Hello World, 
Tune into 96 Kix, The People’s Station, in Jackson, Tennessee tomorrow, Tuesday, March 18, to check out my interview with Kimberly Kaye at 9 a.m Central Standard Time! We’ll be discussing a variety of topics including my new book, my first novel actually, which I’m furiously working on….
Any thoughts?
(While this post was sponsored by Grammarly, the opinions are my own…I use Grammarly’s plagiarism checker because being sued is not sexy.)
Hello World,
Today as I write this blog post, I am sequestered at home as my beloved A is immobilized due to a snow storm…Yes, that’s right, HOTlanta is not very hot right now…In fact, we are freezing…my space heater is spewing heat behind me so hopefully, I will be warm in a bit…
Anyway, it’s a perfect day to write and think about writing…If you don’t know, I have been working on my first novel…I once heard that “Sex and the City” was a love letter to single women everywhere….And I was single for just about 20 years before marrying a month shy of my 40th birthday last year, I know that single women could use a good, mushy, empathetic, well-written love letter from time to time…So my book is a love letter to all single black women, particularly those of us who call the A our home for better or worse…
Below is a quick synopsis about my novel….
Four friends’ quest for love and marriage in Atlanta, the media proclaimed no-man’s land for black women, threatens to destroy their careers, their reputation, their sanity, and — their friendship.
The book is inspired, in part, by my experiences as a single woman….The summer before my 30th birthday, I embarked on a journey to myself that prepared me to receive romantic love in my life…It was a 10-year journey that was often simultaneously demoralizing and uplifting at the same time…God used all kind of tools to fashion me…some of them included intentional and unintentional mentors, books written decades before I was born, bad-for-me men I found myself attracted to in spite of my values, emotional breakdowns and on and on….The irony of it all is although I would never want to go through all of that again, the collection of those experiences will probably inspire me for the rest of my life…I wonder if 20 years from now, I will have same thoughts about marriage…we shall see…
I will admit I am being intentionally vague about this novel that I’m writing, but I feel that writing is like cooking…No need to tell all of the ingredients until it is done…But as I write my book, I will be using Grammarly,an automated online proofreader that finds and explains grammar, spelling and punctuation mistakes in all types of writing. The online tool also “improve[s] word choice with context-optimized vocabulary suggestions” and also helps writers “avoid plagiarism by checking [our] texts against over 8 billion web pages.” I think Grammarly’s plagiarism checker is the best feature so I use Grammarly’s plagiarism checker because being sued is not sexy…And my book is about single women who are sexy…Yes, Christians can be sexy too 🙂 LOL….
Any thoughts?
Hello World,
I have wanted to be a book author since I learned how to read! Thankfully, my dream was realized in 2012 when my first book “After the Altar Call: The Sisters’ Guide to Developing a Personal Relationship With God” was released. And now I’m working on my second book – a novel about four women (three who are single and one who is married) searching for lasting love in Atlanta, the media-proclaimed capital of the tragic single black female. It’s my love letter to single black women and the A and an ode of sorts to my single years in the A…More to come…
If you have ever dreamed of writing a book, you need to check out this FREE conference this weekend! Presenting SORMAG’s Online Conference 2013 which will be held Nov. 1-3. Below is more information about the conference. I will be participating in three panels: “Meet the Christian Author,” “Networking” and “Marketing.” For more information about the conference and to register, go to this link.
DAY 1 – New Writers – November 1 
Online Panels – These panels will be hosted on the blog.
Editing
1. Dyanne Davis
2. Alice Wootson
3. Rose Jackson-Beavers
4. Cindy Matthews
5. Rae Lori
6. Sherelle Green
Turning an Idea into a Book
1. Leslie J. Sherrod
2. Alice Wootson
3. Nathasha Brooks
4. Angel de Amor
5. Sherelle Green
6. Dorcas Graham
Ask The Author
1. Abiola Abrams
2. Leslie J. Sherrod
3. Alice Wootson
4. Serenity King
5. Cindy Matthews
6. Rae Lori
7. Barbara Joe Williams
Creating An Ebook
1. Pat Simmons
2. Lyn Cote
3. Rae Lori
4. Terri J. Haynes
5. TL James
6. Tremayne Moore
How to Start a Street Team
1. Piper Huguley
2. LaShaunda Hoffman
Time Management
1.Shelia Goss
Meet The Publisher
Gwen Hayes – Entangled
Suzanne Hartmann – Castle Gate Press
Andrea Wilson – Divine Garden Press
Live Panels – These panels will be hosted live on the phone.
