Friday, December 27, 2019

BOOK SPOTLIGHT - The Gifted: Teen by Julia Royston




No matter what age you are reading this book, I believe that there is something special inside of you that is unique to only you. I call it a gift. I believe that each and every one of us is born with a gift, talent, or natural ability to do something. Others may do the same thing that you do, but it is not the same as when you do it. That's a Gift. So, what do you believe is your gift? What do you do well that you love and that people also enjoy? If you don’t know what your gift is, this book, "The Gifted Teen Edition" is designed to help you discover, develop and display your gift.

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Tuesday, December 24, 2019

BOOK SPOTLIGHT - Hannah's Heart: The Broken Pieces (My True Identity Teen Series Book 2) by Denise M. Walker



Hannah Monroe desires peace at any cost. With family drama, trying to overcome her past and the school conflict, she is headed down a dark path to destruction. Hannah will do anything in her power to keep her mind off of the turmoil she feels inside. Her saving grace arrives in the form of a new student, Devon Moore, or so she believes. 



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Friday, December 20, 2019

COVER AUTHOR: Gwen Richardson







Gwen Richardson has been an entrepreneur for 30 years. She is based in Houston, Texas, and has been twice nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. Richardson has a B.S. degree in marketing from Georgetown University and also has eight published books for adults and teens.

How can readers get in contact with you? (mail, email, website)

Snail mail: Gwen Richardson
                  c/o Cushcity.com
                  14300 Cornerstone Village Dr., Suite 370
                  Houston, TX 77014

Email:  gwenrichardson123@gmail.com


  
What inspired your book? 

I had a strong desire to plant the seed of entrepreneurship in young children using characters and storylines they could easily identify with.

What would you like readers to take away from your book? 

Business ideas can be based on solving everyday problems, and money can be earned by those who can effectively and efficiently solve those problems.

What is your favorite scene from your book? 

Each book has different scenes, but I like it when the three characters--Daisy, Robert and Karim--work together as a team.

Which character did you have the most fun writing about? 

All three characters are fun to write about.

What did you learn about yourself in terms of your strong points and weak points while writing this book? 

I wasn't sure that I could write a children's book and I discovered that I'm pretty good at it.

What aspect of writing do you love the best, and which do you hate the most? 

Best: Coming up with original and creative ideas. Hate: There's nothing I hate about writing.

Why did you choose this genre to write in? 

I believed there was a niche and need I could fill.

What advice would you offer to someone whose book is about to be released? 

Promoting your book is more important than writing it. If no one knows about it, it won't sell.

What are your three favorite social media platforms and how are you using them for promotion? 

Primarily Facebook, but Instagram is second. I'm on Twitter but only as my Facebook posts are connected to it.

What three literary events would you recommend a writer in your genre attend? 

The National Black Book Festival in Houston (Oct. 22-24, 2020), Black Authors and Readers Rock, and the National Book Club Conference in Atlanta (late July/early August).

What’s the most interesting change in your life as a result of being a published author? 

Meeting people I didn't know before who've read my book(s) and enjoyed them. Also, people who contact me and tell me how much one of my books helped them address a particular challenge or problem they were having.

Oprah always asks, what do you know for sure? 

There is no such thing as a free lunch. Any worthwhile goal requires time and attention to achieve success.

Anything you'd like to say to the readers of SORMAG?   

Purchase a Kidz Biz book for the children in your life, be their relatives, friends, or children you'd like to bless.



Kidz Biz is a children's book series created by Houston author and entrepreneur, Gwen Richardson. The objective of the series is to plant the seed of entrepreneurship early and watch it grow in the next generation. The books are designed for ages 5 to 8 and each book is only $12.00. The books make excellent gifts for kids and can be purchased as a bundle for holiday gifting.
The three main characters in the series, Daisy, Robert, and Karim, are known as the Kidz Biz Squad. These three neighborhood kids develop witty business ideas to earn money for fun toys, trips, projects, and prizes. Each book in the series covers a different business concept or aspect of running a business. Children who read the books will learn the importance of finances, friendship, and fortitude.

There are three Kidz Biz books currently available. Book 4 will be released in mid-January and a new installment will be released every calendar quarter in 2020 and 2021.


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Tuesday, December 17, 2019

BOOK SPOTLIGHT - Jackie's Gift by Julia Royston





Every child may not sing or have a musical gift, but everyone has been given a gift. Help a child discover, develop and display that gift today.

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Friday, December 13, 2019

SORMAG Digital - December - Children & Young Adult Books



This year is our annual Children & Young Adult Books Issue

Stop by and meet our cover authors.

 
Chandra Sparks Splond - CLICK TO READ

Gwen Richardson - READ DECEMBER 20th

Thank you for supporting SORMAG Digital this year as we transitioned back to an online only magazine.  

Next year we will celebrate 20 years online and I have a few goodies planned for each month up until our anniversary issue. 

Contact me if you've been a loyal reader since day one, I want to do a reader's interview with you.  1sormag@gmail.com

Stop by December 27th for our Open House.  Come by for some digital fun.

Happy Holidays!

LCH
SORMAG Digital Editor/Publisher








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COVER AUTHOR: Chandra Sparks Splond






Chandra Sparks Splond is an editor, speaker and award-winning author and blogger. She is the owner of West End Publishing, LLC. Splond served as the consulting editor for BET Books/Arabesque romance at Kensington Publishing. She has also edited for Random House, Moody Publishers, Kimani Press, and Hyperion, as well as several New York Times, USA Today and Essence bestselling authors. She has worked as a copy editor for Good Housekeeping, Newsday, and The Morning Call. Splond has written for Black and Married with Kids, Brides Noir, Weddingpages, and Romantic Times.  Visit her at www.chandrasparkssplond.com.

