wordpress
-
American History by Michael S. Harper
As we get closer to September and the close of this year’s poetry contest, I will post more poems from other artists to help spark creativity. I hope you will use them as a guide as you write your own. This year’s theme is Freedom, so we will focus on poems that are relatable to… Continue reading
-
Caged Bird by Maya Angelou
As we get closer to September and the close of this year’s poetry contest, I will post more poems from other artists to help spark creativity. I hope you will use them as a guide as you write your own. This year’s theme is Freedom, so we will focus on poems that have to do… Continue reading
-
5 Lessons I Learned from In-Person Networking
With back-to-back events, it’s been a busy few weeks. Here are some networking lessons I learned so far: Wear Your Brand One of the first things I noticed at the AOD (Accountability on Demand) Live business conference was that many people wore their logo, slogan, or tagline on their shirts and clothing. At Poet Fest,… Continue reading
-
Won’t You Celebrate with Me by Lucille Clifton
As we get closer to September and the close of this year’s poetry contest, I will post more poems from other artists to help spark creativity. This year’s theme is Freedom, so we will focus on poems that have to do with that. This first one is called “Won’t You Celebrate with Me,” by Lucille… Continue reading
-
Don’t Let Your Self-Published Book Rust Away on Amazon
I won’t keep you today, but I want to share this short message. Most Self-Published authors publish a book, do a happy dance, and then let it rust away on Amazon, never to be seen or heard from again. That’s because most Indie Authors are still waiting to be Amazon Best Sellers, rack up on… Continue reading
-
Do You Have Permission to Mass Email?
I am squeezing this post in, in the middle of packing, so I won’t keep you long. Ahh. The author’s email list. Some hate them. Some love them. Either way, this is for the people who use them. Before you send that email, do you have permission? What do I mean by permission? This is… Continue reading
-
Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Title: Take My Hand Author: Dolen Perkins-Valdez Publisher: Berkley Published: April 12, 2022 ASIN: B0998ZCQTK Pages: 367 I have little time to read for leisure, so it excited me to squeeze in this gem. Civil Townsend was a nurse at the Family Planning Clinic in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1973. Erica (thirteen) and India (eleven) were… Continue reading
