Category Archives: ANNOUNCEMENTTS

Marketing is the lifeline to selling books. But how much is too much?

Posted on January 8, 2021 by unholypursuit

[Original post was written two years ago. A lot have changed since, but the basic is still useful. ] Whether you’re traditionally published, self published, or somewhere in between, authors these days are primarily responsible for marketing their own books. … Continue reading →

Posted in advice, ANNOUNCEMENTTS, author, Marketing, paranormal romance, | Tagged book marketing, internet, test | 12 Comments

A troubling but powerful respond to this earlier post-Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Posted on December 30, 2020 by unholypursuit

This was posted two years ago. It came to mind again with the uncertainty so many families are facing. One of you all wrote a respond to this post so powerful and so strong that I wanted to share it … Continue reading →

Posted in ANNOUNCEMENTTS, books, charity, family, Foods, history, life, questions, readers | Tagged eviction, hunger, landlords, poverty, profit, shelters | Leave a comment

I know there will a moment of silence this morning. But it’s hard to think back on the fact that babies born since September 11, 2001 are now adults.

Posted on September 11, 2020 by unholypursuit

The September 11 attacks (often referred to as 9/11) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States Injured‎: ‎25,000 Date‎: ‎September 11, 2001; 19 years ago; 8:46 Deaths‎: ‎2,996; total … Continue reading →

Posted in ANNOUNCEMENTTS, Violence, war | Tagged 911, attack, World Trade Center | 13 Comments

The Passing of Chadwick Boseman of “The Black Panther”

Posted on August 29, 2020 by unholypursuit

The article below was written two years ago. We are just learning he was ill when the movie was made. Nonetheless, he did an exceptional job. Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther earned a milestone over the weekends it ran by becoming … Continue reading →

Posted in African American Writers and Poets, ANNOUNCEMENTTS, kings, Movie, queens, sales | Tagged black panther, record breaking, sales gross | 6 Comments

The Best Way to Promote Your Books

Posted on August 21, 2020 by unholypursuit

This a reblog. This site always have useful book marketing information /https://nicholasrossis.wordpress.com/2020/08/21/the-best-way-to-promote-your-books/

Posted in ANNOUNCEMENTTS, books | Tagged book marketing | 4 Comments

Benjamin Franklin: “Those who would give up essential Liberty…

Posted on August 10, 2020 by unholypursuit

Original. Benjamin Franklin once said: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Modern context “Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not … Continue reading →

Posted in advice, ANNOUNCEMENTTS, Civil Rights, famous, Freedom, Quotes to live by | Tagged liberty, life | 2 Comments

The Cold Summer

Posted on August 7, 2020 by unholypursuit

The year 1816 is known as the Year Without a Summer (also the Poverty Year and Eighteen Hundred and Froze To Death) because of severe climate abnormalities that caused average global temperatures to decrease by 0.4–0.7 °C (0.72–1.26 °F). Impact: … Continue reading →

Posted in ANNOUNCEMENTTS, anthropology, pain and suffering | Tagged Climate, crops, Mount Tambora, science, volcanoes, weather | 6 Comments

Should writers be more vocal on social issues? Or keep their opinion to themselves?

Posted on August 5, 2020 by unholypursuit

Should writers be more vocal on social issues? Or keep their opinion to themselves? I asked that question because many of us lives in cities that are presently or was on fire. The fabric of society seriously needs mending. Every … Continue reading →