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Reading is a gift that should be shared! S.F. Hardy, has devoted her personal and professional life, sharing the infinite joy of reading through her work as literacy advocate, librarian and children’s author. She’s a native Detroiter, lover of food and dance, and serial graduate of Wayne State University.
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Meet Sylvia Hubbard with SCBWI-MI and learn how she sells her books, grows her business and how you can, too.
Saturday, Oct4th
3-4pm
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From sold-out audiences in Detroit three years in a row, to packed rooms in Atlanta, Charlotte
and Chicago, The Red Ink Conference is the nation’s premier conference that is taking the
literary map by storm!
Whether you’re an aspiring author with only a creative idea for a book, or you have 20+ books
published, and you’re ready to take your books to the next level, this is the conference for you!
This one-of-a-kind conference empowers attendees to write, edit and market their next
bestseller—at a fraction of the cost. Due to the current state of the world with COVID-19, it all
takes place online from the comfort of your own home on September 11 and 12, 2020. In
addition to engaging information and quality networking, attendees will experience on-screen
editorial exercises, writing prompts, marketing strategies and more!
Collectively, conference speakers, Tenita “Bestseller” Johnson, Valerie J. Lewis Coleman, Dawn
James, Sulondia “Sue-Ham” Hammond and Tammy Turner have over 50 years of industry
experience and run successful businesses that support indie authors nationwide. Attendees will
learn new, innovative information that will position them to build a solid platform as an
authorpreneur and speaker. Complete with information on marketing, crafting a solid
professional bio and book synopsis, as well as self-publishing industry secrets that save authors
both time and money in the publishing process, writers will leave inspired to take their book
from the page to the stage and the marketplace at-large—allowing them to develop a six-figure
income, even if they just have one book!
General admission tickets are only $129.
To purchase tickets, visit The Red Ink Conference or Eventbrite. For interviews or more
information, please contact Tenita Johnson at redinkconference@gmail.com, or 313.999.6942.
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About the Organizer
Authors worldwide write better thanks to editorial guru and author, Tenita C. Johnson.
Perfecting manuscripts for hundreds of best-selling authors, she’s on a mission to end the
prominent everyday abuse of the English language and rectify punctuation pet peeves. Well
known by many as a human spell check, noun nerd and grammar police, she proudly wears the
badge of honor to correct and serve. Dubbed the editor’s editor, Tenita hosts the annual Red Ink
Conference to empower aspiring authors to write from the editor’s point of view to save time and
money in the self-publishing process. She positions writers as experts in the industry serving
them to create their own writing/editorial business and multiple streams of income.
To connect with Tenita, visit SoItIsWritten.net or email info@soitiswritten.net.
About book:
The much anticipated debut novel of Angelique Clemens combines the storyteller of fictional novel with the step-by-step benefit of self-help books. The gripping story of a young professional woman moving through the obstacles of losing a sibling, establishing a career, and trying to find romance all while struggling with self-identification. Can I Borrow Your Skin outlines self-affirmation techniques and demonstrates their benefit for self-esteem building and self-conceptualization. The author, Angelique Clemens, walks the reader through the struggle of self experienced by the protagonist and helps them emphasize with her plight.
The novel is a unique combination of three genres and is written in the tradition of The Self-Love Workbook by Shainna Ali, 50 Shades of Grey by E. L. James, and The Dollmaker by Harriet Arnow. The author paints such a vivid story that the reader will feel immersed in the sights, sounds, and feelings as if they were walking alongside the protagonist or perhaps under her thumb.
