February has special meaning for me. I've officially been in the publishing game for TEN YEARS!!! I started my journey when my first book was released in 2010, starting with "Raise Your Brown Black Fist: The Political Shouts of an Angry Afro Latino" (Authorhouse, 2010). It's been TEN years, and currently TEN books strong. I'm pretty excited about that. I've been consistently in this game for an entire decade. Not too many people can claim the same.
As well as February being my author anniversary, it's also the FIVE year publishing anniversary of my novel "The Chronicles of The Black Fist" (CreateSpace, 2015), my VERY first novel I might add, and the TWO year publishing anniversary for "Fiesta Girl" (Draft2Digital, 2018). Both books are available in paperback AND eBook formats (including Kindle), so you have options on how you can support my work (not to mention, NO excuses).
I'm looking forward to doing it big this year. I'm trying to get out more, and do more in-person appearances. I'm trying to get put on to a few festivals and book fairs that are out there. I'm ready to apply to two of them, as I write this. Both are in May, and because of the dearth of books that I've written, I can choose which titles of mine that I think would be appropriate to vend at them. I'll hit you off with the details later, when my participation is confirmed....
Gearing myself up for my next literary release. The DUAL book release is NEXT MONTH!!! I'm just giving both manuscripts the final touches; dotting the "i"s and crossing the "t" s, making sure that all is straight, and correct. I've been promoting their release for the last 3 months, or so, and I'm expecting a certain level of support. The Facebook Event for the dual release hasn't been very promising, and the response to my e-blasts has been very nonexistent. I'm hoping that my efforts don't get brushed off. Like I said in my hashtag, I'm #AlwaysOnMyLiteraryGrind.
Working on the latest listing for the Universal Africana Literary Arts Movement. I'm trying to take advantage of the lists, as I make them. I want to do more in-person appearances, and get back to doing a few more festivals/book fairs/comic cons. A few of my action/adventure book titles would do well at a few of the Black comic cons out there, and I want to try to take advantage of that, and get a table to vend. Not only could I gain support from the artists who are on the Mailing List, I could also build an audience for my books from the attendees.
Anywaaaaay....that's all I have for now. I'm just continuing to enjoy my anniversary, and work on my projects. I'm excited for next month, when I drop my two new book titles. Looking forward to getting the support for my works that I deserve!! :-)
Keep the fist raised.
uhuru sase, y paz.
#AlwaysOnMyLiteraryGrind
