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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Anjuelle Floyd, author of The House

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Anjuelle Floyd, author of The House
(Neptune Publications)

On receiving the very thing she wants—a divorce and the power to sell their house—over which they have fought the past year—Anna Manning learns that Edward, her soon-to-be ex-husband is dying from cancer.

A faithful wife for three decades, and stay-at-home mother of four children, Anna endured Edward’s constant absence due to travel for his international real estate firm and numerous extra-marital affairs. With their children now adults, Edward has less than six months, possibly three, to live.

Anna takes him home to die in the house she has fought so vigorously to sell. But letting go of someone who has caused so much pain in your life doesn’t come easily. Edward has changed. There are Anna and Edward’s four children, three of whom who are married and struggling to endow their families with meaning and purpose.

News of Edward’s terminal illness provokes her to understand the present, rooted in a wellspring of the past and pouring into a future without him. The House shows what happens when one adopts the belief that: All hold regret and are seeking forgiveness. Our salvation rests in the hands of others—most particularly the ones we love, and who have treated us wrongly.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write The House?

Anjuelle Floyd: Interestingly, I wrote The House while taking a class entitled Story Basics. Having earned my MFA in Creative Writing, I was scheduled to teach the class Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Anjuelle Floyd, author of The House →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Vogue, author of Diamonds Are Forever

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Vogue, author of Diamonds Are Forever
(Passionate Writer Publishing)

The Diamond Collection continues. Eight months pregnant, Carmen Davenport is unsure of what is waiting for her outside of the Metropolitan Correctional Facility. For six grueling months, she sat in a cold cell with only the thought of her unborn son, Jayceon King Santiago, keeping her sane. Diamonds Are Forever is a reunion with familiar characters and another look into the dramatic lives of Brookstone’s finest. It is the second of ten books that comprise “The Diamond Collection.”

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Diamonds Are Forever?

Vogue: Since Diamonds in the Rough contained a cliffhanger ending, it was imperative that the novel would have a follow-up. However, the inspiration to write Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Vogue, author of Diamonds Are Forever →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Byron Garrett, author of Songs From the Heart, Songs From the Soul

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Byron Garrett, editor of Songs from the Heart, Melodies of the Soul
(Esquire Publications)

I have always loved to write poetry and share my thoughts on page with others. I wrote this book Songs from the Heart, Melodies of the Soul directly after my mother passed away. My mother was someone who was always there for me no matter what, where or when, I could always speak to her about anything.

My mother shared a lot of herself not only with my sister and I, but to anyone who she could. That is the one thing that I wanted to come from this book. I wanted to let people know, through my poetry, how I could love her, her thoughts and what she taught me from a child.

Songs from the Heart, Melodies of the Soul is my way of writing something for everyone, and I hope that everyone who reads it, will appreciate it in some kind of way.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Songs From the Heart, Songs From the Soul?

Byron Garrett: I have always loved to write poetry. I can remember being a youngster, writing poetry and wanting to make what I wrote, sound good and come Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Byron Garrett, author of Songs From the Heart, Songs From the Soul →