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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Barbara Joe Williams, author of A Writer’s Guide to Publishing and Marketing

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Barbara Joe Williams, author of A Writer’s Guide to Publishing & Marketing
(Amani Publishing, LLC)

This is an easy to follow (ten-step) guide that will lead you from the first page of a draft to the last page of a published manuscript. In addition, you will learn successful marketing strategies for increasing book sales. If writing is truly your calling, don’t wait any longer to answer.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write A Writer’s Guide to Publishing & Marketing?

Barbara Joe Williams: After years of publishing myself, publishing aspiring authors, and teaching writing/publishing workshops, I decided to write what I Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Barbara Joe Williams, author of A Writer’s Guide to Publishing and Marketing →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Norris Pimpton, author of The Project Diaries

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Norris Pimpton, author of The Project Diaries
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The Project Diaries is a story of a family’s journey in Los Angeles through the eyes of a young boy. Take a ride as violence, death, abuse and drugs were his world. Feel all the joys and pains as the visions haunted a family just hoping to live the American dream.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write The Project Diaries?

Norris Pimpton: The inspiration came from pain I felt from the death of my mother. I carried it around for years until I decided one Mother’s Day to put Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Norris Pimpton, author of The Project Diaries →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Karen E. Dabney, author of The Magic Pencil

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Karen E.Dabney, author of The Magic Pencil
(Dabs and Company)

The Magic Pencil is about two extraordinary young people who become fast friends. One of them is Malcolm, the narrator. The recounts the events that took place four years ago to his older brother and a friend. He tells the story as if he is back in time.

Exciting and fantastic events occur, seeming to do with his new friend, Nia, and a scruffy, used pencil. Nia challenges Malc in many ways, and he discovers new abilities and sides to himself. We join him in his quest to find the truth to the power of the pencil.
And, like him, we just may learn a lot about ourselves.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write The Magic Pencil?

Karen E.Dabney: I was inspired to write The Magic Pencil while teaching children and noticing how important pencils were to them. I reflected on how Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Karen E. Dabney, author of The Magic Pencil →