Girl, Naw! Blog Tour

Meet LaCricia A’ngelle, author of Girl, Naw!

LaCricia A`ngelle is a licensed Evangelist, writer, and the President and CEO of His Pen Publishing LLC. A native of Chicago, LaCricia currently resides in Tennessee with her four children. Girl, Naw! is her first novel.

Her writing career began when she was a child writing songs, and short stories. LaCricia has always had a God given gift of putting words together.

As a Christian Fiction author, LaCricia not only writes for entertainment, but she also writes for ministry. Her goal in every piece of written work is to draw someone closer to Christ. The characters face real situations. LaCricia writes so that anyone can read her work and get something out of it, whether they are young or old. When you read a LaCricia A`ngelle original prepare to laugh, cry, pray, and stop to say “hmmm.”

How would you describe your writing style?

I would say my writing is contemporary Christian fiction. I write to a broad audience

Do you listen to music while you write? If so, what kind?

Most of the time I listen to music when I write. Depending on the scene I am writing at the time the music I listen to varies from Gospel to R&B/Soul

Tell us anything about you as a writer that you think might be interesting or unusual.

I sometimes verbalize scenes when I’m alone. I will audibly run through dialogue to make sure it sounds like actual conversation before I key it into the computer.

What advice do you have for aspiring writers?

No matter how long you have been working on your project, don’t get discouraged. Keep going to completion. If you have to push back a deadline, don’t beat yourself up, just keep pressing forward.

Writers are often encouraged to write what they know. Have you found that to be the case with your writing?

I definitely pull some of my writing from things that I know. My life has at times truly been stranger than fiction. Because of this I have some interesting things I could put in my books from suspense, to drama, to laugh out loud comedy.

Okay, a not-so-fun question. How important are reviews to you as a writer?

I was once told by my mentor Jacquelin Thomas to not focus on reviews. She said, “as long as you know you have written the best book you could, and you have written what God has given you to write then you can move forward, no matter what someone else says about it.” That being said I must admit I do like to see and hear good reviews about my work, but if I hear something less favorable, I reflect on Jacquelin’s words.

About the Book

Antoinette Walker has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. Those that know and respect her think she has it all, a wonderful husband, children that thrive in school, and a counseling practice that is growing by leaps and bounds. When hidden things from her past begin to surface, they threaten to destroy everything Antoinette loves. Only God can give her the strength to continue to counsel other women, as she struggles with her own issues of forgiveness. Will her faith be strong enough to help her stand in the midst of opposition?

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For more information about LaCricia, visit her at http://lacriciaangelle.com.