Tag: writing

• My Favorite Season and Book Update

  Tomorrow if the first day of fall, and I am so excited. I LOVE FALL! I love the colors, weather, layers, flavors… all of it. However, I hate Halloween, so I don’t get most into the fall spirit until November 1st. Even so, the next month or so is going to be busy with wrapping…

  Christine

  September 21, 2021

  Book Talk, Personal, Update

  book cover, book launch, book release, books, cover reveal, Fall, fall drinks, favorite season, first book, first time author, literature, Personal, reading, selfpublishing, short story, writing

• Pen Name or Nah?

  One of the decisions I had to make when writing my book was what name I would be writing under. It seemed like an easy decision initially—first and last—but then I thought about getting married in the future and changing my last name and how I’d like all my books to be under one name…

  Christine

  September 14, 2021

  Book Talk, Personal, Writing Journal

  author, author name, books, first book, first time author, Personal, reading, self-publishing, writing

• A Book Cover Reveal

  New post on a Friday? Something must be happening! Yup! My book cover has been finalized! YAY!! I’ve been impressed by the most complicated part of myself to reveal it slowly on Instagram over the next few weeks. Now, you could check out our Instagram page every Friday and Tuesday for the next six weeks…

  Christine

  September 10, 2021

  Book Talk, Personal, Related Things, Update

  Book Talk, books, essays, fiction, first book, indi author, literature, new author, new book, Personal, reading, self published, short short story, short story, writing

• Another Birthday and What I’m Looking Into for Fall

  It has been a marvelous 5 days, but today marks my return to work. My birthday was Thursday (hello 33) so I took a couple days off (plus the holiday made 5). I’m usually really excited about my birthday and make plans to do something special, but the way this year started and the way…

  Christine

  September 7, 2021

  Book Talk, Personal, Update

  33, birthday, book lists, books, fall reading, literature, Personal, reading, summer reading, writing

• Roxane Gay: Hunger

  First, I’ll say Hunger was a much faster read than I Almost Forgot About You, probably because it was a more interesting read. Hunger is an intimate look into Roxane Gay’s mind, feelings, and the relationship she has with her body. Some parts of it were heartbreaking, some parts made me chuckle, and others hit…

  Christine

  August 31, 2021

  Book Talk, Review

  book review, books, Hunger, literature, memoir, Personal, reading, roxane gay, writing

• What Happens When You’re Done Writing?

  The thing about self-publishing a book is you don’t just stop once you’re done writing. I assume (because I’ve never gone through it) that when going through the traditional publishing process, once you’re done with your manuscript you send it to your editor and back and forth you go until it’s polished, then you send…

  Christine

  August 24, 2021

  Book Talk, Personal, Related Things, Update, Writing Journal

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

• Sometimes I Paint

  I completed the painting on the left in 2018, three months before I submitted my resignation letter to my job. I didn’t like the job at all. Management was horrific most days, guests were often rude and bratty, and everyone was always on edge. I took most of my frustration and put it on paper.…

  Christine

  August 17, 2021

  Related Things

  art, author, Blackart, book review, books, fiction, literature, painting, Personal, reading, selfpublishing, short story, writing

• I Deliberately Forgot About You!

  So, I’ve finally finished I Almost Forgot About You, and I must say I enjoyed the rest of it. I won’t completely ruin the end for you, but I will say Georgia ends up in a whirlwind romance with someone she chose not to be with twenty years before even though they were both in…

  Christine

  August 3, 2021

  Book Talk

  book review, books, fiction, I Almost Forgot About You, literature, reading, Terry McMillan, writing

• Finding My Voice and Book Launch Thoughts

  Writing my book is forcing me to be open about things I’ve mostly kept to myself over the years. The book is full of true stories as well as made up ones. I’ve always been hesitant to speak up, and I have not been my best advocate in many circumstances, but this book is calling…

  Christine

  July 20, 2021

  Book Talk, Personal, Related Things

  author, books, favoriteauthor, findingmyself, newauthor, Personal, publishing, reading, selfpublishing, writing

• Things Worth Keeping

  I’ve been thinking a lot about decluttering this past week, and about what things are worth keeping. Of course, once I start considering a life with less things in my space, I get bombarded with ads from retailers showing me all the cute summer clothes I need in my closet even though I’m not going…

  Christine

  July 6, 2021

  Personal

  book collection, books, buying, cleaning, decluttering, donating, purging, reading, writing