What a pleasure it was to engage with my Sanctuary sister scribes after their awesome presentation at the inaugural #ZoraNealeHurston Summit at @barnardcollege.bsky.social. @ericalwilliams7.bsky.social @loriltharps.bsky.social #Writing #RWCPromoChallenge #BookSky #WritersWrite
Our sister scribes Sanctuary panel at the Zora Neale Hurston Summit was a hit! With Nadia Alexis, Candace Bacchus, and Kirsten Ivey-Colson. Thanks to Lori Tharps for bringing us together & Thanks to Joyce E. Davis for taking pics & video. @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social @loriltharps.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
What a pleasure it was to engage with my Sanctuary sister scribes after their awesome presentation at the inaugural #ZoraNealeHurston Summit at @barnardcollege.bsky.social. @ericalwilliams7.bsky.social @loriltharps.bsky.social #Writing #RWCPromoChallenge #BookSky #WritersWrite
“Hagar Rakestraw from Tennille, Georgia” will be in the book.
#rwcpromochallenge
#rwcpromochallenge
January 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
“Hagar Rakestraw from Tennille, Georgia” will be in the book.
#rwcpromochallenge
#rwcpromochallenge
It’s been just over a year since I joined The Sanctuary, a virtual
Writing community for BIPOC students women created by Lori Tharps. Best decision ever. I’m fully stepping into my identity as a WRITER. #RWCPromoChallenge
Writing community for BIPOC students women created by Lori Tharps. Best decision ever. I’m fully stepping into my identity as a WRITER. #RWCPromoChallenge
January 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
It’s been just over a year since I joined The Sanctuary, a virtual
Writing community for BIPOC students women created by Lori Tharps. Best decision ever. I’m fully stepping into my identity as a WRITER. #RWCPromoChallenge
Writing community for BIPOC students women created by Lori Tharps. Best decision ever. I’m fully stepping into my identity as a WRITER. #RWCPromoChallenge
So glad to join you Erica in celebrating our anniversary in The Sanctuary. It’s changed my #writing life - and my life! #RWCPromoChallenge #WritersWrite
It’s been just over a year since I joined The Sanctuary, a virtual
Writing community for BIPOC students women created by Lori Tharps. Best decision ever. I’m fully stepping into my identity as a WRITER. #RWCPromoChallenge
Writing community for BIPOC students women created by Lori Tharps. Best decision ever. I’m fully stepping into my identity as a WRITER. #RWCPromoChallenge
January 16, 2025 at 3:16 AM
So glad to join you Erica in celebrating our anniversary in The Sanctuary. It’s changed my #writing life - and my life! #RWCPromoChallenge #WritersWrite
Throwback. November 2013. This was either at NWSA or AAA when I held my first book in my hands for the first time. When the writing gets hard sometimes, I remind myself that I have been here before and pushed through. #RWCPromoChallenge #writing
January 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Throwback. November 2013. This was either at NWSA or AAA when I held my first book in my hands for the first time. When the writing gets hard sometimes, I remind myself that I have been here before and pushed through. #RWCPromoChallenge #writing
My upcoming self-published hybrid memoir, “In The Land of Sowing and Sewing” is a visual archive of creative legacy about me and my sisters remembering our mother, her mother, and hers—Corrine, Rena Mae, Hagar—born in Tennille, Georgia.
#rwcpromochallenge
#sowingandsewing
#remember
#joyharjo
#rwcpromochallenge
#sowingandsewing
#remember
#joyharjo
January 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
My upcoming self-published hybrid memoir, “In The Land of Sowing and Sewing” is a visual archive of creative legacy about me and my sisters remembering our mother, her mother, and hers—Corrine, Rena Mae, Hagar—born in Tennille, Georgia.
