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April 19, 2022

Writing Self-Care for Indie Authors Part I

As an Indie Author, I understand the pressure of writing and publishing books. Here are some tips to help you stay calm during the storm. I planned on giving several tips at a time. However, our first took up most of the space, so I have to break this down into two parts. Get Out… Continue reading

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July 11, 2019

Nourish Your Root System

At the start of this month, my family and I took a three-city road trip. We picked up my mom-in-law from Memphis, visited some family in Louisiana, and headed down to Houston to see more family. Then, we headed back down to Memphis to close the weekend. We had a great time laughing and eating… Continue reading

Articles, General Topics

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March 27, 2019

Cover Wars

We had a private cover war going on in my email list, where I asked my audience to choose between my original cover for Keep Yourself Full and a new concept I was thinking about. Almost everyone chose the new concept and together we decided to switch it up. For those of you who don’t… Continue reading

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March 18, 2019

The Most Irritating Thing about the Self-Care Movement

the fact that everything is a movement now like the importance of self-love didn’t exist before Instagram memes like healing is a status update like self-care ain’t a journey but a tweet like healing ain’t a process but words we hang on our Facebook walls and pretend we ain’t cover trauma in hashtags I see… Continue reading

Poetry

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October 24, 2018

3 Lessons I Learned from the Settlefree Mixer Event

If you’ve been following me on social media you have already seen the photos of this weekend’s mixer. I had a good time, though I spent most of it being reserved. I mostly listened. There were many in the room who had achieved greatness and I just wanted to soak up their wisdom. I learned… Continue reading

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August 25, 2018

Poet Spotlight: Nailah Shami | Yecheilyah’s 2nd Annual Poetry Contest 2018

This week we are spotlighting the winners of the 2nd Annual Poetry Contest! Today, you’ll get to meet the poets and read their poems. Let’s dive right in with our 2nd Place winner. Introducing Nailah Shami Nailah Shami is the author of two non-fiction books: Taking the High Road: How to Cope Your Ex Husband,… Continue reading

creative writing, Poetry

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August 22, 2018

Winners and Runner-ups! | Yecheilyah’s 2nd Annual Poetry Contest 2018

First, congratulations to ALL of the poets who entered this year’s contest and to those who sent us the required information in case of a win! You certainly did not come to play! My judges and I have read and reread and read again! Some of your poems had us reading out loud and… Continue reading

Poetry

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