Posts In: self-publishing

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Exploring the Mark of Noba

“Sistas are doin’ it for themselves.” This could be the mantra of Afro-Latinx twins Libertad…

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Furqan’s First Flat Top

I’m always impressed when writers take matters into their own hands and bring their stories…

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15 manuscripts and counting…

Thanks to Beth Phelan and her #DVpit initiative, I’ve got a new agent! I’m happy…

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potential & possibilities

The Kweli conference yesterday was AMAZING! So many great people gathered in one place, including…

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come to Cambridge!

  If you’re in the Boston area, I hope you’ll come out to the Women’s…

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did you know…?

Did you know that many public libraries won’t acquire a book unless it has been…

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“find your own voice & use it”

I’ve had two opportunities to have my say recently. Last summer an editor at Publishers…

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Deye mon gen mon

“Behind one mountain is another mountain.” I finished my novel last night, the novel I…

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write/read/teach LOCAL

With the holidays fast approaching, I’m seeing the occasional meme on Facebook urging shoppers to…

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planting seeds

I’ve often written about seeds this past year, so it’s fitting that one of the…