#rwcpromochallenge
#sowingandsewing
#remember
#joyharjo
#rwcpromochallenge
#sowingandsewing
#remember
#joyharjo
If you’re NOT normally a #SpeedReader, but you’ve read a book in a day, what was it? I wrote about mine here: open.substack.com/pub/enjoycei... #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Books #TBR #BlackBookSky #Writing #Authors #Writers #Reading #Novels #Fiction #LiteraryLife #RWCPromoChallenge ✍🏾📚
February 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
If you’re NOT normally a #SpeedReader, but you’ve read a book in a day, what was it? I wrote about mine here: open.substack.com/pub/enjoycei... #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Books #TBR #BlackBookSky #Writing #Authors #Writers #Reading #Novels #Fiction #LiteraryLife #RWCPromoChallenge ✍🏾📚
One of my 2025 writing goals was to do a writers' residency. I'm so excited that I will be doing a Creative Sabbatical at the Ragdale Foundation in Lake Forest, Illinois. It's short: Feb 18-21, but honestly, that's perfect for me right now! #RWCPromoChallenge #writing
Photo credit: lnkd.in/gUVri6xY
Photo credit: lnkd.in/gUVri6xY
January 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
One of my 2025 writing goals was to do a writers' residency. I'm so excited that I will be doing a Creative Sabbatical at the Ragdale Foundation in Lake Forest, Illinois. It's short: Feb 18-21, but honestly, that's perfect for me right now! #RWCPromoChallenge #writing
Photo credit: lnkd.in/gUVri6xY
Photo credit: lnkd.in/gUVri6xY
I was born on this day to Negro parents in Rome, New York at Griffiss Air Force Base Hospital. I claim myself a writer, a sewist, an artist, a cultural curator.
Day 8 - Shout-Out to my Sister Scribes in The Sanctuary: Right On / Write On!
#rwcpromochallenge
#sowingandsewing
Day 8 - Shout-Out to my Sister Scribes in The Sanctuary: Right On / Write On!
#rwcpromochallenge
#sowingandsewing
January 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I was born on this day to Negro parents in Rome, New York at Griffiss Air Force Base Hospital. I claim myself a writer, a sewist, an artist, a cultural curator.
Day 8 - Shout-Out to my Sister Scribes in The Sanctuary: Right On / Write On!
#rwcpromochallenge
#sowingandsewing
Day 8 - Shout-Out to my Sister Scribes in The Sanctuary: Right On / Write On!
#rwcpromochallenge
#sowingandsewing
#Writing: “learning from others that you are so impressed by that you want to know their path and their process, what they read and write, and who they admire, well, that is my jam. I’m about to turn into a bit of a #DanzySenna stalker.” enjoyceinglife.substack.com/p/reading-fo... #RWCPromoChallenge
January 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
#Writing: “learning from others that you are so impressed by that you want to know their path and their process, what they read and write, and who they admire, well, that is my jam. I’m about to turn into a bit of a #DanzySenna stalker.” enjoyceinglife.substack.com/p/reading-fo... #RWCPromoChallenge
Biiiiiiggggg shoutout to #AliyaKingNeil for inspiring my first #Substack post and my first blog post in nearly 10 years. Hat tip to @shannon.b.life, too! open.substack.com/pub/enjoycei.... #RWCPromoChallenge #Fiction #Novels #Blogging #Writing #WritersWrite
January 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Biiiiiiggggg shoutout to #AliyaKingNeil for inspiring my first #Substack post and my first blog post in nearly 10 years. Hat tip to @shannon.b.life, too! open.substack.com/pub/enjoycei.... #RWCPromoChallenge #Fiction #Novels #Blogging #Writing #WritersWrite
This is one of my writing inspiration quotes for 2025. I'm currently reading Black Feminist Writing (Evans) How to Live Free in a Dangerous World (Lawson), and Belonging: A Daughter's Search for Identity through Loss and Love. Fellow writers, what are you reading? #rwcpromochallenge #writing
January 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This is one of my writing inspiration quotes for 2025. I'm currently reading Black Feminist Writing (Evans) How to Live Free in a Dangerous World (Lawson), and Belonging: A Daughter's Search for Identity through Loss and Love. Fellow writers, what are you reading? #rwcpromochallenge #writing
Throwback: 19 year old me on my 1st international solo trip. I went to Caracas, Venezuela and visited the coastal towns of Puerto Colombia and Choriní. This is one of the experiences I’m writing about in my memoir, Take Flight: A Memoir on Race, Identity and Travel. #rwcpromochallenge #writinglife
January 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Throwback: 19 year old me on my 1st international solo trip. I went to Caracas, Venezuela and visited the coastal towns of Puerto Colombia and Choriní. This is one of the experiences I’m writing about in my memoir, Take Flight: A Memoir on Race, Identity and Travel. #rwcpromochallenge #writinglife
If you’re in #Atlanta, this free book club mixer (any book) sounds cool. It’s at the Bellyard tomorrow. Got my evite tix here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-cute-c... If you follow me, you KNOW I’ll be discussing #DanzySenna ‘s Colored Television. #RWCPromoChallenge #BookClubs #BookSky #BlackBookSky
The Cute Connect book club mixer - Jan
Join us at The Cute Connect book club mixer for a fun afternoon of chatting about our favorite reads and making new book loving friends!
