― Carter G. Woodson, The Mis-Education of the Negro
THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN WRITER'S GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL SELF-PUBLISHING gives you an Easy-to-Follow Ten Step Plan for Successful Writing and Publishing. You will learn Takesha Powell's winning techniques for Successful Self Publishing, as she elaborates on topics such as: How to Make Money with Your Self-Published Book; How to Sign Contracts for Large Advances; How to Get a Literary Agent; How to Craft your ideas; How To Format your Manuscript; How to Capture Your Market; How to Do Internet/Electronic Publishing; How to Write Query Letters and Winning Proposals; How to Market and Promote Your Book for Little or No Money; How to Sell Your Book Nationally. IT'S ALL HERE!! Includes a complete listing of African American Bookstores, Book Publishers, Distributors/Wholesalers, Black Newspapers, Editorial Resources and more
Takesha Powell, a New York City native is the former Managing Editor of Black Elegance and Belle magazines as well as former Editor-in-Chief of Jive / Intimacy magazines. Ms Powell has two self-published books: an anthology of poetry entitled Tender Headed: Poems For Nappy Thoughts I Left Uncombed, and a novel, The Goode Sisters. Her next work, The Sisterhood Commandments: A Novella is due for release August 2005. She resides both in New York and New Jersey with her daughter.