Tuesday, September 10, 2013

LSDV Officially Celebrates TEN BEST SELLING TITLES!!!!

When I wrote "A Hood Chick's Story" back in 2007, I never imagined that writing full-time would eventually become my career let alone becoming a publisher. I was in a dark place back then, my little brother was murdered in 2005, my big brother was doing an 8 year bid and I was losing people left and right to the streets. I had to look my mother in her fragile eyes every day and stay strong after she had just lost her baby boy at the tender age of eighteen. You truly never know how much strength you have until you've been tested because I couldn't allow myself to fully mourn. I wanted to be strong for everyone around me, I had to! The system wouldn't even allow my older brother to get out of jail to attend our little brother's funeral and I knew it tore him up. That's when I needed to do something therapeutic to keep me sane. While catching the train to work in the morning, I would write pieces of my story on small pieces of paper and sometimes even tissues. Those small pieces of paper ended up birthing my first book. Most of my truth was written in "A Hood Chick's Story" because I knew that there were other LaShonda DeVaughn's out there that could relate to my story. That very book turned into a machine that would forever change my life. The hustler in me forced me to turn down book deals and remain my own publisher. Six years later, after quitting my corporate job, I'm my own boss, I've formed a power house and with the love and support from my authors, all my readers and supporters, I'm proud to say that my company LSDV Productions has TEN Best Selling Titles under it's umbrella. Now tell me that isn't GOD's work! #POW #Blessed