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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 →

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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 →