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What’cha reading, just read, or getting ready to read? As we continue our e-book reading challenge, I thought it would be great to share what’s on our reading devices. For those who are using your phone or PC to download the e-books, don’t feel left out. We want to know what you’re reading too. For [...]
INTRODUCTION Black Diamond Prequel: Characters Revealed is a collection of character pieces not available to the public until May 2010. This ebook will introduce you to a few key characters in Black Diamond, coming June 2010. Black Diamond is a romantic suspense story following Camille Blackwell, an undercover FBI agent, as she investigates an international [...]
What is your ministry or special gifts? What has God called you to do and are you walking in this ministry? Or, like so many of us, are you dragging your feet, not necessarily disobeying God’s direction, but hesitant for one reason or another? Last week, we chatted briefly with author Vanessa Miller during her [...]
Celebrate Women in Leadership Series with Dawn McCoy During the month of March 2010, Dawn McCoy, author of Leadership Building Blocks will highlight great women in leadership during Women’s History Month. Tee, Thank you for allowing me to be a guest blogger today at RAWSISTAZ. Today, in the Celebrate Women in Leadership series, I want [...]
LIT NEWS: Crime: Mystery Novels by Denise Mina, Walter Mosley, Philip Kerr and Cornelia Read http://ow.ly/16UwOO # LIT NEWS: Paperback Row – Danzy Senna http://ow.ly/16UwOR # LIT NEWS: Up Front: Linda Gordon – Linda Gordon http://ow.ly/16UsaN # LIT NEWS: Ai, an Unflinching Poetic Channel of Hard Lives, Dies at 62 http://ow.ly/16UsaQ # LIT NEWS: Essay: [...]
**If you’ve already registered, CLICK HERE to download the two new books. We extended the download time for an extra week for those having problems accessing the files, but this is the absolute last call to download books we’re reading during our E-Book Reading Challenge. If you miss the free download, you will have to [...]
This week’s topic at RAW4ALL yahoo group (our literary hang-out) is on the literary industry. What are your overall thoughts on the literary industry? What about as it relates to African-American authors? What do you think we’ll see in the next 5-10 years and what one thing would you do if you were in charge [...]
Whoever said imitation is the greatest form of flattery lied. Or they haven’t been on the receiving end of someone listening to your plans and ideas, in confidence, and using them for their own, personal gain. A recent experience had me livid. I wanted to jump through the computer and practice my best old school [...]
My apologies to anyone trying to access the site today as it has gone down twice. Unfortunately, this has impacted both the workshop and blog tour we have going on for today, but it was beyond the control of the RAWSISTAZ staff. Our host is aware of the situation and is working to resolve things.
Yesterday’s Promise by Vanessa Miller Melinda Johnson has always felt called to ministry. So, when her father, Bishop Langston Johnson, decides to step down after thirty years of leadership at Omega Christian Center, it seems only natural for her to take his place. But Bishop Johnson feels led by a God who has other things [...]
