Booksigning @ Frugal Bookstore #Boston

What's poppin yall!!! Man, I've been such a busy chick lately.. I think I'm the official President of #TeamNoSleep lol...Seriously, I've been working around the clock...Writing, publishing, promoting (When A Woman's Fed Up.. go cop that ;)) and everything that comes along with it. In between it all, you know I always have time for my readers!! I just recently hit up Frugal Bookstore in Boston and it was crazy! Needless to say, we got it poppin! Special shout out to all my readers, family and friends who came out to support. Booksignings to our readers are like artists and concerts. We get to be in the same vicinity of the people who love and support our craft and I enjoy chopping it up and kicking it with my readers. Hope to meet you in the next city ;). In the meantime your girl is hard at work producing more good stories for your reading pleasure. Till next time..Muah!

MD always shows L-O-V-E!!

Hey everyone!! I just wanted to give a shout out to everyone who came to the booksigning at the Cartel Cafe in MD, I had a BALL as usual! I signed books, took pics and chatted it up with readers and the Cartel staff. It's really important as an Author to get out and meet our readers and supporters because at the end of the day we Authors would be nothing without yall :). That being said, I will see yall this Saturday, December 1st in Boston at Frugal Bookstore from 12-5pm. Make sure yall come out and hang with ya girl. See you there!

Booksigning @ the Cartel Cafe Today!!!

If you are in the DMV (DC, MD, VA) area today 11-10-12 come see ya girl!!! I'll be signing books@ the Cartel Cafe-Bookstore --> 5011 Indian Head Highway Oxon Hill, MD.. Come kick it, take pics with me and grab one of the #LSDV titles!! See ya soon!! MUAH!!

"When A Woman's Fed Up" DROPS TODAY!!!

Yessss EVERYONE "When A Woman's Fed Up" drops TODAY, Nov 6th, GO GET IT!!! It's also ELECTION DAY today so make sure y'all get out and VOTE first & foremost-->#TeamObama! Ok, so, I must say I am soooo proud of this project! Shout outs to Tracee Boyd-Pratt & India because I couldn't have chosen two more talented Authors to join me on this masterpiece! Needless to say, WE ALL WENT IN!! Y'all know my books are always #TripleR (Real, Raw & Relatable) and this one is nothing short of that...And since I love y'all sooo much I'll give a brief summary of each story :)...Ok, my story "Dangerously in Love" is about a woman who desired to be loved so desperately that she fell in love with the wrong man. This nig was straight SICK!! Let's just say he was a MONSTER disguised as a Prince... Tracee's story "April Showers" is about 'the other woman' who was so blinded by the manipulative mask that her married lover wore when he was with her that she would bet her life that he was leaving his wife for her (smh, straight RATCHET)... India's story is about a woman who was with her man when he didn't have shyt and once he made it big he turned into a cheating bastard who was full of secrets (m,m,m)... Sounds juicy right? Go GET YOUR copy so you can read the FULL STORIES!!! Don't forget to leave us a review..Enjoy!!!! MUAH!!

Synopsis's for--->When A Woman's Fed Up!!

Everyone has been asking what the stories inside my new anthology "When A Woman's Fed Up" are going to be about... Well here are the official synopsis's for each of the JUICY stories!!!!! Don't forget "When A Woman's Fed Up" drops November 6th!!!!

A woman meets the man of her dreams, but he claims he's unhappily married. Another woman knows her husband is cheating but chooses to play with their minds and set them both up for destruction. Two women, one man, equals a thunderous outcome!! "April Showers"...By Tracee Boyd-Pratt

 

I wanted love, I deserved love, my body desired it and my skin craved it...Every woman wants to find love. But what happens when you fall in love with danger? Most women get even through a man's wallet, I get even with his life!..Dangerously In Love... By LaShonda DeVaughn

 

According to Jasmine James, living life in the “fab” lane has more downs than it has ups. She's been lied to, cheated on, and disrespected in the worst of ways. It's not until the unthinkable happens that Jasmine is finally fed up! After seeking revenge on those that have done her harm, she vows to shed no more tears.

"No More Tears"..By India 

 

 

Writing Tip Of The Week..Let's Talk Distribution..

Alright so we all know that when I first started writing in 2007 there was no ebook distribution outlets such as Amazon "Kindle" or Barnes & Noble "Nook". There was only hustling your books on the street corners or acquiring distribution to get your physical book into the large bookstores like Borders, Walden Books (at the time) & Barnes & Noble. I must admit, this was the hardest part of my career. Now Ingram is one of, if not the largest distribution chains in the world and I was told that I had to prove that my book was "store-worthy" before they took me seriously because I only had one title at the time. It wasn't easy but I proved that "A Hood Chick's Story" deserved to be on the shelves of the large bookstores and boom, they were in stores across the globe. Now remember, as a self-publisher, you can't stop at one distributor because bookstores like "Books A Million" & others only order books through particular distributors so I had to go hard on my research to find them and get my books on the shelves of different stores in every state. Let me tell y'all, till this day there are distributors that owe me THOUSANDS of dollars, I still wanna smack them AND their mamas but as a business woman I had to charge it to the game and take note of who the snakes were. With that being said  here is my advice to you. DO NOT give your books away on consignment. Get your money up front. Don't get me wrong, there are some reputable distributors who will take your books on consignment and pay you for them, but there are others that will pay you once or twice and then end up going bankrupt or out of business and then who will pay you for your books? Be smart about your business, it's all about trial and error, learn from every business decision you make. I defiitely had to and now I'm here to share my knowledge of the game with y'all. The GOOD and the Bad... At the end of the day, when you deal with reputable distributors, there is no greater feeling then walking in the store and seeing your hard work on the shelves :)

When A Woman's Fed Up!

Now y'all know I wasn't going to let y'all wait too long for the next joint! "When A Woman's Fed Up" drops NOVEMBER 6th!!!! I'm soooo excited!! When I say this book goes HARD, it's an understatement! Reminiscent of "I'd Rather Be Single" this  is another anthology with CRAZY stories by yours truly, ME, LSDV's newest Author Tracee Boyd-Pratt and Author India. The title says it all. Some ladies get even through a man's wallet, but in this book, we get even in BLOOD! This is another one of my biggest releases and I'm super excited about it. I really hope y'all are ready for it! Shout outs to Tracee Boyd-Pratt and India for the dope stories. Make sure y'all check out their work, Tracee Boyd-Pratt's "Married But Available" and India's, "Dope, Death and Deception" are both BANGERS! Mark your calendars because on NOVEMBER 6th, "WHEN A WOMAN'S FED UP" it's going DOWN! Peep the cover below and feel free to share it on your fb and twitter pages..MUAH!