So, things are looking up a little bit. I've gotten my writing mojo back a little bit. I've actually been working one of the sequels to my novel "The Chronicles of The Black Fist" (CreateSpace, 2015). It's going pretty well, and I should be done writing that first draft by the middle of summer at the latest, if the inspiration keeps hitting me the way that it has been. I'm actually pretty happy about that. I've been in a bit of a funk ever since I published "Fiesta Girl" (Draft2Digital, 2018), and the sales for it have been dismal, to say the least. I'm continuing to promote it to my contacts, but nothing seems to be working. That's basically been affecting my writing ever since. The story line for the new Black Fist book, however, has inspired me to continue on writing. I finally found the angle that I needed, and have been able to continue on with the story. Don't know when I plan to publish that particular book, but I'm enjoying the process of writing it.
On a sadder note, one of my coworkers is leaving the day job. It really hurts, considering the fact that I have a HUGE crush on this coworker. I understand why she'd leaving though, and wish her the best of luck. I'm looking forward to seeing her on her last day of work, and giving her a going-way present that I got for her. I hope that she really enjoys it, and knows that I'll miss her very much. Then again, maybe now I can actually ask her out, without the fear of getting fired, lol, lol, lol (she's a manager, after all). Why the hell not...? She's FOINE as all get out. The least that I can do is ask. ;-)
My hours are picking up, ever so slightly, but I'm still looking for another day job. Fuck this place; they don't know how to treat their employees. And now that my favorite coworker isn't going to be there anymore...? Eff that!!! I have no reason to stay. If I can't earn enough money to get my own place, I can at least invest in my writing career by investing in new business cards, at least. Maybe afterwards, I can concentrate on doing a local festival/book fair/convention, or two. Since I always create the Schedule of Events (SoE) list for my group the Universal Africana Literary Arts Movement, I have access to the different events that I can (possibly) go to to promote my book(s). I also have good friends here locally in DE that would be willing to help me do a showcase of my books, or something. I'm keeping my options open....
Right now, the main book project is the sequel to the Black Fist series. I'm also working on a third book for the series, and have ideas for how I want to do a fourth book; story direction, new characters, etc. Once it gets the proper support that I feel it deserves, I know that it'll take off.
I'll keep you all updated. Uhuru sase, y paz.
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Friday, May 18, 2018
Monday, May 7, 2018
Spring time in May
So we have now entered the month of May....
"Fiesta Girl" (Draft2Digital, 2018) is now entering its third month of publication.
Still working on the promotion of the book. It's definitely a grind, and a bit of a headache, but I'm still plugging through. Been sending out a new e-blast for it to my usual list of contacts, which I'm trying to expand, by the way...
ALSO.... "Seductra: Web of Desire" (CreateSpace, 2017) is celebrating it's ONE YEAR PUBLISHING ANNIVERSARY.
Sales definitely haven't been where I wanted them to be for that particular project, but I was going through a transitional phase at the time I dropped that particular book. I had just moved, was still dealing with a new job, and still getting myself acclimated to being a working writer again. Still putting forth the effort to promote it, as I always should, and trying to help keep that story alive. It's a really good book, if I do say so myself, and wish that I could get it the attention that it deserves.
I'm hoping to be able to participate in a few festivals/book fairs/conventions this year. It's looking kinda bleak, financially. If I can get a decent amount of hours at work, I actually might be able to pull it off. I'm still looking for another day job; fuck this one. My boss is a disrespectful dick, and they ain't trying to give me no decent hours...not unless it benefits them. Homey don't play that.
I'm actually in a better mood. Been connecting with some really cool comrades out here in DE. I even recently got the chance to finally meet an online friend in person. I'm hoping to get a little more involved in the community this year; I actually have more options to do that. Might even participate in a few of the festivals and stuff out here, now that I'm getting to know more people. Wilmington is not as boring as certain people are portraying it out to be; there's actually a good amount of stuff to do out here...if you know the right people, and where to look. If you only interested in doing 'nigga' shit, like smoking and getting drunk, then do you. There are actually a good number of events going on being done by various individuals, and organizations in the city. Bottom line....I STILL don't regret the move out here. Yeah...the attitudes of the people take a bit of getting used to, but that's basically anywhere you go.
