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Story Stucture: Pressing Through the Middle Plotting Your Novel Series – Part 3 by Tyora Moody If you are reading this article, you may have written the first chapters of your book and like many writers, you’ve reached an invisible wall. You’ve been wondering, “How can I stretch this story idea to 85,000 words?†When [...]
Meet Vanessa Miller, author of Forsaken Vanessa Miller of Dayton , Ohio is an Essence best-selling author, playwright, and motivational speaker. Her stage productions include: Get You Some Business, Don’t Turn Your Back on God, and Can’t You Hear Them Crying and Abundant Rain. To date, Vanessa has written the Rain Series and the Storm [...]
BOOK REVIEW: The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers gave 3 stars to: Deja Vu (Zane Presents) http://ow.ly/15Rjot # LIT NEWS: Transparent New Home for Poetry – The new Poets House building in Lower Manhattan near the Hudson. http://ow.ly/15QV5M # LIT NEWS: Books of The Times: From N.F.L. to Afghanistan, Following the Call to Arms http://ow.ly/15QLz9 # LIT NEWS: [...]
For many, E. Lynn Harris has been a favorite since his first book was released, but for those who need to catch up, his list of books are below. We have reviewed many of his books, so wanted to share some of our past reviews with you. MAMA DEAREST – BOOK DESCRIPTION One of E. [...]
We’re holding a special online tribute today to celebrate the life & work of E. Lynn Harris and the release of his final book, Mama Dearest. Please feel free to share your thoughts and memories and also discuss the characters who made his work come to life!
There is a lot going on in the literary world these days, so in addition to talking about the YA books we read last month, I also wanted to discuss some of the things in the works, so feel free to share any news or events happening this month. BOM SELECTIONS For August, our theme [...]
Today marks the book launch for the latest E. Lynn Harris book, Mama Dearest. Sadly, he passed away on July 23, 2009 before publication of what will be his final book. RAWSISTAZ will hold a special online celebration on Friday (10:00AM-until) in tribute & celebration for those interested in discussing this wonderful author and his [...]
A few weeks ago I received an email from a Christian Fiction Blog (www.christianfiction.blogspot.com) subscriber that surprised me. He/she thanked me for my blog (it turned 5 this past July) and told me that she/he had printed many of my posts and put them in a notebook. For years he/she had been using my tips [...]
Hello all, I’m Tee C. Royal, the founder of RAWSISTAZ Literary Group, which consists of an online book club (RAWSISTAZ Online Book Club), a literary hang-out (RAW4ALL), a book review team (The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers), and local chapters in cities across the United States (Atlanta, New York, Memphis, Piedmont-Triad NC, Chicago, Detroit, Northern VA, Los Angeles [...]
LIT NEWS: Art: It’s Only Natural, This Thing for Books – Joianne Bittle Knight placing books in a desert diorama by… http://ow.ly/15PXnn # LIT NEWS: Living With Myself – Essays and stories by and about Jonathan Ames. http://ow.ly/15PWzX # LIT NEWS: Dark Glamour – Franz Wright http://ow.ly/15PWzV # LIT NEWS: James Krenov, Wood and Word [...]
