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One thing I learned as an Author is that everyone isn't going to enjoy your books. Many will and much won't but don't let that discourage you as a writer. Don't let negative book reviews get the best of you either. The crabs in a barrel mentality are very present within the literary industry and if you are not equipped with thick skin you will find yourself second guessing your choice to become published in the first place. Also please keep in mind when it comes to promoting

#Authors, did you know... •Most books undergo at least four rounds of editing. Two editors focus on the plot/main objective, and two correct spelling and punctuation errors. •Most books are edited according to The Chicago Manual of Style for style and organization. •Editing doesn't mean losing control of your work. With independent publishing, you decide which edits stay or go. Most importantly get your manuscript professionally edited. Check references and ask to see samples

Here are your nominees: Break-Out Author Mateo Askaripour - Black Buck Robert Jones, Jr - The Prophets Zakiya Dalila Harris - The Other Black Girl Morgan Rogers – Honey Girl Nancy Johnson – The Kindest Lie HISTORICAL Sadeqa Johnson – The Yellow Wife Annette Gorden-Reed – On Juneteenth Nicole Glover – The Conductors Jewell Parker Rhodes – Magic City Yvette Long - AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY: THE UNTOLD STORIES Clint Smith - How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of

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Ntozake Shange, the poet, novelist and pioneering playwright whose landmark choreopoem, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf,” helped generations of women of color discover their voices, has died, the Star Tribune has learned. Shange, 70, had suffered multiple strokes in recent years. But she had been on the mend lately, creating new work, giving readings and being feted for her work. She died in her sleep Saturday morning in an assisted liv