Hoping to increase my sales. also looking forward to what the future holds. My partner and I are still working on "Ethnic Eats"; we had a delay in production cause of his crazy work schedule, and my recent sickness (caught a bit of a cold that hasn't fully gone away), but we're getting back on track. I've even started working on one of the sequels to my novel "The Chronicles of The Black Fist" (CreateSpace, 2015). I'm hoping to finish the first draft before the summer is out.
I'll keep you guys updated. Uhuru sase, y paz.
"Fiesta Girl" (Draft2Digital, 2018) is now entering its third month of publication.
Still working on the promotion of the book. It's definitely a grind, and a bit of a headache, but I'm still plugging through. Been sending out a new e-blast for it to my usual list of contacts, which I'm trying to expand, by the way...
ALSO.... "Seductra: Web of Desire" (CreateSpace, 2017) is celebrating it's ONE YEAR PUBLISHING ANNIVERSARY.
Sales definitely haven't been where I wanted them to be for that particular project, but I was going through a transitional phase at the time I dropped that particular book. I had just moved, was still dealing with a new job, and still getting myself acclimated to being a working writer again. Still putting forth the effort to promote it, as I always should, and trying to help keep that story alive. It's a really good book, if I do say so myself, and wish that I could get it the attention that it deserves.
I'm hoping to be able to participate in a few festivals/book fairs/conventions this year. It's looking kinda bleak, financially. If I can get a decent amount of hours at work, I actually might be able to pull it off. I'm still looking for another day job; fuck this one. My boss is a disrespectful dick, and they ain't trying to give me no decent hours...not unless it benefits them. Homey don't play that.
I'm actually in a better mood. Been connecting with some really cool comrades out here in DE. I even recently got the chance to finally meet an online friend in person. I'm hoping to get a little more involved in the community this year; I actually have more options to do that. Might even participate in a few of the festivals and stuff out here, now that I'm getting to know more people. Wilmington is not as boring as certain people are portraying it out to be; there's actually a good amount of stuff to do out here...if you know the right people, and where to look. If you only interested in doing 'nigga' shit, like smoking and getting drunk, then do you. There are actually a good number of events going on being done by various individuals, and organizations in the city. Bottom line....I STILL don't regret the move out here. Yeah...the attitudes of the people take a bit of getting used to, but that's basically anywhere you go.
Hoping to increase my sales. also looking forward to what the future holds. My partner and I are still working on "Ethnic Eats"; we had a delay in production cause of his crazy work schedule, and my recent sickness (caught a bit of a cold that hasn't fully gone away), but we're getting back on track. I've even started working on one of the sequels to my novel "The Chronicles of The Black Fist" (CreateSpace, 2015). I'm hoping to finish the first draft before the summer is out.
I'll keep you guys updated. Uhuru sase, y paz.
Friday, April 27, 2018
Improving......
So, I'm feeling a little bit better...
I'm just getting over a cold. I'm still a little salty as far as my sales are concerned. It seems that there's only so much that you can do, to TRY to get people to be interested in, and support your work. But, I AM getting some ideas to work on one of my other writing projects. Gonna try to finish one of my rough drafts that I haven't completed yet.
So, next week is May. Seductra: Web of Desire (CreateSpace, 2017) will be celebrating its one-year publishing anniversary, starting next Tuesday (May 1st). I'll probably send out my usual e-blast about my latest publishing anniversary. Don't know exactly how effective it will be, considering that no one seems to gaf...
But....I digress....
