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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Pinky Dior, author of The Hustler’s Daughter

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Pinky Dior, author of The Hustler’s Daughter
(DC Bookdiva Publications)

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Mercedes Carter is the daughter of a well-known drug dealer Don Carter. Mercedes was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, already accustom to the lavish life: expensive house, nice clothes, and last, but not least, she had the perfect family.

Mercedes thinks her life is perfect being a hustler’s daughter. Unbeknownst to her, her parents’ past has come back to haunt them. Mercedes life is affected by their secret past, causing a whole lot of drama, murder and consequences -they all have to pay.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “The Hustler’s Daughter”?

Pinky Dior: I had the title “The Hustler’s Daughter” in my head for years. I considered myself a hustler’s daughter. My brother and I were talking about what I can write that would be dope but different. I took it from there. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Pinky Dior, author of The Hustler’s Daughter →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… C. S. Lakin, author of A Thin Film of Lies

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C. S. Lakin, author of A Thin Film of Lies
(Ubiquitous Press)

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“A Thin Film of Lies” is a faith-based crime thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Homicide detective Fran Anders’s latest case throws her into the lives of Mike and Alisa Jepson, a couple whose marriage is disintegrating fast. When leads coming into the precinct point at Mike Jepson as guilty of murder, Fran watches the damage wrought on this couple, yet is unable to ignore the incriminating evidence.

When Mike ends up arrested and in jail, Alisa takes comfort in a friend–Dee Dee–who moves in with her but soon becomes her worst nightmare. Mike hires a PI who uncovers clues to who is setting Mike up, but Alisa is caught in a trap before Mike can protect her.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “A Thin Film of Lies”?

C. S. Lakin: “A Thin Film of Lies” was inspired by personal experience. I had gotten a job in LA at a desperate time in my life, when I had a young child and needed the money. I only worked at this place about a week when I was wrongly accused and fired. It upset me greatly, and I thought about people going postal, pushed to the edge of their sanity, so thought of writing a novel based on this. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… C. S. Lakin, author of A Thin Film of Lies →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… K.D. Rose, author of I AM: Poetry in Motion

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K.D. Rose, author of I AM: Poetry in Motion

“I AM: Poetry in Motion” is for girls. This book is for women. This is a book to empower females from teenagers through adults.

Take this book and use it. The contents were made to keep us going through the tough times. Females, we undervalue ourselves. Easily. And we too easily believe how little we are worth.

This is not a book that has anything against men. But they can write their own book. And don’t forget, we need to UN-bifurcate and take care of ourselves just as humans too. But this is a book for females.

I wanted especially to use pictures in a prominent way to tell some of our stories. Find ways to tell your own. Find the things that matter in life. Don’t let anyone make you loosen your grip. Ever. You are all you have. Take good care of yourself.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “I AM: Poetry in Motion”?

K.D. Rose: I’ve been writing all my life, but “I AM” is special. First, I became very interested in graphics and how powerful pictures can be – as opposed to my other books which have none. I got the idea that I really wanted to do a book where the pictures and the words worked together to tell a more profound story to the reader. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… K.D. Rose, author of I AM: Poetry in Motion →