Stay tuned…

by admin on April 16, 2013

Every time I look at my website, I think, “man, I need to update this thing.” I mean, dang, I have a banner that says “Author of the hot new novel SELLOUT!” Uh … Sellout came out almost three years ago. Yeah, I know. My goal was to update the website last fall. Well, you see how that worked out. My new goal is this summer–2013, of course–all pimped out like a hooptie on Pimp My Ride.

Okay, enough about my website. I think I mentioned something about it on the last three blogs. Sad.

Anyway, I really don’t have much to say except that I’m in school full-time and it’s kickin’ my patooty, hence the reason I haven’t posted much. However, I’ll be graduating this spring–yay!–and my company The Pantheon Collective is still working on a few big “thangs” this year. Speaking of big thangs, I have an upcoming blog that will announce a MAJOR milestone. Can’t wait to share! Stay tuned…

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Where’s the freakin’ time?

by admin on February 21, 2013

It seems the conspiracy to keep you from doing the things you love starts when you wake up. Kids, the spouse, work, school, family, friends, pets, social events—they all impede on precious “me” time. Once you’re sucked into the daily routine, the “roadblocks” in front of you stand high and strong, trying to keep you from your writer destiny and forcing you to surrender.

“Maybe I’ll have time to write tomorrow,” you say. But tomorrow becomes another tomorrow, then another, then another. Before you know it, you scramble to get back into a writing rhythm, but then you’re like, “Now, where did I leave off again?”

Sound familiar?

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2012: A Year in Review

December 24, 2012

2012: A Year in Review I’m waaaay overdue on a blog. Now that I’m out of school, it’s time to get it crackin’ again! First off, let me again apologize for my website. I’d been talking about an overhaul since last summer, but I still haven’t gotten ‘er done, yet. Hopefully, the fonts and color aren’t hard [...]

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And The Book Cover Winner is…

November 9, 2012

Book Blurb: In the eyes of many, an African American commits the ultimate act of betrayal if he or she dares to express conservative beliefs. Ironically, those before us fought for African Americans to simply vote, not be handcuffed to one particular party. Still, because approximately ninety percent (90%) of African Americans are registered Democrats, [...]

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The World Has Moved On (from the TPC blog)

September 1, 2012

Written by Omar Luqmaan-Harris of The Pantheon Collective – 8/30/2012 Do you like stories? Well here you go… Once upon a time, in a land much like our own, there was an entire industry devoted to publishing, manufacturing, distributing, selling, reviewing, and critiquing books. The publishing was done by a handful of large elite companies [...]

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Fit and Fabulous!

August 22, 2012

It’s official: I’m a Fit and Fabulous FINALIST! Here’s what they said: (excerpt) “Congratulations! We have poured over hundreds of entries and have picked you as one of the 15 finalists for this month’s Fit & Fabulous contest! Your story of hard work and triumph truly inspired us.” If any of you know me, I’m [...]

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J-Willy’s KDP Select Experiment – 3rd (and final) Two-Day Promotion Report (May)

June 13, 2012

First off, I know my website is in dire need of an extreme makeover. I’m not the best website interior designer, so the black, white, and blood-red fonts may put a hurtin’ on your eyeballs. I apologize if this blog (and any of my other blogs) is rough reading. My goal is to have a [...]

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J-Willy’s KDP Select Experiment – 2nd Two-Day Promotion Report (April)

May 1, 2012

J-Willy’s KDP Select Experiment … take 2… On 2/20, I enrolled Slow Your Prose: 25 Tips On How New Authors Can Improve Their Craft in KDP Select, my first ebook in the program. On 3/15, I had the first two-day free promotion, arguably the best feature of the program. Once I compiled the results, I [...]

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What The *@#$ You Mean You Didn’t Love My Book?

March 25, 2012

DONE! Got the manuscript in hand, polished and “spit-shined!” Your new Masterpiece is ready for liftoff in Amazon’s virtual rocket boosters! And the cover? Three words—per-fec-tion! You can’t wait for the world to experience the thrill of reading it as much as you enjoyed writing it! Nothing else to do but expect … er … [...]

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J-Willy’s KDP Select Experiment – 1st Two-Day Promotion Report (March)

March 20, 2012

Well, after reading countless blogs from authors about their experiences with KDP Select—some wildly successful, others not so much—I took the plunge and enrolled my ebook Slow Your Prose: 25 Tips On How New Authors Can Improve Their Craft in late February. And man, let me tell you… Wait, I don’t want to assume you [...]

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