The current day job still sucks ass. My boss is a jackass. And....I don't care if his pussy ass sees/reads this. I'm done with him. Mofo don't know how to treat his workers, so why the fuck I'm gonna try and be nice for his selfish, uncaring ass? The hell Imma bust my ass for you, and you don't even appreciate it? Been looking for a new day job, but some of these employers out here don't have much sense. When I didn't have a phone, and needed to get in contact with these people, I would tell them to email me; but they had a problem with emailing me back. NOW that I have a gd phone, and I'm looking for other work, these cats only wanna email my ass....and I don't regularly check my email. I can't win, smdh...
Well, at least I'm getting job offers. Fuck this current day job. If I'm not gonna be treated like a person, and shown some appreciation and respect, fuck am I gonna stay there for? Let his pussy ass read this, like he did last time, and snitch on me to HR. It'll give me the reason I need to punch him in the nose, and walk off the job. Fucking bitch ass....
But....I digress....
The weather is changing, and hopefully, so will my fortunes. I still don't regret moving out here. I needed some new energy to surround and immerse myself with. I'm actually making a bit of headway out here, so fuck it. It was worth it. Other stupid niggas wanna stay stuck where they're at. That ain't me. I ALWAYS move forward....with, or without you in my corner. I'm not where I want to be yet, but at least I'm getting there....
Uhuru sase, y paz.
I'm just getting over a cold. I'm still a little salty as far as my sales are concerned. It seems that there's only so much that you can do, to TRY to get people to be interested in, and support your work. But, I AM getting some ideas to work on one of my other writing projects. Gonna try to finish one of my rough drafts that I haven't completed yet.
So, next week is May. Seductra: Web of Desire (CreateSpace, 2017) will be celebrating its one-year publishing anniversary, starting next Tuesday (May 1st). I'll probably send out my usual e-blast about my latest publishing anniversary. Don't know exactly how effective it will be, considering that no one seems to gaf...
But....I digress....
The current day job still sucks ass. My boss is a jackass. And....I don't care if his pussy ass sees/reads this. I'm done with him. Mofo don't know how to treat his workers, so why the fuck I'm gonna try and be nice for his selfish, uncaring ass? The hell Imma bust my ass for you, and you don't even appreciate it? Been looking for a new day job, but some of these employers out here don't have much sense. When I didn't have a phone, and needed to get in contact with these people, I would tell them to email me; but they had a problem with emailing me back. NOW that I have a gd phone, and I'm looking for other work, these cats only wanna email my ass....and I don't regularly check my email. I can't win, smdh...
Well, at least I'm getting job offers. Fuck this current day job. If I'm not gonna be treated like a person, and shown some appreciation and respect, fuck am I gonna stay there for? Let his pussy ass read this, like he did last time, and snitch on me to HR. It'll give me the reason I need to punch him in the nose, and walk off the job. Fucking bitch ass....
But....I digress....
The weather is changing, and hopefully, so will my fortunes. I still don't regret moving out here. I needed some new energy to surround and immerse myself with. I'm actually making a bit of headway out here, so fuck it. It was worth it. Other stupid niggas wanna stay stuck where they're at. That ain't me. I ALWAYS move forward....with, or without you in my corner. I'm not where I want to be yet, but at least I'm getting there....
Uhuru sase, y paz.
Friday, April 6, 2018
When You Need Some Motivation......
So...kinda continuing from my last post....I'm not really motivated to write anything right about now. I usually always have a project that I'm working on, even after I've finished publishing my most recent project. Not to say that I don't have any projects that I'm currently working on; to the contrary. I actually have several ideas that are still in the early draft phase. I just don't feel like writing them right about now.
I wouldn't necessarily call it writers block; I know what I want to write for those projects. It's just that I don't FEEL like writing them down. It's like I'm wasting my time. I did the pre-publishing promotion for my latest novel Fiesta Girl (Draft2Digital, 2018), and all I got for it was THREE measly downloads. Nuccas pressed the 'like' button a whole lot on social media, but ain't nobody really bought/downloaded a copy.
Fuck you, too...
