What is your writing plan for 2012? Have you figured it out or are you still in the throes of deciding? For those of you who have figured it out, have you written it down so you can see it daily? Regardless of where you are in the decision-making process, following are five tips to…
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My Roller Skating Book Will Be Ready to Sell by February 2013
While perusing the aisles of Barnes & Noble this past weekend, I was intrigued by ALL the Black History books they were promoting. I stopped to read many of the titles and felt a little jolt. I got the feeling that my roller skating book should be on that stand next year; the main attraction…
Special Interview with Carl West – CEO of MG Media & Founding Managing Editor of TBT News Service
Carl West, CEO of MG Media & Founding Managing Editor of TBT News Service is my guest this week. I wanted to interview him for a few reasons. First, he was so committed to his dream of having a hip hop magazine that he left the security of corporate America to make it happen. Second,…
Watch Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech
Do you think we would ever see Dr. King’s speech come to pass?
Where’s the Regard for John Johnson & the Empire He Created?
Update 1/13/12: I received word from Crystal Howard, the Director of Communications at Johnson Publishing Company, that the company has not been sold. But, the building has been, which was the primary focus of this post. I apologize if there was any confusion about the sale of the company vs. the sale of the building….
Special Interview with Clara Freeman, THE Authentic Woman
It is a great pleasure to interview author and blogger, Clara Freeman, THE Authentic Woman. Her mission in life is to help women of all ages to go through their “women” things, which is why she created her Authentic Woman website. However, she just wouldn’t had been complete without sharing her own story in her…
I Not Only Write Blog Content, I Develop Them, Too
I realized during recent conversations that people think of me only as a content creator when I tell them I’m a blogger. Allow me to dispel that perception right now. Yes, content is my thing, but I also install and develop WordPress sites. There are several aspects of blogging. For the purposes of this post,…
National Letter Writing Week – January 9 – 15, 2012
This week is National Letter Writing Week. Take the time to write at least one handwritten letter this week, and report back the following: Who did you write it to? How did they react? How did you feel pulling out pen and paper to put thoughts to paper? Be sure to report back! …
Congratulations to Jennifer Brown Banks!
Remember I asked you to vote for Jennifer Brown Banks, the creator of Pen & Prosper, for Write to Done‘s 6th Annual Top 10 Blogs for Writers Contest in November. Well, she placed within the top 20 finalists. She didn’t make it to the top 10 in 2011, but she will this year. Thank you…
Let’s Promote Our Books, Write Some Letters and Indulge in our Hobbies
You know I’m overly-scholastic, right? I found out that January is Book Blitz Month, Business & Reference Books Month, Letter Writing Month and Hobby Month. All of them are self-explanatory except Book Blitz. According to Boston University’s site, “National Book Blitz Month, which was created by a public relations executive to encourage authors to promote…