Tag: books

• I Got Unstuck!

  It took a few weeks of prayer, sending myself voice-to-text notes, and wandering through the possibilities, but Grace and Mercy have finally let me free! I spent most of Friday breaking through the wall and telling their story. I like it, even though it’s just a first draft. Everything is a first draft this time…

  Christine

  January 17, 2023

  Update, Writing Journal

  Black authors, books, short story, writing

• December Writing Cave Wrap Up

  So, we’re at the end of the first week of January and I still haven’t the nerve to log back on socials. This writing cave month was very much needed even though I didn’t get as much writing done as I thought I would. There was quite a bit of reflection, clearing energetic space, making…

  Christine

  January 6, 2023

  Projects/Work, Update, Writing Journal

  Black authors, Black writers, books, selfpublishing, writing, writing cave

• December Writing Cave – Day 27

  I finished my journal interiors and cover designs! I didn’t realize Canva had a max page count of 250, so I ended up redoing both journals and formatting in Word. Technically, it was easier than doing it in Canva to begin with, but I tend to do everything in Canva because I love it so…

  Christine

  December 27, 2022

  Projects/Work, Writing Journal

  books, daily journal, journal, selfpublishing, short story, writing, writing cave

• Creating Space for Writing

  I was exhausted after I self-published my first book last year. At the time, I didn’t think it was taking a lot out of me, but there was a lot of other intense things happening in my personal life and all of it just kind of wore me out. I thought I would spend a…

  Christine

  November 30, 2022

  Book Talk, Personal, Writing Journal

  Black authors, Black writers, books, fiction, literature, Personal, reading, selfpublishing, short story, writing, writing break

• Some Books Need to Be Read in Print and Are We Over Newsletters Yet?

  If you look at my reading list, you’ll notice I’ve been “reading” Pleasure Activism for months. I put “reading” in quotes because I stopped actively reading the book months ago (clearly, because it’s the end of October and I haven’t finished it yet). Unlike some other books I have struggled to get through, Pleasure Activism…

  Christine

  October 27, 2022

  Book Talk, Projects/Work

  books, literature, newsletters, Personal, Pleasure Activism, reading, VA, virtual assistant, writing

• Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray: The Personal Librarian

  First, have you seen a picture of Belle da Costa Greene (Belle Marion Greener)? If not, take a look. Now, I don’t know about you, but I can immediately tell she is a Black woman. When I see pictures of Black people who passed as white in the early 1900s, I am amazed by the…

  Christine

  June 28, 2022

  Book Talk, Review

  book review, books, historical fiction, literature, reading, The Personal Librarian

• Unhiding and Digging In

  I have a habit of keeping to the background in life. I like to be behind the scenes. I’m also good at being non-committal. When I have a job, I do good work, but I never let myself commit to the place or the people. I keep my interest surface-level because I know well how…

  Christine

  June 7, 2022

  Personal, Related Things, Update

  Black authors, Black owned, Black writers, books, Personal, selfpublishing, small business, writing

• Constantly Changing Book 2 | Writing Journal

  So, you know how I was working on a novel as my second book? Well, that is no longer the case [shrugs shoulders]. I decided that I don’t care about Kanoa’s story anymore (harsh, I know). Quite honestly, his story is the one that was tripping me up the most. I was working with two…

  Christine

  May 31, 2022

  Book Talk, Personal, Update, Writing Journal

  Black author, Black books, book two, books, fiction, literature, Personal, reading, selfpublishing, short story, writing

• Raven Leilani – Luster

  Luster was another book I had a difficult time putting down. It was like witnessing something you shouldn’t be privy to and not being able to look away. These people had issues! Thing is, all people have issues and this book was very much a weird peek into the dysfunction that can happen when other…

  Christine

  May 10, 2022

  Book Talk, Review

  Black authors, Black books, Black Literature, book review, books, fiction, literature, Luster, Raven Leilani, reading

• What’s New?

  Has my YouTube journey come to an end so quickly? I don’t want it to end yet, but the free video editor I liked stopped working and I’ve since downloaded, tested, and uninstalled five others (one of them froze my laptop). I don’t have a Mac, so iMovie isn’t an option, and the default Windows…

  Christine

  May 3, 2022

  Personal, Related Things, Update

  books, fiction, literature, Personal, reading, writing