I just got it from Amazon. You can get it really cheap if you get the soft cover (mine was around $8 WITH shipping!!) I wrote a few reviews of what I read so far. Lots of good stories--I can wait!
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My wife and I flew down from Maryland (boy, were our arms tired) to attend Alien Encounters II in the ATL. Last year, we attended "I"; "II" did not disappoint us.
Thursday featured a very moving tribute and discussion at the Hammond's House about L.A. Banks who passed away this summer. Leslie was a phenomenal writer and overall good person. She touched a lot of lives and broke many barriers for speculative fiction writers of color.
Friday, was devoted to "Griots" with a lively panel discussion and readings featuring the authors and artists from the book. Much love goes to the Davis and Saunders dynamic duo for putting together the first Sword and Soul Anthology.
Saturday afternoon was the most informative, entertaining and inspirational lecture I have been to in years. Scholar Kevin Sipp took us on a musical journey from ancient African drummers and chants to George Clinton's Mother Ship and the Hip Hop folks via "Black Noise Navigators". Brother Sip well-presented his extensive knowledge of Black music and how it has evolved to inspire and encourage us to live "outside of our bodies" and dream the fantastic.
My only regrets were missing Sunday's events due to travel plans; but we certainly plan to attend next year's Alien Encounters III.
the comic never got off the ground, but I dig his crazy urban energy and his ability to capture my characters. He did it for free. Dark Horse turned us down. Maybe someday when my money is right, I can hire him (but he may be too famous for me LOL)
I was pleased to attend the authors' discussion and book signing at Auburn Avenue Research library. This Alien Encounters topic was "Beyond Twilight and Harry Potter: Speculative Fiction for Young Adults of Color." The dicussion was timely, interesting, and important. I'm sad that I missed the other sessions, I was knee deep in finishing Breaking Free. Sadness. But what I heard at this panel was awesome.
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Just wanted everyone to know that my book Lucero #0 was released today. This is her 3rd Solo book. If you would like to check the book out you can go to http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=6213 or if you would like to check out all of her stuff go to www.indyplanet.com and use the keyword Lucero to find all her stuff. Thanks.
Sean
Many people have found themselves disappointed with the state of what passes as acceptable "black media" today. Ofen times we are portrayed as a loud, raunchy, and otherwise ignorant race of people on conventional television. Sure, there are a few rays of hope (Oprah's Network immediately comes to mind). However, they are certainly not the majority, nor extremely popular.
A substantial contributor to this state, we believe, is a lack in the number of black owned and operated media outlets in visual media. Did you know that there are a little over 40 channels specific to Hispanics (Spanish speaking channels) on National Cable? Yet, the number of channels targeting people of African Descent can be counted on one hand:
- B.E.T
- TV One
- Oprah Winfrey Network
- Bounce TV (recently launched Sept 27th, 2011)
Four channels?! And with a finger to spare! Simply stated, there's just not enough variety or choice out there for us. This is rather confusing since black people consume THE MOST visual media of any other ethnic group in America. WNWP-TV Internet Television (http://wnwp.tv) seeks to provide a better alternative with original, home grown, independent programs produced by black people, for black people.
This Sunday, October 30th, 2011 The Wombman's Song Community Experience will host Baba Djedi to discuss WNWP-TV Internet Television and its positive answer to our current media options. Speak with him LIVE this Sunday evening on The Wombman's Song Community Experience. 7pmEST/ 6pm Central.
Listen Online @ www.blogtalkradio.com/wombmanssong
Or Call-in @ (310) 634-1953
My new book is out “How To Recognize A Demon Has Become Your Friend” horror, science fiction, fiction and poetry available eBook and pdf from Amazon, etc $4.99 and paper next week. Check my site for updates
Reviewers: let me know if you want a copy.
What's happening fam :)? My Probe giveaway went very well, so I've decided to giveaway 2 pdf copies of my first novel Immortal. I think it's a great way to generate publicity for my upcoming novels Immortal 4: Collision of Time & The Switch: Clockwork. And I'll be doing some other promos as well :).
So, I'll give 2 free copies of Immortal to the first 2 people who email me at sister24moon@gmail.com.
Have a great weekend!
Hello, everybody! I managed to catch only a part of The History Detectives last night, but from what I saw, I thought it would make a good, if short blog.
Back in around 1952 or so, Fawcett Books published Romance Comic Books. To tie in with this trend and capture a whole new audience, a white man named Roy Ald created and wrote "Negro Romance," a series that had runs of 100,000 issues each. But due to poor sales and other pressures of the times, only 3 issues were ever produced. Of special interest was the artist, a young black man named Alvin Hollingsworth, who started working at Fawcett while still in high school. He was a jack-of-all-trades around there, and struck up a friendship with Roy Ald, who gave him the job of drawing Negro Romance.
Alvin Hollingsworth was the first African-American artist to be hired by Fawcett. He left the field of comic books in 1955, and went on to become a reknown painter. His paintings and his life were very integral to the Civil Rights Movement. He also had many showcase displays of his paintings at various museums. He died in 2000.
