Head to ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING now to read my interview with Barbara G. Tarn and definitely consider picking up one or more of her books! Here's the PERMALINK!
Direct link to feature can be found [here].
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
World-Building with Author Barbara G. Tarn (Interview)
Head to ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING now to read my interview with Barbara G. Tarn and definitely consider picking up one or more of her books! Here's the PERMALINK!
Direct link to feature can be found [here].
Saturday, October 15, 2011
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...Talking with Author Catina Sinches
As a full-figured hot tamale, I am always eager to support other amazing full-figured chicas looking to do great things: case in point, author Catina Sinches and her work, Full Figure Monologues. I'm currently reading it, and all I'll say for now is it offers the inspiration women need to see ALL of their worth. Welcome Catina as ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING's featured author for October!
About Full Figure Monologues
Full Figure Monologues was written to inspire and lend a voice to full-figured women. It focuses on real life issues and captures our hopes, worries and triumphs. The intent is to open up dialogue and encourage people to sit back and look at life from the point of view of women who are realistically the population within society. Women will be able to truly see themselves or someone they know who has dealt with the struggle to love their curves, entertaining negative thoughts, their relationship with food, letting go of the past as well as the courage to pursue their dreams.
Along with our curves, we are real women with everyday struggles. The women in the book put life into perspective and open up to show others that they are never alone. Life is not always going to be easy no matter what size you are, but the journey is absolutely worth it.
Head to ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING now to read my interview with Catina Sinches and read a short excerpt from Full Figure Monologues; here's the PERMALINK!
Direct link to feature can be found [here].
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Walking on Water with Author, Motivational Speaker Stanice Anderson
About Walking on Water When the Ground Ain't Enuf
WALKING ON WATER WHEN THE GROUND AIN’T ENUF is a testament to the love, power and grace of God in our daily lives. Stanice Anderson’s mosaic account of her journey over troubled waters toward unwavering faith is meant to inspire, encourage and uplift. Her gripping real stories, captivating testimonies, soul-stirring monologues, and cadenced spokentry, read like intimate conversations with a trusted friend. Get ready to laugh, cry, praise and walk on water. Come on! Get your faith wet.
Stanice's interview is probably the most moving interview I've ever conducted. Although the questions seem innocent and gentle, the answers that Stanice provide showcase her ability to lay out her life for all to see, and in doing so, you can be moved by the journey she's been on and feel a stirring in yourself to see blessings fall into your life. I won't even tempt you with a teaser from the interview. You just need to go, have a cup of coffee or tea beside you, and take a few minutes to fall into the interview (and the cool video) and think on it. I'll just say this--the "Come to Jesus" response? Yeah, it's the one that did me in.
Head to ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING now to read the interview; here's the PERMALINK!
Direct link to feature can be found [here].
Monday, August 22, 2011
Resurrecting a Historical Figure ~ Interview with Author Sharon Ewell Foster
Right now, extra reading is not happening for me, but I did manage to start a book, a wonderful book that is on my TBR list once I finish with a major project: The Resurrection of Nat Turner by acclaimed author Sharon Ewell Foster. The first pages captivated me, and in this work, we get more than just a riveting story. We get a detailed, well-researched book that resurrects the historical figure Nat Turner, a man whose life--at least the one we know of based on history books--is not what it appears. At ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING, I interview Sharon as CLG's featured author for August, and talk to her about the research, writing, and purpose of a book that Publishers Weekly had this to say about: [The Resurrection of Nat Turner is] “fast-paced . . . nearly flawless . . . riveting and expertly told by an inspired, practiced storyteller.
About The Resurrection of Nat Turner
The truth has been buried more than one hundred years . . .
Leading a small army of slaves, Nat Turner was a man born with a mission: to set the captives free. When words failed, he ignited an uprising that left over fifty whites dead. In the predawn hours of August 22, 1831, Nat Turner stormed into history with a Bible in one hand, brandishing a sword in the other. His rebellion shined a national spotlight on slavery and the state of Virginia and divided a nation’s trust. Turner himself became a lightning rod for abolitionists like Harriet Beecher Stowe and a terror and secret shame for slave owners.
In The Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part 1: The Witnesses, Nat Turner’s story is revealed through the eyes and minds of slaves and masters, friends and foes. In their words is the truth of the mystery and conspiracy of Nat Turner’s life, death, and confession.
The Resurrection of Nat Turner spans more than sixty years, sweeping from the majestic highlands of Ethiopia to the towns of Cross Keys and Jerusalem in Southampton County. Using extensive research, Sharon Ewell Foster breaks hallowed ground in this epic novel, revealing long-buried secrets about this tragic hero.
Head to ChickLitGurrl now to learn more about Sharon's journey of writing and promoting The Resurrection of Nat Turner; here's the PERMALINK!
Direct link to feature can be found [here].
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
A Writer's Journey: Author Cheryl Snell
About Shiva's Arms
When Alice marries Ramesh, she is plunged into a battle of wills with her mother-in-law. Namesake of a god, Amma reigns over Alice's household until a family secret is revealed that costs the old woman everything. Now it is up to Alice to heal the rift, as Shiva’s Arms evolves into an exploration on cultural identity, the power of reconciliation, and the meaning of home.
During the interview, I asked Cheryl, If there were one author you could sit down and spend an hour with talking about writing, who would it be...and why? to which she replied: "Flannery O’Connor. I admire her contradictions, the way she flirted with disgust in her grotesques, her fanciful love of peacocks -- and I’d really like to know how she managed to write so steadily with Damocle’s sword over her head. Lupus is such a vicious condition."
Direct link to feature can be found [here].
