by Sharon Mitchell | Oct 10, 2021 | authors, black writers, fantasy
Hello Ebi! Hello Fam! Last week, I found myself dealing with a writerly conundrum. It continues to be quite frustrating as it affects my chosen genre and whether I should change it. For many years, Amachi’s Hope has been written and promoted for the Young Adult...
by Sharon Mitchell | Aug 5, 2014 | authors, Caribbean, diversity, emancipated, fantasy, Hugo, independence, Jamaica, Karen Lord, Nalo Hopkinson, Nebula, science fiction, Tobias S. Buckell, writers
Ek’abo Ebi! (Welcome Family!)As a Yardie, it is only right that I acknowledge Jamaica’s 52nd year of independence from British colonial rule (August 6, 2014). In addition, August 1st marked 176 years since Jamaica was emancipated from slavery. (Though it...
by Sharon Mitchell | Sep 24, 2013 | authors, beauty, prose, words, write
Ek’abo Ebi! (Welcome Family!)The alphabet, twenty-six characters in all. Letters used to create the symphony of sounds that are brought together to give us WORDS.When we gather those words together in a specific order we get sentences. And with those sentences,...
by Sharon Mitchell | Sep 17, 2013 | authors, Book, literary agent, momentum, Publishers, queries, write
Ek’abo Ebi! (Welcome Family!)I have a story to share!Once there was a young woman named Olivia. For years Olivia fought to be heard, to finally have her book published. The book was the best it could be. Edited with a fine tooth comb and polished to...
by Sharon Mitchell | Aug 20, 2013 | Amachi's Hope, authors, Book, mothers, write
Greetings Everyone!An old acquaintance of mine recently found out that I wrote Amachi’s Hope. (Check out my excerpt if you’re new here J) She was even more surprised that I found the time to create and now maintain this lovely blog. LOL! She complimented me on my...
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