The heat is ON!!! Literally. It's been hooooooooooot out in these streets lately!!! 😭😭😭😭
Welcome to the month of AUGUST. It is fitting, since this is also my 350th blog post!!! There's lots to talk about, and a lot of info to cover. Hope that you guys are ready! 😁😁😁
For starters, celebrating the eight-year publishing anniversary of my poetry book "Spittin' Lyrics N Waxin' Poetic" (Draft2Digital, 2015). It's a compilation of poems and rhymes that I'd written that were never-before-released material. I'd never shared these works in any of my other publications, up to that point. As part of the new info that I have to share with you all...the book is now available in paperback format!! It's already available on Barnes & Noble, but is in pre-order status on Amazon.com. I guess since the book was originally published on August 17th (in 2015), that they're going to release it as a paperback on that same date. Nooot to happy about that. 😠😠😠😠
Oh, well. Order you copy of the paperback, while you can....
I've been able to add two more distribution channels through Draft2Digital; Odilo, and Gardners. Odilo distributes to libraries, while Gardners distributes my books to the UK market. Hey...D2D is doing what they can to help get my books out there. Much respect to them for what they do for their authors!!! 😁😁😁😊😊😊
Speaking of D2D...I've finally uploaded my 1st book "Raise Your Brown Black: The Political Shouts of an Angry Afro Latino" [Book 1] to their platform. I felt that I wasn't getting the reach that I deserved with the eBook only being distributed to the platforms that Authorhouse set up for it. Putting it on D2D gives it a wider reach, as well as access to libraries in digital format. It's all about outreach, baby!!!
2023 this month marks the four-year production anniversary of my vlog series "The Rough Draft" on YouTube. I have to admit, I haven't posted any new episodes for the last 2 months. My day job has been keeping me pretty busy (wearing me the fuck out is more like it...), not to mention not having the energy or subject matter to record anything. I'm definitely going to do one this month to celebrate the four year anniversary, as well as update my followers (what few I have on there) on what's be going on with me.
This month also marks my second year living in Raleigh. I actually like it out here, even though I wish that I was a little more stable; not just financially. Housing is expensive as hell out here, not to mention the issues that I'm currently having with my day job. I don't necessarily wanna job hop again, but...something has got to give. I can't really enjoy my life out here, with this fuck ass job. There's no consistency, and I'm feeling over worked and unappreciated. I barely have time to strategize my next moves for my writing career. 😕😕😕😔😔😔😟😟😟
But...I digress...
Looking forward to the celebrations of my achievements. Celebrating the revolutionary history of this month. Hope to talk to all of you guys again, soon!!! Uhuru sasa, y paz!!!
Keep the fist raised.
#AlwaysOnMyLiteraryGrind
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