tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596763.post853549028630235947..comments2023-05-19T05:46:47.563-04:00Comments on The Spinner's Yarn: Love Stories for the Mind, Body, and Soul: Publishing and the Privileging of White ExpressionBanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759237769320604546noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596763.post-83483375299720751562009-07-26T21:53:01.935-04:002009-07-26T21:53:01.935-04:00Hi, Danielle,
Thank you for stopping by and pleas...Hi, Danielle,<br /><br />Thank you for stopping by and please don't be discouraged! I wish you good luck as you transition from being an aspiring author to a published one!<br /><br />banaBanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13759237769320604546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596763.post-63674300586906347252009-07-26T21:10:35.371-04:002009-07-26T21:10:35.371-04:00Thank you so much for posting this blog which addr...Thank you so much for posting this blog which addresses many of the issues I have as a Black woman who is an avid reader, and an inspiring author myself. Keep up the fight. We're fighting along with you.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12356623650191549329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596763.post-85180253069564006392009-07-24T15:07:34.416-04:002009-07-24T15:07:34.416-04:00You=awesome.
Thank you so much. And I'm glad...You=awesome.<br /><br />Thank you so much. And I'm glad you like the cover! Yeah, that one is probably one of my better ones, no doubt! And one of these days, I'mma poke you about a book cover, just know that for real! There's only so much I can do with my limited graphic capabilities! lol<br /><br />But seriously, word of mouth is something else. One of those white ladies e-mailed me was from Vermont who was sitting on a plane next to someone who used to work with our family. CRAZINESS. Just proof that people want a good story; the problem is, there is a belief that the only "good" stories out there for the mainstream audience are from those/about those of European descent, and that's certainly not true.Banahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13759237769320604546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596763.post-75044207389047687682009-07-24T14:19:05.202-04:002009-07-24T14:19:05.202-04:00a black female author who wants to write about cha...a black female author who wants to write about characters who look like herself. what a rash and crazy idea.<br /><br />it can't be said enough, i really commend you for going ahead and self publishing your work, bc it really is a missing piece in today's book world. i don't think i've ever heard the story about your flight fan; that's pretty awesome. i honestly think that there are tons of ppl out there who would love your books, if only they read them, or knew about them. but most ppl are too lazy to do research themselves, they just go with whatever's being touted and blaring at them from the net and tv. it's such a stupid catch-22. i think you're going a great job as is, word of mouth marketing is very underrated, but it's the oldest marketing there is, and it still exists. it's already been proven that you gain from do your own promoting, and think it's just going to keep being more and more lucrative for you.<br /><br />the offer always stands for me to work on book cover art for you ;) just let me know. i will say that "i'll be your somebody" is my fave cover of yours so far.<br /><br />i'm loving this mahalia quote thanks for sharing.nurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08747957377915910631noreply@blogger.com