Tuesday, May 24, 2022

#Virtualbooktour Naked & Not Ashamed #newbookrelease #transformational #devotion Chanelle Coleman

 

Write Now Literary is pleased to be organizing a one-month book tour and book giveaway for Naked & Not Ashamed: The Transformational Devotional Experience by Chanelle Coleman. The book tour will run May 2- 27, 2022. 

 ISBN: 979-8985407600

Genre: Spiritual





 



 




Chanelle Coleman Wesley is a native of Milwaukee Wisconsin. She is the creative powerhouse of CeCi’s Ink, an innovative storytelling company that conveys stories through poetry, books, playwrights, blogs, fashion, and motivational speaking. Chanelle is significantly inspired by her late mother’s, Brenda J. Coleman, penchant for prolific storytelling and developing a strong sense of faith. As a survivor of abuse, Wesley believes in passing on the communication skills she developed to cope in those environments. She is also an accomplished playwright with her latest project, a gospel stage play entitled The Beautiful Truth About an Ugly Lie to be released soon. She strives to empower individuals who have lost their ability to advocate for themselves by challenging them to recognize the power of their voice. Her greatest accomplishment, however, forever remains becoming a mother to her six beautiful children and “GiGi” to her two adorable grandchildren.


 

Naked & Not Ashamed is a transparent conversation between Sisters. One that allows both the writer and reader to expose themselves without fear or sense of condemnation. It’s a journey towards healing that allows us to dialogue without masks, charades, or pretense. We explore familiar stories of women in the Bible. These powerful narratives of trial, triumph, failures, and flaws show the resiliency, redemptive and transformative power of encountering Christ. I also reveal personal experiences of my own Christian walk with all its ups, downs, twists, and turns. But the most amazing part of these chronicles is you! Right now, you are writing your story. Are you living with pain, grief, and regret that needs to be released? This book is designed to help you see your own undeniably powerful narrative. I want to challenge you to see the hand of God in your life and urge you to find the ability to tell your story. We accomplish this through journal prompts, activities, prayer, etc.



Tony instantly began screaming and yelling. I continued to bite down harder. I continued biting and grinding my teeth until I couldn’t bite anymore. I let go. He fell back onto the bed. I jumped up out of the bed, my heart was pounding, terrified I opened the door, and I was met with darkness. Hurriedly I ran out past the dining room, through the hallway to the kitchen. Panicked, I reached the back door. I began pulling on the door, but it was locked. Fear seized me as I began fumbling with the knob trying to unlock the door. The latch finally twisted up and I raced up the back-hallway stairs. At last, there was light. I ran as fast as I could through the open kitchen door. The light continued to welcome me as I forged ahead running through the hallway past the bathroom and my aunt’s and grandparent’s bedrooms, the dining-room and into the living room to the couch where my grandmother was sitting. I distinctly remember her shocked expression as I pounded towards her as she sat there speechless, on the couch holding my baby brother. I felt relieved and a sense of security momentarily came over me until my grandmother spoke. She stared at me, with her mouth opened in shock. She screamed, “Chanelle, you’re naked! Where are your clothes?” Momentarily, I had forgotten that I was naked, but the awful realization of my nakedness began to cover me like a garment. It was the evidence of my pain, humiliation, and fear. I stood there breathlessly as I gasped, painting for air, naked and ashamed, I told her my story. 



