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What Makes A Book Christian?
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Started Apr. 21, 2008
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- Where do you live?
- Presently in Upper Marlboro, MD. Born & raised in Newark, NJ. Jersey Girls - Best in the World!
- About Me:
- Writer, Coach, Consultant, Trainer
www.22ndCenturyPress.com
www.blackauthorshowcase.com
www.ajoyfulspirit.com
Website:
http://www.22ndCenturyPress.com
- How long have you been in business?
- Seems like forever (in one biz or another)
- Why did you go into Business?
- Autonomy
- Why did you join the Network?
- Because you invited me! Thank You!
- Name of Business?
- 22nd Century Press and the Black Author Showcase
- Website:
- http://blackauthors.ning.com
22nd Century Press
22nd Century Press is a small, independent publishing company that specializes in bringing great reads by African Americans and others to light. We:
- Pay royalties
- Choose our projects
- Provide professional editing, layout, and book cover illustration
- Do not release a book until it looks & is the best
- Provide professional publishing consulting and coaching
- Provide marketing plans and venues
- Work with authors who are serious about selling a minimum of 5 - 10,000 books
- Don't play silly vanity press games.
Please do not send manuscripts before reviewing guidelines.
We created My Century specifically to help self-published authors make the best book possible. It's a mash-up of subsidy, pod, and traditional publishing. We provide coaching, pay royalties and take submissions, however we do not accept all manuscripts for publication.
We partner with our authors to create a high quality, well-designed, salable book; not a quick, get-it-out-there-in-a-minute unprofessional job. We offer sincere editing and criticism aimed at making the author successful.
Before you choose another publishing solution - give us a call. Quality and personal service is the 22nd Century Press and My Century difference.
Click here to join our free authors community: Black Author Showcase, and promote your new works for free, get advice from other authors, and join in the conversation.
Click Here to Visit Black Author Showcase
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Diane's Blog
Gearing Up for the BEA
This is our first year as participants in Book Expo America - the premier event for the North American publishing ind… Continue
Posted on April 21, 2009 at 1:46pm —
BAS & 22nd Century Press Get Publishers Weekly Mention
The article sidebar Issues of Race in SF in this weeks' (April 13th) Publishers Weekly has a quote from BAS founder and 22nd Century Press publisher, Diane Williams.
Writer Rose Fox takes a quick look at two presses who produce speculative fiction for non-white readers and authors.
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6651138.html
Writer Rose Fox takes a quick look at two presses who produce speculative fiction for non-white readers and authors.
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6651138.html
Posted on April 13, 2009 at 10:51pm —
What Makes A Book Christian?
What Makes A Book Christian?
Can you answer this question? Is a book Christian because it is based on testimony? Can any genre book be Christian just by virtue of its writers' religious preference? Or is a Christian book a specific genre that is developing before our eyes? Can a non Christian write a Christian book?
We have many writers that profess to be Christian book writers. Tell us what that means to you and we will post it on the main page along with having this discussion live on the… Continue
Can you answer this question? Is a book Christian because it is based on testimony? Can any genre book be Christian just by virtue of its writers' religious preference? Or is a Christian book a specific genre that is developing before our eyes? Can a non Christian write a Christian book?
We have many writers that profess to be Christian book writers. Tell us what that means to you and we will post it on the main page along with having this discussion live on the… Continue
Posted on January 31, 2009 at 2:30pm —
Wow - The End of Another Year . . .
And another new beginning. I'm not sure, but this may be the happiest time of my life (I say that every year and it's always true). I love what I do and I love the people who have come into my life because of it - you! It's been an interesting year and I look forward to another one.
Like many of you, I've had my personal woes with illness, work, money and family, but it all just makes me appreciate my life all the more.… Continue
Like many of you, I've had my personal woes with illness, work, money and family, but it all just makes me appreciate my life all the more.… Continue
Posted on December 27, 2008 at 10:30am —
A Buck For Books For Kenya
Books For Africa Donation Drive
This drive kicks off our goal to raise $10,000 in the next year for the White Cots School Centre in Kenya and to supply them with all types of books - fiction and non-fiction, especially text books. Each book costs 40 cents to send to Africa… Continue
Posted on November 25, 2008 at 12:16am —
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A Comments from one of our readers:
Thank you for allowing a platform of expression for the Home Girl, CEO.
You and your vision are both absolutely FABULOUS!
As far As my home based business, I haven't completely taking the plunge but, I'm 90% there!
Here's my thing:
I can no longer fall victim to a work place that has not set up ample respect for the single mom! My last job wanted me to work from 4pm-1am. In my opinion, they were telling me to forget about my family, and forget about having a life and let someone else raise your child!
To me, that's truly unacceptable as well as, on the other hand, motivating.
I can't continue to do the same thing and get the same results. I think they call that "insanity", right!
For me, that was a serious wake up call. So now, I'm working through this thing called "fear" and it's been a douzie! However, I plan to succeed at all cost.
I have too! I'm not giving myself any other option and you shouldn't either.
Always remember that we come from a background of strong survivors that would do anything for the price of freedom, even risk loosing their lives.
So , on that note, lets expect to succeed. Let's plan, organize, and execute! Let's be that person that we are waiting to show up! Let's do the do! Let's make a committment to hold each other accountable for success. I'll take the stand first.
Missie Shealey
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