Book Website www.CanIBorrowYourSkin.com
Amazon Book Page: https://amzn.to/31riHCA
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Angelique%20Clemens%22?Ntk=P_key_Contributor_List&Ns=P_Sales_Rank&Ntx=mode+matchall
From the author:
I wrote a guide book to help persons who read Can I Borrow Your Skin. The guide has three parts, the pre-read which explains some of the alternative relationships that are noted in the novel. The post-read which helps walk the reader through the mirror technique used by the protagonist in the novel. The book club aid which has some discussion topics for book clubs who read the novel. For the guide:
Barnes & Nobel paperback https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-guide-to-the-mirror-angelique-clemens/1136501059?ean=9781078781749
Nook https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-guide-to-the-mirror-angelique-clemens/1136501059?ean=2940162771906
on Amazon: paperback https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085DRTD8C or Kindle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085C428WW
Book Interview:
· What inspired you to write this book?
I was moved by significant events in my life and the life of those around me. Writing about those experiences and working through different outcomes is what inspires my writings. The protagonist experiences a serious loss and struggles with self identification and starts to define herself by the relationships that she maintains. As a woman who has struggled with self-concept herself, I wanted to write something that spoke to others in this situation. I used the protagonist to first show how easily self-doubt and lack of self-knowledge can manifest.
· Can you tell us about the book?
Can I Borrow Your Skin is a romance novel about a woman’s unrequited love with the reflection she saw in the mirror. The protagonist, Nicolette Guyere, experiences loss and as she mourns she spirals down a rabbit-hole of self-doubt. While working through the loss, Nicolette notes that her lack of self-knowledge was being populated based on the relationships she maintained. The resulting self was not Nicolette; in fact, she learned through working on herself using the mirror technique and self-affirmations that she was not able to be her true self with over 90% of the people in her life.
· What did you learn about yourself when writing the book?
I learned more about myself. I was already enamored with myself, but this book gave me a much deeper appreciation for who I truly am. I can honestly say that I love the woman I have become and grow deeper in love with her every day.
· What will readers walk with after reading this book?
How to love themselves. There are so many techniques on how to start the process of loving one’s self and one great example. Persons reading my book will hopefully walk away from the book thinking to themselves that it is ok to not be perfect and that trying to be what everyone expects of you will have you in a situation where you are never who you know yourself to be.
· What advice about writing, publishing and marketing would you give to other writers and authors.
1) Enjoy the process. It is long, sometimes very difficult but it is like planning a wedding or for the arrival of a child. Cherish the ups and downs. It will be over before you know it.
2) Have a plan. Outline. Set deadlines. Be organized and stick to your deadlines.
3) Your book begins and ends with your editor. Make sure you pick one that understand you, your vision, and will make the experience easier
Bio:
Monique D. Mensah is a three-time national award-winning author, a self-publishing expert, and the owner of Make Your Mark Publishing Solutions. As your personal self-publishing assistant, Monique turns manuscripts into masterpieces by handling the entire self-publishing process for indie authors, from editing to print and everything in between. With a passion for the indie author community, she is known for educating and entertaining her “Indie Friends” on social media with a humorous, tell-it-like-it-is flare.
Website: www.makeyourmarkps.com
Facebook: Make Your Mark Publishing Solutions
Instagram: @makeyourmarkps
Twitter: @makeyourmarkps
Purchase books by this author at: https://amzn.to/39QApDn
We all need that kick in the pants or just get one book sold for the week to inspire us to keep going.
#MotownWriters is starting a small authors promotions group. It’ll get complicated as we grow, but for now, we’re starting small and helping you to be a better writer by helping each other as well.
Are you ready to take the challenge?
First, make sure you subscribe to updates on this website, click here.
Second, if you aren’t a member on FB to get the 9am weekly updates on Sunday and ask any questions, join now. Click here
Third, get your calendar out and watch the video.
Fourth, in the comments below, let us know you’re taking the challenge.
Now let’s get ready to do this!
Here are the weekly assignments as discussed in the video:
Monday: #MondayBlog (suggested topic) Why I wrote my book or Why do I write (post on your blog to send out on monday)
Wednesday: Create a promotional graphic for your book or just your blog (if you don’t have a book). Go to Canva.com or Bookbrush.com. They’re free. Send out to Facebook, Twitter & Instagram with the hashtag #WritersWednesday and then describe how your writing makes readers feel or copy/paste a review of someone talking about your writing.
