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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Debra Owsley, owner of Simply Said Reading Accessories

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Debra Owsley, owner of Simply Said Reading Accessories

Simply Said, Reading Accessories is a “Novel” approach to marking your words in a reader’s heart and mind as well as holding their place. We custom-design and create keepsake “Gift-Marks”, such as bookmarks and book thongs, note cards that we call “Love Notes” and other promotional items for authors, book stores, book clubs and book lovers.

We design our hand-crafted treasures exclusively for you. I started this in 2005 as Christmas gifts to my clients, at the salon, and has turned into a business I never dreamed of.

Joey Pinkney: Many authors and readers think postcards and bookmarks when imagining book accessories. What do you do to offer with Simply Said Reading Accessories that goes above and beyond the mundane?

Debra Owsley: Bookmarks are an industry standard, but these “Gift-marks” are not Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Debra Owsley, owner of Simply Said Reading Accessories →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Chizelle T. Archie, author of The Fearfully and Wonderfully Made Diamond

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Chizelle’ T. Archie, author of The Fearfully and Wonderfully Made Diamond
(Author House)

Posh Manhattan investment advisor Victoria Diamond Cartiér lives a life of ultimate success: owning an affluent estate in Harlem’s Hamilton Heights district, working near the famous 5th Avenue and having the love of her devoted husband Malcolm.

When Victoria discovers that her marriage is a lie, she uncovers a deadly horror that may threaten her belief in healing, second chances at love with Marcel and God’s providence over her diamond life. Just as Victoria, have you ever asked the question, “God, where are you?”

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write The Fearfully and Wonderfully Made Diamond?

Chizelle T. Archie: I got the idea to write a book from God. He gave me this vision, Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Chizelle T. Archie, author of The Fearfully and Wonderfully Made Diamond →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Marc Lacy, author of LyriCode 256

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Marc Lacy, author of LyriCode 256
(AVO Publishing)

LyriCode 256 lathers the ears with a uniquely creative vibe that simply shocks the listener into a lyrical submission. This production is Marc Lacy’s most mature work yet. Lyricode 256 is heavily comprised of precise, hard hitting verbal images painted over a superior and grooved-out canvas furnished by the one and only Maestro/Producer Canita Rogers (Quiet Girl Music Productions) herself.

Fourteen vibrant tracks, aimed for mature ears, speak directly to the effect of a myriad of issues that plague local communities as well as those abroad.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write and produce LyriCode 256?

Marc Lacy: I was mainly inspired to record this CD in an effort to capture my Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Marc Lacy, author of LyriCode 256 →