10 Things I’ve learned since becoming an author 



  1. Before you begin to write, know your target audience. Who is this book intended for? Are you helping them solve a problem? What aid can you give them? This will help you in the writing and marketing process. 
  2. Don’t wait till your book is published to begin talking about it. Start sharing information about it at its conception, the moment you decide to write, and continue until the idea of your book becomes a reality.This way your readers will have the chance to accompany you on the journey. They will feel invested in your book. 
  3. Begin building relationships and networking with authors. If you truly want to become an author then you must begin to put yourself into the same environment as your counterparts. Seek to establish genuine connections with authors who write in the same genre, share an identical target audience and have a similar size following on social media platforms as you. You may be able to develop opportunities where you can share each other's platforms, cross promote, co-author a book together, etc. 
  4. Begin identifying seven streams of income you will gain from the book. It could be anything including but not limited to workbooks, journals, merchandise, courses, workshops, speaking engagements, audiobooks/ebooks/ or the book is translated into other languages etc.
  5. Join groups and begin to give value to these communities. By the time your book is published and you announce the launch date, you will have acquired an audience that you have established a very important marketing principle with know, like and trust.
  6. Begin developing your email list immediately. Start a blog or vlog. Use it to create an interest in joining your list. This list will become extremely valuable to you as you begin to market your book. 
  7. Be intentional about getting reviews. Reviews are extremely important to writers because they are important to readers. It provides a first-hand account of what the experience of reading your book was like. Readers pay close attention to the sentiments expressed by fellow readers. 
  8.  Use a sales funnel. Create a lead magnet that will allow you to establish, know, like and trust within your target audience. Your freebie should give an enormous amount of value. Strive to exceed expectations for your freebie. The freebie should allow you to add the consumer to your mailing list and lead them to want to purchase the bigger ticket item that compliments the book this may be a one-on-one mastermind call, enrollment into a paid group, a course, workshop, training etc. By adding the person to your email list, you can convert the contact into a brand consumer later.
  9. Seek opportunities to write guest posts on blogs. This will introduce you and your book to potential connections. 
  10. You're writing a book. Shout it from the rooftops! Get comfortable with talking about your book. When the book is released, you'll appear to be a pro. 

 

 

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

#Virtualbooktour Naked & Not Ashamed #newbookrelease #transformational #devotion Chanelle Coleman

 

Write Now Literary is pleased to be organizing a one-month book tour and book giveaway for Naked & Not Ashamed: The Transformational Devotional Experience by Chanelle Coleman. The book tour will run May 2- 27, 2022. 

 ISBN: 979-8985407600

Genre: Spiritual





 



 




Chanelle Coleman Wesley is a native of Milwaukee Wisconsin. She is the creative powerhouse of CeCi’s Ink, an innovative storytelling company that conveys stories through poetry, books, playwrights, blogs, fashion, and motivational speaking. Chanelle is significantly inspired by her late mother’s, Brenda J. Coleman, penchant for prolific storytelling and developing a strong sense of faith. As a survivor of abuse, Wesley believes in passing on the communication skills she developed to cope in those environments. She is also an accomplished playwright with her latest project, a gospel stage play entitled The Beautiful Truth About an Ugly Lie to be released soon. She strives to empower individuals who have lost their ability to advocate for themselves by challenging them to recognize the power of their voice. Her greatest accomplishment, however, forever remains becoming a mother to her six beautiful children and “GiGi” to her two adorable grandchildren.


 

Naked & Not Ashamed is a transparent conversation between Sisters. One that allows both the writer and reader to expose themselves without fear or sense of condemnation. It’s a journey towards healing that allows us to dialogue without masks, charades, or pretense. We explore familiar stories of women in the Bible. These powerful narratives of trial, triumph, failures, and flaws show the resiliency, redemptive and transformative power of encountering Christ. I also reveal personal experiences of my own Christian walk with all its ups, downs, twists, and turns. But the most amazing part of these chronicles is you! Right now, you are writing your story. Are you living with pain, grief, and regret that needs to be released? This book is designed to help you see your own undeniably powerful narrative. I want to challenge you to see the hand of God in your life and urge you to find the ability to tell your story. We accomplish this through journal prompts, activities, prayer, etc.