I was thinking about converting two of my other screenplay ideas into novels, as well as completing a few other projects that are still in the 1st draft stage...but, what's the point? If I can't even get my so-called 'friends' on social media to support my work, how am I going to attract total perfect strangers to purchase my books?
But, ninjas can press a 'like' button for a new mf profile pic, though....smdh....
But....I digress....
I want to get out of this rut, and get back to being creative, again. Not to say that I'm solely in this to make a profit, but....what's the point of publishing a book, and making it available to the open market, if you're not expecting to make some sort of sales from it? It's been EIGHT years...I'm kinda sick of grinding already. I should've gained SOME sort of a fan following by now....ESPECIALLY with all of the activism that I do....
I don't know. Hopefully, things will change soon enough. I've got some planning going on behind the scenes that should bear some sort of fruit, coming next week. I know that I need to continue to be positive, and keep looking forward. Like I said before...my move out of NYC taught me that I need to have a wee bit more patience. I just needed this first year to get back on my feet. Perhaps with this second year, I can finally reach my goals that I'd set for myself after I'd gotten out here.
Only time will tell....
Uhuru sase, y paz.
I wouldn't necessarily call it writers block; I know what I want to write for those projects. It's just that I don't FEEL like writing them down. It's like I'm wasting my time. I did the pre-publishing promotion for my latest novel Fiesta Girl (Draft2Digital, 2018), and all I got for it was THREE measly downloads. Nuccas pressed the 'like' button a whole lot on social media, but ain't nobody really bought/downloaded a copy.
Fuck you, too...
I was thinking about converting two of my other screenplay ideas into novels, as well as completing a few other projects that are still in the 1st draft stage...but, what's the point? If I can't even get my so-called 'friends' on social media to support my work, how am I going to attract total perfect strangers to purchase my books?
But, ninjas can press a 'like' button for a new mf profile pic, though....smdh....
But....I digress....
I want to get out of this rut, and get back to being creative, again. Not to say that I'm solely in this to make a profit, but....what's the point of publishing a book, and making it available to the open market, if you're not expecting to make some sort of sales from it? It's been EIGHT years...I'm kinda sick of grinding already. I should've gained SOME sort of a fan following by now....ESPECIALLY with all of the activism that I do....
I don't know. Hopefully, things will change soon enough. I've got some planning going on behind the scenes that should bear some sort of fruit, coming next week. I know that I need to continue to be positive, and keep looking forward. Like I said before...my move out of NYC taught me that I need to have a wee bit more patience. I just needed this first year to get back on my feet. Perhaps with this second year, I can finally reach my goals that I'd set for myself after I'd gotten out here.
Only time will tell....
Uhuru sase, y paz.
Monday, April 2, 2018
When You Just In a Shitty Ass Mood....
So, it is now April. The first third of the year is now in the books. In literary circles, it is National Poetry Month. I have a poetry eBook that is available for download, called "Spittin' Lyrics N Waxin' Poetic" (Draft2Digital, 2015). You can acquire a copy (through Kindle) from here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FMVCUD6
It is available through various eBook channels. So, if you are NOT on Kindle, it is also available through other distributors. Since people always wanna give some damn excuse for not purchasing my stuff, I've made my books available through a wide distribution base.
But.....I digress......
Sales for "Fiesta Girl" (Draft2Digital, 2018) haven't gone the way I planned at all. We're going into the second month of it's release, and I've only had a total of THREE downloads so far.
Really......? :-(
What's the fucking point?!?! Hell, I'm not even getting 'likes' anymore when I share the flippin' links to my works. But....cats will always wanna post some dumb shit in response to a rant that I'll write online, and say, "How can I support you...?".
Buy/Download a mf book...actually READ it...WRITE a gd review....TRY to get some of your peoples to help support my work! Yeah...shares of the link(s) are nice, but....have YOU actually read it? What are you gonna tell ya peoples about my book, when they ask you what it's about, hmmmmmm...?
But....I'm the dumb one here, smdh....