There was also a bit on journalist Orrin Evans, a white man who created what many consider to be the first black hero in comic books -- "Ace Harlan" (sic?) -- a detective or private eye.
Something I either did not know or long forgot was that in 1932, in the Captain Marvel comics, a black character named Steamboat was introduced. As you can imagine, African-Americans, as well as many white people found this character to be insulting. After years of letters and complaints, Steamboat was dropped from the comic in 1945.
I tell you, The History Detectives has become one of my favorite television shows. I wish I had caught the whole episode. But I guess i can always check it out on the InterNet!
I know I don't post or comment much on this site. That in no way is an indication of how I value being a member of Black Science Fiction Society. From reading forum and blog posts, as well as group posts and coments, I have gained invaluable insight and have been introduced to great writers I would never have encountered if not for this group. I felt I've become a much stronger writer since joining this group. Since I joined, I can give some credit to the Society for getting two short stories published--including one in Genesis magazine.
I'm glad I joined. Thanks for having me.
Screenwriters! There is an interview online today with John Truby, author of "Anatomy of Story."
Call: (TODAY!) Sunday, October 23rd, 2 pm Pacific, 5 pm EST, 4 PM CST
Dial: 712 432 0075; Pin#: 4392082#
Get on the line if you can!
Out of that time spent on the internet, 74% goes to updating a status on social networking sites! People of African Desent consume more media than any other group and in longer durations. So, needless to say, the question arises: WHAT are we watching? and, HOW is it affecting us?" Part of that answer is CONSUMERISM.
Much of the media directed towards black people in America is geared towards purchasing some product or service. And with black spending power expected to reach 1.1 TRILLION by 2015, it appears to be working. But if we wield so much spending power, why do black businesses struggle so much to survive?
Two reasons: Poor Exposure and Lack of Support. Many black owned businesses go unnoticed within their own communities, and without proper funding... Marketing? FORGET ABOUT IT!
Sometimes, people decide to skip by a black owned business knowlingly simply because its "unfamiliar".
Look family, we need to get behind ourlseves, for real. The government has already shown us they don't care about us. History tells us we'll be last hired, first fired. So let this be your OFFICIAL WNWP-TV PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Buy Black!
~Baba Djedi
http://wnwp.tv/
An erotic, science fiction tale of betrayal and rebirth.
"In the instant
before he lifted her face to his strange puckered mouth she saw them. Stripes of
brown and orange all over his body, and a dozen suction caps lined his chest..."
Allandra has always dreamed of life on other planets. But this mission she'll find more than she ever dreamed of. From the mind of Valjeanne Jeffers, author of the Immortal series, comes an erotic tale that's out of this world.
Good afternoon fam :) I've decided to give away 4 copies of a pdf of PROBE. PROBE is the first installment of a space opera I'm working on. So I'll give a copy to the first 4 folks that email me at sister24moon@gmail.com
Have a beautiful day :)!
Did you know that the game industry is swallowing music and sound design artists? Having you're own record label and selling cds out of car are not the only ways to a be major success in music. As game systems and PCs have become more powerful the demand for talented audio engineers and artists have went through the roof! When you think about it, video games would be pretty bad if there were no sound in them. The beautiful score in the Final Fantasy Series would not be the hit it is today without the talent of the audio team. Also, the so-called geek audio dubbed "podcasting" has shown great progress too! A podcast is a digital audio form that is syndicated via an RSS feed to places like itunes and websites with an RSS feed reader. Podcasting also has an opportunity for money making with subscriptions and advertisements. As a Multimedia Designer I've seen that sound does not get included in the resume's of many Multimedia Artists. Notice the word "Multimedia"! Animations such as Family Guy or Boondocks sound great when viewed. Listen to the soundtrack and sound design on the game Devil May Cry 4 and hear for yourself.
For more info on music and sound design check out these links;
War is never the answer. I find peace in uncertainty. My ideals are my rock. My fortitude . . .the river that runs through it. Change is never easy, but neither is love.
African-Americans Wield Considerable Consumer Power
Source: marketwire.com
African-Americans' buying power is expected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2015, according to
The State of the African-American Consumer Report, released today, collaboratively by
Nielsen, a leading global provider of insights and analytics into what consumers watch
and buy, and The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a federation
of more than 200 Black community newspapers across the U.S. This growing economic
potential presents an opportunity for Fortune 500 companies to examine and further
understand this important, flourishing market segment. Likewise, when consumers are
more aware of their buying power, it can help them make informed decisions about the
companies they choose to support.
"Too often, companies don't realize the inherent differences of our community, are not aware
of the market size impact and have not optimized efforts to develop messages beyond those
that coincide with Black History Month," said Cloves Campbell, chairman, NNPA. "It is
our hope that by collaborating with Nielsen, we'll be able to tell the African-American
consumer story in a manner in which businesses will understand," he said, "and, that this
understanding will propel those in the C-Suite to develop stronger, more inclusive strategies
that optimize their market growth in Black communities, which would be a win-win for all of us."
