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Apr.13.2010
Eager to make a good impression, I arrived early at Mountain Empire Community College. It turned out to be a good thing because the campus has changed since I last walked it in 1999.
I love all the changes they have made and are planning to make. It still has that community feel while providing...
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Apr.04.2010
Well, today is Sunday but I have to throw up a quick post about Saturday's journey.
My mom, as promised, called at 7:30 am to wake me up and check on me. I was fine, just stiff from laying in the hotel bed. After getting up, I lazed around, checking email and packing clothes back into bags.
I woke...
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Apr.02.2010
Friday Evening
Well, we finally made it. Several things happened to culminate in a little bit of frustration for me before finally making it here.
1) Ending up leaving an hour later than I originally planned.
2) Had to stop midway through to eat and go to the bathroom. This added on an extra 30...
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Apr.01.2010
The first time I saw the words "book trailer," I thought I was misunderstanding what I was reading. Didn't the person mean, "movie trailer"? Curious, I clicked on the link and had my eyes opened up to a new possibility for promotion and creativity.
Now, I don't know how long...
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Mar.30.2010
Six days remain before I go to visit my hometown of Coeburn, Virginia. The purpose of the visit is twofold: see family and friends and promote my debut novel Jewels.
I am excited, scared and contemplative as I watch the days wind down toward April 5.
I will admit I am a people-person and I love...
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Mar.24.2010
Saturday, March 20, was a fun and interesting day. I went to a local author fair with Elissa Malcohn, and had a blast.
Though I did not do any promoting for my stuff (I missed the entry deadline), I took pictures and met some really cool authors.
I met romance author Anna Small, fantasy writer GA...
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Mar.13.2010
I want to apologize first for the long lag time in between posts. I've been doing lots of editing and also lots of writing. But here's the latest skinny.
The next novel that I will be releasing is my YA paranormal romance called Werelove: Dusk Conspiracy. This is the first book in a quintet that...
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Feb.26.2010
Well, the results came in. Werelove: Dusk Conspiracy, my YA entry into the ABNA (Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award) contest did not make the top 1,000 cut.
This is once again another rejection in a string of rejections that has been going on since I first started submitting pieces to various...
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Feb.20.2010
Wow! Yesterday was a whirlwind of activity as I sat down to chat throughout the day with anyone willing to talk. I also did my first blogtalkradio show with my co-host and cover artist, JD Hollyfield.
We had a blast and we had quite a few people stopping by to give their congratulations and well...
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Feb.19.2010
Yes! It's finally arrived and I'm excited. Today promises to be a fun day all around. There are contests going on, chats and a live online radio show as well. Come join myself and my surprise guest at any of the events below. And don't forget to enter the contest.
Chat with me at 9:30 pm EST in...
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Feb.13.2010
Oh my goodness! Five days left before the paperback edition of Jewels is released. For everyone who has been following this journey with me, I thank you.
If you've just discovered me, I hope you will hop on the Kisha Express and learn more about me, my stories and the writing industry.
I'm happy...
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Feb.08.2010
I sit here staring at the calendar and wondering where all the time has gone. Eleven more days until my release party for Jewels.
I can't say it enough, how much the support for my written that I've gotten in the last year and half has helped and encouraged me to grow as a person and as a writer...
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Jan.28.2010
Well, I did. Thanks to Lyn (my editor) for putting in overtime to help me get all the errors corrected. We've both sweated while waiting for the first day of the contest to arrive (Jan 25). I stayed up late in order to get Werelove in early.The contest was supposed to open at 12:01 am EST on...
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Jan.17.2010
I am so excited. I am inching closer to my debut novel's (Jewels) release date and I'm trying to take it all in. I have to say that it was not the first book I thought I would get published. But that doesn't matter. It's the fact that I can say I finally did it.
After choosing to write a story...
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Jan.08.2010
I'm beginning to understand why authors lament about deadlines. They can be nerve-wrecking, especially for a first time author.
Although I don't have a publisher (I'm self-publishing my first novel), I chose to treat the whole process of publishing my book as a serious deal. I set deadlines for...
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About Lakisha
I'm an Indie Cross-Genre writer of science fiction/fantasy. I started writing stories and poetry at the age of 8 and haven't stopped yet.
I think I've always been a writer, but becoming a published one took a lot of work and dedication.
I've learned to...
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Lakisha’s Favorite Books
Ascension - Jay M. Hurd
Deviations - Elissa Malcohn
The Foundlings - R.M. Garcia
Dragonriders of Pern (pre-Todd McCaffrey collaboration) - Anne McCaffrey...
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