I want to be able to invest further in my writing career, but that is becoming extremely hard to do. My current day job isn't giving me enough hours to pay for anything, other than my living essentials (dickhead ass boss!!!). I can't invest in business cards...can't order copies of my book titles to do either a local book signing, or a festival/conference/book fair/convention....can't afford to pay for vendor fees to any conference/book fair/festival/convention that I may want to attend, local or otherwise. At the same time, I wish that I didn't have to rely on the day job solely to fund everything that I need to do. I have NINE books published, damn it!! I should be able to make SOME sort of living off of all my titles.
Yes...I'm ranting! This shit is frustrating! Niggas won't support SHIT that you do. I've done all that I can think of (that is financially possible) to promote my work on a grassroots level, hoping to reach SOMEBODY with my work. I'm getting sick of this. If you don't have some sort of machine behind you, pushing your product, it's like people just won't give a damn...
But, y'all will run out to watch some commercial ass movie, financed and created by white folks, profiling and perpetrating like you doing something culturally Black, smdh....
Hopefully, my next post will be more positive. Sometimes, you just gotta let off some stream....
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FMVCUD6
It is available through various eBook channels. So, if you are NOT on Kindle, it is also available through other distributors. Since people always wanna give some damn excuse for not purchasing my stuff, I've made my books available through a wide distribution base.
But.....I digress......
Sales for "Fiesta Girl" (Draft2Digital, 2018) haven't gone the way I planned at all. We're going into the second month of it's release, and I've only had a total of THREE downloads so far.
Really......? :-(
What's the fucking point?!?! Hell, I'm not even getting 'likes' anymore when I share the flippin' links to my works. But....cats will always wanna post some dumb shit in response to a rant that I'll write online, and say, "How can I support you...?".
Buy/Download a mf book...actually READ it...WRITE a gd review....TRY to get some of your peoples to help support my work! Yeah...shares of the link(s) are nice, but....have YOU actually read it? What are you gonna tell ya peoples about my book, when they ask you what it's about, hmmmmmm...?
But....I'm the dumb one here, smdh....
I want to be able to invest further in my writing career, but that is becoming extremely hard to do. My current day job isn't giving me enough hours to pay for anything, other than my living essentials (dickhead ass boss!!!). I can't invest in business cards...can't order copies of my book titles to do either a local book signing, or a festival/conference/book fair/convention....can't afford to pay for vendor fees to any conference/book fair/festival/convention that I may want to attend, local or otherwise. At the same time, I wish that I didn't have to rely on the day job solely to fund everything that I need to do. I have NINE books published, damn it!! I should be able to make SOME sort of living off of all my titles.
Yes...I'm ranting! This shit is frustrating! Niggas won't support SHIT that you do. I've done all that I can think of (that is financially possible) to promote my work on a grassroots level, hoping to reach SOMEBODY with my work. I'm getting sick of this. If you don't have some sort of machine behind you, pushing your product, it's like people just won't give a damn...
But, y'all will run out to watch some commercial ass movie, financed and created by white folks, profiling and perpetrating like you doing something culturally Black, smdh....
Hopefully, my next post will be more positive. Sometimes, you just gotta let off some stream....
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Veneral Equinox
So, today is the first official day of Spring....the Veneral (Spring) Equinox. It's actually quite cold and cloudy today. BUT.....it's a new season, and the energy is coming anew. Makes me feel like spittn' somethin' all poetic, and whatnot.....
A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-Ahem-hem-hem......
Poem........
"When ya crushin', really crushin'.....
When she lights up a room when she enters, just by her presence,
Those beautiful eyes, that smile, the sexiness of her voice...
Straight up being sexy, without even trying to be,
That swing, that gait, that sassiness, that shape...
Whether you handlin' your business, or being ride or die,
When temples should be built in your name and honor...
When ya wanna bow down every single day, every single time, in her presence,
When you deserve to be deified, and blessed every waking moment of every day...
As the song says, "You got it....you got it bad..."...
When ya crushin', really crushin'....."
