Question of the Week

Leap Year! “This year you have an extra day…what do you plan to do with the extra day?”

See ya next week for another Question of the Week

Signing Off,

Dominique

 

Question of the Week

“After you’ve written the last word in your story, how long does it take you to pick it back up to edit it?”

See ya next week for another Question of the Week!

Signing Off,

Dominique

 

Book Trailer of the Month; I’d Rather Be Single

About the Book: Tyra went from dating deadbeats to dating athletes, but living the good life came at a price…The Skeletons in My Closet…By: LaShonda DeVaughn

They say in order to find real and true love that we all must take chances. Will Kenneth end up being the real deal? Or will Rita end up regretting her decision in courting a young thug?..Taking Chances…By: Mimi Renee

Despite years of women playing games to take her husband away from her, Jai was determined to hold on. Her best friend questions why she puts up with his infidelity. Jai reasons, there’s just something in his backstroke…Something in His Backstroke…By: Tysha

Fairytales should all have happy endings. Unfortunately in Zoe’s world, each ending comes with a tale of lies….Sleeping with the Enemy…By: Kaie Golson

View more about this book and the trailer at: http://www.fromawriterspovmagazine.com/booktrailer.htm

Signing Off,

Dominique

 

VIP with Dominique; You should assess your product mid way through

In any business, even if you are an author or writer and your business is your books, there’s never a beginning and ending to your product. There’s always a mid way area that sometimes needs to be assessed.

When you are in business there’s a beginning of the product, figuring out what to do first and how your customers will be affected. In the end, you have the results. Plain and simple. But in the middle you have an area where you’ve already gotten your feet wet but aren’t ready to dry them just yet. This is your mid way area and sometimes it needs to be assessed.

What do I mean by assess? The dictionary tells us that assess means: to estimate or judge the value, character, etc of; evaluate. So that means when you’ve gotten your feet wet but aren’t ready to dry, it’s time to assess your product. How valuable is it? What will this product bring to my customers? Are there things I need to change? Assess your product.

There’s never just a beginning and ending. Check your product mid way through and assess it!

Straight from the DIVA

 

Question of the Week

“What is a turn off for you when purchasing a book? What will have to happen or not happen in order for you to put the book back on the shelf?”

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Signing Off,

Dominique

 

Poet of the Month; “Painting a Spectrum of Poetic Hues”

There is something to be said about a poet’s tenacity when it comes to writing. Their drive to do what comes naturally to them makes them the unique individual that they are. If you paint a canvas black, one poet will envision a whole separate perspective by looking at it than a poet who sees another world on that same black canvas. Paint a canvas in chocolate, and you have the perspective of MaDonna Awotwi, aka Sankofa the Poet.

Our Poet of the Month resolves that her canvas is demonstrative. Her perspective on that canvas is in her poems. “I am an emotional writer, so often something that has happened to me personally or someone that I know, or what is going on in the news will sit in my spirit and compel me to write.” And when MaDonna writes, it is often an explosive demonstration of an artist’s paint strokes of their inner vision. “Words come to me in flashes; often times I can sit straight up out of my sleep and produce an entire piece.”

When writing her book of poems Life on a Chocolate Canvas, MaDonna’s tenacity took her to a deeper shade of brown, as she gave herself a means of constriction to show the literary world that she means business. “Life on a Chocolate Canvas is compilation of poetry I’ve written over the past several years. I was 29, just 2 months from being 30, and I felt the need to publish my poetry that, in order to make my mark on the world, I had to do it before my birthday.”

Read more about this month’s Poet of the Month

Signing Off,

Dominique

 

VIP with Dominique; Jump on the Bandwagon

 

In football, people who instantly become fans of a winning team are said to be “jumping on the bandwagon” They are not initially fans of that team but now that they are a winning team, they root for this team. They are jumping on the bandwagon. People say they should be fans of a team win or lose.

This also goes for Authors and Writers in the Literary Industry. When you come across a new social network, a new way of marketing, a new business that has potential, you should jump on the bandwagon.

We have no idea of predicting what the future holds for anyone or anything but you should get it while it’s hot.

This is a must.

A lot of people jumped on the twitter and facebook bandwagon years ago. I’m sure by now they are tired of it but they got in when they could and it has been a great benefit for them and their business/product.

Consider jumping on the bandwagon of some things in the literary industry that you know will benefit your business. Don’t wait for others. Make the investment now and watch it pay off later!

Straight from the DIVA