When I last posted about Valentine‘s Writing Roots I talked about the led to the creation of Valentine. The characters in the Miskako Kanna series and in Vengeance Angel Yuka … Continue reading Writing Roots: The Original Valentine
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Black Books and Black Authors: Octavia Butler
Growing up, I didn’t think there were any Black women writers of Science Fiction. I didn’t discover Octavia Butler until I was an adult, and I wish I had discovered … Continue reading Black Books and Black Authors: Octavia Butler
Writing Roots: Precursors to Val Entienne
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
New Cover: Third Time is the Charm
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.
Black Books and Black Authors: Valerie Wilson Wesley
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
Barrin Heights Is Back On Track
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
I Don’t Make Resolutions But I Do Set Goals
To me, goals are more realistic than resolutions.
Writing Roots: Erin Michaels Gave Us Novocaine
Who doesn’t like a coming-of-age story? Children and teenagers learn about the world beyond the street they grew up on while navigating their way towards adulthood is something we can … Continue reading Writing Roots: Erin Michaels Gave Us Novocaine
Writing Roots: Our Lady in Development, Part Two
Hello, dear readers. All month long I’ve been posting about the books I wrote when I was much younger, which led to the creation of Our Lady of Righteous Rage. … Continue reading Writing Roots: Our Lady in Development, Part Two
Writing Roots: Nyda Summit’s Series
Picking up from my previous post concerning OLORR‘s Writing Roots, I mentioned Terror in the Woods and credited it as the first book to feature OLORR characters as readers would … Continue reading Writing Roots: Nyda Summit’s Series
