We are now in the first week of September. Summer has unofficially come to an end, and we are now in the last quarter of the year. Only FOUR MORE MONTHS remain for the rest of the year. :-O!!! At last count, deaths from the coronavirus was at around 187,000, and still climbing. At the beginning of this whole pandemic, the experts were saying that we would suffer anywhere between 100,000-200,000 death from the virus. Looks like they're n track to be right.... :'-(
My heart goes out to the family of John Thompson, the legendary coach from Georgetown University. I remember when he was still coaching, and how I used to love to watch his teams take the court, as they were beasts in the Big East Conference. He wasn't just a great coach, he also stood up for our people, and was unapologetic about it. He will be sorely missed. :'-(
As far as my work(s)-in-progress are concerned, Knuckle Up (2021) is going very well. The cover art is done to my liking, and I'm pretty satisfied with the manuscript. Looks like it's ready to be published, to me. I'm still deciding on when I'm going to release it next year. Hopefully, I'll be able to do some in-person appearances to promote it. Of course, I'm also planning on repatriating to the continent by next year. Maybe I'll release it, while I'm living in Africa...? I sure as hell don't receive much support here in the Sates, that's for fucking sure! But, I digress....
I'm also working on another book project. I've decided to write a sequel to "Seductra: Web of Desire" (CreateSpace, 2017). This time around, I'm featuring the character of Kenya Slade. I'm kind of taking the story full circle, as KENYA was originally supposed to be the main character of the story, not Dasha. Kenya is a little bit older, and more mature this time around. The story is kinda interesting and different this time around, as I'm adding some other brand new characters to the story. The working title is "Seductra: Back 2 Da Stage" (???2022???). I already have a concept for the cover design. I'll try to keep you guys in the loop...
I'm considering creating an account on Patreon. I need to find some way to get compensated for my work. I'm sick of these nonexistent book sales. I need to find a way to make a living off of my writing career somehow. Perhaps having patrons investing in my work is a great way to go...? I don't know too many authors/writers that use the Patreon platform, but I'm interested in using it. What have I got to lose...? Anything is better than always seeing a big, fat zero whenever I check my sales...
Latino Heritage Month starts in another week, or two (September 15th-Otocber 15th). I'm considering doing a special about it on "The Rough Draft", and posting them to YouTube. I'm going to be featuring my novels that star my Afro Latino characters. Hopefully, the weather will agree with me, and I'll be able to shoot the episodes simultaneously. I have enough novels that will be able to stretch the entire month long celebration. I'll probably post the first video by next week...
That's all for now. Trying to start the fall season off strong. Haven't really been able to do much with the Universal Africana Literary Arts Movement. With the pandemic cancelling out most of the festivals, and other literary events, there's not much information for me to pass on to the other members :-(. I guess that's just a greater hint that I need to be focusing more on my own literary career, than other people's careers. Hopefully, things will pick up sooner, than later...
I'm out, peoples. Hope that you enjoyed this post. Let me know what you think.
Keep the fist raised.
#AlwaysOnMyLiteraryGrind
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