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BELOW IS A Q & A WITH TOTTIE LIMEJUICE OF READ, WRITE, REVIEW, DISCUSS BOOK GROUP, & HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT®! THE Q & A WAS DONE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2013 ON FACEBOOK! THE BOOK GROUP IS BASED IN EUROPE!

 

TOTTIE LIMEJUICE: It's an electronic age. Everything is instant these days. Is there still a place for traditional books?

 

HICKSON: YES, ALTHOUGH EBOOKS HAVE SOARED IN PUBLISHING, THERE ARE MANY WHO STILL, LIKE MYSELF, WHO LOVE TO TURN THE PAGES OF BOOKS IN PRINT! IF I HAD IT MY WAY I WOULD SOLELY CONTINUE TO PUBLISH IN PRINT, BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT TIME NOW & WE HAVE TO MOVE WITH IT, YET I DON'T SEE PAPER BOOKS BEING OBSOLETE, NOR ANY TIME SOON! THERE'S STILL A HUGE DEMAND FOR IT: & I'M STILL SELLING MANY UNITS IN PRINT! TRADITIONAL BOOKS ARE HERE TO STAY!

 

TOTTIE LIMEJUICE: How important is it to encourage kids to read? How do you sell the idea of books to young people?

 

HICKSON: IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ENCOURAGE KIDS TO READ, AS KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! I GO OUT OF MY WAY TO REACH THE YOUTH, ESPECIALLY WHEN PROMOTING LITERACY, AS MANY ARE PRONE TO WATCHING TV, OR SURFING THE WEB & ALSO PLAYING VIDEO GAMES! I INSTILL THE FACT THAT READING EXPANDS ONE'S MIND, & THAT ONE MUST DO IT OFTEN! I PERSONALLY SELL THE FACT THAT IT'S COOL TO BE SMART TO THE YOUTH & INCORPORATE THIS TO THEM WHENEVER ENGAGED WITH THEM ONLINE OR IN PERSON!

 

TOTTIE LIMEJUICE: Does it matter what they read? Is any book a good book as long as it gets young people started in books?

 

HICKSON: NO! I WOULD NEVER ENCOURAGE TEENS TO READ BOOKS OF ADULT NATURE, NOR DO I SELL ANY OF MY PRODUCTS TO THEM! THINGS MUST BE AGE APPROPRIATE! ALTHOUGH I LOVE THE FACT THAT A TEEN MAY BE INTERESTED IN READING, IT MUST BE APPROPRIATE! I'VE BEEN AT BOOK SIGNINGS WHERE PARENTS WOULD BUY MY BOOKS FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO READ BECAUSE THEY WANT THEM TO GET AN EARLY DOSE OF REALITY: I OFTEN CRINGE WHEN THIS HAPPENS, YET I UNDERSTAND THE PARENTS INTENTIONS!

 

TOTTIE LIMEJUICE:  What first got you interested in books and in particular in poetry?

 

HICKSON: PERSONALLY, I'VE BEEN READING BOOKS FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD! I STARTED WITH DR. SEUSS, THEN GRADUATED TO NANCY DREW IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, YET BY AGE 7 I WAS HONESTLY READING JACKIE COLLINS, DONALD GOINES & SIDNEY SHELDON'S BOOKS: MY OLDER COUSIN'S BOOKS! SO I GOT MY FULL DOSE VERY EARLY ON! WHAT PROMPTED ME TO WRITING POETRY WAS MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN 2000! LIFE WAS VERY CHALLENGING BACK THEN: A ROCKY RELATIONSHIP, DEATH IN THE FAMILY, I HAD TURNED 30, WAS SEEKING A NEW CAREER: & QUIT MY GIG THE DAY BEFORE 9/11, NOT REALIZING WHAT THE AFTERMATH WOULD BE THE NEXT DAY! THE WRITING PROCESS ALLOWED ME TO NOT ONLY BE CREATIVE, YET HEAL! ALTHOUGH EACH POEM ISN'T ABOUT ME, IT'S VERY FAMILIAR TO MANY! WRITING ACTUALLY SAVED MY LIFE!

