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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Samara King, author of Taking It Off

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JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview
5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
Samara King, author of Taking It Off
(Samara King Books)

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Elyse Langston is taking it all off. After shedding one hundred pounds, who would blame her for scheduling an exclusive boudoir photography session with Zion to celebrate her success? Her boyfriend – make that ex-boyfriend – Collin is not happy about her recent weight loss and dumps her. If there ever were a remedy for single girl blues, it would be watching Zion master the lens…as well as every inch of her body!

Zion is no stranger to the female form. Beautiful women strut and strike a pose before him daily. His no-strings-attached demeanor has been the fortress he’s needed to keep his mind off the complicated matters of the heart and on building his clientele until Elyse strolls into his studio.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Taking It Off”?

Samara King: I got the inspiration for “Taking It Off” from various sources as the character’s voice came to me, after reading “The Rose That Grew From Concrete” by Tupac Shakur. Elyse Langston, the heroine in “Taking It Off” has overcome a lot during her life journey, including losing weight after her mother dies from complications from Type II Diabetes. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Samara King, author of Taking It Off →

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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – “Archie’s Psalm” by Christopher D. Burns

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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review
“Archie’s Psalm”
by Christopher D. Burns
5 of 5 Stars

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In a 1970s neighborhood, the tale of “Archie’s Psalm” by Christopher D. Burns unfolds.

This book tells a story set in North Memphis, but this story holds true for Black people in many communities across the United States. It tells the story of a group of people devastated by generation after generation of men leaving families broken because of their absence. The landscape of this North Memphis neighborhood is taking a pervasive turn for the worst with festering problems like the presence of gangs that are looking younger and younger recruits to peddle drugs, lack of city planning, single-mothers working more than one job and leaving children to raise themselves and the disrespect of elders by children who aren’t being taught any better. The community center steadily gives way to gang activity. Gun violence becomes a reality. Vietnam War veterans come home zombified from heroine use or in pine boxes for burial.

In all this, much of the book centers around the lives of two characters, Archie and his young protegé, Buck. Continue reading JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – “Archie’s Psalm” by Christopher D. Burns →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Robert Chazz Chute, author of Six Seconds, The Unauthorized Guide to How To Build Your Business with the Vine App

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JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview
5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
Robert Chazz Chute, author of Six Seconds, The Unauthorized Guide to How To Build Your Business with the Vine App
(Ex Parte Press)

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I’m obsessed with new social media platforms. Vine is a fun little video app that people can also use to promote their websites, books and businesses. “Six Seconds” is the little marketing book about how to do so successfully without being spammy.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Six Seconds, The Unauthorized Guide to How To Build Your Business with the Vine App”?

Robert Chazz Chute: I was in the middle of writing novels when the Vine app first came along. I have a lot of background in marketing and saw the potential of the app for users, businesses and good causes. I already had all the information I needed and the app was brand new. I set about writing the book in about a week. It’s about 20,000 words, so it’s the equivalent of a lot of blog posts on a favorite subject. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Robert Chazz Chute, author of Six Seconds, The Unauthorized Guide to How To Build Your Business with the Vine App →