This book is an inspiring story of young lady who graduated from a French high school but wanted to pursue her dreams in America. She had to overcome language barriers , poverty and resentment from others because She left her parents back home and had to work to support herself. In the end, She achieved all her goals and made a name for her family.
I write the story because it is very important and compelling to me. Consequently, others will be inspired from reading this book. I want readers to understand that we can overcome difficulties or achieve our dreams when we persevere. There is hope for us if we determine to pursue our goals and dreams with tenacity and endurance, we can change our destiny. There will be obstacles, dilemmas and struggles, but if we don’t quit or get discouraged, we can eventually reach our aspirations.
Learning English as a second language has never been an easy process. However, after graduating from a French high school, a young lady decided to leave her native country and families in the pursuit of her dreams in America. Based on her language barriers, many perceived her aspirations and ambitions to be impossible and unattainable. Despites the negatives feedback and others’ opinions, she was determined to pursuit her dreams, and to make a name for her family. She let nothing stand in her path of successes. She coped with her limitations and lack of support, and did not let fear, cultural chaos, poverty or intimidations stopped her from chasing her goals diligently. Compelled by her tenacity and determination, she conquered all her aspirations in the face of challenges, struggles and societal misconceptions.
In these pages, she describes the following: – Her challenges with the English language. – The tactics she used to quickly learn English and to survive the academic endeavors. – Her daily financial struggles. – Her disappointments, setbacks, and resentments from others. – The fulfillment of her dreams.
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An excellent post about author branding!
“Pick three key pieces of your personality that show up in all your work and that you’re also willing to discuss with others, so that you
a) create a persona, for sure, but one that feels real and sustainable;
b) make yourself available for author-reader relationships, but also remain in control of what you share; and
c) build an honest brand that will carry you through your career, no matter what you’re writing, in what genre, with what set of characters, because the components of your brand are inherently you.“
You’ll have to excuse my year-long absence. I was busy getting my shit together in a process that went something like this: give up alcohol on the Autumn Equinox, 2018; journal out the thoughts that bubbled up and snapped and lapped tar across my brain; cry a lot; let go of a lot; step away […]
Martin Crosbie had listed out some really important things we authors should be looking at when it comes to developing our writing career. I hope you’d enjoy reading the post as much as I did as it made me reflect on how I am approaching marketing and positioning myself as an author.
on Indies Unlimited: At BookDoggy, we often receive submissions from authors that are missing important items which could totally help them connect with more readers. We’ve put together a rant, I mean a list of things that drive us crazy, I mean things that will help you. Anyway, here it is. Continue reading HERE
The Christmas Cats Can’t Help When the Hive Elects a Bad Bee. The bees learn a valuable lesson about making important decisions without enough information. They also learn that everyone needs to work to earn the trust of others.
Review:
This book is the sixth in the Christmas Cats series (www.TheXmasCats.com) but it can be read as a standalone. Although it is written for kids between the age of 3 – 12 years old, it is more appropriate for kids above 6 years old as the book incorporated politics in a subtle manner. The book has about 68 pages, with a few last pages consisting of black and white images for colouring purpose.
This book is amusing, and fun to read. It fits not just for kids but also for adults as they would have a good time reading the book out to the kids. It teaches some important values behind being a good leader and how not to be ‘the bad guy’. If the book is read out to kids in the right manner, they will be able to understand the message in a very simple manner. I have never thought of a children’s book that can have politics in it.
A 4 star for this book. The illustrations are great.
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About the Author:
Born in Gary, Indiana, May 13, 1973, Carlos Alexander Murray definitely became a product of his environment. Plagued with the ghost of three’s, Carlos has survived the passing of 3 siblings; an older brother, Torriano ‘MC Scoop’, and 2 younger sisters, Lakeesha and Cashmere. Being a native of these venomous streets of the Murder Capital, he spent his teenage years heavily engaging in going to church, selling drugs, pimping, and playing basketball.
Being a member of Roosevelt High School’s 1991 State-Championship, basketball team, a scholarship is what saves this young man’s life. Graduating from Central College in McPherson, Kansas, Carlos finishes his 3rd year attending Elmhurst College in Illinois.
Taking a turn of greatness or some may say a fall from success, Carlos A. Murray starts various businesses, along with his own record label which was first established by his older, deceased brother. As the music scene begins to take off, Carlos also stumbles on the set of the Big Screen which welcomes him into an acting career. Making his debut, Carlos co-stars in the motion picture ORIGINAL GANGSTERS which was filmed in Gary/East Chicago. He then began taking acting lessons at Act-One Studios located downtown Chicago while also modeling for BODY & BODY Swimwear.
