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April 10, 2023

Author Vending: Things to Consider Part I: Audience

I’ve been vending at events since 2018 when the owner of A Cappella Books refused to stock my self-published book and instead told me to get my name out there. He explained how hard it would be for me to sell my book in-store when no one knew who I was. I wasn’t offended but… Continue reading

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March 26, 2023

Remember to Back Up Your Content!

I logged into my WordPress dashboard this morning, and my last 5-6 posts were gone, including paid book reviews. Can you hear my heart breaking? Thankfully, after about thirty minutes, they showed up! Too bad I had already deleted the tweets to what I thought were now dead links. Way to go, Yecheilyah. A glitch,… Continue reading

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March 24, 2023

Baby Steps Still Move Us Forward

I am proud of myself for making it through this week. Since returning from Chicago, I have felt jet lagged because of the time change and have experienced some pain. For those who don’t know, I live with a steel plate in my right thigh from being hit by a car when I was ten.… Continue reading

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March 20, 2023

Avoiding Plagiarism

There is a reason why you cannot edit your own book, even if you are an editor. This is because quality editing involves more than fixing spelling and grammar mistakes. These days, there’s an AI for that. Professional editors also help you to avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism – to steal and pass off (the ideas or… Continue reading

Articles, self-publishing

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March 17, 2023

Rest Fuels Creativity

Last week, I went home to Chicago and saw my dad’s side of the family for the first time in fifteen years. We extravagantly celebrated my grandmother’s 100th birthday in classic Tolbert fashion. I planned to bring my laptop but left it at home. Instead of squeezing in work, I played with babies and reminisced… Continue reading

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February 28, 2023

Let No One Censor You

Your written contentyour voicecopyblog poststexts, captionsthe way you capture feeling on the pagecontextualize thoughtempower us through emotionbreathe life into the human experienceremind us what it feels like to liveto rememberminister to our memoryand most sacred truthsthe way you poetyour words, spoken or written is, power. A historical document your grandchildrenwill one day cherishresist the urge… Continue reading

Poetry

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February 6, 2023

How Much Time Do You Spend with Your Book Before You Self-Publish It?

Denzel Washington stopped eating pork, read the Quran, and went to Fruit of Islam lessons to get ready for his part in Spike Lee’s 1992 biopic Malcolm X. He was in character to the point where he even recognized the specific pair of glasses that Malcolm X was wearing on any given day. Being on… Continue reading

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