Blessed & Curvy

Synopsis: The Noisy Classroom, a book about an unconventional classroom, is a story about change, uncertainty, and nontraditional learning.  Excerpt: Ms. Johnson's class is the noisy class in the school. When the doors are closed you can always hear music wafting into the hallway. When the narrator hears she'll be in Ms. Johnson's class next year she plans to run away to Antarctica. All summer she worries. All summer she plans her escape... but with September drawing near... what will she do? 7 complete questions  1. Who is Angela Shanté? I'm a teacher, poet, and writer. When I am not writing I work as an educational consultant and curriculum specialist. 2. How did you come to know you wanted to be a writer? I liked writing poetry as a kid. When I was in Middle School a teacher entered one of my poems into a contest that won me entry into a kids anthology book. There was a big ceremony and dinner at a college in New York and I, a girl who rarely left The Bronx, was b...

C.G. Sturges Info Imagine an adult tale that blends goddesses and mermaids with a creation story that embraces the feel of a Greek myth, but with a distinctly Nubian flavor...one that posits female Goddesses in a philosophical and spiritual reflection of humanity's evolution and influences. Read the Excerpt Now. Solution:  We, the merbeings /mermaids/merfolks, are on the side of the Jungle Beauty Goddesses. We want to preserve the natural beauty of Earth and all of its life forms that are capable of adapting to Earth’s natural environment causing the least amount of damage to the cosmos. We, the Mermaids, do not need to me be monitored like humans. We do not need the assistance of other worldly guides, angels, or higher order omnificent beings to exist and coexist peacefully with like-minded beings on planet Earth. We will not use or create industrialized products or services, technology, or substances that will destroy the Earth’s natural resources. The Earth...

As an independent author you want to find a location where you can meet the readers, have a conversation with them about what they like to read, and also talk to other authors. I found the most important event that I have to attend annually is the National Book Club Conference. I save the date for every year the first weekend in August, book my flight and travel to Atlanta Georgia for the best weekend to soak everything in. National Book Club Conference Foundation, Inc., is a literary organization founded by author Curtis Bunn that ...

  New Flash! There are myths floating around about being an author. Authors are millionaires - majority of authors write because they have a passion of letting their words out. It's not that they are writing to be the next millionaire. On average most authors make fewer than 10,000.00. Self published authors don't get advances to write their books but have to pay upfront for a contract to have books printed on demand. Lights, Camera, Action! - There are millions of books published annually and not all books are made into movies. I can name Fifty Shades of Grey, Pet Cemetery, Waiting to Exhale, and The Help to name a few that were selected to be edited and written  into movies. Set your expectations to be realistic. Who Needs to Edit? - The myth that you don't need to have your work proof read, edited, and edited again before it goes to print. Why? You can't catch everything and its good if you ha...