Caught by a snag of the Federal Government, Mr. Murray’s life is put on pause with a 5 year sentence of incarceration. Here, he takes a stand to carve his future and set his own destiny. Here, he spends the majority of his hours writing. These writings thus became the voice and source of relaxation by all eager to read his creative thoughts. “My writings helped me get through it all as most had abandoned me…”
Now faced with a new start of life after being attracted to film and entertainment, Mr. Murray transfers his own visions into creative sparks of literature in which he currently has over 20 works-of-art completed ranging from Urban, Sci-fi, to Drama and Action. Carlos welcomes all to enter into his World of Imagination. Mr. Carlos Alexander Murray divides his time between Illiana (THE MIDWEST) and Atlanta, GA.
Describe yourself in five words: spirited, merry, hardworking, easy going
What
fact about yourself would really surprise people? That
I write books now completely different from what I was doing career wise.
How do you work through self-doubts and fear? I confront my fear head on and surrounded myself with people who are positive who will not feed my fear.
What scares you the most? Getting old without publishing all the books I carry and those I have written.
What makes you happiest? Apart from writing it would be goofing around with my children
Why do you write? Creative writing has always fascinated me since I was child
Have you always enjoyed writing? Yes
What motivates you to write? Experiences and a wild imagination.
What writing are you most proud of?Celestial City Travellers I published it when I was facing some serious health challenges.
What are you most proud of in your personal life?My children
What books did you love growing up? Enid
Blyton especially Magic of the Faraway tree
What do you hope your obituary will say about
you? Here lies one of the
greatest children’s book author whose writing impacted a generation
Location and life experiences can really influence writing, tell us where you grew up and where you now live? I grew up in Bulawayo before we moved to Harare Zimbabwe
How did you develop your writing?I was writing for my oldest son so he had something more challenging to read and supplement what he was bringing home from the school library.
What is hardest – getting published, writing or marketing? marketing
What marketing works for you? Email marketing, facebook ,amazon ads
Do you find it hard to share your work? no
Is your family supportive? Do your friends support you? Very supportive couldn’t have done it without them. Have always written but was too lazy to publish and they encouraged me to get published.
What else do you do, other than write? Run
a gaming cafe so I am always surrounded by children
What other jobs have you had in your life? Accounting by profession
If you could study any subject at university what would you pick? Child psychology
If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? It would still be Zimbabwe
Tell us about your family? Am a mother of four. Have two boys and two girls the oldest now 18 years and the one I started writing books for.
How do you write – lap top, pen, paper, in
bed, at a desk? I
am faster with pen and paper
How much sleep do you need to be your best? Four hours of uninterrupted sleep
Is
there anyone you’d like to acknowledge and thank for their support? Debra,
Heather, Jason, Mrs Collins and Brian
Every writer has their own idea of what a successful career in writing is, what does success in writing look like to you? Getting a couple of book awards and getting sales even after you are gone.
It is vital to get exposure and target the right readers for your writing, tell us about your marketing campaign? I got a launch team of children who will spread the word to their peers. They are more well versed with social media. Plan on doing some school visits to have the book in school libraries.
Tell us about your new book? Why did you write it? Realm of Uncertainty is a follow up to Celestial City Travellers. Its a story of friendship, loyalty and overcoming one’s fears. I wrote it to show children sometimes struggle to find true friendships and they have fears they have to deal with on a daily basis that adults can be unaware of.
If you could have a dinner party and invite anyone dead or alive, who would you ask? Enid Blyton
When you are not writing, how do you like to relax? Gaming, reading children’s books or watching movies
What do you hope people will take away from your writing? How will your words make them feel? That they are entertained, refreshed and look forward to see the book turned into a movie.
Do you have links that you’d like to share for others to read?
Author L. A. Davis earned her Doctorate of Education Degree with an Emphasis in Organizational Leadership and Development in 2018. She focused her dissertation topic on the Blind or Visually Impaired and their perception of gaining employment. She was born on the island of St. Thomas USVI but resides in the United States. She is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.
Where are you from? I was born in St. Thomas USVI. I lived in the historic area of Savan.
Describe yourself in five words – Compassionate, No nonsense, Intelligent, Tenacious, and Introvert.
How do you work through self-doubts and fear?I face it and do it afraid.
What scares you the most? We all have things that scare us. I don’t like putting my fears out into the atmosphere but If I had to pick one thing, it would have to be being a vagabond.
What makes you happiest? Being around my children.
What are you most proud of in your personal life?Earning my Doctorate degree.
What is hardest – getting published, writing, or marketing? Getting
publish would be the hardest if I was looking for a traditional publisher. Since
I self-publish, it has to be marketing barnone.
Is your family supportive? Do your friends support you? My family members are very supportive and so are many of my friends. I’ve learned that no matter how many people support you, there will always be that one person who is secretly wishing you to fail.
