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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Faydra D. Fields, author of The Pride

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Faydra D. Fields, author of The Pride
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Four women have two things in common. They’re all mothers, and the father of their children is the same man.

Although Emmanuel does everything he can to provide for his own household, and four others, it’s just not enough to keep the mothers of his children from just scraping by.

Xavari convinces Denise, Angela and Romina that the four of them must pick up the slack where Emmanuel is unable.

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

Faydra D. Fields: I was watching “The First 48” on television one evening, and they were looking for the killer of a young man who was the father of seven children. It turned out Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Faydra D. Fields, author of The Pride →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Faydra D. Fields, author of The Pride

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Faydra D. Fields, author of The Pride
(Sola Mente Publishing)

One man + Four women + many children = The Pride.

Don’t get it wrong, though. Emmanual takes care of all his children, and the women in his life aren’t disillusioned about their relationships with him.

When Xavari gets pregnant again, she decides that it’s time to change the paradigm. She can struggle alone with two babies, or she can team up with some unlikely allies. She puts her plan into action, and she and her partners in “crime” use their resources (human and otherwise) to build their own little community.

Things are a little bumpy to begin with, but everything eventually smooths out, only to go hay-wire yet again. Will they be able to get back on track? You’ll have to read the book to find out!

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

Faydra D. Fields: I was watching “The First 48” on television one evening, and they were looking for the killer of a young man who was the father of seven children. It turned out Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Faydra D. Fields, author of The Pride →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Faydra Deon, author of 30 Quotes 30 Days, Volume 1

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Faydra Deon, editor of 30 Quotes 30 Days, Volume 1
(Sola Mente Publishing)

This is the first in a series of journaling tools to help you start and/or continue to write your personal history. Each day there is a new and original quote, along with three questions, plus lots of blank lines, to help you get your memories flowing from your brain to the page.

The quotes are products of my own experiences; little ideas that came to me when this or that thing was thought, said or done. I’m sharing them in the hope that they will inspire others to chronicle their own thoughts, sayings and actions.

Order here! Check out the “Sneak Peek” before you buy! Pocket Companion (just the quotes; no journal) now available!

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write 30 Quotes 30 Days, Volume 1?

Faydra Deon: Every so often, one of these little quotes would come to me, and I would share them on Twitter. Several of them would get retweeted by others. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Faydra Deon, author of 30 Quotes 30 Days, Volume 1 →