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June 26, 2016

Everything Must Move – What Watching Movies Taught Me About Writing

This post was conceived while watching one of my favorite movies. Thus, as usual, it is based on my personal experience. So anyway, to the point… I found myself paying attention to what was going on in the background of this particular scene in this movie instead of what the leading characters were doing. To… Continue reading

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May 27, 2016

Letter to My Younger Self #MayChallengeDay 26-27

Do not think that I am upset right now, though my speech is slow and my brow furrowed in my forehead. This is just my thinking face. We are actually pretty calmed right now, optimistic if you will. You see we’ve learned to be this way, content. I want you to know that it is… Continue reading

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May 2, 2016

Self-Publishing: MAYbe I’ll Start My Own Publishing Company #MayChallenge Day 2

So for those of you who are familiar with me, you know I am on the journey to start my own publishing Company one day. Technically, this company already exists. However, right now I am just using it to publish my own books. Why is this important? I love the way Justin T. McCain put… Continue reading

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November 22, 2015

Writing 101: Weekly Wrap-Up 11-15

Assignment #11: If We Were Having Coffee Right Now Assignment #12: Critique a Piece of Work – “We Real Cool” Assignment #13: The Third Eye: 203- Word Story Assignment #14: Recreate a Single Day Assignment #15: When Music Becomes Movement For your convenience, I have added a page to my Writing 101 Assignments to make… Continue reading

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November 3, 2015

The Growth Mindset

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November 3, 2015

Writing 101: Assignment #2 – Write a List –Things I Learned

1. I’ve learned that music is better than medicine, and that the sound of laughter is better than music. 2. I’ve learned to be humble in confidence, but courageous in character. 3. I’ve learned that to love and to be loved is the true measure of success. 4. I’ve learned that goals must be directly… Continue reading

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September 9, 2015

The Application of Knowing

Knowing is not enough. We must apply. For those of you who are among my friends list on my personal Facebook, you’ve seen this before because I’m a big advocate of doing. This means I am really cautious of people whose actions do not match their words. I am also a big… 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.