Monday, August 31, 2020

Building my literary foundation again - 4th quarter goals but first time trying. #sylLit #writinglife 4th quarter goals but first time trying. 🔆📖📏

After the fire of 2013, which wiped me out mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally, I had taken a break from my literary career to get my kids' and my life together.

We were homeless so I had reasons to actually try to concentrate on things. I didn't come out with a book for a whole year, but I wasn't feeling bad. In 2011, I had released seven books that year, so I made up for it in advance.

Still, it hurt my literary career and I lost a lot of money and following because of that.

So now I need to re-introduce myself to many, consistently show up and then introduce myself to my new readers

Even when I jumped back in the literary game, I wasn't building a following. I was working on saving my literary organization and building up more influence there. Offline Speaking events, writing articles, doing workshops, getting engagement and really pushing my Facebook group to be more talkative.

I wrote very little and in the past seven years I've only released ten books. That's very low for me when in the past I've done at least four to six minimum.

Now that the kids are out of the house, the marriage is calming down, I'm finding I have free time to write and I want to get back to it. I need to get back to it. I have a lot of stories in my head that need to get out and no day is promised.

Literally.

This year has been tough emotionally. From not just Covid, but from losing my mom and BFF, dealing with other friends passing away and leaving, but the disconnect I have with reality when I cannot be around it because of Covid (i.e.: social gatherings, distancing and not enjoying the outside). It's made me stronger spiritually and then I started thinking a lot about the fans I do have and really needing to show them appreciation.

With blessings, I was still able to go to my job everyday - at home - and keep our way of life going with my husband. (He's working from home too so we see A LOT of each other.)

I remade a plan midyear to get myself situated to make a decent income from my writing again.  I'm calling these my 4th quarter challenges because there's no way i'm going to get all this done in a month or two. A video will follow soon too in my FB Group to discuss these on the 25th of September.


When you're done, leave a comment on what you're working on, what's your goals and if you're a reader, what goal list have you seen from other authors.

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Thursday, August 27, 2020

Nat'l #RedInkConference Expands 2 Days ONLINE: Positions Authors to Publish and Promote in Excellence! 9/11-12 via @tenitajeditor

From sold-out audiences in Detroit three years in a row, to packed rooms in Atlanta, Charlotte
and Chicago, The Red Ink Conference is the nation's premier conference that is taking the
literary map by storm!

REGISTER NOW

Whether you're an aspiring author with only a creative idea for a book, or you have 20+ books
published, and you're ready to take your books to the next level, this is the conference for you!
This one-of-a-kind conference empowers attendees to write, edit and market their next
bestseller—at a fraction of the cost. Due to the current state of the world with COVID-19, it all
takes place online from the comfort of your own home on September 11 and 12, 2020. In
addition to engaging information and quality networking, attendees will experience on-screen
editorial exercises, writing prompts, marketing strategies and more!

Collectively, conference speakers, Tenita "Bestseller" Johnson, Valerie J. Lewis Coleman, Dawn
James, Sulondia "Sue-Ham" Hammond and Tammy Turner have over 50 years of industry
experience and run successful businesses that support indie authors nationwide. Attendees will
learn new, innovative information that will position them to build a solid platform as an
authorpreneur and speaker. Complete with information on marketing, crafting a solid
professional bio and book synopsis, as well as self-publishing industry secrets that save authors
both time and money in the publishing process, writers will leave inspired to take their book
from the page to the stage and the marketplace at-large—allowing them to develop a six-figure
income, even if they just have one book!

General admission tickets are only $129.

REGISTER NOW

To purchase tickets, visit The Red Ink Conference or Eventbrite. For interviews or more
information, please contact Tenita Johnson at redinkconference@gmail.com, or 313.999.6942.

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About the Organizer

Authors worldwide write better thanks to editorial guru and author, Tenita C. Johnson.
Perfecting manuscripts for hundreds of best-selling authors, she's on a mission to end the
prominent everyday abuse of the English language and rectify punctuation pet peeves. Well
known by many as a human spell check, noun nerd and grammar police, she proudly wears the
badge of honor to correct and serve. Dubbed the editor's editor, Tenita hosts the annual Red Ink
Conference to empower aspiring authors to write from the editor's point of view to save time and
money in the self-publishing process. She positions writers as experts in the industry serving
them to create their own writing/editorial business and multiple streams of income.
To connect with Tenita, visit SoItIsWritten.net or email info@soitiswritten.net.

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

#MotownWriters Book Feature w/@ClaireAldin Author, Gale Dalton (@Galealexandria2)#bookpromo #michlit #michiganwriters

About Book

All of the things that believers experience or want to know more about are included as points of reference along life's journey and presented in this book of poetry. Beams From Heaven is a poetical compilation of life lessons and precious nuggets of wisdom. Glimpses of Gale Dalton's life are penned throughout this book to motivate, encourage, and inspire readers.

Buy Book | Author Website | Publisher Website

Author Interview

  • What inspired you to write this book?