What does your family think of your writing? I’m not sure, I have to ask them.
Whydo you write? Writing has become my hobby.
Whatdo you write about? I write about anything that pops into my head and nags me until I write it. That is a frustrating thing. I have a coloring book and fiction nagging me right now. I have no idea how I will develop them yet.
Do you have a specific writing style? No, but so far all of my stories came from some aspect of my life. I’ve done nonfiction, historical fiction, romance, and after this book, poetry and a few coloring books for my grandbaby.
Whatare obstacles that come in the way of writing? Writer’s block is something I get a lot. The owner of my publishing house told me to write something else when I get writer’s block, so I wrote romance and poetry at the same time. I watched an advertisement on YouTube and the author said when you get writers block, get some paper and start writing anything that comes to your mind even if it’s junk because it’s still writing. I really love that advice because I don’t have to worry about how my writing sounds or if I have the correct punctuation. Writing like that can promote good ideas.
What’sthe most memorable thing asked/said by a reader about your work? I had a student download my first book when I offered it for free. She emailed me to tell me how much it helped her, and she left a review. I also had someone mail me a card from Florida and told me she loved my second book. I so appreciated that kind gesture.
Howlong have you been writing? I started writing in 2015 but didn’t publish my first book until 2018.
Whendid you first realize you wanted to become a writer? Hmm, I never wanted to be a writer. I was forced to become one when I realized that I was being academically hazed. I hated my university and my chairperson. Yes, I know hate is a strong word, but I have to be honest with how I felt. I needed a way to share my journey, so I used all of that negative energy to write something positive. Once that happened, then came book numbers two, three and soon four and possibly five and six. I never intended for this to happen.
What is your work schedule like when you are writing? I don’t have a set schedule. I write when I have something to put on paper. Sometimes it happens when I am doing something in the house, when I’m talking to someone and they say something that catch my attention, or when I’m sleeping.
What would you say is your interesting writing quirk? I have to get my manuscript formatted before I can finish writing my book. It never fails. Some people can write the entire transcript, then send it out for formatting and editing. I’ve not been able to do that.
What challenges do you come across when writing/creating your story?The first thing that comes to me is the title and then the cover idea. The most challenging part is trying to figure out how the story should flow. I write until I hit a wall and then I walk away for as long as I need too. When I’m ready, I go back and repeat the cycle until I feel I can’t go anymore. Then I send the book out for formatting to see how many pages the manuscript is. I can gauge if my book is long enough or I write until my story is finished. There is something about the formatting that helps me finish my stories.
Do you see writing as a career? No. Self-publishing doesn’t fill up that bank account. If I have the potential of selling my books like Michelle Obama, Stephen King, or a large publishing company want to work with me, then I would consider it a career. Outside of that, it will be a hobby.
Do you have anything specific you’d like to tell the readers? First I would like to say thank you so much for loving me enough to read this interview, and thank you for purchasing my book, I hope you enjoy reading one or all of them. I hope my book gives courage to those of you who want to write but feel too scared to take that first step. Writing is hard, but it’s so much fun. When you open that box and see your book for the first time, you will want to write more.
If you could have a dinner party and invite anyone dead or alive, who would you ask?I love this question and I will always answer it the same. I would have a dinner party with my ancestors. Every single one of them. I want to tell them how much I love and appreciate them. I want to know where I come from and what makes me so unique. I would like to know what their experiences were, what they did, what they enjoyed, and the sacrifices they made for me to have this opportunity. I would also like to have just one day alone with all of the women so I can see if any of them are just like me. I call myself the blue M and M because I am so different. I love to do daredevil stuff also. It had to come from somewhere. I would love to meet the person to blame for it.
Is there anyone you’d like to acknowledge and thank for their support? I would like to thank God first and foremost. I would like to thank my family, my friends, my editor, and publishing house. I would especially like to thank my first publisher Dr. Cecilia Dennery of doctrine 101 publishing. I would like to also thank the people that buy my book for their support.
Tell us about your new book? Why did you write it? My next book is, When I Kiss Em, They Stay Kissed. I decided to publish it in the month of love because that is such a tough month for so many people due to Valentine’s Day. I talk about my experience with my first kiss and how it shaped me. The book is not about kissing techniques but of giving a kiss to others whether it’s your children, family member, lover, friend, spouse or a greeting and how filling your kiss with powerful intentions can leave a lastly memory. I give an idea in the back of the book as to how you should do it. The book also touches on some interesting areas that might make some people upset, feel nostalgia, make them cry, and help them have hope after heartbreak. I talked a little on how my own heartbreak helped me to accomplish my personal goals. The book touch on almost every aspect of love. When I re-read the manuscript, parts of it mad me happy, parts of it made me sad, and parts of it made me laugh. Others parts reminded me fondly of romantic situations I had in my life.
