It's OCTOBER....my birthday month. Just turned 44. Yay, me! :-) Got to see another year of life, so THAT'S always good...
It's the second half of Latino Heritage Month (just officially ended this past Monday). Been on my grind trying to promote both "Fiesta Girl" (Draft2Digital, 2018) AND the "Raise Your Brown Black Fist" book series (Authorhouse, 2010, Outskirts Press, 2011) via e-blasts. Don't really know how effective I've been with it, but, that's how I do every year, this time of year.
A new day job is on the horizon. Just got to go through a few more steps, and I should be starting by next week. I'm glad; getting kinda low on cash, though I will definitely miss the free time. Haven't had an official vacation since moving out here to DE, so this time off was very helpful. Especially with how they were shitting on my at my last gig, I needed the break....
Continuing to work on my latest literary project. I finally got around to converting one of my screenplays into a novel. The latest project is called "Suicide Amy". The first draft is already complete; now, I just have to concentrate on the editing process. I'm hoping to have it completed by 2020. I want to give myself more than enough time to get it to where I want it to be, literarily speaking. I have a literary standard to keep, ya know.... ;-)
Have an idea rolling around in my head. Want to do a web based TV show; an interview type of show. Kinda got inspired watching "Uncensored" on TVOne; wanted to do something similar for writers, comic book artists/publishers, etc. Haven't come up with a name for it yet (actually...I do have a name for it; I just don't want to say it here, and have someone jack the idea before I can do it), but the premise is basically to highlight those of us that are struggling for exposure. We're out here, but we're not getting the recognition, or the support. Just wanted to create a platform for us to get our shine, and some exposure. Wanted to combine it with my Universal Africana Literary Arts Movement, since all of us are out here trying to get exposure, and (financial) support from the masses. Maybe do it as a web series, or a vlog, or even as a cable access show. I'm still working on it. I'll let you guys know how that turns out....
Since the end of the year is coming, I need to concentrate on end-of-year holiday sales. That has always been a tough sell for me. People will spend loads of money buying a bunch of expensive shit, but NOBODY will buy any of my books, no matter how much I e-blast/cyber promote their availability. Other than vending at a Kwanzaa event, or two...I don't know htf to get over this hurdle every year. My online sales are a joke, so I guess hand-to-hand sales are my best option, as I'm always stating. Of course, having the free time to actually do those types of sales, is the major hurdle.
Aaaaaaannyway......
That's it for me this time around. Will keep y'all updated on my latest efforts. Try to support a brotha. It's not just paperbacks...I have eBooks too. And, YES...they're on Kindle!!!
Uhuru sase, y paz!!!!
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