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January 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
If you’re in #Atlanta, this free book club mixer (any book) sounds cool. It’s at the Bellyard tomorrow. Got my evite tix here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-cute-c... If you follow me, you KNOW I’ll be discussing #DanzySenna ‘s Colored Television. #RWCPromoChallenge #BookClubs #BookSky #BlackBookSky
Great to hear that your character’s side trip improved your #plot. I’m following mine & hope to have a similar result! #Fiction #Novels #Authors #Writers #Writing #RWCPromoChallenge #WritersWrite
So relatable. Sometimes, it's helpful to follow them where they want to go and see if they meander back to your outline... but I'm not sure I'm 'Type A.' I had an outline, and most of what's on it is in my manuscript, but one of my characters took an unseen turn that really punched up the plot.
January 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Great to hear that your character’s side trip improved your #plot. I’m following mine & hope to have a similar result! #Fiction #Novels #Authors #Writers #Writing #RWCPromoChallenge #WritersWrite
“And I had the nerve to start reading #PercivalEverette’s “Erasure” this morning as I was settling into my few days of #NewYorkCity adventures.” open.substack.com/pub/enjoycei... #RWCPromoChallenge #Books #BookSky #Fiction #Writing #WritersWrite
February 4, 2025 at 5:07 AM
“And I had the nerve to start reading #PercivalEverette’s “Erasure” this morning as I was settling into my few days of #NewYorkCity adventures.” open.substack.com/pub/enjoycei... #RWCPromoChallenge #Books #BookSky #Fiction #Writing #WritersWrite
You can and should read Black authors every month, but in case you’re looking for recommendations for Black History Month - here are some of my favourite fiction picks!
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#RWCpromochallenge #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackAuthors #bookrecommendations
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#RWCpromochallenge #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackAuthors #bookrecommendations
Must Read Books by Black Authors: Fiction Edition — juicygreenmom
Hey, you know you can read Black authors ALL. THE. TIME. NOT just during Black History Month! Here are some of my favourite fiction reads by Black authors (of course I will always be adding to it!).
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February 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
You can and should read Black authors every month, but in case you’re looking for recommendations for Black History Month - here are some of my favourite fiction picks!
www.juicygreenmom.ca/book-recs/12...
#RWCpromochallenge #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackAuthors #bookrecommendations
www.juicygreenmom.ca/book-recs/12...
#RWCpromochallenge #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackAuthors #bookrecommendations
ZNH: “You take up the pen when you are told, and write what is commanded. There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside you.” Can’t wait to present at the Zora Summit in 2 weeks! #rwcpromochallenge #writing
January 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
ZNH: “You take up the pen when you are told, and write what is commanded. There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside you.” Can’t wait to present at the Zora Summit in 2 weeks! #rwcpromochallenge #writing
I think I’m going to alternate writing & spending time on developing deeper character descriptions - getting in the heads of those who have more visibility. As I was #writing, some became more prominent than I initially intended. #Fiction #Novels #Authors #Writers #RWCPromoChallenge #WritersWrite
I talk a lot about getting into my character's heads. In a way, it's the same as what you're talking about. It's hard, yes. My character John? Not a head I wanted to get into. He's a bully. But, getting into his head actually helped me with his part in the story. it changed things.
