Category: Writing Chronicles

#WhitWritesHerNovel:The Wait

So, I’m waiting on one more reader to finish editing before I go make corrections and do one more read. It’s getting so close and it’s crazy. I still can’t believe I wrote a novel!! In the meantime, I need to figure out some illustrations for the cover, make my biography, synopsis of the book,…

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Blah…

I haven’t posted anything in a while and it feels a little weird I’ve been reading some writing prompts and will possibly post some stories this weekend!   Hope everyone is enjoying their week! We are almost to Friday! 🙂 

Use What You Got

Originally posted on The PBS Blog:
To enhance productivity… From the moment the sun drifts away into its secret chamber, until the moment it rises again, fresh from having used the night to rejuvenate the energy it now pours into our window sills, every day is new. And with newness comes an opportunity to start…

Growing Slowly

Growing Slowly: “Be not afraid of growing slowly. Be afraid only of standing still.” – Chinese Proverb Source: Growing Slowly

10 Great Resources for Poets and Writers

As a poet, spoken word artist, writer, entrepreneur (and several other amazing adjectives), I found it very difficult to find affordable and practical resources to help better myself and my craft. I had been writing since about 2000 and performing since 2010, yet, I was still having some challenges seeking quality programs and general guidance…

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We Should Be Grateful for Her Survival

…With little to guide her, except fidelity to her own experience, she documented the survival of love, loyalty, joy, humor and affirmation, as well as tragedy in black life. Who could help wondering what would have been the difference in Zora Hurston’s life and career if there had been a large black reading public, and…

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Nerves.

So, I’m 6 chapters away from completing my edit on my novel. So far, I think I did a prettt damn good job for my first novel. Im truly proud of myself for getting this far and not giving up. Nerves are creeping in though, and doubt is trying to rear it’s ugly head.