There’s a scene in Allegedly where Mary is sexually assaulted in her prison cell by a CO. Mary’s twelve and the officer jerks off on her and walks away, without letting her take a shower to clean herself. That scene really happened. Not to me, but to one of my five interviewees. The girl told me the story…
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I’m writing this during my typical #5amwritersclub hours instead of the day before because I just JUST turned in my second novel and I was so mentally exhausted I couldn’t form any more real sentences if I tried. It’s questionable if this blog will even make any sense. We shall see! All week, as I’ve been…
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This week we’re talking about home and truth be told I can spend all day gushing about why I love Brooklyn so much. It’s one of the main reasons I based #allegedly in the borough of Kings. Born and raised here, I wanted to highlight locations that are being swept under the rug by gentrification….
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I enjoy being a girl. Especially a black girl. I enjoy my curls, my curves, and my culture. I know I’m full of magic and mystery. It’s the secret ingredient that adds flavor to my words. Often imitated, rarely duplicated, I’m Godly ordained for this role and I wouldn’t have it any other way. But…
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For the last year or so, I found that watching TV give me more enjoyment than, well, anything honestly. TV has always been a beautiful escapism from life. However, while I sit around binging series on Netflix, I should be writing or at the very least working out to lose the 15-pounds I’ve gained, eating…
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When I first heard about Jenni’s Becoming Bonnie, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. Everyone knows the story of Bonnie and Clyde, the dangerously in love duo mentioned in dozens of hip-hop songs. The famed movie based on their life starringWarren Beatty and Faye Dunaway was an iconic staple in film school….
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I had this really /inspiring post planned about how I saved 75% of my advance and most of my salary so I could take a year off from working in Television and be a full-time writer. Being in a single household, this is a pretty big accomplishment, as most writers can not solely live off…
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First order of business…CONGRATULATIONS CRYSTAL!!!!!!!!!! HAPPY LAUNCH WEEK!!! I’m so super excited and proud to celebrate with you. Crystal is a force in this industry. She’s about to take over! The best part about being a deb is meeting awesome fellow writers who inspire you to be better. Crystal undoubtedly steers our debutante ship. Always encouraging us…
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If you’ve been following along this week, you know that we’ve been in the kitchen wiping up delicious ancient roman meals from Crystal’s fabulous cookbook, inspired by FEAST OF SORROW. When Crystal first approached us with this idea, I jumped at the chance to make a fool out of myself becoming Chef boyardT, especially since…
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I recently read a thread on facebook about receiving the dreaded edit letter and the hatred, the pain, heartache, and tears it induces. In short, an edit like is the psychopathic killer ready to slice to this shit out of your expectations and pre-conceived notions on what the final version of your book will be…
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