April Alisa Marquette said:
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Posted on Friday, May 04, 2012 11:26 AM
I just saw an interview with Gabourey Sidibe who starred in the movie ‘Precious.’ In this interview she told of how an actress who is older than she is, an actress that she looked up to, advised her to get out of show business. Why? Because the actress, Joan Cusack to be exact, said the biz is image-conscious. What does that mean? Does that mean that the heavier person is not an image that we should see? I hate to pull the race card, but I wonder. Could Joan have meant...the darker person is not an image to be seen? |
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Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2012 11:22 AM
Hi friends and fam, Today I must address something. Two times now I’ve heard it. I know that’s not a lot, but twice people have said they felt that a book of mine began slowly. Granted, those opinions were from the young. Granted, they may not yet understand that thedestinationis important. You know, where the story ends. However, thejourney,getting to the destination is crucial too. That said; I want to explain something. When a reader chooses me—one of my books, I feel as though that person has made an alliance, entered a non-verbal contract with me. |
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Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 3:23 PM
Someone is always asking about my Cohort Trilogy, so I figured I’d tell you a bit about it each week. First of all, the three books in the trilogy are calledAbsolution,Progression, andIniquities. However, let’s speak aboutAbsolution,Book 1for now. In it a reader gets to meet four friends, three women and their gay male roommate Beau [Bo.] Beau and the ladies call themselves cohorts because often they find themselves in untoward situations,together --many of which you the reader will get to see firsthand or hear about through their telling. |
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Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 11:00 AM
Hi friends & fam, Maybe you're wondering why there are new covers up for bothAbsolutionandProgression,Books IandIIof The Cohort Trilogy. Well, those are actually the covers for thee-booksnow available onKindleandNook. Pretty soon however, those will be the covers for the paperbacks. You see, bothAbsolutionand Progressionwill be re-released -- with new ISBN numbers! Those will correspond with that ofIniquities, Book IIIof the trilogy. Although I find myself quite busy right now, with the |
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Posted on Saturday, October 22, 2011 9:04 AM
I want to quickly tell you about a book I happened to read. Actually, I took the last two days off from writing so I could immerse myself in it. The book is called 'I See Your Dream Job,' by Sue Frederick, and boy is it powerful! Yes, I love self-help books and lots of things that seem 'new age' to some people. Anyway, about the book; Sue the author is an intuitive, someone who instinctively knows, after interacting with a person what they would be best and happiest doing in their career. Don't get me wrong, I did not |
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Posted on Friday, October 14, 2011 9:27 AM
Hi readers, friends and fam, I just wanted to let you know how excited I am to be able to finally offer youIniquities! It'sBook IIIin myCohort Trilogy, and believe me, just like you loved the first two, you're going to feel that way about this one. I don't mean to sound cocky. You all know that's not my way. I'm just saying... I gave this book all I had. I had help too. That I'm happy to report. My gay male friends were more than willing to give me their input. You know, to make the story real. |
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Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 2:07 PM
Hello friends and fam, I wanted to let you know that Jessica Janna, my mom's books Seedling and Sowing are now available on Amazon Kindle! She's quite excited about it because to her this format is new -- it's electronic! Mom also admitted that like some of you she likes books to hold in her hands. So now you can make your choice. With Kindle both Seedling and Sowing are available for a ridiculously low price. So...maybe you might want to think about giving them as gifts this holiday season. |
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Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 12:38 PM
Just wanted to update my readers... I am putting the finishing touches on Iniquities, the third novel in The Cohort Trilogy. Ladies, and gentlemen, I think this is some of my finest work yet, but I'll let you be the judge! |
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Posted on Sunday, February 13, 2011 9:48 AM
Hi Readers! I know I haven't been chatty lately, polishing up a few novels for you. That's been taking up a good bit of my time. However, I wanted to let you know about the interview I did with the lovelyMs. Dee Scottof Authors On The Rise Blogspot. You can view it here: Find out about things I've never told about my novelAbsolution,Book Iin The Cohort Trilogy! By the way, you know thatBook IIIin the trilogy is scheduled to release this year. |
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