(C) 2018
Hey....it's a work-in-progress. If you want better examples of what I can spit, check out my poetry eBook "Spittin' Lyrics N Waxin' Poetic" (Draft2Digital, 2015).
Hoping that the change in season will help to move me forward, and get to where I want to be. Had to shed some negative energy recently; some punk ass from my past that I had to cut off (actually, had to cut off AGAIN). Hadda block his stupid ass on social media, this time. Fuck it....he wasn't worth it. You can only go so far with certain people in your life. Snip, snip.....
Trying to boost sales for "Fiesta Girl" (Draft2Digital, 2018). Been doing my usual outreach, but it's going reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaally slowly. Not trying to say that I should be a millionaire by now, or anything like that, but come ON! Can a brother get SOME sorta support?!?!?
Anyway......
Primarily focusing on outreach, and promotions right now. I'm not even bothering to write a new project. I'm a little tapped out, right about now. Sales have been ridiculously stagnant, and I'm trying to gain some sort of momentum. Basically been spending all of last year trying to rebuild, and get my paper straight, so that I can continue to invest in my writing career. Hoping to hit the festival circuit this year, and do a few events. Only time will tell. Got some other issues that I'm dealing with that might hinder that....
But....I digress.
Hit you back next time!
Uhuru sase, y paz!!!
A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-Ahem-hem-hem......
Poem........
"When ya crushin', really crushin'.....
When she lights up a room when she enters, just by her presence,
Those beautiful eyes, that smile, the sexiness of her voice...
Straight up being sexy, without even trying to be,
That swing, that gait, that sassiness, that shape...
Whether you handlin' your business, or being ride or die,
When temples should be built in your name and honor...
When ya wanna bow down every single day, every single time, in her presence,
When you deserve to be deified, and blessed every waking moment of every day...
As the song says, "You got it....you got it bad..."...
When ya crushin', really crushin'....."
(C) 2018
Hey....it's a work-in-progress. If you want better examples of what I can spit, check out my poetry eBook "Spittin' Lyrics N Waxin' Poetic" (Draft2Digital, 2015).
Hoping that the change in season will help to move me forward, and get to where I want to be. Had to shed some negative energy recently; some punk ass from my past that I had to cut off (actually, had to cut off AGAIN). Hadda block his stupid ass on social media, this time. Fuck it....he wasn't worth it. You can only go so far with certain people in your life. Snip, snip.....
Trying to boost sales for "Fiesta Girl" (Draft2Digital, 2018). Been doing my usual outreach, but it's going reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaally slowly. Not trying to say that I should be a millionaire by now, or anything like that, but come ON! Can a brother get SOME sorta support?!?!?
Anyway......
Primarily focusing on outreach, and promotions right now. I'm not even bothering to write a new project. I'm a little tapped out, right about now. Sales have been ridiculously stagnant, and I'm trying to gain some sort of momentum. Basically been spending all of last year trying to rebuild, and get my paper straight, so that I can continue to invest in my writing career. Hoping to hit the festival circuit this year, and do a few events. Only time will tell. Got some other issues that I'm dealing with that might hinder that....
But....I digress.
Hit you back next time!
Uhuru sase, y paz!!!
Monday, March 12, 2018
Author Book Trailer ***UPDATED 2018***
With the release of my latest book "Fiesta Girl" (Draft2digital, 2018), I've updated my Author Book Trailer promoting my literary works. I've included the cover to my latest project to reflect ALL of my titles that I've written. So, for all of you that consider yourselves my fans, heeeeeeeeerrrrrreeeee we go:
Hope that you enjoyed the *updated* video book trailer! Please spread the word about the video, and PLEASE purchase copies of my books. Available in both paperback & eBook formats!!
Keep the fist raised!!!
UIhuru sase, y paz!!!!
Hope that you enjoyed the *updated* video book trailer! Please spread the word about the video, and PLEASE purchase copies of my books. Available in both paperback & eBook formats!!
Keep the fist raised!!!
UIhuru sase, y paz!!!!
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