Marcie’s note: This post is more for accountability than sharing my progress. I am ashamed to say that I have been procrastinating on completing my roller skating site for months[...]
I was having a conversation with my friend who supports me in his own way. He does listen and provides feedback, but I am going to remove him from my[...]
I interviewed a person for his personal story, and it was THE worst interview I’ve had this year. Although stories are important in getting your message to others, he had[...]
A couple weeks ago I attended Altgeld Library to hear Clarence Waldron, a senior writer at Jet Magazine discuss how to interview celebrities. There were five adults and at least[...]
I had the honor of interviewing Chicago junior golf champions, Erika & Myah Jackson ~aka~ The Birdie Sisters, for the Independent Bulletin newspaper. Honestly, I felt like a proud big[...]
Do you write for pleasure? Have you ever thought about publishing your work? How do you know when it is time to shift from writer to published author? For most[...]
I’m doing homework with my little sister and she showed me the following video where you can learn the 50 states and their capitols in song in approximately 2 minutes.[...]
Nathaniel Hawthorne said, “Easy reading is damn hard writing.” I would like to go one step further by saying that writing is hard, but editing is brutal. So, every time[...]
How does the African-American news media cover its community? What more can African-American NGOs, activists and community groups need to get their story told? Join us for a community dialogue between[...]