I'm Baaaaack!

It's been WAY too long since I've updated my blog, but I'm BACK! Things have been busy with changes in my life, mostly positive, that I put blogging to the back burner...so shame on me for that one!


Update: I plan on putting out my next work, a compilation of short stories, some time this Spring. So I'm not sitting idly twiddling my thumbs and not writing :)  Right now I am in the process of revising and proofing the stories, so please bear with me as I finish editing them with a fine-tooth comb. Here's hoping your patience will be worth it! Until then, if you haven't done so already, please check out the short stories I've published thus far The Water of Life and One Last Kiss, as well as my novel Fate's Destiny.

Until then, I'm literally like Kanye West working on The Life of Pablo...revising and revising until it's juuuussssst right :)

#CurrentMood

-KT

One Last Kiss in Stores NOW!!

My latest short story is available now!

A woman who believes she was scorned by the men in her past is willing to go far in order to exact her vengeance, moral decency be damned.

Click on the tab above for direct e-book retailer links where you can download your copy today!

Josephite Harvest Article Follow Up

I wrote a number of articles in the Summer edition of The Josephite Harvest, one of which detailed how one church in Baltimore City helped its community recover during the unrest that followed Freddie Grey's death. In the Fall edition of the Harvest, I wrote a follow up story of that church, and what has taken place in the neighborhood since then.

Click the link below to check out my article on pages 18-19.

Josephite Harvest Fall Edition

                 

Baltimore Book Festival--Done and DONE!

I had a good time at the Baltimore Book Festival this past weekend. I was able to sell some copies of my book (always a good thing!), but more importantly, I was able to do a lot of networking. Meeting other authors and us being able to share our knowledge and experiences writing and publishing was invaluable.

The first day of the festival was a bit slow, at least in the area where the Author's Tent was located. For some reason we were away from where most of the crowd was--I unfortunately didn't realize this until the event was winding down for the day since I couldn't leave my table. Hopefully this is something that will be noted by the organizers when they recap the event!





The following day was much busier as expected since it was Saturday. I was only there for about four hours, but was able to do more in that time than I did on Friday frankly, likely due to the bigger crowd and also because I was in a different location with the Black Writer's Guild.



All in all, it was a good experience, meeting other authors and having complete strangers take a chance on me by purchasing copies of my book--encouraging and humbling at the same time! I was a bit shy about it all in the beginning since it was my first book festival, but I got comfortable by Saturday. I'm definitely looking forward to the next one! :)

Baltimore Book Festival Weekend

I'm excited to say I will be participating in the Baltimore Book Festival this weekend!

Taking place down at the Inner Harbor from Friday, September 25 - Sunday September 27, it will feature local authors and authors from around the country. There will be forums, activities for the kids, and food galore.

I will be in the Author's Tent on Friday all day, and in the Black Writers Guild tent between 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. on Saturday. Stop on by and grab a copy of Fate's Destiny or just drop in and say hi!

Hope to see you this weekend!

Awesome advice from Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey spoke to a graduating class at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa a few years back, and gave the dopest life advice ever to the audience. He told them to chase their dreams and to never settle because of fear. He told them how he learned this from his father, who had to ability to be a successful comedian as well, but instead settled for a secure job. The family had to struggle, however, when his father was laid off from that secure job.

Check out the short video below to see his inspiring message:

Latest Writing Project

I wanted to try something different before fully investing my time in working on my second novel, so I plan on publishing a few short stories until then.

First one up is "The Water of Life," about an archaeologist searching for the fabled Fountain of Youth. Click the tab above to learn more about it and find out where you can download it!