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July 19, 2019

Why Writers Should Keep Writing

You cannot know for sure every one your writing helps. Not everyone will leave reviews, emails, or broadcast to the world how your vulnerability saved their life. Some people silently depend on the wisdom of your words, like pieces of salvation scribbled in ink. Some people are thirsty to hear your voice, and they wait… Continue reading

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July 1, 2019

What We Do to Ourselves

“It cannot be denied that what we do to others we do equally to ourselves. When we treat ourselves better, we naturally treat others better.” Keep Yourself Full is available for PreOrder! *The Release date has been pushed back to August 6, 2019* CLICK HERE TO PREORDER. CLICK HERE TO MARK AS WANT TO READ… Continue reading

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June 29, 2019

We Are Not Your Negroes

Negroes are born without name without record they are boys despite age Uncles Johns Negroes are sign language using symbols to communicate their existence born without land without placement without ownership what King referred to as “a degeneration of nobodyness” they are sojourners wandering from person to person in search of themselves Negroes are… Continue reading

Poetry

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June 25, 2019

Careful Not to Tie Your Self-Worth into Not Achieving Your Goals

After much thought, I pushed the release for Keep Yourself Full (my first Inspirational Non-Fiction book) back to August (now reflected in the sidebar….new release date is 8/6). There’s a lot going on in July. The Book Festival, the Book Signing before that, our mini family road trip (next week! yayy) and I’m back in… Continue reading

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#TuesdayShares, acheivement, aspirations, blog, blogger, blogging, goals, rest, self worth, self-esteem, wordpress, write, writers, writing
May 7, 2019

My Memoir Writing Journey

What exactly am I working on now? A lot of things but mostly my memoir. Now that Keep Yourself Full is on its way out, I want to get this done and I will have to deter a lot of projects to do it. At least until I finish the first draft and then I can work… Continue reading

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May 6, 2019

Introduce Yourself: Introducing Guest Author Katherine Joe

What is your name and where are you from? My name is Leila, though I sign my stories as Katherine Joe (long story). Currently, I live in London but originally I’m from Iran. Iran in the house ya’ll. What are some major differences between living in London and Iran? A lot of differences, not only… Continue reading

Introduce Yourself – Guest Authors

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April 14, 2019

Lessons from a Book Signing

It’s time for another post on lessons from a book signing. I try to learn something new from every event I do. I also enjoy seeing if what we learn online applies when in direct, real life, person-to-person contact. Here’s what I learned from Friday‘s Book Signing. Practice Makes Perfect While I am not… 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.