My beautiful sister gained her wings this morning and went to be with the Lord and our parents. She was not just my sister, we were best friends and I'm going to miss her so much trying to adjust to new really as the only one left in my family. 😔
Jordan has a precedent: white male USA gymnast Paul Hamm told them to get lost. And I would not blame her if she never competed again. Black people are always asked to sacrifice and be grateful. Hellz naw. No more. I would let this fight drag on for years.
I am very happy to announce that I will make my contemporary romance debut with Hallmark Publishing with a modern-day Milford College story called Sweet Tea. The book will be pubbed in Summer 2021 and there MAY be a movie too.
My wonderful father, the true definition of a Girl Dad, died last night. I was with him as he took his last breaths. I may be keeping a low profile here on Twitter for a while, but he the best man I ever knew and I loved him very much.
So The State of Georgia is SUING the City of Atlanta over the mask mandate because
@BrianKempGA
will not have a Black woman telling him what to do. Got it. 🤬
If Alabama wants to try the Stacey Abrams approach, it's not too early to start a voting rights campaign to get voters to get a Dem senator (Doug Jones?) in that Shelby seat. GA did it, you can too!
The fact that Meghan has come along and done princessing ao well, as if she were born to it, is very threatening to the entire institution. It's supposed to be HARD and she's blown that up.
#HarryAndMeghan
Whew. Harry told some deep truths here. And as much as they need the Sussexes, and they do, I'm sure there will be no going back until there is serious change. And given the look on Meghan's face the other day, I'm not sure that has happened. We'll see.
#IHadAWhiteFriend
She DMed me & said I should not RT a blog that said WW acted unfriendly to POC at RWA in 2015. When I told her that happened to me, she told me she had a Black grandson. I told her I would pray for him everyday bc she was his grandma & that was that.
Some hard questions must be asked about the role that RWA staff played in this. In the midst of this uproar, my mind goes back to the 2013 Rita/GH reception and how I was blocked from entering EVEN THOUGH I had on my pink ribbon. I was the only Black finalist on either side. 1/2
PSA: Restoring the lost parts of history omitted from previous narratives is not "wokeness."
The restoration is a necessary correction to the factual history that was erased bc the desire to keep marginalized populations down > than the desire for a correct history. YW.
"Can't we all just start loving each other just a little bit more?" is a nice thought. Consider that Black authors have been loving RWA for years by paying membership fees, going to Nationals, etc. & there has been no love in return. Imagine that feeling, if you can.
#subtweet
Just so people know. Biden has never been rich compared to his political peers. If he was why did Barack Obama offer to help with Beau's medical bills?
#TrumpMeltdown
#TrumpLiesEverytimeHeSpeaks
I remember a time when people on this app tried to tell me that there was no racism in the UK because Meghan Markle was being welcomed with open arms.
#listentoBlackwomen
My husband's doctor was nice. I was 9 mos pregnant & he talked to me about my baby & thanked me when I helped hubby relax during his shot. 1 month later, he murdered his wife, stuffed her in the house crawlspace & fled w/the kids b4 he was captured. Such a nice guy, tho. 🤬
#stfu
Covers are hard, especially for AOC. When I saw this one I had to have it. Celebrating
#RomBkLove
today with a
#CoverReveal
for a re-release of my novella "The Washerwomen's War" which will be out this summer.
I can’t stop thinking about this girl. Her gorgeous smile, her presence in front of the camera. The photo was taken sometime in the 1860s.
@amhistorymuseum
shared it on Instagram a few days ago, and I keep coming back to it.
Long thread.
Since we are talking about Grover Cleveland on the Twitter, I'm sure people know he married his best friend's daughter, his ward. He met her when he first saw her as a baby in her cradle.
One thing I noticed during my study of women writers is that they had another form of art/creativity to relax and to refill the well. I've yet to find my alternative creative outlet. What's yours?
Romancelandia is powerful. The name of our dear Farrah Rochon is trending as we comfort her in this time of sorrow. No organization can take our power. We are strong and mighty. I hope we have been a balm to her wound in the loss of her lovely sister, Tamara.
My scholarly work in romance fiction was informed by the example of my father. It's important to know that men like my father exist in the world and to make them heroes of romance fiction. Here's his news obit. And yes, I'm writing about him. 😉
I just said it in a writers group on FB & I'm saying it here. The days when white authors could write Black characters in any old way w/o being called on it are OVER. We insist on being portrayed as complete human beings. Do the work that requires or leave those stories to us.
The cover is here! Thanks to
@WmMorrowBooks
@TessaofAvonlea
for their patience!
Pre-order at Amazon:
Barnes and Noble: ...
Kobo:
Apple Books:
Target: ...
That powerful agent who told me it would take 20 years for my books to sell back in 2013 is on multiple diversity FB posts commenting as if she's some social justice warrior and here's me rn:
My mother, who was one of the first Black women in Pittsburgh to have an excutive position, had a very wicked sense of humor. She loved collective noun names and her name for a group of corporate white men leaving her out of some discussion was "a preponderance of peni." 😉
I want to hear nothing from Beto O'Rourke unless it is: "I've come to my senses and I'm stepping down from running for president in order to run for the Senate in 2020."
#morningjoe
Please help me create list of Black Christmas romances. (That's a romance where the h/h are Black and the author is also Black) I need to see something. Feel free to RT as you name titles. Thank you!
And now having been told by some one that because I write closed door I don't really write romance novels, I'll stop explaining myself to people who don't know me and I'll go to bed. Good night, Twitter.
Ann Lowe was going through some hard times when she designed this dress and so her name doesn't appear on this dress. She worked out of other designers shops. The name Sonia is on the label, but the dress bears the Ann Lowe hallmarks, especially the floral touches.
