As previously mentioned, I wrote these three books in one sitting. It took me about seven months to write 1200 pages. Wrapping up this story was very difficult. I wanted to make sure that I showed the growth of each of my characters and that they each got their happily ever after. Readers needed to... Continue Reading →
Journey to 50 – Spotlight – These Women Book 2
In Book 2 of These Women, I introduced Passion Marie. Her story folds right into the stories of Bianca, Mina, and Naomi. While Naomi doesn't have her own chapters in this book, she remains a very important part of the story. There are plenty of twists and turns in this book. I definitely kept the... Continue Reading →
Journey to 50 – Spotlight – Sweet Turtleberry Jam Volume 1
Next stop on this journey is my very first collection of short stories, Sweet Turtleberry Jam Volume 1 I had been writing short stories for a really long time. I decided that I wanted to share a few with the world and this collection was born. They are all love stories. This collection includes my... Continue Reading →
Journey to 50 – Spotlight – Nobody’s Somebody
My second release was Nobody's Somebody. This book was actually my graduate thesis. I hadn't finished the book by the time it was time to graduate, but I had done enough to work with. I handmade 15 to 20 copies to share with family, friends, and classmates. I didn't get the spark to finish this... Continue Reading →
Journey to 50 – Spotlight – Are You Okay?
As I get closer and closer to my 50th book, I can't help but think about my very first one. Angel's story came to me during a period of dark depression. Someone brought up the idea of how people with severe mental illness find their happily ever after. I decided that I wanted to write... Continue Reading →
Imani and Jay Part 3
How We Got To Happily Ever After I stayed in bed, curled into the fetal position, and waited for the nausea to pass. It was usually only bad for a few hours in the morning. For the past few weeks, Jay had been getting Kierra up and ready for first grade. He would let me... Continue Reading →
Imani and Jay Part 2
How We Reconnected The sunshine came through the windows of my family’s ice cream shop. It was my grandmother’s favorite time of the day. She loved how bright the shop got. The only problem was that the brightness hurt my eyes. I didn’t want to take away from her joy and close the blinds. The... Continue Reading →
Imani and Jay Part 1
(These are characters from my Scott-Williams Family Series. Find this series here.) How We Met I was standing with my friends, enjoying the music from the band that was warming up the crowd for the festival. Anissa turned to me and spoke directly in my ear. “That guitar player hasn’t taken his eyes off you.”... Continue Reading →
12 Books in 12 Months in 2022
I decided to challenge myself in 2022. I wanted to release a book once a month for the entire year. In the beginning, I didn't think I would be able to do it. But the words were flowing. The characters were talking. I had stories I wanted to share so I just went with it.... Continue Reading →
Ringing in the New Year writing
I participated in this short story challenge. Here is my "completed" short story. Untitled I walked into the lunchroom and headed straight to the balcony. There was no point in paying attention to the women pretending their tables were full and the men trying to clear a space for me. That had been... Continue Reading →
