Awesome Day at the Black Author Expo!
I had the privilege to be a vendor at this year’s Black Author Expo in Largo, MD on Saturday. I met some amazing people and sold many books. I am so proud of myself for stepping out of my comfort zone again. I was able to tell people about my self-published books and my design […]
An Obstacle Every Christian Writer Face
Being a Christian, a believer in Jesus Christ, many people expect you to write only Christian stories. You may get the feeling that people would judge you based off what you write. Well, let me put your mind at ease. People – no matter who they are – WILL judge you based off what you […]
How to begin writing a book or a story – Part 1
There are plenty of articles and author blogs that give you their insights on how to begin writing a story or a book. Well, I would like to give my insight and what worked best for me. I’ve developed this method over years of experience in writing books and short stories. I was able to […]
Writing Is Fun… But It’s Tough
Right now, I have a few works-in-progress despite everyone telling me to focus on one. However, I cannot help it, but I decided to listen! Recently, I self-published my new adult fantasy book, The Fairest, which I’ve been working on since 2017. And also for my MFA program, I wrote, created, and designed my psychological […]
Writer, Remember This: Details Matter
While I was on my journey writing and putting together my book Stuck, I’ve learned a lot from my advisors, professors, and fellow writers. Information that nearly blew me away when I thought I already knew everything about writing. Let me remind you now, it’s okay to learn something new every day. Today, I want […]
Seeking Beta Readers
Hey everyone and Hey Fairest of the Fairs! My on-going YA Fantasy series is my heart and joy. Like every other writer in the world, I want this series to be published one day. And now that I have went through an amazing journey self-publishing STUCK, my desire to publish my Fairest Series is unbearable. […]
I Graduated Today!
Today, May 25, 2022, I gradated with my Master’s in Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts from University of Baltimore. I am extremely proud of myself and my fellow writers in the program. We have faced countless days and nights writing, rewriting, reading, analyzing, brainstorming, crying, laughing, and encouraging one another. We have […]
My Experience as a Graduate
I’ve been in school nonstop. I thought after I graduated with my BA in English that I would take a nice long break, work, and increase my savings account. But nope, I decided to continue my education but this time it was focused on creative writing and the world of publishing. I returned to The […]
Capture
The Opening Sentence, the First Paragraph, and the First Page ~~~ I have a dark confession to make. The best part about writing the first line is that I got you to read this one. Who doesn’t like a good confession story? I believe the commonality between humans is the inexcusable desire to feed one’s […]
My Attempt to try Cormac McCarthy’s Writing Style
So for my Fabulism class this semester, we had a creative assignment to mimic the writing style of Cormac McCarthy. In particular, his book The Road, possessed page long sentences, a poetic language to his visual descriptions, and almost to no punctuations. Then there’s McCarthy’s style of writing on very dark and gloomy subjects. This […]