What do you hope people will take away from your writing? How will your words make them feel? Well the first thing I hope is that they like my writing and that they leave good reviews. Those always help but more than that, I want people to always feel like they are in the story with me. In my first book, I take the reader on a bus ride with me, the second book I take to reader on a ride inside a hurricane and a slave ship, my third book I want the reader to get on board the love train with me, and my fourth book, I want my reader to have some café au lait with me. My books are feel-good books. We need that right now don’t we? Each book I write teaches the reader something.
Do you have links that you’d like to share for others to read?
In A Death in Vegas, the president of a company that specializes in beneficial bugs for organic gardeners discovers a young woman dead in his Las Vegas hotel suite. She had worked as a sexy lady bug at his convention booth — and he had nothing to do with her death. While that’s being investigated, the FBI raids his booth on a money-laundering scam that he knows nothing about. Soon, the coroner doesn’t have good news, either. Who has set him up? Why? With the police and FBI are against him, and his wife missing, he flees to find answers and his wife.
Review:
You will be surprised to find a murder mystery book that is funny, has a main character that can come across as a fool at times and yet be equally entertaining, has a sexy young model in it.
Readers may find it to be filled with ethical and moral issues, as well as some parts that may not seem logical, but if you are reading it for the pure pleasure of it, you will be entertained by this book, which is a page-turner.
Patton basically hires a sexy model to work for him as a sexy lady bug at a booth. Patton has a business in the beneficial bug industry. The next day, he finds her naked and dead in his room. He was charged for the murder, although he is clueless about the whole mystery. On the other hand, the FBI raided his booth and his wife accuses him of having an affair with the model.
Patton actually surprises us with the way he uses his intellectual ability, and this is when we get hooked to his character. You will have to read the book to find out about it.
Hi, I’m Nikita Gupta! I’m a Business Executive (MBA) who became a SAHM, author, serial entrepreneur, and blogger. This multicultural lifestyle blog is dedicated to discussing interracial/intercultural dating and marriage, multicultural parenting, food recipes, and much much more! Welcome to Growing Up Gupta!
Where are you from? I grew up in the Midwest, US but now reside in the
Southeast, US.
Why do you write? I write and blog to bring awareness to
interracial/intercultural dating and marriage, multicultural parenting etc.
What do you write about? I am the creator of the
multicultural lifestyle blog, Growing Up Gupta (www.growingupgupta.com). The
blog openly and honestly discusses the joys and challenges of
interracial/intercultural dating and marriage, multicultural parenting, fusion
recipes and more.
Do you have a specific writing style? My writing style varies based upon what I’m
writing about and my audience.
What are obstacles that come in the way of writing? Time.
Whats the most memorable thing asked/said by a reader about your
work? There have been so many memorable
things said to me by my readers. Here are some of the most impactful.
“I can’t thank you for your blog. Keep doing
what you do!”
“Your blog helps us see we are not alone. “We
go to your blog everyday to read it because it is helping us navigate our
interracial relationship. “
“I have not come across any articles that
speak to the kind of relationship and marriage I am in until now.” Thank you
for your blog! I wish it was around when we were dating but it is helping so
many now and that’s what matters!”
“Your blog is helping my significant other and
I stay together and stand together.”
How long have you been writing? I have been blogging and
writing books consistently for 4 years.
When did you first realize
you wanted to become a writer? I have actually always been a writer. When I was in the 4th grade my
teacher told my parents that I need a journal because I have so much in my head
that I should be putting down on paper.
What is your work schedule like when you are writing? It is ever changing because I’m also a wife
and mom.
How long does it take to write a book? (if you’ve written one
-published or non) It depends on the
book. My husband and I wrote two books together prior to this book and they
took about 9 months to write. Our newest book is a children’s book called I
love masala me and it took 4 months.
Do you have suggestions on how to become a better writer? Read and write everyday.
What challenges do you come across when writing/creating your
story? With our children’s book, I love
masala me. I had to rely on my husband to make sure the Hindi was accurate
because it is a bilingual children’s book too.
What do you think makes a good story? A good story has an exciting opening, a
fantastic plot, great character development, and a meaningful ending.
What does your family think of your writing? They love it.
Do you see writing as a career? I believe writing
is a career for many.
Do you have anything specific you’d like to tell the readers?
Join us at growingupgupta.com. We hope you love our newest multicultural children’s picture book called I love masala me. It has been a labor of love to create a picture book for multicultural and bilingual/multilingual families. Find our book on amazon in paperback format.
It is also available for pre-order on kindle
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