Jane Seymour said that she had affairs on set with Joe Lando on Dr. Quinn and Christopher Reeves on Somewhere in Time and this certifies her as a legend.
When you see your famous Black man ex out in the world cooning and not standing against Orange Satan supporters lest he lose all of his wealth, you know God protected you from living a lie and are beyond thankful.
RIP to Sharon Kay Penman, one of the best in historical fiction. Her great books are responsible for my love of the Plantagenets and the Wars of the the Roses.
RIP Sharon Kay Penman. When she published her first novel, The Sunne in Splendour, she thanked the Richard III Society libraries in the UK & US for their help. She will be greatly missed.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's son Archie's birth certificate was edited to remove Meghan's name and only include her title, a decision made by The Palace.
To those who express a sense of disbelief at what happened to me at the GH/Rita awards reception in 2013: I really don't care what you believe. Or, as the ancestors would say: I covers every inch of ground I stand on.
#Subtweet
Instead of the political term of "historical accuracy", I'm going into 2019 speaking about "historical indoctrination." When I talk about it in this way, some begin to see that they've been taught a narrative of history that has been used to keep a group of people above others
Y'all are probably too young for this, but Harvey Korman was one of the worst offenders of this on The Carol Burnett Show. He could never stop from laughing at Tim Conway--especially during the infamous dentist sketch.
One of the funniest things in TV and film is when you see an actor almost break character by laughing. What are some of your favorite moments when someone laughed or almost laughed in a scene in a movie or show? Post clips if you have them.
My sister isn't doing very well. There is a palliative care meeting about her soon and I'm afraid of what they will say.
I know this because I put a folded up empty brown bag from my Amazon delivery this morning in the refrigerator.
#tiredofbeingbrave
Romance author extraordinaire Adrienne Byrd has died. I'm so sorry to hear this sad news that we have lost another force for Black love and truth in our community. R.I.P. Sis. 😭😭
Oh no. The passing of my dear friend and mentor Tina McElroy Ansa hits me hard this morning. I was just on a panel with her last year. RIP queen. My deepest condolences to her friends and family.
This interview and the leaving of Harry and Meghan is a larger thing than the royal family. This is about what happens when the hierarchy of white supremacy feels threatened and the low down, cowardly, sneaky response that they offer in return. The more black people succeed 1/2
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have released their 2021 family Christmas card, featuring the first photo of their daughter Lilibet Diana:
So yeah my family is passive aggressive af. I sent 2 copies of Sweet Tea to my cousin out of kindness bc I knew she has health issues and she asked me why weren't they hardcover?? They NEVER miss an opportunity to put me in my place. Not once. 😠
@dr_nickiw
This! People are looking for the BYU coach to be disciplined, but it should be the Duke coach who should have stopped the game and refused to play until that person was removed. How can this young woman ever feel protected or supported by her team with their inaction? Smh.
I'm proud of past Piper for seeing that Emily Giffin is trash but I hurt for everyone else who now see her enthusiastic willingness to dehumanize a Black woman.😣
I think it might be a good idea to have a conversation about realism and romance and how the inclusion of a certain amount of realism in a romance novel acts as a gatekeeper that can prevents certain stories from being told/heard. 1/?
The more you know:
When someone asks for Black romance, especially in caps, this means romance w/ h/h who are Black. The author should also be Black.
If only ONE person in the romance (stay w/me here) is Black (no matter who the author is) then it's an Interracial romance.
I get the feeling that for some in Romancelandia today, the day after the statement, might feel a bit like 11/9/16. As if you are waking up in a strange and unfamiliar place. I'm so sorry. I offer you a 🤗 & say welcome. None of this will change unless we ALL speak out. 1/?
To be honest, K-12 kids should read books and keep journals and/or write letters until school hopefully starts again in the Fall. That would help their English/Language Arts capabilities a lot more than worksheets.
Thank you all for your kind words. It's a bit of a hard time because today would be have been her 53rd birthday. I chose to have a memorial this weekend so I wouldn't have to be by myself, but it's still hard. Thank you all. 😔
We need to return to the cake and punch wedding reception. There was nothing wrong with that. People wished you well after the wedding, got some cake and punch and went home. A few hundred bucks at the most. Weddings have gotten ridiculous.
#UnpopularOpinion
We didn't choose him. He cheated by stealing the election over his 8 years of Secretary of State. He removed 1000s of likely Abrams voters from the rolls and as S of S made sure the few & most broken down machines were in the Blackest parts of Atlanta. Don't get it twisted.
Still can’t believe Georgians chose Brian Kemp over Stacy Abrams... It’s like the worst custody battle... they could’ve chosen an erudite, Ivy League grad but now they’re living with an alcoholic father who doesn’t care if they wear seatbelts... point is, he’s gonna get em killed
When you speak your truth as a Black author and you get a response from someone that tells you they never pick books based on race or color, you can bet that person NEVER reads Black authors or books with Black characters.
Big congrats
@authorMsBev
on your Writer's Digest cover! I was involved with other matters when the reveal happened, but I wanted to say that is so awesome!
From a lit prof (that's me) :
#Morrison
requires reading in a certain order to get the best understanding of the richness of her prose. I call it "the hierarchy"
The Bluest Eye
Sula
Jazz
Paradise
Love
Home
A Mercy
God Help the Child
Tar Baby
Beloved
THEN
Song of Solomon
Ok. I know I write sans sexy times romance but after a weekend of binging Remington Steele, I have concluded:
THERE IS NO WAY A MAN THAT FINE WOULD HAVE SETTLED FOR 5 YEARS OF JUST KISSING.