And who will get this profit.....them or us???
This is still the challenge of the Black Age. To break the boycott and secure victory in the war for minds and market shares.
How many of us here buy Black on purpose? Sell Black on demand? Praise Black on recognition?
To this end ONLI STUDIOS is bringing its Chicago centric distribution experiment to a conclusion. It has been a success and will be re-organized
to a more official practice over the next six months. We gratefully appreciate the few indie publishers that allowed us to purchase their products wholesale to test in this situation.
We recently re-organized our annual Black Age Convention to a partnership with the DuSable Museum which gives direct support to the Black Age products we sell there and has it as a feature in its annual Arts & Crafts Festival. The DuSable Museum hosts thousands of paying visitors from around the world weekly. We will win the war for minds & market shares!!!
www.blackageofcomics.com
www.onlistudios.com
www.dablackage.blogspot.com
"Indie today: Black Age forever!!!!!!"
There is no power in this game like a rack dedicated to the Black Age! When was the last time you were able to spin through a rack of
Black Age greatness and then go look at the works of the so out of styled mainstream? Talk about a let down.
We feature racks in NY Harlem at the Hue Man Book Store
Chicago at the DuSable Museum of African American History along with several other locations.
Source: marketwire.com
African-Americans' buying power is expected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2015, according to
The State of the African-American Consumer Report, released today, collaboratively by
Nielsen, a leading global provider of insights and analytics into what consumers watch
and buy, and The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a federation
of more than 200 Black community newspapers across the U.S. This growing economic
potential presents an opportunity for Fortune 500 companies to examine and further
understand this important, flourishing market segment. Likewise, when consumers are
more aware of their buying power, it can help them make informed decisions about the
companies they choose to support.
"Too often, companies don't realize the inherent differences of our community, are not aware
of the market size impact and have not optimized efforts to develop messages beyond those
that coincide with Black History Month," said Cloves Campbell, chairman, NNPA. "It is
our hope that by collaborating with Nielsen, we'll be able to tell the African-American
consumer story in a manner in which businesses will understand," he said, "and, that this
understanding will propel those in the C-Suite to develop stronger, more inclusive strategies
that optimize their market growth in Black communities, which would be a win-win for all of us."
And who will get this profit.....them or us???
This is still the challenge of the Black Age. To break the boycott and secure victory in the war for minds and market shares.
How many of us here buy Black on purpose? Sell Black on demand? Praise Black on recognition?
To this end ONLI STUDIOS is bringing its Chicago centric distribution experiment to a conclusion. It has been a success and will be re-organized
to a more official practice over the next six months. We gratefully appreciate the few indie publishers that allowed us to purchase their products wholesale to test in this situation.
We recently re-organized our annual Black Age Convention to a partnership with the DuSable Museum which gives direct support to the Black Age products we sell there and has it as a feature in its annual Arts & Crafts Festival. The DuSable Museum hosts thousands of paying visitors from around the world weekly. We will win the war for minds & market shares!!!
www.blackageofcomics.com
www.onlistudios.com
www.dablackage.blogspot.com
"Indie today: Black Age forever!!!!!!"
There is no power in this game like a rack dedicated to the Black Age! When was the last time you were able to spin through a rack of
Black Age greatness and then go look at the works of the so out of styled mainstream? Talk about a let down.
We feature racks in NY Harlem at the Hue Man Book Store
Chicago at the DuSable Museum of African American History along with several other locations.
Punkin- BLACK SUPER POWERED ADVENTURER
Adobe has pulled out all the stops for there flash player 11! The major news is there cool support for hardware focused 3D Modeling. This is awsome news for a lot of flash animators and developers.
"Stage 3D, previously codenamed "Molehill," is a new method/model of 2D and 3D rendering developed by Adobe and supported with a new Stage3D APImdash;a set of low-level GPU-accelerated APIs enabling advanced 2D and 3D capabilities across multiple screens and devices (desktop, mobile, and TV) through the Adobe Flash Platform runtimes." Check out the site @http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/stage3d.html
If you would like to see the painting process , please visit my blog.
The story goes like this:
In the age of flight schools there were communities that taught young people of
all tribes and ages. At these schools they learned about science, problem
solving, mathematics, our story, art, spirituality, and magic. When an outside
visitor and his cohorts threatened to destroy these schools of progressive
thought and action, the students sought to defend it. And defend it they did,
using all the elements of the earth at hand. Some flew on air and land, others
flew on water. Descendants of one of planet earths most ancient tribes;
"Sena" the oldest of the girls in her surfing class and "Galbadon"
who was in the beginning boys surf class escaped a major catastrophy in the
northern temple. They were to become the new guardians of the sacred water
stone............
-Robert Trujillo (Illustrator/writer)
