My Poetry Book:



http://www.amazon.com/Love-Life-Things-Between-Gines/dp...id=1184354449&sr=8-1

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Originally posted by Dell Gines:
My Poetry Book:



http://www.amazon.com/Love-Life-Things-Between-Gines/dp...id=1184354449&sr=8-1

Hi Dell!


Would you mind sharing a sample with us?


Thank you...

I love the book cover - good choice

& I ordered two copies. . .one for myself and one for a gift. Based on the book description, it sounds like something I'll enjoy reading. thanks.

I LOVE poetry.

cool
I have to look if I can get it here in Germany

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Originally posted by Dell Gines:

My Poetry Book:

Are you kidding me? I am INCREDIBLY impressed!!

1) When do you have time to breathe?

2) Any advice on the publishing process? I'm actually trying to package a number of my essays here into a book with the same feel as Phillip's 'He Talk Like A White Boy'. Do you have any advice about securing a literary agent?

3) Check your LinkedIn messages. I sent you something yesterday.

Great stuff!!! A legitimate renaissance man!!

BTW - everyone can purchase Dell's book at the Amazon store on our portal page. Let's support Dell!!

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I'm actually trying to package a number of my essays here into a book with the same feel as Phillip's 'He Talk Like A White Boy'. *snip*

I like your style of writing, this should be good.

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2) Any advice on the publishing process? I'm actually trying to package a number of my essays here into a book with the same feel as Phillip's 'He Talk Like A White Boy'. Do you have any advice about securing a literary agent?

publishamerica.com

They are in between self-publishers and big time publishers. You don't get much commission if you go through them, but it is a way to get your book out there.


When I was heavily blogging (and most of you missed that stage, 1 year 200,000 hits, shame on you) I was writing 3 and 4 page articles about 2 to 3 times a week. I thought about putting it in book form but I said, nahhhh.... because most of it was topical based upon what was currently happening.

But I would encourage you to do it Michael. You have a good writing style, and solid positions which you defend intelligently.

My book was the result of writing between 1998 to about 2003. I was writing alot of hip hop and battle raps online, and poetry etc. My hard drive almost crashed and I was like OOH! So I pulled out all the dirty cussing stuff, and put it all the rest of them together and sent them to publishamerica. They accepted it and put the book out.

I haven't really pushed it because it was something I did (like when I became a ceritified hypnotherapist, and neurolinguistic programmer) and not something that I ever thought of as a big deal in my life.

Now, on the other hand, my plans are to write two books by the end of next summer:

The Black Man's Guide on how to REALLY Start a Business in the Hood
And
Black Power Equals Black Business

The first one will be more of a fun book with general principles and strategies, the second one will be more like Dr. Claude Anderson's powernomics. Those I am going to try to go through traditional publishers first, if that doesn't work I think I will try to self publish as opposed to going through Publishamerica or something similar.