Tony instantly began screaming and yelling. I continued to bite down harder. I continued biting and grinding my teeth until I couldn’t bite anymore. I let go. He fell back onto the bed. I jumped up out of the bed, my heart was pounding, terrified I opened the door, and I was met with darkness. Hurriedly I ran out past the dining room, through the hallway to the kitchen. Panicked, I reached the back door. I began pulling on the door, but it was locked. Fear seized me as I began fumbling with the knob trying to unlock the door. The latch finally twisted up and I raced up the back-hallway stairs. At last, there was light. I ran as fast as I could through the open kitchen door. The light continued to welcome me as I forged ahead running through the hallway past the bathroom and my aunt’s and grandparent’s bedrooms, the dining-room and into the living room to the couch where my grandmother was sitting. I distinctly remember her shocked expression as I pounded towards her as she sat there speechless, on the couch holding my baby brother. I felt relieved and a sense of security momentarily came over me until my grandmother spoke. She stared at me, with her mouth opened in shock. She screamed, “Chanelle, you’re naked! Where are your clothes?” Momentarily, I had forgotten that I was naked, but the awful realization of my nakedness began to cover me like a garment. It was the evidence of my pain, humiliation, and fear. I stood there breathlessly as I gasped, painting for air, naked and ashamed, I told her my story. 


 

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

#VirtualBookTour My Sister Helped Me Heal #book #collaboration #nonfiction #anthology #religious #newbookrelease #newbookalert


 

Write Now Literary is pleased to be organizing a two-week book tour and free book giveaway for My Sister Helped Me Heal: The Power of Kingdom Sisterhood by Chavon Anette. The book tour will run April 4- 15, 2022. 

ISBN: 978-0578380049 

Genre: Religion / Christian Living / Personal Growth



ABOUT THE VISIONARY


Chavon is an Amazon #1 International Bestselling Author, Transformational Speaker, Leadership and Life Coach, and Talk Show Host. She is the CEO of Purpose Unwrapped, LLC and non-profit Power and Grace Leaders, Inc. Also, a board member- COO- of an Accreditation organization- Governing Council. Chavon is affectionally known as the Fire Leadership Coach. She marries practical and spiritual tools to empower and equip kingdom people to lead in the world. Formerly a high school educator, her mission is now to help Kingdom people Break Fear, Build Faith, and Lead Confidently online and beyond. She believes it takes commitment, confidence, and courage to impact culture. 

She is also a transformational speaker who speaks with great passion in a way that empowers and challenges her listeners. She has been featured as a speaker on ABC news, TCT Today, Virginia Wesleyan University, and at conferences and other events such as globally recognized Comeback Champion Summit and Sister Leads Conference. 

 Chavon has published 4 books that are available on Amazon, and she has been a part of 7 anthologies. Three anthologies became Amazon #1 Bestsellers- Undeterred, (International Bestselling) Unveiled Transparency, Called to Intercede and Sister Leaders. Now, She is in the process of birthing out My Sister Helped Me Heal Anthology where she is the visionary. 

Chavon Anette was the 2021 Servant Leader of the Year Award Recipient from ACHI Magazine. Also In 2021, she was nominated for ACHI as Entrepreneur of the year, mentor of the year, author of the year, and TV personality of the year. In 2018, Chavon was nominated for ACHI as Author of the year and Educator of the year, and in 2019 she was nominated for ACHI as Educator of the Year and Orator of the Year!



 


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Chavon Anette and an amazing group of women join in an Anthology to share their story about the Powerful gift of Kingdom Sisterhood. The book is about real stories of Sisterhood That helped people move - from broken to whole - from hidden to walking in purpose - from rejected to accepted - from insecure to confident - from afraid to bold as a lioness.

EXCERPT


“Look at her”- my eyes meet my friend- “I support and love you.”
“Look at her”- my eyes shift to my next friend- “I support and love you.”
“Look at her”- my eyes turn to my other friend- “I support and love you.”
“Look at me”- my eyes are at my friend creating this moment- “I support and love you.”

It was moments before I would speak for my first in-person event. God led my friend Kiyanni Bryan to instruct me to turn and look at all my sisters in the back room with me - Lakia Perez, Ciara Mason, Melissa Daughtry, and herself, and allow them to say those words to me. With tears rolling down my eyes, the reality of their words sinking in brought me to a new level of freedom and deliverance. 

It can weigh on you when you have had to manage the fights of ministry and fights in your personal life. It never means quitting or giving up, but with the right people around you, it still means making sure you position yourself to heal in the areas where you have been wounded.


