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  1. Mel Hopkins
    I found my audience on facebook and i'm actually selling my book! A few people who i have known since high school and reconnected with on facebook have actually bought and liked my novel- thanks to facebook i remembered the importance of creating and maintaining relationships that lead to sales, vendors and other viable components of a strong network. In fact, i even reconnected with Troy and enjoy watching not only his personal brand grow but aalbc.com - i don't read books by black authors unless those books are sci-fi/supernatural/fantasy/horror - therefore i had no reason to peruse the aalbc website - but when i reconnected with Troy, he was my reason. His posts on facebook cause me to visit the website - a few of my dedicated followers visit Troy - when i do. One more thing facebook allows for is to act as a test-market. People respond to content that interest them. That is one thing we can't fake. As a writer this is incredibly important. The adage is to write what you know but when you write what you know and the public responds - not only have you identified your market - you also have the much coveted mental real estate. Yes facebook is a juggernaut for a reason!
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    I was discussing this topic with my daughter and she reminded me that as soon as I posted a comment here I was writing for free. Sadly she is right and this is exactly why we writers find ourselves are in a quandary. Our hubris is our downfall. We believe someone wants to read/hear what we have to express and when we do communicate our thoughts it diminishes the value of our rhetoric. Imagine being thought of as such a great thinker that people are willing to line up to purchase your thoughts. This is why I spend so much time reading writers of antiquity... They don't tweet, Facebook , blog, or visit forums. I can only find their work in a book so I'm willing to pay for it.
  3. Mel Hopkins
    .I was saddened by this story when I first read it. I understand the history, I understand the need to belong - but native Africans need to come home. Do you know how happy I was to learn that my maternal lineage began in Ethiopia- For years my mother told me we were blackfoot indians - and I searched and searched - and yes I did find my great great grandfather on the maternal side was from some tribe in West Virginia...but I rejoiced to learn that we were the original women ( haplogroup L3 - no markers) from Africa...It is time for Africans to reclaim our legacy...
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    Synapses are firing in the restaurant section of my brain and I smell Costco's Pepperoni Pizza.

  5. Mel Hopkins

    "The fight we endure is to accept the Love of DIVINE within. It is all the LOVE we will ever need to achieve our dreams."

  6. Mel Hopkins

    A recruiter asked me, "How much do you travel for business?" Of course working as a flight attendants 2 weeks each month I had to say 100%

  7. Mel Hopkins

    I wonder how many blessings do we give away because to our lying eyes they look like curses." May we be blessed with DIVINE SIGHT.

  8. Mel Hopkins

    Apparently you can't say "I "feel" like I'm being raped" when going to thru airport security. A woman said it -PHL TSA went into Lock Down.

  9. Mel Hopkins

    Is very happy with hotels that offer free internet access in the room. Thank you Hilton!

  10. Mel Hopkins

    Most of us operate on default status until we override the settings with action. Be thankful for ANY active intervention that wakes us up.

  11. Mel Hopkins

    Taking bets on which corporation headquarted in Illinois will announce it is leaving by the end of the 1st qtr. Wait is Blagojevich laughing

  12. Mel Hopkins

    "We elect Legislators to protect our freedoms, not take them away" No law should be made against what offends the sensibilities of SOME.

  13. Mel Hopkins

    Time is a man-made construct, Rhythm is Nature

  14. Mel Hopkins

    FLT-ORD Seat 14C don't think we didn't see you put your headrest up - after we both asked you to put it down b4 takeoff. #shortbusrider

  15. Mel Hopkins

    Peace comes as a result of tolerance and acceptance.

  16. Mel Hopkins

    This weekend my airline thought my name was Kizzie Kunte and I just escaped...Running down the tarmac as I tweet Happy Sunday!

  17. Mel Hopkins

    Now why didn't i think about producing the "mohawk" styled winter hat? These urban fashions are hilarious.

  18. Mel Hopkins

    works one of her gig as a Flight Attendant but I couldn't care less about traveling. I like the gig because it gives me "Wings" #dontjudgeme

  19. Mel Hopkins

    Steward does NOT mean G-D 2/2

  20. Mel Hopkins

    Supernatural: transcend the laws of nature. Birds getting sucked up in violent weather while nesting = Natural. http://bit.ly/hvVXK9

  21. Mel Hopkins

    Your professional network may contain a few of your friends and family but your friends are NOT your professional network – true or false?

  22. Mel Hopkins

    Truth is simple. Lies are elaborate and like complex fraction they must be reduced to their least common denominator to be useful. K.I.S.S.

  23. Mel Hopkins

    BE PREPARED http://nblo.gs/cuhor

  24. Mel Hopkins

    Sales receipts tell a lot about your life, your values, health-risks, and your romance or lack thereof #TMI

  25. Mel Hopkins

    Buzzer Beater Lesson. If you don’t TAKE the shot you will never MAKE the shot! TAKE the shot it is the only way to succeed!

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