The Del Rio Bay Blog Tour: Author Paula Chase!

ChickLitGurrl welcomes the Del Rio Bay Blog Tour and its series author, Paula Chase! When author, Paula Chase Hyman, wrote a manuscript in 2003 about a bright-eyed optimistic fourteen-year-old suburban girl who happened to be African American, the landscape of young adult fiction featuring contemporary Black characters was barren. In 2004, Hyperion released Dana Davidson’s […]

Writer of All Trades: Kristin Johnson

The Writer A graduate of the University of Southern California Master of Professional Writing Program and member of Women in Film and Television, Kristin Johnson draws on her multitude of experience in writing and storytelling. She is an award-winning poet (Blue Mountain Arts) and short story writer whose fiction has appeared in anthologies including the […]

Conversations about Writing – “Good” Books & Character

Conversations about Writing is a bi-monthly feature starring authors Shōn Bacon (editing guru) and Miki Starr Martin (graphic design guru) who share their thoughts on writing and their reviews on books! Shōn Bacon Miki Starr Martin [website] For the premiere rap session of CAW, Shōn and Miki Starr in their freestyle conversational style, talk about […]

Reigning Supreme with Author Samara King

The Author Author Samara King has penned 8 novellas and 1 novel to her credit all within the African-American, Interracial, Multi-cultural erotic romance genres ranging from contemporary to paranormal and has added her passion for poetry into the mix. She strives and endorses diversity between the pages of her books and poetry. Samara wrote her […]