When I got married in 1975 I was a stay at home mom and I always loved poetry I used to read when I was a teenager James Baldwin,  Nikki Giovanni  and many other famous Black Authors of Poetry and the inspiration just came to me and so I started writing.  I started having children and so after having 7 children I put my finishing of my book on hold. I wanted to raise my children. Everywhere we moved to my manuscript stayed with me. I looked at my manuscript and said why not to get it published. I was blessed to find Claire Aldin books and have satisfied ever since. In January 2017 I began to write again and finished it that year.

  • Can you tell us about the book?

God inspired the title of the Book "Beams from Heaven" and it is a book about life, life's experience that I have had and learned from and about the majesty and glory of God.

  • What did you learn about yourself when writing the book?

I learned that I could become an Author. I learned that I could write Poetry and be inspired to hopefully tell my story through poetry and bless someone else.

  • What will readers walk away with after reading this book?

The readers will walk away with hope, encouragement, endurance through trials, God is always there to help you, You can overcome, you can be what you put your mind to be with God's Guidance, You will walk away with Joy and Happiness.

  • What advice about writing, publishing, and marketing would you give to other writers and authors? 
  1. Have a good Publisher who will help you through the process.
  2. Having the fortitude and excitement to get your book out there for the world to see
  3. Always find good ways to market your book for more exposure Nationally and Internationally reaching all cultures is my goal. Be self-motivated and stay excited.

Buy Book | Author Website | Publisher Website

Connect with this author

Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/gale.dalton.5  

Twitter: @Galealexandria2

Amazon Author Page https://amzn.to/2DtQgMj

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gale-dalton-73b306b5/

Publishers Websitewww.clairealdin.com 

About Michigan based Publisher, Claire Aldin:

Claire Aldin Publications is an award winning hybrid publishing company that is a member of the Independent Book Publishers Association and is Better Business Bureau accredited. Our Mission is to diversify publishing by providing tools and services to first-time authors so your dynamic voices can be heard.  To find out more about this publisher and their services, click here.

Buy Book | Author Website | Publisher Website 


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Thursday, August 13, 2020

Summer of Love via @prolific_works Book Giveaway From June 1st to Sept 30th. Over ten authors giving away #freeReads for your pleasure

Don't just read anything to read this summer, turn up the heat! #freebooks #romance

Find the perfect read, whether you're going on holiday or whiling the long evening at home.

Click now to grab your summer holiday a scorcher. books 

Along with my book, (which you'll have to click on the link to find out which one) over ten authors are participating in this exciting summer read to give to our readers.

Love what you see, pass it on to other readers as a treat. They'll thank you later!

Click now to grab your summer holiday a scorcher. books 


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August Book & Author Feature, Angelique Clemens Author of "Can I Borrow Your Skin?"


About Author: 
Angelique Clemens is a writer, scientist, and speaker. She started writing as an adolescent when she co-wrote a short mystery story about an inept murder with her mother that was published. Later, in high school, poetry that Angelique had written in French was published. Now, she writes biographical fiction around the subjects of loss, #blackgirlmagic, alternative lifestyles, and learning to develop one's self in a less than supportive world. Her books, generally, address these topics through the lens of the black experience. Angelique enjoys sports, scotch, and true crime novels. When Angelique is not writing, she is playing board games, coloring, or doing puzzles. She resides in Detroit with her husband.

Author Website www.AngeliqueClemens.com
Amazon Author Page https://amzn.to/31riHCA
Facebook Page www.Facebook.com/NicoletteGuyere
Instagram Page www.Instagram.com/CIBYSnovel

Author Website | Buy Book 

About book:

Nicolette is a young black lawyer who struggles with the self as she wants to be seen. Her parents only see her as the child they raised, not the thirty year old woman she has grown into. Her friends see her based on their experiences with her: her sorority sisters as the girl that they pledged and crossed with; her law school friends as the smart girl that always near the top of the class; her high school friends as the shy, naive girl that they always tried to corrupt; her lifestyle friends as the strong, independent, dominant woman with undeniable skills; her sister-cousins as the little sister they never had that they have to protect and mentor; and her church friends as the pious Catholic girl. The men she dated mostly reduced her to their favorite body parts. Nicolette struggled with not living her life by others' standards and expectations of her. She wrestles with the face that she can not be herself, her true self, around 90% of the people she know.

Can Nicolette work through her problems and learn to be the fierce person that she sees in the mirror? 

Author Website | Buy Book 


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Friday, August 7, 2020

Nat'l #RedInkConference Expands 2 Days ONLINE: Positions Authors to Publish and Promote in Excellence! 9/11-12 via @tenitajeditor

From sold-out audiences in Detroit three years in a row, to packed rooms in Atlanta, Charlotte
and Chicago, The Red Ink Conference is the nation's premier conference that is taking the
literary map by storm!

REGISTER NOW

Whether you're an aspiring author with only a creative idea for a book, or you have 20+ books
published, and you're ready to take your books to the next level, this is the conference for you!
This one-of-a-kind conference empowers attendees to write, edit and market their next
bestseller—at a fraction of the cost. Due to the current state of the world with COVID-19, it all
takes place online from the comfort of your own home on September 11 and 12, 2020. In
addition to engaging information and quality networking, attendees will experience on-screen
editorial exercises, writing prompts, marketing strategies and more!

