Can’t say I didn’t warn. I brought author interviews back in a big way this week with a new author, Christopher Murphy. Christopher Murphy on LGBTr On my YouTube show, LGBTr, where I interview Black LGBTQ authors, we talked about his debut novel, Where the Boys Are. Learn how he twists the thriller/mystery genre to […]
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Author Interviews Are Back With LGBTr on YouTube
I’m bringing back author interviews with my YouTube show, LGBTr – Lots of Good Books to Read. This is where I interview Black LGBTQ authors about their lives and their books. Why I Stopped the Author Interviews I originally stopped because it felt overwhelming to do this, create content for other mediums, and write my […]
Content Creation Tactics – Social Media for Authors and More
If you’ve listened to older episodes of my podcast or even read an older blog post, you know I’ve struggled with getting overwhelmed. Trying to balance the “meat” of writing new stories with the “potatoes” of new online content is hard. And around summer of 2018, I was completely burned out. I had been doing […]
Why You Should Never Force The Story
In a previous post, I made a statement about using your fear as fuel to propel you through a task. In my case, it was to move forward full-steam ahead with writing the sequel to Pangaea: Unsettled Land. I had mentioned plowing through a draft no matter what, but some things are best left on […]
Using the Fear: Where Is the Pangaea Sequel?
If you’ve read my first book, Pangaea: Unsettled Land, you may be wondering where the sequel is and if there will ever be one. You may be excited for the upcoming release of its prequel, The Auctorati, but for some of you that may not cut it. You want to jump back into the lives […]
‘The Auctorati’ – Characters of the ‘Pangaea’ Prequel
If you’ve noticed, lately there’s been a bit more activity for me. Just last week, I released my third short story, The End of Forever, and I’m gearing up for my next major release, The Auctorati. Read on to learn more about the story, how it fits into the world of Pangaea, and just who […]
In the Endgame Now…
This past week, I watched Avengers: Endgame, had a blast at Philly Black Pride, and inched even closer to final edits for The Auctorati. Here’s how everything went. The Epic to End All Epics No spoilers here. Endgame. Oh my God. Epic isn’t even the word. It was masterful. As I’ve read recently, there were […]
Progress Report – What I’m Editing, Writing, and Planning
I know it’s been a while since I’ve last blogged, and every time I come back to this I feel as though I’m in this cycle of getting all revved up to do all the things, but then fall short of it after one week or so. So, here I am again trying to do […]
Why I Write Fantasy and Science Fiction
I got very meta earlier this week and tried to figure out what it was that drew me to write fantasy and science fiction as opposed to more contemporary fiction to make the same point. Come with me as I try to figure this out. One Story Told Two Different Ways Let’s consider this (nonsensical) […]
2019 – Goals for the New Year
With every new year comes the pondering of resolutions to make it better than the last. While I complained throughout 2018 about my lack of progress, I have to keep it real with myself and reflect on all that I’ve done. It hasn’t been meaningless. And in fact, it played a big part on my […]