How to Make the Personal Political: On Making Statements in Fiction Work

If you’re a writer you probably came to the craft wanting to express something. If it didn’t have anything to do with your personal life perhaps you needed to get your voice across about an event, opinion, or even retell a story. In that way, you knew that you had words that needed to make

An Explanation of ‘Hurdles’ & The Strong Black Woman Schema

“If I can just publish a poem per day and rely on my writing as a way out I’m sure that I’ll get through this last semester.” –SA Those are the words I whisper to myself as my skinny black body and Afro goes into each classroom trying to fulfill expectations. As I walk around

How Many Main Characters Are Too Many? Can I Have 3, 4, 5, or even 6?

Ah, the main characters! They are so fun because they drive the basis of a story. I mean, what is a story without the decisions of someone completely fictional? I feel that the main characters are interesting because we develop their psyche, the things that they do, and how they interact with the world around.

Have High Self Esteem, Have Confidence, on Writing My Way Out of Despair

To: You
From: SA
Subject: Love Yourself

Book Review/AOTD: For the Love of ATL Books 1-4 by Desiree Granger

Intro Ah! I’ve been itching to do a book review for a while now, but I’ve been binge reading! These novels were an entertaining four-in-one combo that will take you for a ride, I have so many thoughts. Allow me to share them with you! I took the time to create a YouTube video that

FAQ: How do you write a book? How do you self-publish​?

Every writer writes a book differently, the ways to go about the writing process varies from person to person and pen to pen. There is not a one size fit all way of finishing an entire manuscript, however, there are technical tools and some questions that can be answered. 1.) How do you start a