Originally posted on The Chronicles of DNC I ran into this great article about different techniques to try in creating a character you are not. Advice given from Terry McMillan, best-selling author of Waiting to Exhale, is broken down into some digestible and doable tricks. Here are a few excerpts that grabbed my attention. Check…
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Overcoming Your Writing Fears: Let Faith Take the Wheel
The scariest thing about living your passion, is that moment when you realized that you could be judge over it. It’s like when you do something you love, and you share it with the world, they can either love it, like it, hate it, or just not care about it. Which then creates that demon…
FRIDAY’S SHORT STORY: UNKNOWN VISITOR
It’s Friday, you might have a job, but you also have some reading to do. This week’s short story again comes from Untraditional: A Collection of Passion-Fy Short Stories. I hope you enjoy this read, and if you’re really digging it, please grab it, hold it and dive into this fulls story and others. ******FOR MATURE…
Like. Love. Lust. Playlist: Top 5 Songs You Can’t Forget About for V.Day
Originally Posted on The Chronicles of DNC It’s Valentine’s Day! And since my poetry book Like. Love. Lust. is currently on sale (ebook on amazon) I figured I would share my top five songs for each category. Some of these songs were floating around in my head when I wrote this piece and I think they…
The Obvious Impact of “Hidden Figures”
Sunday night, the SAG Awards reminded us about the great films, particularly black films, that graced the screens in 2016. Denzel Washington brought home Best Actor while his co-star Viola Davis became the first black actress to win five SAG Awards for their work in Fences; Mahershala Ali won for Best Supporting Actor for his…
Indie Author Perks You Should Know
Amazon sent an email to its indie authors asking us to speak about why we like being indie. Here’s my response plus the ultimate writing tip! #PoweredByIndie
Scandal Me Please: A Proud Addict of a Powerful Black Woman
“Hi, my name is Niccole, and I’m addicted to Scandal.” *crowd responds* “Hi Niccole!” And to be perfectly honest, I’m a proud addict to this award-winning, culture-shifting series–even if I wasn’t totally ecstatic by the last season—it doesn’t matter. I’m a ride-or-die fan and I can’t wait to tune in tonight! LOVE IT OR HATE…
H.E.R. Crisis 