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  1. I look forward to the various discussions on writing and how to land an agent. I also want to learn to perfect my craft before releasing my debut children's picture book and novel. I don't want to be put in the genre of urban fiction/street --a niche market. My books are more than that. A WRITER'S NIGHTMARE by, Tiffany Simone I know that feeling, FEAR. It often holds me back. The writers block, the numerous rewrites, the right word, the various opinions, the what to and not to write. Then comes the self-doubt. What if? What if they don't like my pitch, my query letter, my synopsis, my title, my opening paragraph, my sample chapters, my partial, or full? Do I let these trivial things hold me down? NO, I DO NOT! I keep it moving. I open up my laptop and type, Type like my life depends on it. Type something that they'll eventually like. I refuse to let FEAR define me, because I control my destiny. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. COPYRIGHT 2015
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  2. READ ON BLACK IN AMERICA WEBSITE,BLACK GANGSTER IN PRISON RECEIVED A LETTER, FROM THE KLAN... LETTER FROM THE KLAN WAS THANKING NIGGER GANGS FOR KILLING BLACK PEOPLE,AND RAPING BLACK WOMEN/////IVE SAID BEFORE BLACK PEOPLE ARE DOING WHAT SLAVERY, SOUTHERN LYNCHINGS AND HANGINGS COULD NOT DO, GENOCIDE THE BLACK RACE...DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BLACK HOLOCAUST AND THE JEWISH HOLOCAUST,THE JEWS ARE NOT CONTINUING THEIR HOLOCAUST///JEWISH CHURCH NOT CONTINUING THEIR HOLOCAUST, LIKE BLACK CHURCH PREACHERS,ENSLAVED THE MINDS AND SOULS OF BLACK PEOPLE.JEWS SEEM TO STAND AS ONE , BLACK PEOPLE ARE DIVIDED , MISGUIDED,SEEMS LEADERLESS/////KLAN MEMBERS ARE I N POLITICS, POLICE UNIFORM, CHURCHES,U.S. MILITARY////// WHERE ARE STRONG BLACK LEADERS//////
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  3. With the popularity of 50 Shades of Gray and the HBO series, Girls, the literary world is taking notice of a growing audience: young millennials just entering adulthood. Attorney turned author, Faye McCray, has published a short story series, Dani's Belts, and a novel, Boyfriend, centering around this angst ridden time in a young person's life. "I learned so much in my twenties," McCray said. "Most of which was through painful mistakes. In your early twenties, you have one foot in adulthood and another still buried in your childhood. It's fun to revisit the excitement of that time through my protagonists. It's also cathartic to reflect on that familiar agony of realizing true adulthood and responsibility are much more difficult than any of us imagined." Boyfriend is McCray's debut novel. It follows a young college student as he navigates, love, fidelity and escaping the painful truths of his past. The book is an ambitious, original spin on the new adult genre. It takes on the multicultural landscapes of Washington, D.C. and New York City while capturing the universal uncertainty, exploration and inevitable mistakes of entering adulthood. With a 5-star rating on Goodreads and Amazon, Boyfriend is proving to be well worth the read. "My hope is that the publishing world takes notice," McCray said. "Millenials are diverse, eclectic and bold. There are so many stories waiting to be told. I'm really excited to contribute to expanding that voice." You can find McCray's work on For Harriet, Black and Married with Kids, Madame Noire, Rachel in the OC, Black Girl Nerds, Graveyard Shift Sisters, and on her blog, www.fayemccray.com. In May 2015, Faye's work will also appear in the horror anthology, Anything But Zombies. Faye is a native New Yorker and current resident of the Washington, DC metropolitan area where she resides with her husband and two sons. Faye is currently working on her second novel.
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  4. LMAO. I needed a good laugh. Sick of everything going on in the world. I'm jaded, and it's not easy being green!
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