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Meet James Scott
What inspired you to began writing, and when did you start? I was inspired to write through my passion for reading. In 1989, I spent eight years in Attica Correctional Facility, a jail in New York State. To escape the horrors of my unpleasant incarceration, I read daily and wrote about my experiences inside and out of prison. Tell us about some of your favorite authors that inspired you? Harold Robins, Sidney Sheldon, Iceberg Slim, and Donald Goines and others inspired me. Those were … [Read More...]
Meet Tori Turner
Tell us a little bit about yourself. Well I’m 14 years old, a current freshman in high school. I’m an aspiring actress, an author, a pageant girl, entrepreneur and motivational speaker with Young Black Minds. I have my own foundation, Tori Turner’s D.R.E.A.M. BIG Foundation and I also started my own company last year, T Star Entertainment which is a full service entertainment and promotion company. I like to promote and host safe, clean, fun events for tweens and teens in New … [Read More...]
Minus One: The Drew Smith Series Virtual Tour with Norwood Holland
Tell us a little about yourself I was born in DC and grew up in the Virginia suburbs. My neighborhood is an historical one established by the former slaves of George Washington. In fact the community itself was once part of the Mount Vernon plantation. My education in Fairfax County Virginia began just about the time Brown vs. Board of Education ruling came down from the Supreme Court declaring separate but equal as unconstitutional. My early education transitioned from a segregated to an … [Read More...]
Meet LaShanta Charles
What are you working on at the moment / next? Lashanta: Right now I’m working on the sequel for “Lovely Lies.” It’s so hard to stay focus. I honestly think I’m bipolar or have some sort of attention deficit disorder or something like that because I have so many projects in my head, I can’t just focus on only one. I’m working on my sequel, but I’m also making notes on my third and fourth book. Have you had any rejections? If so, how do you deal with them? Lashanta: Yes! … [Read More...]
Yahrah St. John Virtual Tour
Coming soon to a computer near you! Monday, June 3rd - http://writtenvoicesblog.com Tuesday, June 4th - http://www.ahopefulromantic.com Wednesday, June 5th - http://sormag.blogspot.com Thursday, June 6th - http://readinnwritin.blogspot.com/ Friday, June 7th - http://www.apooobooks.com Hope to see you there! … [Read More...]
Buzzin’ about with Lisa Watson
Please tell us about your latest and/or upcoming release. My latest release is Love Contract for Harlequin Kimani Romance. It is Book 1 in The Match Broker Series. My main character, Adrian Anderson owns his own realty company, and has been pretty content to concentrate on work instead of his mother's latest matching making scheme. Until Milán Dixon walks through his door. Milan came to Anderson Realty for a business opportunity, not to be seduced by the most arrogant, … [Read More...]
Meet Marcia Reid
In writing this book, you are quite transparent … Putting your business out there? Why write a book like this? I made the decision to write this book as a seed was planted by one of my professors at Borough of Manhattan Community College over 20 years ago. He told me to write a book to share my challenges and accomplishments to encourage others. It took me this long to believe in myself and feel that I had accomplished enough to share my story with others. I also recognized that one of my … [Read More...]
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