Friday: Grab an Interview or Interview someone. A Cheat is in the video, but also you can download the pdf How to grab Podcast Interviews. (click here) You don’t have to have the interview that day, but schedule out an interview for a later date and then come back and let us know.
Post your completed assignment links here or on Motown Writers FB group. http://facebook.com/group/motownwriters
You can use the hashtag #mwn or tag on @sylviahubbard1 on Twitter and Instagram if you’d like me to share throughout the week your accomplishment.
NEXT WEEK’S ASSIGNMENT
I’ll be doing a live on the Facebook group at 9am (mark your calendars) to talk about the results. You have permission to brag. And to get ready for next weeks assignments. We’ll discuss your bio, which we will encourage you to post. (No more than 250 words and in 3rd person please) and also we’ll send out a checklist for your website and social media.
If you really want to get a jump on your August, check out Book buzz post
https://buildbookbuzz.com/awesome-august-occasions-for-authors/
Want more marketing help. Here is my non fiction storefront
Thanks so much!
Your Moderator
From sold-out audiences in Detroit three years in a row, to packed rooms in Atlanta, Charlotte
and Chicago, The Red Ink Conference is the nation’s premier conference that is taking the
literary map by storm!
Whether you’re an aspiring author with only a creative idea for a book, or you have 20+ books
published, and you’re ready to take your books to the next level, this is the conference for you!
This one-of-a-kind conference empowers attendees to write, edit and market their next
bestseller—at a fraction of the cost. Due to the current state of the world with COVID-19, it all
takes place online from the comfort of your own home on September 11 and 12, 2020. In
addition to engaging information and quality networking, attendees will experience on-screen
editorial exercises, writing prompts, marketing strategies and more!
Collectively, conference speakers, Tenita “Bestseller” Johnson, Valerie J. Lewis Coleman, Dawn
James, Sulondia “Sue-Ham” Hammond and Tammy Turner have over 50 years of industry
experience and run successful businesses that support indie authors nationwide. Attendees will
learn new, innovative information that will position them to build a solid platform as an
authorpreneur and speaker. Complete with information on marketing, crafting a solid
professional bio and book synopsis, as well as self-publishing industry secrets that save authors
both time and money in the publishing process, writers will leave inspired to take their book
from the page to the stage and the marketplace at-large—allowing them to develop a six-figure
income, even if they just have one book!
General admission tickets are only $129.
To purchase tickets, visit The Red Ink Conference or Eventbrite. For interviews or more
information, please contact Tenita Johnson at redinkconference@gmail.com, or 313.999.6942.
###
About the Organizer
Authors worldwide write better thanks to editorial guru and author, Tenita C. Johnson.
Perfecting manuscripts for hundreds of best-selling authors, she’s on a mission to end the
prominent everyday abuse of the English language and rectify punctuation pet peeves. Well
known by many as a human spell check, noun nerd and grammar police, she proudly wears the
badge of honor to correct and serve. Dubbed the editor’s editor, Tenita hosts the annual Red Ink
Conference to empower aspiring authors to write from the editor’s point of view to save time and
money in the self-publishing process. She positions writers as experts in the industry serving
them to create their own writing/editorial business and multiple streams of income.
To connect with Tenita, visit SoItIsWritten.net or email info@soitiswritten.net.
Author Showcase Book Fair & Virtual Tour
Presented by Queenie’s Booktalk & Reviews
July 24th – 26th
Author talks, giveaways, after parties… oh my
Join us on these days!
https://www.facebook.com/MsQueenflisa
Here’s the schedule
Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 1:00 PM –
Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 5:00 PM EDT
The Detroit Writing Room
1514 Washington Boulevard
Suite 203
Detroit, MI 48226
Check out Schedule | Find out More About Detroit Writing Room | Register Now
This summer, join The Detroit Writing Room for a weekend retreat to connect with fellow writers, write in a creative space and learn from published authors.
