Alphabet City 4 introduces Cheryl who is a single mother raising a son and daughter. She deals with a lot and writing a character that has to manage so much in a bad neighborhood, it takes its toll. This blog explains more what went into writing a woman like her.
Part 3 steps into a different realm with Ronald who is a gang member. This is a character I needed to write to showcase what the inner city is like on an everyday basis. Gang life is part of it and this blog goes into how I wrote Ronald.
Part 2 of the series we meet Vicky who is a funeral home owner and director. While death is part of life, her life as a mortician is intense and she deals with immortality on a daily basis. I talk about what went into writing a character like her in this series...
My thought process on tackling a societal issue that doesn't get discussed enough...men dealing with domestic violence in relationships/marriages. It's a story like no other...
The mindset of writing, "America Under Mind Control," what went into it, why I wrote it and the goal behind writing a controversial book of this magnitude.
Insight into my most controversial book, "I Woke Up A Black Man." The concept behind it, why I wrote it, why I felt it was necessary to write it and the controversial book cover.