Why Your Kindle Book Isn’t Selling – 7pm central time
1.Cheryl Ferguson – The Ferguson Literary Agency
How To Start a Writer’s Group – 8 pm central time
1. LaShaunda C. Hoffman
2. Terri J. Haynes
3. Piper Huguley
4. Frances Frost
5. Ann Fields
The Business Side Of Writing – 9 pm central time
1. Jennifer Cole AKA – Parker J Cole
2. Serenity King
3. Dorcas Graham
4. TL James
5. Piper Huguley
6. Dr. Linda Beed
DAY 2 – Readers- November 2
Online Panels – These panels will be hosted on the blog.
Meet The Christian Author
1. Pat Simmons
2. Leslie J. Sherrod
3. Lyn Cote
4. Rose Jackson-Beavers
5. Jacqueline Holness
6. Pastor Danyelle Scroggins
7. Dr. Linda Beed
Meet The Romance Author
1. Ann Clay
2. Dyanne Davis
3. Serenity King
4. Angel de Amor
5. Sherelle Green
6. Savannah J
7. Barbara Joe Williams
8. Rochelle Alers
Meet The Mainstream Author
1. Abiola Abrams
2. Shelly Ellis
3. Cheryl Lacey Donovan
4. Makenzi
5. Nevea Lane
6. Rita Karnopp
7. Marissa Monteilh
Meet The Non- Fiction Author
1. LaTara Bussey
2. D.S. White
3. Andrea Wilson
4. Abiola Abrams
5. Arnita L. Fields
6. Janice R. Love
7. Yvette Bentley
Meet The Poet
1.GPA
Live Panels – These panels will be hosted live on the phone.
How to Review A Book – 4pm central time
1. Dorcas Graham
2. Terri J. Haynes
3. Tremayne
4. Piper Huguley
5. Rita Karnopp
6. Michelle Monkou
7. Ella Curry
How To Keep A Book Club Going – 5 pm central time
1. Savannah J
2. Frances Frost
3. TaNisha Webb
Social Media and Readers – 6 pm central time
1. Abiola Abrams
2. Tremayne Moore
3. M.J. Kane
4. Tyora Moody
5. Ella Curry
6. LaShaunda Hoffman
DAY 3 – Published Authors – November 3
Online Panel – These panels will be hosted on the blog.
Using Kindle Author Platform
1. Lyn Cote
2. Nevea Lane
3. Shelia M. Goss
4. AlTonya Washington
Writing Sequels
1. Angelia Menchan
2. Shelly Ellis
3. Dyanne Davis
4. Angel de Amor
5. Pat G’Orge Walker
6. TL James
Blog Tour Providers
1. Paulette Harper
2. Renee Williams
3. Cheryl Lacey Donovan
4. Nevea Lane
5. Ella Curry
Networking
1.Jacqueline Holness
2. LaShaunda C. Hoffman
3. Makenzi
4. Ella Curry
5. Barbara Joe Williams
6. Lisa Y. Watson
7. Makasha Dorsey
8. Yvette Bentley
Always On Stage
1.Angela Breidenbach
Live Panels – These panels will be hosted live on the phone.
How To Work With a Book Club – 4 pm central time
1. Savannah J
2. Ella Curry
3. TaNisha Webb
Indie Publishing Panel -5 pm central time
1. Ann Clay
2. Rose Jackson-Beavers
3. Ruthie Robinson
4. Frances Frost
5. Rita Karnopp
6. Stephanie Casher
7. Marissa Monteilh
8. Dr. Linda Beed
Marketing – 6 pm central time
1. LaShaunda C. Hoffman
2. Jacqueline Holness
3. Paulette Harper
4. M.J. Kane
5. Cheryl Lacey Donovan
6. Ella Curry
Any thoughts?