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Thursday, March 24, 2022

#VIRTUALBOOKTOUR Discovery of the Five Senses: The Urban Boys Series by K.N. Smith #youngadult #newbookalert #amazon #giftcard

 




Write Now Literary is pleased to be organizing a two-month book tour and visa gift card for Discovery of the Five Senses: The Urban Boys Series by K.N. Smith. The book tour will run March 1 -April 29, 2022.

 

 

Genre: Young Adult Action-Adventure, Young Adult Thriller, Urban Fantasy, Mystery/ Thriller

ISBN-13978-0989474757






K.N. Smith, winner of the "Best of" in the category of "Outstanding Young Adult Novel" at the Jessie Redmon Fauset Book Awards, is an author and passionate advocate of literacy and arts programs throughout the world. Her lyrical flair sweeps across pages that twist and grind through action-adventure and urban fantasy in edge-of-your-seat narratives. K.N. has over twenty-five years' experience in communications and creative design as an award-winning consultant. She inspires people of all ages to reach their highest potential in their creative, educational, and life pursuits. 



 





A suspenseful incident in a forbidden preserve heightens the senses of five friends. Sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell become super-gifts that forever change the world. But furious battles confront the boys as they try to understand their sensory superpowers in a race to save mankind. With light beings and mysterious strangers complicating their plight, will the boys be able to defeat the evil Druth before it’s too late? Get prepared for the twisting and grinding of this award-winning, action-adventure story — an edge-of-your-seat narrative for young and mature readers alike.






Prologue


And in the absence of even a hint of an exchange, Joaquin spun around and lunged at Ross. He grabbed him by the throat, knocking him down.  


With brittle leaves and debris thrust upward, the two were enveloped in a dark, hazy hell as they engaged in a violent struggle for what seemed like an eternity.  

Ross flared up. “Get the hell off of me!”  


Joaquin persisted. “What are you going to do, Ross? Where are you going to go?” 
Ross scrambled to his feet, fighting back with a blow to Joaquin’s head, followed by several body punches. Joaquin stumbled and fell, giving Ross those precious few seconds required for his escape.  


Fueled by a rush of pulsating adrenaline, Ross ran frantically, stretching his quivering legs. His rich brown skin tightened as he pounded through the forest. He tried to ignore his thunderous heartbeat while scanning the pathways, searching for possible escape routes.  


With his baseball cap lost to the wind, his short, curly hair had exposed to the open air. Ross grasped the moment, one littered with deep panic and a singular appreciation for survival.  


This turn of events stemmed from countless episodes in which Joaquin, only nineteen yet extremely demanding, had tried to control those around him.




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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

#VIRTUALBOOKTOUR Boss Women: Seven African American Women Who Built Their Business From The Ground Up #newbookalert #children #picturebook

 


Write Now Literary is pleased to be organizing a two-month book tour and $25.00 Amazon gift card for Boss Women: Seven African American Women Who Built Their Business From The Ground Up by Gwen Richardson. The book tour will run Jan- Feb 25, 2022. 

 

Genre: Youth

ISBN- 978-1737449607





Gwen Richardson has been an author, entrepreneur, and "boss woman" for decades. She is the author of 13 books, including Boss Women, and is a graduate of Georgetown University. She has been twice nominated for NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Literary Work, wants to inspire children to seek entrepreneurship as a career path. Richardson resides in Houston with her husband, Willie, and adult daughter, Sylvia.

 






Boss Women features seven African American women who started their businesses by themselves or as co-founders with family members. Some of the enterprises are relatively new, while others have been established for decades.

 

The businesswomen profiled in this book are Janice M. Adams (JMA Solutions), Valerie Daniels-Carter (V&J Holding Companies), Bea Dixon (Honey Pot), Janice Bryant Howroyd (The ACT One Group), Garnetta Sanders (Neta Scientific), Janell Stephens (Camille Rose Naturals), and J.C. Sykes (90 Degree Construction).

 

Boss Women uses poetic phrasing to make it easier for children to read and understand. While reading each poetic profile, children will be able to see themselves in these women’s successes and dream big dreams for the future. The book is also a motivational tool for adults who are seeking encouragement on their entrepreneurial journeys.





