UPDATE: Book and Film School News
Publishing a book and trying to raise funds for film school at the end of a long year sounds crazy doesn’t it? Well, that is exactly what I’m doing. Creative…
Summer Sixteen: A Writer’s Edition
Some people have gone on some amazing vacations, gotten married or attended kick ass concerts and street festivals this summer. Good. For. You. If you sensed saltiness in that last…
Book Updates! – 12 Hours of Daylight
Most of you know that my lit agent is working on getting my book, Letters to Chyna published and there are some amazing things happening behind the scenes that I…
A Love Letter to Writers & Business Entrepreneurs
Sometimes as writers and business owners we can work and push so hard that we forget to love ourselves during the process. I am guilty of that. So very guilty. We power…
My Literary Agent Moved & I’m Going With Her!
One of the happiest days of my life happened last year when I was offered literary representation after years of pitching my novel. I’m excited now to report that my…
Zany, Twisty, Crazy List of Things Writers Obsess Over
I’m feeling listy today. So let me set the scene for you. Earlier I was in my PJs’ lying toward the foot of my bed with my laptop elevated on a makeshift…
Letters to Chyna – Another Novel Update!
Life happens around us, altering our moods and perceptions, but art happens on the inside and if we’re proactive, it never leaves us. Our art may make a way for…
Fingers Editing Wildly To A Dream – (Novel Update!)
In my last post, Why Ride Roller Coasters When Writing Gives You The Same Thrills?, I talked about where I was in the publishing process with my novel Letters to…
Why Ride Roller Coasters When Writing Gives You The Same Thrills? – (Novel Update!)
Some people think writers are crazy. Well, some of us are. Honestly, to sit and stare at a computer screen or blank sheet of paper hoping for magic when most…
Book Blocks or Prose Pauses? – My Path To Publication
The life of a writer can seem so glamorous. We wake up at the crack of whenever, drink unlimited amounts of tea or coffee and sit in front of our…
Lyric Fire Presents: HEAVEN SHOULD FALL (By Rebecca Coleman) Blog Tour
I am all about supporting other writers so participating in a blog tour seemed like fun! To that end, I am pleased to promote Rebecca Coleman and her new book…
Lyric Fire: 25 Unconventional Things You Can Do To Become A Better Writer!
Sometimes as writers knowing the mechanics of the craft isn’t enough. You can be the most structured and perfected scribe and still bore people to tears. What good is it…
Lyric Fire: When Writers Collide: My Fantasy Author Mashups
Memorial Day weekend is here and as we honor our fallen military men and women, we will gather with family, visit final resting places, sing songs and send up private…
Grammar Cheat Sheet For Your Blog, Social Media Sites & Other Cyber Posts
I’m usually very strict about creating original content for my blog, but when I saw this colorful and informative post about grammar on Build A Better Blog, I knew I…
Lyric Fire: Word Warrior or Apathetic Author?
My love for the written word and books began at a very early age. My mother would read to me at bedtime so my dreams would be filled with colorful…
Lyric Fire: A Poet’s Sigh
A Poet’s Sigh… more than just a breath of air or an exasperated expression it’s an emotional wind gust, a scream with words tribal vibrations triggered by images created…
Lyric Fire: Authors Like To Smell Good Too!
If you were a screaming teenage girl, there was no place you wanted to be more than in New York City and at Macy’s yesterday. Why? Well, if you must…
My Blog Lyric Fire: Random Thoughts/Questions From A Writer – Take 2
Here is another question from the mind of Tamstarz, a place where thoughts, theories and lyrics mix and mesh to create more thoughts, theories and lyrics! QUESTION: If you were…
My Blog Lyric Fire: Book Binge: “Peace from Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You’re Going Through” by Iyanla Vanzant
Making personal and professional decisions are not always easy. I can think of quite a few that had my head spinning: Do I stay in my hometown or move to…
My Blog Lyric Fire: Book Binge: “Harlem is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America ” – By Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts
In my continuous search for new books to read I’ve unearthed a title from a debut author for this week’s Book Binge. Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts’s “Harlem is Nowhere: A Journey to…