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April 1, 2021

Yecheilyah’s 4th Annual Poetry Contest 2021: Rules, Guidelines, and Prizes

Yecheilyah’s 4th Annual Poetry Contest 2021 Theme: LOVE This year’s theme is love. The difference between this year and our first year is this is not only about self-love or romantic love. You can certainly talk about self-love or the love of your life, but you can also talk about the love for family, the… Continue reading

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March 16, 2021

Black History through Poetry

I hope you are all doing well and all that good stuff. I have not blogged much lately because I am working on The Women with Blue Eyes and tons of other projects, including our 4th Annual Poetry Contest I want to get underway next month. If you are new here, welcome to The PBS… Continue reading

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February 18, 2021

Signs You Are Not Ready to Self-Publish Part 1: Skipping Revisions

I am deep in revisions for my first fantasy novel, The Women with Blue Eyes: Rise of the Fallen. I am on the clock because I want my editor to start work on it next month. As I go over my work, I realize how horrified I would have been not going back over this.… Continue reading

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January 27, 2021

The Power of Your Author Name: A Message to First Time Indie Authors

Barack Obama released another book on the seventeenth of November, 2020. It was already a Best Seller with over two-thousand book reviews on Amazon just a few days after release. Obama’s name alone skyrocketed this book to the Best Seller’s List before we had time to decide what we wanted for breakfast that morning. And… Continue reading

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January 21, 2021

Introduce Yourself: Introducing Guest Author Andi Brooks

Introduce Yourself is back! Do you like our new badge? Yass! Please help me extend a warm welcome to Andi Brooks. Welcome to the PBS Blog! What is your name and where are you from? My name is Andi Brooks. I am originally from England, but I have lived in Tokyo for the last 15 years.… Continue reading

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January 17, 2021

The Writer Talks with Asha G. Kumar Part One

Thank you to Asha G. Kumar, host of The Writer Talks, for having me on! Check out Part One of this two-part interview with yours truly. In this first part, we talk about the inspiration behind my first forthcoming Urban Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative Fiction novel, The Women with Blue Eyes, my belief in aliens lol, and my latest… Continue reading

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December 16, 2020

No One is You And That is Your Power

I still go to libraries. I got my first library card at the Hall Branch Library on 48th in Michigan on Chicago’s south side. I was thirteen years old and still needed my mother’s signature. I wasn’t into Black History back then. I chose this library because I wanted to check out books, and it was… 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 my literature and poetry, I uncover and preserve the rich, often underrepresented stories of African Americans. I also host an annual poetry contest.