Collectively, conference speakers, Tenita "Bestseller" Johnson, Valerie J. Lewis Coleman, Dawn
James, Sulondia "Sue-Ham" Hammond and Tammy Turner have over 50 years of industry
experience and run successful businesses that support indie authors nationwide. Attendees will
learn new, innovative information that will position them to build a solid platform as an
authorpreneur and speaker. Complete with information on marketing, crafting a solid
professional bio and book synopsis, as well as self-publishing industry secrets that save authors
both time and money in the publishing process, writers will leave inspired to take their book
from the page to the stage and the marketplace at-large—allowing them to develop a six-figure
income, even if they just have one book!

General admission tickets are only $129.

REGISTER NOW

To purchase tickets, visit The Red Ink Conference or Eventbrite. For interviews or more
information, please contact Tenita Johnson at redinkconference@gmail.com, or 313.999.6942.

###

About the Organizer

Authors worldwide write better thanks to editorial guru and author, Tenita C. Johnson.
Perfecting manuscripts for hundreds of best-selling authors, she's on a mission to end the
prominent everyday abuse of the English language and rectify punctuation pet peeves. Well
known by many as a human spell check, noun nerd and grammar police, she proudly wears the
badge of honor to correct and serve. Dubbed the editor's editor, Tenita hosts the annual Red Ink
Conference to empower aspiring authors to write from the editor's point of view to save time and
money in the self-publishing process. She positions writers as experts in the industry serving
them to create their own writing/editorial business and multiple streams of income.
To connect with Tenita, visit SoItIsWritten.net or email info@soitiswritten.net.

Thursday, August 6, 2020

#SaveDate #MotownWriters online @meetup @ FB group Aug8th 10am | Topic: 3 common self-publishing mistake you don’t want to make. @makeyourmarkps

Join us Saturday, Online at our facebook group, with our guest moderator. 

August 8th 

10am

facebook.com/groups/motownwriters

Bio:

Monique D. Mensah is a three-time national award-winning author, a self-publishing expert, and the owner of Make Your Mark Publishing Solutions. As your personal self-publishing assistant, Monique turns manuscripts into masterpieces by handling the entire self-publishing process for indie authors, from editing to print and everything in between. With a passion for the indie author community, she is known for educating and entertaining her "Indie Friends" on social media with a humorous, tell-it-like-it-is flair.

Website: www.makeyourmarkps.com

Facebook: Make Your Mark Publishing Solutions

Instagram: @makeyourmarkps

Twitter: @makeyourmarkps

Purchase books by this author at: https://amzn.to/39QApDn

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

#MotownWriters online @meetup @ FB group Aug8th 10am | Topic: 3 common self-publishing mistake you don’t want to make. @makeyourmarkps #michlit


Join us Saturday, Online at our facebook group, with our guest moderator. 

August 8th 

10am

facebook.com/groups/motownwriters

Bio:

Monique D. Mensah is a three-time national award-winning author, a self-publishing expert, and the owner of Make Your Mark Publishing Solutions. As your personal self-publishing assistant, Monique turns manuscripts into masterpieces by handling the entire self-publishing process for indie authors, from editing to print and everything in between. With a passion for the indie author community, she is known for educating and entertaining her "Indie Friends" on social media with a humorous, tell-it-like-it-is flare.

Website: www.makeyourmarkps.com

Facebook: Make Your Mark Publishing Solutions

Instagram: @makeyourmarkps

Twitter: @makeyourmarkps

Purchase books by this author at: https://amzn.to/39QApDn

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Monday, August 3, 2020

Announcement: Mistaken Identity III is FREE from Aug1st through Aug5th | 📚 Download, Review and Share #sylLit #urbanintrigue #medicalthriller

 

Elena knew she wanted something different... she needed something different, but aside from the dreams she had of past wicked events, she couldn't put her finger on her true hearts' desire.

That is until she found herself meeting Pholsom Todd. A rich millionaire who needed her expertise in his business and her body in his bed. A man determined to get what he wanted and what he wanted was Elena.

Unbeknownst to Elena, Pholsom's plans for her life, her body, and her heart had already been planned a long time ago.

Will she be ready for what is to come?

Or die getting what she desires?

Mistaken Identity Three: The Perfect Woman for them is a MFM series, where desire doubles in pleasure. Take a wild ride on the edge of the imagination of AwardWinning, Bestselling Author, Sylvia Hubbard.

Author's Note: This is a standalone story. The reason this is a book three is because of the underlying story line with sub-characters in this book.

 
 
 

Get Your Copy | About Author | More About the Mistaken Identity Series | See All Author's Books 

Subscribe to this author's updates for more literary works to come. CLICK HERE

To read more of this author's work, check out her fiction list at:

https://sylviahubbard.com/fictionbooks

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Or get books on amazon at:

http://amazon.com/author/sylviahubbard

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