January 16, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I think I’m going to alternate writing & spending time on developing deeper character descriptions - getting in the heads of those who have more visibility. As I was #writing, some became more prominent than I initially intended. #Fiction #Novels #Authors #Writers #RWCPromoChallenge #WritersWrite
Helpful! As #ToniMorrison says, #firstdrafts are painful, & revisions are more enjoyable. I’m having fun, but it is challenging. I’m learning how to let my characters do their thing, but I do need them to participate in the plot. #Fiction #Novels #Authors #Writers #RWCPromoChallenge #WritersWrite
In the first draft, I let them wander. By the third or fourth draft, if the wandering isn't relevant to the plot, then I do a little pruning. I've had some characters really evolve by letting them do their thing. In the early stages, I think keeping that creative flow going is more important.
January 16, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Helpful! As #ToniMorrison says, #firstdrafts are painful, & revisions are more enjoyable. I’m having fun, but it is challenging. I’m learning how to let my characters do their thing, but I do need them to participate in the plot. #Fiction #Novels #Authors #Writers #RWCPromoChallenge #WritersWrite
Type A creative #writers, when you are wrestling with your characters who KEEP wandering away from the 10-page outline you’ve meticulously created, what do you do? Should I let them run wild & keep the #writing flow going or take time to build out more #CharacterDescriptions? #RWCPromoChallenge
January 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Type A creative #writers, when you are wrestling with your characters who KEEP wandering away from the 10-page outline you’ve meticulously created, what do you do? Should I let them run wild & keep the #writing flow going or take time to build out more #CharacterDescriptions? #RWCPromoChallenge
Reflecting on my writing in 2024: I track my writing time in a spreadsheet. In 2024 I wrote a total of 11,900 minutes (198 hours), which breaks down to 3.8 hours per week. I made a lot of progress on my 2 book projects. I participated in 32 co-writing sessions in The Sanctuary #rwcpromochallenge
January 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Reflecting on my writing in 2024: I track my writing time in a spreadsheet. In 2024 I wrote a total of 11,900 minutes (198 hours), which breaks down to 3.8 hours per week. I made a lot of progress on my 2 book projects. I participated in 32 co-writing sessions in The Sanctuary #rwcpromochallenge
After I published my first novel, “Can’t Stop the Shine,” in 2007, a friend saw someone reading it on the NYC train. I posted about it in 2009 on my Enjoyceinglife blog, an outgrowth of my AOL email newsletter. #IYKYK I’m still #writing. enjoyceinglife.blogspot.com/2009/12/you-... #RWCPromoChallenge
You Still Can't Stop My Shine
Today, I reconnected with a friend on Good Reads , a fabulous social networking site for people who LOVE books - please check it out. Anyway...
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January 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
After I published my first novel, “Can’t Stop the Shine,” in 2007, a friend saw someone reading it on the NYC train. I posted about it in 2009 on my Enjoyceinglife blog, an outgrowth of my AOL email newsletter. #IYKYK I’m still #writing. enjoyceinglife.blogspot.com/2009/12/you-... #RWCPromoChallenge
I’m slogging through, letting the characters lead me some, but I need them to participate some kind of way in the plot or I won’t get to the end. But I’m only in the 6th chapter, 20k words in. Thankfully it’s all enjoyable. #Fiction #Novels #Authors #Writers #Writing #RWCPromoChallenge #WritersWrite
I get it all down and then edit later.
January 16, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I’m slogging through, letting the characters lead me some, but I need them to participate some kind of way in the plot or I won’t get to the end. But I’m only in the 6th chapter, 20k words in. Thankfully it’s all enjoyable. #Fiction #Novels #Authors #Writers #Writing #RWCPromoChallenge #WritersWrite
That is a great idea for when I need a break! Maybe I’ll do that before I’m planning to work on more character backgrounds & descriptions, when I’d only be #writing about one character. Thank you! #Fiction #Novels #Authors #Writers #RWCPromoChallenge #WritersWrite
I'd go have a great meal, perhaps even a glass of wine. Whoever comes back with you to your desk, write about them. - B
January 16, 2025 at 5:51 AM
That is a great idea for when I need a break! Maybe I’ll do that before I’m planning to work on more character backgrounds & descriptions, when I’d only be #writing about one character. Thank you! #Fiction #Novels #Authors #Writers #RWCPromoChallenge #WritersWrite