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
CLG Talks with Every Woman Needs a Plan Author Ciara Denise
During the interview, I asked Ciara, What are three things women can do or start to do RIGHT NOW that can help ease their load and put focus back on their well being? One of the three things Ciara said was "Write it out! Get to the bottom of what is really missing from your life. It may not be as clear cut as, 'Oh, I need to go out tonight'. If you still hate your job or are still screaming at your family once you return from that night on the town, you have bigger fish to fry than a momentary break from your life … you need a new life! In order to figure out what the real problem is you have to be able to clearly see what’s going on and the easiest way for me to do that was to write. Don’t hold all that stuff in because it does add up. Find some form of expression and you’ll soon see that the answers are closer than they appear in the mirror!"
Direct link to feature can be found [here].
Monday, February 14, 2011
Take Five with Erotic Romance Author Leigh Ellwood
During the interview, I asked Leigh, What draws you to write erotic romance? She replied, "I would say what draws me to this genre is what draws me to writing mystery, or non-erotic romance - the potential for telling a good story. With erotic romance, I have the chance to live a few fantasies I likely wouldn't try in real life (nothing I would admit to having done, anyway!) I tend to inject quite a bit of humor in my stories as well, and I like to test that in some erotic stories I write just to see if it works. The genre is very flexible, and it's fun to realize new ideas."
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Promo Your Book with FIRSTS
Firsts
These days, writers need to grab the reader on the first page. Firsts is a new segment that will be featured on ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING [website] and/or All the Blog's a Page [website]. With Firsts, authors can send to me the first page of their novel and the following information:
- Book cover
- Book description (what we'd read on the back cover of your novel
- Author pic
- Short author bio (what we might read on the back cover of your novel or the author page within your novel)
I will schedule the feature on one of the above sites and send out alerts on the feature's post on various social media outlets.
What I envision Firsts to be is that sneak peek into a novel that often moves us to take a book to the counter of a bookstore and buy it.
If you'd like to have your first promoted on CLG or AtBaP, e-mail me.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Chronicling the Google Wave Writing Journey: Author Nichole Wiggins
ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING begins with a series of interviews I'm happy to be a part of. Last year, I along with 5 great women decided to hook up and go on a novel writing journey. We each decided to write an 80k novel between June 25, 2010 and November 25, 2010. We used Google Wave to communicate during the time, and now that the journey is over, each of us will be talking about our experiences with writing our novel, with using Google Wave, and with discussing what we'll do next with our writing project.
Our last author in the line up is definitely not the least. She's been a great sisterfriend, and I've been blessed to see her major growth over the years as a writer: author Nichole Wiggins!
Come join us over at [ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING] as Nichole shares her experience with the GWave Writing Journey and gives us a peek into the book she worked on during the journey, Perfect Proposition!
ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING
Chocolate-caramel lattes + Women writers = ONE GREAT TIME!
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Monday, January 31, 2011
I Chronicle My Google Wave Writing Journey
Next up is...well, it's actually ME!
Come join us over at [ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING] as I share my experience with the GWave Writing Journey and in FINISHING THE BOOK!
ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING
Chocolate-caramel lattes + Women writers = ONE GREAT TIME!
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Monday, January 24, 2011
Chronicling the Google Wave Writing Journey: Author Makasha Dorsey
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Monday, January 17, 2011
Chronicling the Google Wave Writing Journey: Author Pascalle Onika Lewis
ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING begins with a series of interviews I'm happy to be a part of. Last year, I along with 5 great women decided to hook up and go on a novel writing journey. We each decided to write an 80k novel between June 25, 2010 and November 25, 2010. We used Google Wave to communicate during the time, and now that the journey is over, each of us will be talking about our experiences with writing our novel, with using Google Wave, and with discussing what we'll do next with our writing project.
Up next is author of Collections of a See Through Soul - Portraits (2008) and Collections of a See Through Soul – Bardvillian Symphonies (2009), Pascalle Onika Lewis.
Come join us over at [ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING] as for the next three weeks we continue to share our writing experiences! If you've been working on a novel, share your experiences, too, but commenting on the posts!
ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING
Chocolate-caramel lattes + Women writers = ONE GREAT TIME!
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Sunday, January 9, 2011
Chronicling the Google Wave Writing Journey: Author Darnetta Frazier
ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING begins with a series of interviews I'm happy to be a part of. Last year, I along with 5 great women decided to hook up and go on a novel writing journey. We each decided to write an 80k novel between June 25, 2010 and November 25, 2010. We used Google Wave to communicate during the time, and now that the journey is over, each of us will be talking about our experiences with writing our novel, with using Google Wave, and with discussing what we'll do next with our writing project.
Next up is author, poet, and contributor to the anthology, Women's Writes, Darnetta Frazier.
Come join us over at [ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING] as for the next 5 weeks we share our writing experiences! If you've been working on a novel, share your experiences, too, by commenting on the posts.
ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING
Chocolate-caramel lattes + Women writers = ONE GREAT TIME!
[chicklitgurrl.blogspot.com]
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Promo Your Book with FIRSTS
Firsts
These days, writers need to grab the reader on the first page. Firsts is a new segment that will be featured on ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING [website] and/or All the Blog's a Page [website]. With Firsts, authors can send to me the first page of their novel and the following information:
- Book cover
- Book description (what we'd read on the back cover of your novel
- Author pic
- Short author bio (what we might read on the back cover of your novel or the author page within your novel)
I will schedule the feature on one of the above sites and send out alerts on the feature's post on various social media outlets.
What I envision Firsts to be is that sneak peek into a novel that often moves us to take a book to the counter of a bookstore and buy it.
If you'd like to have your first promoted on CLG or AtBaP, e-mail me.
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