Today marks the Winter Solstice. I have commenced with the shedding of my facial follicles from the previous year, and plan to go clean shaven until the new year is upon us. Hopefully, the shedding of these follicles will also shed the negative energies & experiences from the year that is about to become a past year.
2022 had its ups and downs. Of the good: I published my latest book; my 14th, which is also my 8th novel. My novel "Second Chance Points" (Kindle Direct Publishing, 2022) dropped this past May. I was able to do at least two author interviews this year; one as a podcast for a friend, and one for a local (terrestrial) radio station based out here in North Carolina. I was very proud to have been able to get that interview. I've done additional research to expand my reach; learning of new bookstores & media outlets to send my literary information to. I've even tried to reach out to 2 different women's basketball leagues to promote my latest novel.
Of the bad: Two additional interviews for that same terrestrial radio station fell through (much to my ire). I haven't been able to do any in-person appearances this year. I've job hopped a bit this year, having worked at three different jobs, and never had a consistent work schedule. My days off were never consistent, so I could never really plan to do any appearances. I would love to organize a reading of my latest novel. I would also like to be able to vend at a local festival to get my name out there a little more.
I wanted to organize a Black/Brown Bookstore Book Tour this year. But, as I stated in the paragraph above, my schedule prevented me from being able to organize it. It also didn't help that I'm not very mobile, since I don't drive. Some of those bookstores that I wanted to include in my tour are in a different city than where I live. Hopefully, I'll be able to do it in 2023.
I haven't really been able to work on another novel. I haven't really be motivated to write anything. I've been a bit bummed out because of my lack of sales for 2CP. It kinda sucks to put all of this effort into your project, and not receive the type of support that you know that you deserve. If I do end up publishing something for 2023, it won't come out until much later next year.
I'm considering bringing back the Universal Africana Literary Arts Movement. Just considering it. I'm not trying to stretch myself thin, like I was before. There is still a great need for what I do/did with the movement, but I'm gonna need some help to make shit happen. We'll see...
See ya next year!!! 😊😊😊😊
Uhuru sasa, y paz.
Keep the fist raised.
#AlwaysOnMyLiteraryGrind
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