relationships
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Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews – The Salt from Their Tears by Andre Simmons
Title: The Salt from Their Tears Author: Andre Simmons Publisher: Bookbaby Genre: Memoir, Family & Relationships, Mental Health Pages: 273 Born on the South Side of Chicago in the mid-1960s, Andre “Dre” Simmons takes us through the many traumatic events he experienced growing up in the Cabrini Green projects. For those of you who know… Continue reading
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The Fragility of Human Connections
I have witnessed friendships and relationships that bloomed beautifully only to die a harsh and painful death. I saw roses grow from cracks in concretes and then plucked prematurely by those who were supposed to water them. I have watched flowers starve and wings clipped. I have seen Kings slandered and soldiers slain symbolically, their… Continue reading
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Dear Self-Publisher, How Your Book Looks Inside Matters Too: Don’t Forget Typesetting
By now, we know how important it is to have a dope book cover for our Self-Published book. But it’s not always the book cover that gives a book away that it’s Self-Published. Sometimes, how the book looks inside makes it look homemade. Typesetting: the spacing between words and letters, the font type & size,… Continue reading
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Building Your Reader Community
People don’t tell new Indie Authors that publishing a book does not mean people will buy it. That is why the moment you decide you are writing your book must be the moment you also start building your community. Building a reader community is important because it is the first step toward getting your book… Continue reading
