You’re going to stop lying to yourself. And I’m going to help. For years, you’ve been telling yourself you’re going to write a book. But deep down, you know it’s not going to happen unless… read more
How to Write Faster
Some writing coaches tell you writing is easy and anyone can do it. I’m not one of those coaches. Writing is hard. Writing fast is even harder. It’s not impossible. Just hard. But like most… read more
How to Write a Travel Memoir You Can Be Proud Of
“Whatever our theme in writing, it is old and tried. Whatever our place, it has been visited by the stranger, it will never be new again..” (On Writing, 2002). Eudora Welty (April 13, 1909 –… read more
How to Be a Confident Writer
Some conversations you never forget. When I told my mom of my plans to leave the nursing profession and become a writer, she laughed. Sitting at her living room table, skimming through a nursing magazine… read more
How I Use Fear to Fuel My Writing
Ever felt so nervous your jaw clenched shut and your stomach filled with knots? That’s how I feel before every storytelling or poetry performance. Not sometimes. Every. Single. Time. Do you know what I do… read more
BLACK TRAVEL BOOK: BLACK GIRL IN PARIS (PODCAST EPISODE 2)
I’m reading the book Black Girl in Paris by Shay Youngblood. In this episode, I share a few short excerpts from the book and a bit about how the book is so far. I’ll also… read more