The Detroit Writing Room is offering a Summer Writing Retreat Friday, July 17 and Saturday, July 18. If you need an escape to unblock writer’s block and get your creative juices flowing, this experience is for you.
The two-day retreat includes time to network with aspiring and veteran authors, writing and publishing workshops, and free writing time. Meals and a Friday happy hour are included in the ticket price. All levels of experience are welcome. Must be 21+.
Come with your laptop and/or writing materials!
Check out Schedule | Find out More About Detroit Writing Room | Register Now
Author Angeline Boulley will have a writing workshop, “From Spark to Story: Workshop for Writers” from 1 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21 at Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center – Hessel School House.
This building is located at 3206 West Cedar Road in Hessel.
Boulley will cover a range of writing topics, including plot, character, theme, voice and hero versus villain. The workshop will address how to question a literary agent, what happens during a book auction and working with an editor.
The cost for the workshop is $50 per attendee.
To help ensure safety, program participants will be required to practice distancing protocols and wear face coverings.
To register, call (906) 484-1333 or visit hesselschoolhouse.org.
Author’s Website | Author’s Books
(Please forward this to a friend and bring several friends with you.)
See ya Sat and please bring a donation to help us out.
We’re still meeting, just online in our Facebook Group
http://facebook.com/groups/motownwriters
Join in advance and let’s discuss your literary challenges and successes, plus receive tips and tricks to help you with your writing, publishing and marketing.
On June 13th at 10am, we’ll have special guest, Jesse A. Cole, Jr.
Topic: Spirit-Led Writing Techniques: “Accomplishing Your Writing Goals With A Spirit-led Strategy”
Links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/JesseColeSpeaks
Instagram: www.Instagram.com/CoachJesseCole
Website: www.KingdomMogulCoaching.com
Books: www.kingdommogulcoaching.com/store/
Bio:
Jesse Cole is the COO (Chief Obedience Officer) of Kingdom Mogul Coaching. A Kingdom Consulting company that helps entrepreneurs grow their faith as they grow their business. The author of 5 published books, Jesse knows what it feels like to choose audacious faith in the face of doubt, and to have the courage to be unapologetic and obedient to who God called you to be. Even when you are uncertain about your ability to perform or execute. Through his Kingdom Platforms Coaching Program, he helps people cultivate their experiences, uncover the transformational principles that are hidden beneath the surface, and convert those principles into a message they can monetize.
Author’s Website | Author’s Books
Jesse says, “I’m still amazed that I get to use all of my spiritual gifts to empower others to live boldly in their calling. Seriously, from teaching, to giving a word of knowledge, from using discernment or taking a worship-break in the middle of a coaching session, to encouraging a clients’ faith, no gift is left out! And that’s what I enjoy most about my assignment, not only do I get to experience the unforced rhythm of God’s grace, but I get to teach others how to do the same in their life and business!”
Jesse resides in the Metro-Detroit area with his wife, Shaleena, and two children, Dean and Nya.
Please visit this author’s website, connect with him online and support his literary endeavors!
Networking is key to our survival as writers and authors! This is your chance to learn, network and connect!
Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 1:00 PM –
Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 5:00 PM EDT
The Detroit Writing Room
1514 Washington Boulevard
Suite 203
Detroit, MI 48226
Check out Schedule | Find out More About Detroit Writing Room | Register Now
This summer, join The Detroit Writing Room for a weekend retreat to connect with fellow writers, write in a creative space and learn from published authors.
The Detroit Writing Room is offering a Summer Writing Retreat Friday, July 17 and Saturday, July 18. If you need an escape to unblock writer’s block and get your creative juices flowing, this experience is for you.
The two-day retreat includes time to network with aspiring and veteran authors, writing and publishing workshops, and free writing time. Meals and a Friday happy hour are included in the ticket price. All levels of experience are welcome. Must be 21+.
Come with your laptop and/or writing materials!
Check out Schedule | Find out More About Detroit Writing Room | Register Now
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