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February 9, 2016

Two Weeks Before Book Launch

I can’t believe its two weeks before launch day! Where did the time go? In just a short while, I’ll be wrapping up The Stella Trilogy with the release of the 3rd installment. I’m excited but I’ve been keeping things pretty chill. So here’s what’s going on. Editing I was excited to see that my… Continue reading

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February 9, 2016

Harriet Ann Jacobs – Our Self-Published Ancestor

By now many people are familiar with Harriet Jacobs, the African American writer who escaped slavery in 1842 after hiding in an attic above her grandmothers home for seven years. Harriet’s testimony was one of the many inspirations for the first book in my Stella Trilogy. Stella, like Harriet, was born a slave but did… Continue reading

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February 8, 2016

Critique a Piece of Work – “A Raisin in the Sun”

I love experimenting with symbolism and imagery in my writing and in my poetry. Last year, I participated in a Writing 101 assignment that asked us to Critique a Piece of Work, in which I shared my thoughts on Gwendolyn Brooks “We Real Cool”. I thought that would be fun to experiment with again today.… Continue reading

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February 7, 2016

A Cam Newton Quote

Let’s go Killa Cam!! “I’m an African-American quarterback that may scare a lot of people because they haven’t seen nothing they can compare me to. It’s like here I am, I’m doing exactly what I want to do, how I want to do it, and when I look in the mirror, it’s me. Nobody… Continue reading

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February 4, 2016

Prepare to be Wrong

Quotes N Notes

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February 3, 2016

Writer’s Quote Wednesday – Zora

Welcome back everyone, to another Writer’s Quote Wednesday segment, as hosted by Colleen of Silver Threading. Today, I draw inspiration from Zora Neale Hurston, a name I’ve been hearing a lot this week: I’ve been reading this quote all week. Not because I’m a Hurston fan to that extent, but I have been studying… Continue reading

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February 3, 2016

Ann Lane Petry

I’ve actually ordered her book, which should be here pretty soon. African American writer Ann Lane Petry is said to showcase the range of the black and white experience in her novels, short stories, and other works. The Street, her most famous novel (the one I’m anticipating to show up with the mail man on… Continue reading

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