Basically, I started this blog 7 years ago to coincide with the publication with my second book, "Raise Your Brown Black Fist 2: MORE Political Shouts of an Angry Afro Latino" (Outskirts Press, 2011). It was another way for me to express myself about my political beliefs, as well as a way for me to additionally promote my budding literary career. Nine books in, and 250 posts later....well, you get the drift. ;-)
On the horizon, my eBooks are now available through Baker & Taylor, thanks to my eBook publisher Draft2Digital. That makes 3 outlets that has my works available to libraries, at least in eBook format. My upcoming sequel to "The Chronicles of The Black Fist" (CreateSpace, 2015) will definitely be dropping next year in 2019. The cover art is already done, and the final finishing touches are being made to the manuscript. I'm thinking of a January release...
Dealing with a new day job, and the work schedule that comes with it. It's MUCH better than my last one, but it's VERY labor intensive. Brother ain't as young as he used to be. Either I need to get my workout on, or they need some more bodies to help me to do this job. It's nice to be earning a paycheck again, but I'd rather be getting paid off of royalties, and appearances (panel discussions, speaking engagements, book tours, etc).
Other than publishing my sequel The Chronicles of The Black Fist: F.U.R.I. of the People, 2019 is up in the air. I would definitely like to do more public appearances, via vending at festivals & book fairs. Seriously gonna try to get my promotion on, next year. Might try to invest in a manager, publicist, or business partner; this broke shit is for the mf birds!!! I need to be able to make a living off of my art. Punching someone else's clock for a paycheck just ain't for me.
Really gonna try to figure out what direction to take my writing career. I have a few w.i.p. projects that I'm juuuuust not feeling. I might scrap them...who knows? I have other projects that I'm more interested in writing, namely turning The Black Fist into a book series. I have a few other conversion projects that I want to do, as well. I don't plan on only writing Afro Latino stories, especially if cats ain't gonna support my work. Fuck that dumb shit...don't talk about it, and then NOT be about it. You have someone like me putting out books with Afro Latino lead characters, but then don't go out and buy/download my works cause, what....I'm not with some major publisher? I'm not getting mainstream recognition? Fuck that!! The underground/independents is where all of the talent, and the effort, is being put. Don't be jumping on the bandwagon, and then not supporting things cause they're not being pushed by the mainstream machine!!
Anyway....
Here's to my continued career. Continuing on the path of the literary word. I'll do my best to maintain this blog, and provide intriguing content for you. See you all at number 300!!!
Uhuru sasa, y paz!!!
