I participated in a roundtable discussion about indie publishing. The interview was done by Bettye Griffin. QUESTION: Why did you make the decision to indie publish? SHELIA: Before I got with a traditional publisher, I started off as an indie publisher. Last year, after visiting J.A. Konrath’s blog on a regular basis, I decided to [...]
Could you tell us a little bit about yourself? I’d love to. I’m from the Midwest, majored in Liberal Arts, and am blessed to have (and have had) an exciting life full of “slashes”, i.e., artist/author/artist manager for musicians/small business owner/wife. Describe your book ‘His Wife’s Diary (Love Bites)’ in 30 words or less. India [...]
1. Why did you write your latest novel, LA Blues, which was chosen as one of two top picks for June by book Reviewer, Fran Lewis?I wrote LA Blues as I followed a curiosity as to what happened to the children I worked with who were in foster care during the 80s and 90s. I [...]
What do you love about being a blogger? I love the interaction with readers. I like having my own platform to talk about a variety of subjects: books, fashion, entertainment and current events. As an author and avid reader, one of my goals for my blog is to make others aware of books by African-American [...]
“Walking Among The Kudzu” is your third novel, what is it about? This story chronicles the life of a Chicago youth who is mentally abused by her disenchanted mother. Their relationship based on the child’s ability to be invisible in her mother’s house. She has the misfortune of having to cope with a mother [...]
Jessica T. Rogers has wanted nothing more than to write her entire life. At an early age, she drew her inspiration to write short stories from children’s books graduating to romance novels and Christian novels. She temporarily put her dream on hold to work as a journalist and raise her family. After allowing her stories [...]