10 of My Favorite Novels of All Time by Gwen Richardson

Since I’m an avid reader and have read thousands of books, it’s not easy to create a list of only ten. But following are 10 of my favorite novels of all time. My favorite two genres are historical fiction and mystery/thriller so the titles reflect that. They are in no particular order.

1.    The Wake of the Wind by J. California Cooper

2.    Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson

3.    My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due

4.    The Living Blood by Tananarive Due (sequel to My Soul to Keep)

5.    Freeman by Leonard Pitts

6.    Dark Corner by Brandon Massey

7.    The Coming by Daniel Black

8.    White Lines by Tracy Brown

9.    Standing at the Scratch Line by Guy Johnson

10.Echoes of a Distant Summer by Guy Johnson (sequel to Standing at the Scratch Line)





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Friday, October 8, 2021

#VIRTUALBOOKTOUR Hard Conversations by BJ Communicates #urbanfiction #newbookalert #newbookrelease #amazom #giftcard



Write Now Literary is pleased to be organizing a two-month book tour and $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway For Hard Conversations: Book 1: Breadcrumbs To The Past by BJ Communicates. The book tour will run Sept 6-October 29, 2021.  

Genre: Urban Fiction 

ISBN-978-1098380953



     




BJ Communicates, aka Dr. Brad Johnson, LSSBB, CSM, is a Kingdom writer, a communication practitioner, and an influential Bible teacher. Given the assignments of assisting urban believers in articulating their stories, finding resolution, and gaining the language of the Kingdom, BJ continually creates and releases inspirational media content that highlights their stories and experiences. “The Holy Spirit is constantly giving me things to write; sometimes it’s a book, sometimes it’s an article for a Christian publication, sometimes it’s something for my blog site or social media, and sometimes it’s a song for me or another recording artist, I’m just the pen in His hand,” says BJ. In addition to faith-based media creator, he is the owner of Communic8 Life Consulting, a communication consulting firm that specializes in assisting couples, families, and business teams in improving their interpersonal communication skills; and is the co-pastor of the urban cafe church Transformed City in Richmond, VA.





Sometimes it’s the conversations not had that do the most damage to the people in our lives. Hard Conversations is a collection of short stories detailing the lives of five urban people who are standing at the intersection of their past and their potential. Sensing that something is still off in the lives that they have built, each has to make the crucial decision whether to address their secrets long buried, or to continue living in the uncomfortable matrix they created. Only they can decide what their future will bring.


Our gifting often becomes our prison. I wrote this book to pull back the mask on our experience in the hopes that it compels us to confront our learned ability to white wash our pain with our talent and giftings. We are often taught that the greatest value that we bring to the world is solely present in what we do, what we earn, or how well we play. In reality our greatest value is in the stories that we can articulate to those we influence once we have reached the other side of trauma. Trauma that tried to silence our voice, trauma that caused a part of us to die in the fight, and trauma that threatened us to stay silent after our experience with it because we should just be grateful that we made it to the other side.  





Tell us about (Hard Conversations: Book 1 Breadcrumbs to the Past) 

 

My book Hard Conversations: Book 1 Breadcrumbs to the Past is the first book in my new urban fiction series.  It is a collection of short stories about the lives of five urban people that have achieved, what most people would consider, to be successful lives, but still they find themselves unhappy and cycling in the same patterns that they know aren’t where they want to live.  They realize that the lass ceiling they can’t get past is because they have unaddressed issues in their pasts that they decided to move past without doing the necessary work to heal. In order to move forward they must confront the issues they have been burying with the people that were involved. I believe that it is no one’s story, yet everyone’s story because we all can relate to operating in avoidance at one point of another.  One thing about people of color is that we know how to survive things. Through oppression, depression, suppression, and trauma, we become to determined to make it to the other side.  The problem becomes when we make it through to the other side, we often have been changed and lost some things along the way that are necessities to moving forward in life and in wholeness. At the point that we realize that we have made but we are broken, we are wounded, we are leaking out what we have been through, we must decide whether we are going to try to keep it moving or if we are brave enough to confront the past to not just survive, but to thrive. At the same time the book was released, I released a song inspired by the book called “You’re Real” that was released on all digital platforms. The song is so vitally important to the stories in the book because I believe hard conversations are real conversations, and real conversations are God conversations.  We can’t talk about being healed from our past or moving forward without including God in the equation; He is the only one that can give us the strength and the courage to address the deep heartbreaking things that can happen and life and then come out unscathed and able to thrive in life.

