Author Archives: Ordinary Servant
An Open Letter To the Industry from Kwame Teague (Author Dutch)
I’m not one to publicly disclose my personal associations. However, I thought it imperative to make an introduction prior to publishing this open letter. I have been in contact with Kwame for quite some time now and we have become close friends. I’ve been able to benefit from his brilliant mind and visionary concepts, especially when it […]
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Tagged Author Dutch, Book Industry, Kwame Teague, Open Letter, Publishers, Publishing, Street Literature, Urban Literature
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B-More Careful by Shannon Holmes
Print Length: 292 pages Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1592323146 Publication Date: April 28, 2015 Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Description From the streets of Baltimore, Maryland hail an all girl clique called the Pussy Pound. At the head of the clique is Netta, at her side is her […]
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Tagged Addiction, B-More Careful, Betrayal, Drugs, murder, Sex, Shannon Holmes, Streets, Urban Lit
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“Crush” by Ivy Symone
Print Length: 170 pages Publisher: King Publishing Group; 1 edition (June 28, 2015) Publication Date: June 28, 2015 Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. ASIN: B010MNXI58 Price: $0.99 (Kindle) Description Jazmin always had the biggest crush on her childhood friend Sean since she could remember. Being that […]
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Tagged Crush, Ivy Symone, Jah, Kings Publishing Group, Tremayne Johnson
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At A Crossroad
Have you ever found yourself sitting back and evaluating your life? Well, this year has been one of those for me, as I find myself at a crossroad. Crossroads aren’t necessarily a bad thing. Yes, they make us feel uncomfortable and force us to face the unknown. But, none of us knows what lies ahead, […]
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Tagged Counseling, Crossroads, Facing the Unknown, Therapy
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Author Interview: Al-Saadiq Banks
What else can I say about this brilliant author? Besides the fact, that he’s absolutely gifted and a gem of a person. Someone I’m grateful to know. Someone who is real, deep, spiritual, and intellectual. Someone who God has blessed with so much talent and creativity, that he touches people’s lives. It is with great pleasure that I […]
Are you coming to the online event of the year?
The Self-Publishing Success Summit starts MONDAY — are you going? Here’s the scoop, in case you missed it: Over the past few months, my friend Chandler Bolt gathered 35+ world-famous authors & entrepreneurs for a one-time-only online event. And you can get in for free: https://xe172.isrefer.com/go/spss/pilar/ The list of speakers keeps growing. So far it’s […]
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Tagged Brian Tracy, Jeff Goins, Joanna Penn, Pat Flynn, Self Publishing Success Summit
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Author Interview: Silk White
I’m excited to interview the multi-talented Silk White. He is an author, actor, and film director extraordinaire. We connected on Facebook, and then I started watching his web series called “The Hand That I Was Dealt” and got hooked. I fell in love with his writing and characters. He plays a smooth operating drug dealer named Zoe, who […]
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Tagged Author Silk White, Business Is Business, Go2Publishing, K'wan, Sweet Dreams, The Hand I Was Dealt
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Pilar Talks Books: G-Spot by Noire
I discuss G-Spot by Noire on this week’s segment of Pilar Talks Books. As I mentioned on the video, Noire has an amazing writing voice. The second you start this book, you won’t want to put it down. It’s that good. If you want to purchase this book or any of her books, you can do […]
This Quiet Madness
Have you ever wanted to give up? You look around you and everything looks grey? A sense of hopelessness envelopes you, that you can’t seem to shake it off? Well, you are not alone. Throughout my life, I have struggled with the torment composed of invisible scars. I’ve danced to the same tune more times than […]
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Tagged Anxiety, Depression, Despair, Failure, Hopelessness, Worthlessness
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Author Interview: Antoine ‘Inch’ Thomas
I have been following Antoine ‘Inch’ Thomas for quite some time now and I think he is an exceptional man. I had the pleasure of meeting him for the first time last month. It was a real treat, because I got to spend time with him and the rest of the 848 Web Series team. […]
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Tagged 848 Web Series, Al-Saadiq Banks, Antoine Inch Thomas, B-More Careful, Black Rose's, Block Party, Bronx, Do or Die, Drug Dealing, Dutch, Edelwald Houses, Empire, faith, Flower's Bed, Gangsta, hope, Islam, James Patterson, John Grisham, Kiss The Girls, Michael Whitby, Money & Violence, Muslim, No Regrets, NYC, power, Scarface, Standing at the Scratch Line, Steven Smalls, T. Benson Glover, That Gangsta Shit, The Coldest Winter Ever, The Wire, Thomas Long, Treasure Blue, True to the Game, Unwilling to Suffer
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God’s Promises
It was about three years ago when I attended a Christian Writer’s Conference. I took a class taught by Cindy Sproles about how to write devotionals. I took many classes, but this particular class stood out for me the most. I guess it’s because Cindy is an amazing woman of God, and she taught with such […]
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Tagged Bible Verses, Cindy Sproles, Devotional, Devotions, Friendship, God's promises, miracles, Power of Prayer
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