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 Thursday, January 26, 2012 1:13 PM
Hi friends and fam, Today I’d like to discuss some of what happens inAbsolution,The Cohort Trilogy-Book I. By now, through my blog, or having read my novel(s) you know who the characters are in the book – Beau and his three women friends, his cohorts. Therefore, I’d like to give you a brief rundown on some of what takes place with them in the book. Since I had, and yet have, friends similar to Beau our main character, I tried to make this trilogy as close to real life as possible. |
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Posted on Thursday, January 12, 2012 8:38 AM
Hi friends and fam, Today, in keeping with our theme:The Cohort Trilogy-Book I, Absolution which will soon be re-released with new ISBN numbers, new covers, and updated content I’d like to speak to you about our lead character. Well not about him exactly. I want to introduce Ronni to those of you who haven’t yet met her. This butter-yellow mouthy spirited woman happens to be Beau’s other roommate. Now I must tell you, with Ronni [RON-nee] you will either love her or hate her, there is no in between. |
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Posted on Thursday, January 05, 2012 1:28 PM
Hi friends and fam, I trust you all had a memorable holiday season. Since we’re here and moving forward in this New Year that we’ve been blessed to see, let’s again jump right in. I believe I informed you, concerningThe Cohort Trilogy, thatBook IandBook IIwill be re-released with new ISBN numbers, new covers, and updated content. I like that! As the time nears I will remind you. Now back to us discussing the characters inThe Cohort Trilogy-Book I,Absolution. I told you a bit about Beau, our gay male lead, and I mentioned his mothering cousin, also in the book. |
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Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:56 PM
Hi friends and fam, I’m back. Let’s jump right in. I wanted to let you know concerningThe Cohort Trilogythat soonBook IandBook IIwill be re-released with new ISBN numbers, new covers, and updated content. I’m quite happy about that. As the time nears I will remind you. Now back to what we were discussing last week – the characters inThe CohortTrilogy-Book I,Absolution. So I told you a bit about Beau, our gay male lead… therefore I want to mention his cousin, a woman who is also in the book. |
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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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