Hello, dear readers! If you’ve followed me for any amount of time or poked around on this website, then you’re probably aware of how I publish my books. They’re available … Continue reading The Hardcovers Are Coming…
Hello, dear readers! If you’ve followed me for any amount of time or poked around on this website, then you’re probably aware of how I publish my books. They’re available … Continue reading The Hardcovers Are Coming…
When the pandemic hit, I expected the public library where I currently work to shut down. Instead, we temporarily closed to the public while employees continued to report to work. … Continue reading Black Books and Black Authors: Walter Mosley
In 2019 I borrowed a copy of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates from my local library. As soon as I read the first few pages, I knew … Continue reading Black Books and Black Authors: Ta-Nehisi Coates
By now you’re probably familiar with the Valentine universe. There are five books in the original series, five books in the Valentine Apart series, six books in the prequel series … Continue reading Writing Roots: Precursors to Val Entienne
To quote a lyric from a Black Sabbath song, “I’m going through changes.” But change can be a very wonderful thing. I’ve changed the covers of the books in the Our Lady of Righteous Rage series, and that was a good change. In fact, I’m changing the cover of the fifth book in the series…again.
I wasn’t very happy with the first cover I created for Forward Motion, and I wasn’t really happy with the second one, either. I figured it would be one of those things I would eventually get around to fixing, when I could finally think of how I wanted the cover to look. With the next book in the series (Louder!) on the horizon, I’ve been thinking about the direction I want the next few books work towards. After making some sketches I finally arrived at a cover I could be happy with.
This cover is less complicated, but in a good way. The top images of Rob and Amy from Our Lady were drawn on a single sheet of paper, while the images of Nick and Aidan were on two separate sheets which were later superimposed. I decided not to color any of the images and let the blue background stand out more. The treble clefs are courtesy of Canva.
So hopefully this will be the final edit. I’m waiting for KDP to approve the changes I made, but the book should reappear on Amazon with the next day or two. That’s one of the reasons I have chosen to continue to publish with KDP: I can always go back and make changes to my books if I need to.
As s child, I had a difficult time finding books to read. This was mostly because of the books that were available to my age group at the time. I … Continue reading Black Books and Black Authors: Valerie Wilson Wesley
Hello, everyone. I’m slowly working on the Woolaston Entertainment Stationery Collection. I have a few new hardcover journals available, and there will be more on the way soon. You can … Continue reading New Journals Available
What better way to start the New Year than writing, eh? I’m working on one of my goals for 2024: completing Barrin Heights, a book I began writing three years … Continue reading Barrin Heights Is Back On Track
To me, goals are more realistic than resolutions.
New Year’s Eve is almost upon us. This is the time of year people generally pause to reflect on what they accomplished during the year, and anything they wish they … Continue reading 2023: A Year In Review