 

TOTTIE LIMEJUICE: I hear you're thinking of writing your memoirs. That sounds interesting? In brief, what has been the highest and lowest point of your life so far?

 

HICKSON: YES, I'M DEFINITELY WORKING ON A MEMOIR: DONE IN SERIES! IT'S TOO MUCH TO COVER IN ONE BOOK I FEEL! THE LOWEST PART IN LIFE FOR ME WAS LOSING MUCH IN LIFE, INCLUDING MY APARTMENT & BEING FORCED TO LIVE ON THE STREETS TEMPORARILY WHILE WRITING MY BOOK! THE HIGHEST POINT TO DATE WAS OVERCOMING IT ALL, STARTING MY OWN PUBLISHING/MULTIMEDIA COMPANY, GHETTOHEAT & NOT ONLY PUBLISHING MY WORK, BUT PUBLISHING THE WORKS OF OTHERS--I HAVE 15 WRITERS SIGNED TO THE COMPANY WITH MULTIPLE BOOK DEALS! YET THERE'S MORE TO COME! 

 

TOTTIE LIMEJUICE: It's coming up to Christmas. A book as a present for a young person - cool, or not cool?

 

HICKSON: SO COOL! YES, A BOOK FOR A YOUNG PERSON IS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE, ACTUALLY I WOULD RECOMMEND SONZ OF DARKNESS BY DRU NOBLE! IT'S A WONDERFUL SCI-FI/SUPERNATURAL ADVENTURE, PLACED IN A MODERN DAY TIME SETTING! A PAGE TURNER INDEED!

 

TOTTIE LIMEJUICE: What genre of books does GhettoHeat publish and what are your best selling books?

 

HICKSON: I PUBLISH MANY GENRES AT GHETTOHEAT®: POETRY, CRIME/STREET LIT, URBAN FICTION, CHICK LIT, MYSTERY, LGBT/SEXUALITY, SCI-FI/SUPERNATURAL/PARANORMAL & POLITICS! I ALSO HAVE ROMANCE & EROTICA COMING SOON! THEY ALL SELL WELL, YET THE URBAN BOOKS SELL THE MOST! WHY IN MY OPINION? THEY'RE EXTREMELY RELATABLE! MY READERS SEE THEMSELVES WITHIN IN THEM OR SOMEONE THEY KNOW! YET, I HAVE WONDERFUL BOOKS AT GHETTOHEAT FOR ALL TO ENJOY! I EDIT THEM ALL, ALSO, SO THE HEART & SOUL IS DEFINITELY PRESENT!

 

THE DISCUSSION CONTINUES, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2013 AS MEMBERS OF READ, WRITE, REVIEW, DISCUSS PRESENT QUESTIONS TO HICKSON, 2PM EST ON FACEBOOK! TO JOIN IN, FOLLOW HICKSON HTTP://FACEBOOK.COM/HICKSONHOTNESS & FOLLOW THE BOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/681565758544357/

 

PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®! 

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Sonz of Darkness Paperback

by Dru Noble

 

Lost to the hands of a tragic past in Haiti, the lives of two brothers separated during their early childhood, are pulled into a twisted course of destiny they can t escape. Gary Romulus, an urban ex-convict blessed with supernatural gifts, is plagued with constant haunting nightmares of his origins. Andrew Taylor, a distinguished, a wealthy industrialist, living the life of privilege and power, is totally unaware of his true history. When their present opposing lives collide in America, both Gary and Andrew are faced with the truth of who they really are, and the knowledge of their undeniable future. Witness the extraordinary journey of SONZ OF DARKNESS, as the two brothers battle against a coming tide that will stop at nothing to claim them, but will ultimately destroy the world itself for its victory.

 

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Thanks for sharing the interview here HICKSON.

 

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