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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Diahann Carroll, author of Oops! A Bronx Girls Tale

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Diahann Carroll, author of Oops! A Bronx Girls Tale
(Self)

Growing up in the Bronx in the 1980’s for Ebony was big fun, she thought that her life would always be that way. So much changed when she had children. With motherhood in full tow, she quickly learns that there is more to life than material things and care-free partying.

After a lot of hard work and with her life seemingly on the right track, Ebony gets a rude awakening about her relationship and is suddenly forced to make a life-altering decision. Will she follow her head or her heart to make the right decision.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Oops! A Bronx Girls Tale?

Diahann Carroll: My upbringing and my drive to become an inspiration to others. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Diahann Carroll, author of Oops! A Bronx Girls Tale →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Angela Y. Hodge, author of Daybreak: Gaining Strength Through Our Pain

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Angela Y. Hodge, author of Daybreak: Gaining Strength Through Our Pain
(Amani Publishing, LLC)

My book is a collection of poetry that I have written based on my journey of life: a life full of rejection, misunderstandings, illnesses, and trials.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Daybreak: Gaining Strength Through Our Pain?

Angela Y. Hodge: I got my inspiration from God to write this book. One night, I was going through a trial, crying out to him, as I being to pray there Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Angela Y. Hodge, author of Daybreak: Gaining Strength Through Our Pain →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Dellani Oakes, author of Lone Wolf

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Dellani Oakes, author of Lone Wolf
(Second Wind Publishing)

It’s 3032 and mankind has expanded into the universe. Guilds control much of the resources. Trimagnite is the most important of all. The Mining Guild has it. The Navigation Guild wants it.

Finding a huge source is important to John Riley, but not as important as making his father pay for abandoning him. Wil VanLipsig and Matilda Dulac don’t know Riley is Wil’s son. They see him as a crazed lunatic bent on mass murder and must chase him across the universe to stop him.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Lone Wolf?

Dellani Oakes: From a role-playing game called “Traveler” that’s set in a sci-fi setting. The three main characters of Marc, Wil and Matilda were Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Dellani Oakes, author of Lone Wolf →