress, writing
July 30, 2015

3 Reasons I am Not a Professional Author

I strive to implement levels of professionalism in everything that I do whether it includes monetary compensation or not. In which case people who know me are already familiar with my level of organization and from that end, professionalism. However, I do not consider myself a professional author in the traditional sense of the word.… Continue reading

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July 29, 2015

Word to the Wise

As we approach the month of August, when teachers return to work and students go back to school, I couldn’t help but to get excited that in just a few short weeks (mid August) I will be publishing another book. I’m really excited about this one and this excitement led me to a thought which… Continue reading

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July 28, 2015

An Easy Way to Prepare Your Book’s Table of Contents for E-Book

One of the most challenging aspects of Self-Publishing for me, in the beginning, was preparing my book for e-book conversion for proper viewing as an e-book on electronic devices. Of course, formatting and conversion slightly differ (anyone can use the method I am about to show to make ePub and Mobi files, but unless… 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 book reviews and poetry contests, I uncover and preserve the rich, often underrepresented stories of African Americans.