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The Nubian Chronicles Magazine (http://www.tnc-magazine.net) is currently seeking submissions for its FALL 2008 issue, slated to be released on Monday, October 20, 2008. The deadline for submissions is Monday, October 6, 2008.
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Well, it’s the 17th of the month, and that means my latest Blogging in Black column is LIVE!
This month, I’m talking about memoir writing.

I’ve met so many people who not only feel that their life story is important to write, but it’s also important to publish for others to read.
This got me thinking about [...]

Over @ Blogging in Black, where I have a monthly column, I share my ROMANCE with writing. Please take the time to head there, read it, and leave comments about your own love affair with the WORD and with writing!
Here’s the (link)!
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Today, over at CHICKLITGURRL: high on LATTES & WRITING, I interview Steeple Hill Love Inspired author Margaret Daley, who talks to me about her latest book FAMILY EVER AFTER and writing.
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CLG: What was the initial spark that brought FAMILY EVER AFTER into being?
MD: It started with a [...]

All writers have a love of the WORD and of LANGUAGE….read my piece, The Importance of the WORD: Death & Language (HERE) to see how much I love the WORD; this short piece was inspired by a quote from Toni Morrison.
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Well, I haven’t written the last day or two, but I did ALMOST finish chapter two of my new manuscript, EMPTY SWINGS.
My goal is to finish this novel by the first, second week of July. It’s a smaller book, geared towards Harlequin’s Steeple Hill Love Inspired imprint, so it shouldn’t be hard to finish. [...]

Have You Found YOUR Writing Voice?
Today over @ Blogging in Black, the original chicklitgurrl™ – MOI – discusses why it’s important for writers to find their voices; I also talk about how aspiring writers can begin to find their voices.
Definitely come back and check out my commentary, and PLEASE take the time to leave a [...]

Today, over at my ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING blog, I’m a guest blogger in the AGAINST ALL ODDS Virtual Book Tour for Niambi Davis and her debut novel, FROM DUSK TO DAWN.

Head over there now to read my take on the OLDER WOMEN/YOUNGER MEN issue, and then leave YOUR COMMENTS! Here’s [...]

Why Should You Subscribe to ChickLitGurrl™: high on LATTES & WRITING?
Initially, author-editor-educator-everywoman Shon Bacon created the blog ChickLitGurrl™ as a way to express her angst as she tried to break BACK into the publishing industry as a solo author, but she quickly realized that she cared more about words and writing and talking about [...]

“We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives” – Toni Morrison
I’m blessed for the WORD, whether it be the word of God or it be the words that I come in contact with as a writer.
One of the first classes I took [...]