Do you know who Felicia Pride is? I didn’t either until I had the pleasure of interviewing her for the April 2020 edition of Sistah’s Place magazine and she is absolutely amazing!! I fell in love with her creative spirit while conducting my pre-interview research. Felicia is the epitome of creativity. She’s a TV and…
Surviving COVID-19
I’ve been off work since March 18th and have been told to stay home through April 30th. Whew. That’s a long time to stay at home. But it sure is a blessing! People who don’t have to work from home or are not working at all are complaining about being bored; are turning into couch…
Confessions of an (UN)Grateful Worker
I have a confession: I was an ungrateful worker. Ungrateful, Just Ungrateful When I started my job in a receptionist capacity, I was a bit upset about my salary and the restrictions of the position. I promise, I was ungrateful for a good 60 days. I was mostly upset about my salary because of the…
Be Careful What You Ask For…You Just Might Get It
Have you ever prayed for something and got it, but you didn’t recognize it because of the way it manifested? Or, have you casually spoken something into the Universe and it came to life? Well, that has happened to me a few times recently and I wanted to share because thoughts, words and requests…
I’m Back and Still in Transition
Happy 2020! I’m back in blogging mode and still don’t know what I’m going to blog about. Honestly, that’s why it took so long for me to return…I need direction. In my last post published in December, I shared that I’m bored with writing and blogging about writing and blogging. But here are a few…
Taking a Blog-cation & Changes in 2020
Happy holidays all! This message serves two purposes. First, I’m taking my end-of-year blog-cation and will return in January. Second, I’m giving you a heads up about changes coming in 2020. I’ve been writing and blogging about writing and blogging for over 10 years and I’m burnt out and bored with these topics. Therefore, I’m…
Gifts for Writers and Bloggers
I have published several books and workbooks for writers and bloggers and an online course for bloggers to help them move forward on their professional journey. Consider purchasing my products for gifts for new and veteran bloggers in your life Gifts for Writers and Bloggers Blogging Success for New Bloggers Do you or anyone you…
Register for Let’s Just Write! An Uncommon Writers Conference
Chicago Writers Association is sponsoring its 3rd annual Let’s Just Write! An Uncommon Writers Conference on March 21 – 22, 2020. This conference was voted the best writing conference in Illinois by the readers of The Writer Magazine. Here’s what you can expect: New and returning presenters to help writers at all levels in all…
Want to Express Gratitude on Social Media? Try These Ideas
Here’s a quick post on 7 ways you can express gratitude on social media. Publish your message on your blog. Video record your gratitude message and post it on your social networks. Design a gratitude image and post it on all your social networks. Create a board on Pinterest with heartfelt expressions. Produce a presentation…
My Interview with NY Times Best-Selling Author Kimberla Lawson Roby
I had the honor of interviewing New York Times best-selling author Kimberla Lawson Roby for Sistah’s Place magazine and our interview is now live in the print publication. She is so cool and down-to-earth. Here are few topics we discussed: All of her published books, including the popular Reverend Curtis Black series Becoming a New…