 

 Is there one particular message or “moral of the story” you hope readers walk away with?

 

I hope they walk away knowing that articulating their experience matters.  That there Is no such thing as just moving on without resolution. What we don’t deal with will continue to show up In our lives, In one way or another, until we confront It.  Not dealing with It prevents us from giving the best version of ourselves to anyone that we try to form any type of relationship with.

 

 How do you see yourself in your character’s story, if at all?

I always says that the stories of the characters In my book are no one’s story, but everyone’s story.  I see myself In the most simplistic way as a person who has had to have some difficult conversations to heal from things that occurred In my childhood.  There were people that loved me but because of their pain, they made decisions that cause deficit and confusion In my life. Those situations stopped me from being happy and thriving In life; and even though I had forgiven them, I still couldn’t move on without having a clarifying conversation to fully articulate my experience of them.  The conversation wasn’t for their apology, It was for my freedom.  As humans we aren’t meant to carry burdens, we are meant to cast and release them.  In articulating my experience I Invited the opportunity for deeper understanding, the extension of grace, and the possibility of reconciliation In relationships. 

While you were writing (Hard Conversations: Book 1 Breadcrumbs to the Past), do you think it mattered where the book was set?

It absolutely mattered.  It was Important to me that the fictional characters authentically mirrored the lives and experiences of people of color In the places we live.  I was Intentional of Insuring that the characters felt like our brothers, and sisters, and aunties, and cousins by ensuring that where they lived was authentic communities of people of color. 

Will we know what happens to your character after the end of the book?

No, It Is a series.  So people will have to get part 2 to continue to follow the stories of the characters during the next phase of their journey.

Where do you like to write?

In my office, with a locked door to keep my son out, lol.  I need solitude and a quiet space to flow. 

How do you choose between ideas you’d like to write about?

I usually pray and then go with what Idea Is a natural flow when I write.  If I have to think to much or there is continued frustration, usually that Is my Indication that I am forcing It Instead of It flowing.  I normally know how God Is directing me when the Idea just flows as I write.  That’s how this book was; no outline; no template; just sitting down and allowing God to pour stories through me for the readers.

Both of your lead characters have “baggage” that keeps them from wanting to pursue a new relationship. Do you think sometimes we let our past get in the way of what God has planned for our futures?


For sure we do.  We live in an imperfect would surround by, and in relationship with, imperfect people; baggage and past traumatic experiences happen to us all. I believe that bad things and misfortunate things happen to us all, but the reason that God allows it is because He knows that He is the antidote.  If we are willing to confront what happened to us and address it, God is able and willing to heal it.  Jesus said He came to heal the broken hearted; that means that He knew that there would be life situations that would have to potential to break our hearts; but the only way that are hearts can be mended is for us to not pretend that we are okay, or worse that it didn’t happen, and call it out and have the necessary internal and external conversations about the events of the pain so that He can free us.  It’s not the event that is killing us, both naturally and as it relates to our assignments, it’s the silence.  It’s our own silence, it’s the silence of the people who caused our pain, it’s the silence of those who knew or witness our pain and said nothing, and it’s the silence of those who have ignored us in the the moments that we tried to speak.  God has given us a beautiful life, but that beautiful life isn’t experienced via osmosis; it must be fought for, and occupied, and maintained.




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#Virtualbooktour David Yuen This Too Shall Pass #newbookalert #christian #nonfiction #amazon #giveaway

Write Now Literary is pleased to organize a two-week book tour and Amazon gift card giveaway for This Too Shall Pass by David Yuen. The book...