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K. L.  Author, Poet, Educator, KL THE WRITER
A New Author writing on the World as he see it.

Having changed his life from one of a cheater to a

married man, who loves his wife and the Lord. 

Website: www.klthewriter.com

"My Book is Out" Series--Erotica, Family Secrets, Classism....Lies & Alibis

Authors Nanette M. Buchanan, Petula Caesar, Kim Shaw, Geletha and Dale Black, Victoria Wells, Debra Owsley, Ella Curry owner of EDC Creations, and guest caller NFL Pro-baller WR Jesse Holley  discuss new book releases relating to healthy AA relationships, erotica, classism, the male romantic perspective, and the business side of literature.

Topics of discussion during our Black Authors Network Interview
What would a pro football players like to read? Fiction titles or non-fiction?
Do women really listen to men when they cry out?
Who trains young men on the role they play in relationships?

 

The authors and special guests answer these questions and many more! Listen in...

Do African Americans still dwell over the light-skinned, dark-skinned issue?
Why do African Americans shy away from mental illness discussions?
How does a writer get their articles in magazines and newspapers?
What is the difference in erotica and romance titles?

These questions and oh so many more are answered on our BAN interview, to find out what each of these authors had to say to the questions, click here.

Novel Writing: Five Secrets Of Success
by Steve Dempster

Have you ever wondered, as you sit at your keyboard, if there are any secrets to successful novel writing? Well there are - and here are five of them. Remember these secrets and your novel writing will improve overnight!

To call the points below ’secrets’ is perhaps to invest them with too great an air of mystery, yet it seems that so many words of advice are looked on as ’secrets’ nowadays that I thought ’what the heck? Go with the flow - call them secrets. Why not?’


I’ll tell you why not. Because it isn’t fair. The ’secrets’ I’m about to tell you aren’t secrets at all - just good, solid advice that’s been proven on the writing mill time after time. So, when next you read some sales blurb offering to tell you ’secrets’ that will absolutely guarantee your success and turn you into an A-list writer - remember me. Remember these five points. Remember that the writer’s road is a hard and rocky one. And especially remember that that road is the best road ever made!

Point One: Adopt a professional attitude towards your work.
Does this seem obvious? Of course it does - and yet you would be amazed at how many people write ’when they can’ or ’when the mood takes them’. If you are one of these people, you need to change this mental attitude right now - and I do mean right now. Unless you are another Hemingway or Joyce you will not succeed with such an approach. Set aside a regular time to work - then stick to it. Period.

Point Two: Identify your target market.
Who will you write for? By this I mean what section of the reading public. A good thing to keep in mind is that you are more likely to be successful writing books on the subject your read yourself - romance or sci-fi for example - than forcing yourself to write in a genre unknown to you just because it seems to sell well.

Point Three: Self-belief.
This is one thing that - unfortunately - no-one can teach you, yet it is one of the most important things that any writer can possess. Indeed, without self-belief it is highly unlikely that you will ever really ’make it’ as a writer. Why? Simply because writing is a tough game and only the strong survive. A writer’s strength lies in mental, rather than physical, toughness but it’s toughness just the same. Cultivate this strength at every opportunity.

Point Four: Support.
I’ve said this before in other articles and make no apology for saying it here - having the support of your family is of huge importance. If they understand that you are treating this writing business seriously and that you need to have set times in which to work then this will be of immense help to you. If they then go the extra mile and root for you at all times, well, you’re halfway there!

Point Five: Rejection.
This is perhaps the most dreaded aspect of writing for many would-be authors - the awful ’pink slip’ of the rejection letter. What you must realise is that rejection is not a personal slight. Publishing is a business and all that rejection means is that your story or book doesn’t fit with what that editor wants at that moment. Many writers in fact have a ’rejection selection’ that they keep to one side and resubmit at regular intervals. After all, times change - and so do editors!

So - five short ’secrets’ that, if you keep them in mind and more importantly act upon them, will always help you along the way to being a published writer. No guarantees, though - anyone who offers you those is someone you really shouldn’t listen to!

© Coypright Steve Dempster
Steve Dempster writes articles for the web and works of fiction. If you would like to get the know-how a novelist needs to write professionally, take a look at this: http://www.howtobeawriter.co.uk/page11.html

 

Currently reading : The Foreigner's Caress (Kimani Romance) By Kim Shaw Release date: By 01 March, 2008

 

 

 

Authors Against Racism | Inside Frat Unity | Get Your Own!

Did you miss the Chat about the Obama Speech, don’t miss it now!

 

 

Motivating Mondays are back! We had a very entertaining evening with special guest authors. Our conversation was filled with unity and wisdom.

 

Check here to hear the 2-hour conversation on race relations and new releases.

Authors KL the writer, Stacy Hawkins Adams, Irving Lord Williams,Chris Dixon, Leroy McKenzie, Shamontiel L. Vaughn, Ryan C. Greene and Nefertari Imani Barak discuss the upcoming election, a inside look at Frat brothers unity, racism today, supporting each other and their books.

We also discussed The Young and Gifted by Leroy McKenzie, "Entrepreneurship - Starting Your Own Business". Each author gave their opinion of the Obama Speech made in March, 2008.

Writer’s Tip: Double Vs. Single Quotation Marks

Double and single quotation marks are sprinkled throughout the texts we read every day. More often than not, however, the use of single quotation marks give people trouble.

In Canadian and American style, use double quotation marks to

• enclose direct quotes.
  
  Example: "Concern for the fate of Chinese characters extends well beyond the interest of artists alone," writes Tracy Pomerinke.
  
  
• enclose titles of newspaper and magazine articles, poems, short stories, songs, episodes of television and radio programs, and chapters or subdivisions of books.
  
  Example: "Does Globalization Spell Trouble for Technical Writers?" is the latest Business Word article by Peter Zvalo.
  
  
• set off words used as words, words used ironically or as slang, words that are particularly significant, and words that may be unfamiliar to the reader. Note: Italics may also be used to set off words in these cases.
  
  Example: The words "effect" and "affect" are often confused.

Many people often incorrectly use single quotation marks in the last example. In Canadian and American style, use single quotation marks to

• enclose a quotation within a quotation.
  
  "I was leaving the store when I heard someone yell ’Nobody move!’" explained Carla.

In the case of further quotations within quotations, alternate with double and single quotation marks.

British practice is usually the reverse: single quotation marks are used first and double quotations marks

 

 

Currently reading : Watercolored Pearls: A Novel By Stacy Hawkins Adams Release date: By 01 October, 2007