Working on my 2nd book, Trauma Mama

[elonawashington]

Everyone talks about the absent father but not too many in our culture discuss our toxic moms. There have been quite a few articles lately that discuss the generational trauma and disconnect between black mothers and daughters. As a survivor of child abuse, when I speak to other survivors, every woman in the room discusses how toxic their mother was.

 

It took some time, but I finally gained perspective about my mom and the stories I've been told. Hopefully, this book will help others begin to heal. The genre will be inspirational fiction and span from slavery to the current generation; I may include a future generation as well.

 

I've been outlining it over these last few months and will start writing next month. I'm going to the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, AL for inspiration. I'm so excited about this next book because I finally get to incorporate my African American Studies degree from Howard.

 

The spirit moved me so I designed the book cover this week. 

[Word Lovers]

Nice cover. Please keep us (Word Lovers) posted on the book release. 

[Troy]

@elonawashington Share the ISBN when you get can chance.  I'll add the book to your new area here on AALBC: https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Elona+Washington

[elonawashington]

Thanks!

[richardmurray]

@elonawashington @Elona Washington did you finish the book, i don't see it on your aalbc page? 

https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Elona+Washington

 

[AJ Sam]

Intriguing and timely.  If we are going to salvage this generation, it's imperatives stories like this not only be told, but be supported. I look forward to hearing/reading more.

[josephinabazan]

On 7/8/2019 at 1:19 AM, elonawashington said:

Everyone talks about the absent father but not too many in our culture discuss our toxic moms. There have been quite a few articles lately that discuss the generational trauma and disconnect between black mothers and daughters. As a survivor of child abuse, when I speak to other survivors, every woman in the room discusses how toxic their mother was.

 

It took some time, but I finally gained perspective about my mom and the stories I've been told. Hopefully, this book will help others begin to heal. The genre will be inspirational fiction and span from slavery to the current generation; I may include a future generation as well.

 

I've been outlining it over these last few months and will start writing next month. I'm going to the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, AL for inspiration. I'm so excited about this next book because I finally get to incorporate my African American Studies degree from Howard.

 

The spirit moved me so I designed the book cover this week. 

You're so right. Books like this are needed now, and I'm sure that it can help a lot of readers. I'd love to read it. Have you already finished it?
I also work on my first book right now, it's about relationships between parents and children, and it'll also include real-life stories ( my own, stories of my friends, and some other people who agreed to share their experiences) of childer who were growing up in toxic environments. It's very hard to write actually, because the topic is complicated, and my skills could be better now. But that book may help someone, show that it's possible to live a good life even though you've been through a lot in your childhood. I've also found this service https://penfellow.com/book-writing/ which offers help with writing, editing, and so on, and I think that I may use some help. A huge part is ready, but I'll for sure need professional help to make the writing perfect. And I think it will for sure be beneficial because professionals have more experience and can make the writing more "readable," understandable, and in general, improve quality. But we will see how it goes, and I hope that the book will be ready this year.