 

How can readers get in contact with you? (mail, email, website) 

Readers may contact me at chandra@chandrasparkssplond.com or via my website, chandrasparkssplond.com.

   

What inspired your book?  

Get It Together is my sixteenth book. I really wanted to explore friendships. As a teenager, I remember how important friendships were to me, and I wanted to examine them, especially in the age of social media where it’s so easy to believe everyone you connect with online is your friend.


What would you like readers to take away from your book? 

I think the biggest takeaways from the book are friends come in different forms. Often we limit our friendships to our own peer group, but I’ve been blessed to make friends who are older and younger than me. Be open. The other thing is just because someone says they are your friend doesn’t mean they really are. Friendships, like other relationships, often have seasons. People grow and change. It’s okay to outgrow a friendship.


What is your favorite scene from your book? 

That’s hard to say without giving away spoilers. I think one of my favorite aspects of the book is to see the evolution of the main character, Alexis Jefferson. Over the course of the story, she goes from being very spoiled to actually taking the steps she needs to to get her life together.


Which character did you have the most fun writing about? 

One of the secondary characters, Mrs. Dot, was so much fun to write. She is very spunky and has no problems telling things like they are. She also serves as a great sounding board for Alexis.


What did you learn about yourself in terms of your strong points and weak points while writing this book?  

Get It Together is my first novel written in third person. With everything I write, I try and push myself in some way to try something different. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve rewritten this story. It actually sat on my computer for several years, and I held on to it for another year after the edits were done because I worried how it would be received. The strong point for me is the fact that I actually persevered to see this book through to publication. I think it’s a story that needed to be told. The weakest point for me is self-doubt. I think this is something most authors experience.



What aspect of writing do you love the best, and which do you hate the most? 

I love making up stories and seeing how they will develop. It is still very cool to me that I can start off with a simple thought that evolves into an entire book to which readers can relate and enjoy. I think I have two least favorite parts: the editing process and promoting. Most readers have no clue how much the story evolves from the time the first draft has been written until it’s actually published, and actually promoting your work can be a beast. It can get very overwhelming.


Why did you choose this genre to write in? 

I’ve wanted to write for the young adult market for a long time. I think the main reason is because growing up, I never read any stories about people who looked like me who were dealing with the issues my friends and I were dealing with. It hit me one day, probably when I was in my twenties, that since I didn’t see those stories, that meant I was supposed to write them. I’ve branched out into other genres over the years, but I always find my way back to YA. Being a teenager is such a complicated time and so much of what happens during that season impacts us later in life. I tend to weave a lot of lessons into my stories. Often, it’s stuff that teens’ parents may have already told them, but seeing a peer experience those things makes it a little more palatable.


What advice would you offer to someone whose book is about to be released? 

Get ready to work. LOL. Seriously, in so many ways, writing and editing the book are the easy parts. Once it’s released, it’s important to promote your work. After all the hard work that’s been put into writing and publishing it, you want people to read it, but they can’t do that if they don’t know about it.


What are your three favorite social media platforms and how are you using them for promotion? 

I am active on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Honestly, social media isn’t my strong suit, especially when it comes to promoting my own work. I always worry I’m promoting too much, when the reality is I’m probably not promoting my work enough.


What three literary events would you recommend a writer in your genre attend? 

I mainly do local events during this season of life. If there was one event I did attend though, it would be the Christian Book Lovers’ Retreat. I’ve heard lots of great things about it, and it would be wonderful to fellowship with like-minded authors and readers. Unfortunately, the event has always fallen on the weekend of my daughter’s birthday, so I haven’t been able to attend.


What’s the most interesting change in your life as a result of being a published author? 

I think the most interesting change in my life is the way I’ve had to step outside my comfort zone. When I envisioned my author life as a teen, I thought I would just write books. What’s that saying about when we make plans, God laughs? God has expanded my territory so that I also speak a lot, and I’ve also become very transparent as a result of my blog, which I started about four years ago. I’m pretty shy unless I know someone very well, and I’m very private, so sometimes I’ve been nudged kicking and screaming to stand in front of an audience and to share things I would rather keep private. I have to often remind myself to get over myself because my purpose is so much bigger than me. We are blessed to be a blessing.


Oprah always asks, what do you know for sure? 

I know for sure I love God with every fiber of my being, and I will serve Him until the day I die.


Anything you'd like to say to the readers of SORMAG? 

Thank you so much for having me, LaShaunda, and I’d like to thank your readers for taking the time to learn a little more about me and Get It Together. I pray they’ll check out my books and share them with others. I also want to encourage anyone who is reading this that it’s never too late to pursue your dreams. I’ve known since I was fourteen that I wanted to write books. I didn’t sit down to write one until I was in my thirties. It took twenty-two years before my dream came true, but it never would have happened if I would have given up. 

That’s my final word of advice: Always pursue your dreams, and never give up.




My latest novel is Get It Together. A little about the story:


Alexis Jefferson doesn’t want much for her sixteenth birthday—just an amazing party and a luxury car. With an unlimited budget and the help of her best friend, Lucky Lewis, Alexis is ready to make her wildest dreams come true. After making a series of bad choices, Alexis finds her party plans in jeopardy—unless she volunteers at a place she never imagined. It might not be so bad since it means seeing cutie Carter Summerville... To her surprise, the more time she spends helping others, the more Alexis starts to question the person she’s become and the people around her. With her birthday approaching fast, Alexis starts to wonder if maybe the best gift she can give herself is to get her life together.



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