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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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 20, 2008

GOT CHANGE FOR A TWENTY? TAKE A ROUND TRIP!

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Chicago, IL (BlackNews.com) - Approximately 70% of all newly diagnosed HIV-positive patients are African American women, and the percentage for African American males is steadily rising. In Shamontiel L. Vaughn's novel, Round Trip, she takes on the subject of AIDS from college students' perspective.

 

Four years of relationships, pledging, classes, finals, partying, and friendship is what three of Change for a Twenty's characters reminisce on while planning their college graduation. This is Memo's, Arnez's, and Jermaine's time to collect caps and gowns, pursue their careers, and celebrate their success. However, Memo is trying to pursue a relationship with Seleste while dealing with the issues of his corrupt cop father being released from prison. Jermaine has decided to propose to Cara, but she can't seem to decide between him and Arnez. Arnez is still flirting and floating away, but now he has to deal with rumors on campus that could ruin his swagger. With a potential wedding in Atlanta, a graduation in Chicago, and some unfinished business in the boroughs of New York, their journeys are nonstop.

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Shamontiel L. Vaughn is a two-time novelist, freelance journalist, and a full-time Assistant Copyeditor. Graduating Cum Laude from Lincoln University (MO) with a Bachelor of Arts in English/Creative Writing, in addition to attending Northern Michigan University, University of Chicago, and DePaul University, Shamontiel studied writing, communications, criminal justice, and Spanish. This 26-year-old author has over 80 articles, 4 poems, 4 short stories, and 2 novels published in magazine, newspaper, and book locations, in addition to her online site at www.associatedcontent.com/shamontiel.

 

Shamontiel is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and an active reporter for imperative social and political issues in the African American community, such as the Jena 6 case, Trinity United Church of Christ versus Barack Obama, and being a soul food vegetarian. In addition to being a writer, Shamontiel is also a volunteer for BEHIV, an HIV/AIDS free testing facility in Chicago, and she has spoken in college classrooms about the importance of safe sex, correct condom usage, abstinence, and testing information.

 

Both of her novels Change for a Twenty and Round Trip can be purchased at Target.com, Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Half.com, the Southside Community Art Center (Chicago), and Heritage Books & Music (Chicago).

 

Visit www.shamontiel.com for a press kit and more information.

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Round Trip by Shamontiel L. Vaughn

Shamontiel L. Vaughn

E-mail address: changeforatwenty@yahoo.com

Webpage address: www.lulu.com/shamontiel

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 www.geocities.com/changeforatwenty.html

 

SLS Currently reading : Round Trip By Shamontiel L. Vaughn Release date: 18 July, 2007

Change for a Twenty

by Shamontiel L. Vaughn

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