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May 10, 2021

One Way Indie Authors Leave Money On the Table

Due to how the royalties are structured, an author with a 99cent ebook on Amazon will only get about 35 cents per sale. For books priced between $2.99 and $9.99, there is a delivery cost for the ebook file (based on the size) for each book sold. You also pay Amazon a sales commission based… Continue reading

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February 13, 2020

Win $200 in Amazon Cash: From The 2019 Kindle Book Award Winners

Attention Readers!!! I am so excited to collaborate with the winners of the 2019 Kindle Book Awards to award one of you a $200 cash prize, sponsored by Amazon. Please read on for instructions on how to enter. We can all use an extra $200! For a chance to win a $200 Amazon eGift Card from The… Continue reading

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January 17, 2019

Exclusive Black History Month Digital Sale: FOUR of my books are 99cents for a limited time

ATTN. If you’ve never read my books, these FOUR are 99cents each in ebook for the entire month of February. I write poetry and Black Historical Fiction. About Renaissance: The Nora White Story Book I When seventeen-year-old Nora White successfully graduates High School in 1922 Mississippi and is College bound, everyone is overjoyed and excited.… Continue reading

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October 8, 2018

Guest author: Yecheilyah Ysrayl ~ NEW: Even Salt Looks Like Sugar: a novella

Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo: A new book by Yecheilyah Ysrayl… Wanda wants nothing more than to escape the oppressive upbringing of life with her abusive foster mother. Miss Cassaundra manipulates the system by bringing lost children into her home turned whorehouse and collecting the money. Wanda knows what it’s like to be… Continue reading

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October 6, 2018

NEW: Even Salt Looks Like Sugar: a novella by Yecheilyah Ysrayl…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: About. Wanda wants nothing more than to escape the oppressive upbringing of life with her abusive foster mother. Miss Cassaundra manipulates the system by bringing lost children into her home turned whorehouse and collecting the money. Wanda knows what it’s like to be abandoned and has… Continue reading

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October 4, 2018

Book Review – Even Salt Looks Like Sugar

Originally posted on Lisa W. Tetting: Hi Lovies, My sister friend, Yecheilyah ?Ysrayl has a new book out and it is a good read. The book is available on Amazon so be sure to checking out. I have it 4 stars! Don’t trust everything you see. Even Salt Looks Like Sugar is a poignant tale… Continue reading

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October 1, 2018

Now Available: Even Salt Looks Like Sugar – a short novel

Sneak Peek: “What’s got you so happy?” said the dark-skinned, toothless woman. She was smoking a cigarette. But Lavenia was on that stuff and it had made her skin darken and cling to her bones. A lot of their neighbors was like this. They nodded, bowing low enough to be inches from the floor before… 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.