Aaaaaaaaaaanyway...
Welcome to the new year!!! Had to work my day job on New Years Day....not to mention, it was the one-year anniversary of my mother becoming an ancestor....but, other than that, it was okay. Went on a "follicle fast" by shaving my head and facial hair, starting on the Winter Solstice, up until New Years. Now, I'm letting my hair grow back. Was trying to purge myself of any negative energies stored in my follicles, and releasing them into the universe, starting the new year anew. seems to be working, so far....
Looking forward to making things happen in 2020!!! As I always hashtag throughout my social media accounts, #AlwaysOnMyLiteraryGrind!!! I'm trying to get back out there, and do more public appearances; whether at festivals/book fairs, doing panel discussions, or organizing my own shit. Need to get my face out there more. It's now or never, if I'm ever going to have a viable writing career. Fuck this struggling shit.....
Also for this year.....MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!!! The countdown has officially begun!!!
Looking forward to the DUAL book release this year of both "Time Will Reveal" (Kindle Direct Publishing, 2020), and "Suicide Amy" (Kindle Direct Publishing, 2020) this year. Looking forward to their publication in March; March 13th is when they'll BOTH be released, to be exact. Already started promoting their releases on my other social media, as well as through eblasts to my personal Mailing List. Let's hope that these particular books will be supported by my fans.
It's January, so it also marks the One Year Publishing Anniversary for the release of "The Chronicles of The Black Fist: F.U.R.I. of the People" (Kindle Direct Publishing, 2019). Sales haven't been anywhere near where I wanted them to be, and feedback has been minimal....abysmal is more like it. This is a HOT character, and a HOT story. A self-made, grassroots BLACK superhero, for crying out loud!!! C'mon, people!!!! Don't complain about not having shit, and then NOT supporting wtf you've been begging and crying for! It's now a series, as it is Book II in the saga. I'm still working on writing Books III & IV in the series, so this character is NOT going anywhere!!! He is still going to represent, and I will continue to write this wonderful novel series. Don't wait for the book to gain white/mainstream approval; that may never happen. Get in on the grassroots level; that's what really matters. #TellingOurOwnStories
I might try to focus my efforts into PA, and So. Jersey. I think that you may have untapped audiences out there that are begging for something to read. My work(s) might appeal to those populations out there. Just gotta do the research and continue to grind. I just live in Delaware; I don't need to conquer it. They ain't readers out here, anyway.
Well, I hope that the new year is treating you all well. I'll keep you updated as to the release of the new books; books nos. 11 & 12. This year also makes it TEN YEARS that I've been published. Looking to make a LOT of noise about it next month in February...my OFFICIAL anniversary!! Stay tuned.
Keep the fist raised!!!
Uhuru sase, y paz!!!!!
