On No They Didn’t… Tee Speaks Out on BIB

**My apologies, but I didn’t know the Blogging in Black site would be down for maintenance today, so for those who have emailed me, I have updated this post to include the entire article. So, feel free to comment here if the BIB site isn’t up.** For those who know me, you know I try to steer toward the positivity in things, stay away from drama, and do my absolute best in everything I do.  I am the same with my family, with friends, and with business.  I’m passionate about the literary industry and also when it comes to raising my children.  Sometimes though, I just... 

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

LIT NEWS: Smiley’s People – Vernon Kell, the first head of MI5, circa 1920. http://ow.ly/16sLwZ # LIT NEWS: Essay: The Rap on Happiness – The fashion is to bemoan happiness books and positive psychology as the wor… http://ow.ly/16sLwW # LIT NEWS: Off the Shelf: What Happened to Regulatory Reform? http://ow.ly/16sGQK # LIT NEWS: Reaching Holden Caulfield's Grandchildren – Does J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" resonate with teena… http://ow.ly/16sAhg # LIT NEWS: Arts Westchester: Asking the Whole County to Embrace a War Story http://ow.ly/16spDV... 

Selling Out or Making a Sell (Part 2) by Dyanne Davis

This week, we continue with Part 2 of Dyanne Davis’ article, Selling Out or Making a Sell. Be sure to check out Part 1 of Selling Out or Making a Sell if you haven’t already and definitely share your thoughts! Part 2 – Selling Out or Making a Sell by Dyanne Davis Let’s move it a bit past the super explosive to the not as explosive. The manner of publication also garners much attention and sadly I might add with each group thinking they’re a bit better for whatever reason: For not making concessions, for doing it themselves. For not giving up knocking on doors until... 

Beautiful Ugly Blog Tour with Shelia E. Lipsey

A Man To Call Her Own Kacie Mayweather, stricken with cerebral palsy, has had her share of men—five baby daddies for six children, in fact. But she’s never had one man to call her own. Take a Peek Inside Kacie’s Story (excerpt from Beautiful Ugly by Shelia E. Lipsey) For the fifth time in a week, Kacie couldn’t muster up an appetite, not even for Coco Puffs, which was her all time favorite cereal since she was a little girl. The very thought of milk and cereal sent her to the bathroom heaving.  Having given birth to six children, she didn’t have to go to... 

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24

LIT NEWS: Abraham Sutzkever, 96, Jewish Poet and Partisan, Dies http://ow.ly/16pelx # LIT NEWS: The Book Club With Just One Member – For all the social reading forums today, a certain kind of fiction l… http://ow.ly/16pelD # LIT NEWS: Slap Shot: Remembering Two Storytellers – The hockey world lost two of its most respected communicators l… http://ow.ly/16pelA # LIT NEWS: With Kindle, the Best Sellers Don’t Need to Sell – Maureen Johnson, a writer whose free e-book, “Suite Sc… http://ow.ly/16p0oh # LIT NEWS: Capitalist Chameleon – A global... 

Meet Bernard Boulton (Blog Tour)

Bernard Boulton has written a story about three men who seek to be whole in God through the spiritual leadership of a pastor. This gripping story is titled DO YOU WANNA BE MADE WHOLE? Bernard is the pastor of New Mine Creek Church in southern Virginia. He is married to his wife of eighteen years, Vantoria and they are the parents of their son, Bernard Quincy. Bernard’s hobbies include reading, traveling and supporting his hometown team the Cleveland Cavaliers and Lebron James. Bernard stops by RAWSISTAZ to share his writing journey. Bernard, did you find it hard to birth this book? Do You... 

The Brown Bookshelf’s 28 Days Later

PRESS RELEASE Saluting The Unsung The Brown Bookshelf Announces 2010 Spotlight Authors & Illustrators Today, The Brown Bookshelf announced the twenty-four authors and four illustrators to be spotlighted in the groups’ third annual 28 Days Later initiative, a month-long celebration of veteran and emerging children’s authors of color. “Recognizing these authors and illustrators is as important now as it was when we began the initiative in 2007,” said Brown Bookshelf member, Varian Johnson. “Like many industries, publishing has felt the recession’s crunch.... 

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-17

LIT NEWS: Ruth McBride Jordan, Subject of Son’s Book ‘Color of Water,’ Dies at 88 http://ow.ly/16m8a1 # LIT NEWS: Where Baby Orwell Lived – The literary pilgrimage is a timeworn pursuit. But for the effort, a place of w… http://ow.ly/16m154 # LIT NEWS: Political Loyalty (or Lack of It) in the Tell-All Era http://ow.ly/16m15a # LIT NEWS: Haiti in Ink and Tears: A Literary Sampler – Here are some of the many voices, native and not, inspired b… http://ow.ly/16m157 # LIT NEWS: Bookshelf | Lincoln, Medicine and the Depression: Of Mutual Influence: The City... 

LMN Premier of Sins of the Mother based on novel by Carleen Brice (February 21st)

On Sunday, February 21st, the Lifetime Movie Network will show “Sins of the Mother,” which is based on Orange Mint and Honey by Carleen Brice.  The movie stars Jill Scott and Nicole Beharie as a recovering alcoholic and her adult daughter who must work through the issues from their past. Carleen is holding a contest for book clubs in conjunction with the movie to on her website, www.carleenbrice.com. Host a viewing party and you could win a gift basket full of fun stuff, including autographed books from a variety of women’s fictions authors including Bernice McFadden, Donna... 

Selling Out or Making a Sell (Part 1) by Dyanne Davis

Happy New Year, everyone!  I hope you had a really wonderful holiday. Here’s to the best possible year for all of us! This article is about the little concessions that most writers make to have that contract that we all crave—to see their work in print.  How do we as writers view the choices we make?  How do the readers view them? This is an opinion piece. But it’s also a topic I’ve wanted to broach for several months. Seriously, it has taken me longer to write this article than it has to write a book. I’ve rewritten it so many times because I’m... 

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