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TaKeshia Brooks, Author of Dream Factory Deferred
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- Relationship Status:
- Single
- About Me:
- I graduated from Xavier University of Louisiana in communications. I have been writing and studying African-American womanhood, television and film with an emphasis on music video and history for nearly ten years as both editor of the Xavier Herald and later as a graduate student. Currently, I am both writing fiction under a pen name as well as preparing myself for an active life as an independent scholar. I immensely enjoy speaking on and discussing my areas of interest in popular culture (particularly music and film) and its relationship to black women. Right now, my dream is to either pursue a project about black female spoken word artists, Minnie Riperton or contemporary artists Rebekah Jordan and Imani Coppola.
http://www.lulu.com/content/5039986
- My Website:
- http://conceding2kismet.weebly.com
- My Favorite Website:
- http://conceding2kismet.weebly.com
- My Favorite Places on Earth:
- I haven't been too many places but I did like Germany.
- My Favorite Foods:
- rice, chocolate, cheesecake, pizza
- My Favorite Beverages:
- tea, hot chocolate, cream soda
- My Favorite Sweets:
- chocolate, cheesecake, chocolate, junior mints, chocolate, turkey burgers and did I mention chocolate
- My Favorite People:
- they know who they are
- My Favorite Sports Team and/or Individual Sports Personalities:
- sports?
- My Favorite Books:
- kindred, corregidora, the healing, eva's man and still many more
- My Favorite Movies:
- too damn many to name
- My Favorite Television Shows:
- BOSTON LEGAL, NUMB3RS, COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN, THE SOUP, BEST WEEK EVER, THE MENTALIST
- My Favorite Music:
- all kinds (mostly)
- My School or Alma Mater:
- Xavier University of Louisiana
- My Career:
- writer, indie scholar
- My Accomplishments:
- I have three published works to my name. I graduated 2nd in my high school class and summa cum laude in my college class. I completed five years of grad school where I made many presentations on my work in black female music artists. I have won a few awards in scholarship, journalism and academic endeavors. However, what I am most proud of is that I am an aunt.
DREAM FACTORY DEFERRED is available at iUniverse.com as well as many other online outlets. LIFE BEGINS AT 30 is available at lulu.com.
http://www.lulu.com/content/5039986
- Why I'm Here:
- To Network, To Make Friends
- My Passion:
- books, films, research (learning)
- My Hopes:
- I hope to become a successful author and indie scholar. I also hope to someday make films and documentaries.
- My Dreams:
- The same as everyone else's: world peace and an end to poverty.
- What Else?:
- I may seem overly ambitious, but I just want to do it all!
INDA LAURYN Releases New E-book:
I finally got my first novel IN TIME just the way I like it and have made it available as an e-book for 6.95 at lulu.com. Hopefully, I'll soon have my personal webpage up and running and make some excerpts and short stories available as well. Please support indie authors like myself and check it out. Take care.
In Time
Amrita Lloyd desperately needs a change. Plotting her escape from a miserable California existence, she ends up in a Michigan college town working in a start up legal aid office. All is going well for her until she finds herself haunted by the memory of a woman, Ingrid, she thought she left behind. With Ingrid’s presence continuing to loom over her, Amrita must find a way to hold on to the newfound happiness she is forging with her friend EunJung Barton, boss Monique Carson, and boyfriend Kevin Patel. In this journey of self-discovery, one woman must come to terms with the trauma and demons of her past so that she has a chance at happiness with life and love in her future.
http://www.lulu.com/content/5637425
I finally got my first novel IN TIME just the way I like it and have made it available as an e-book for 6.95 at lulu.com. Hopefully, I'll soon have my personal webpage up and running and make some excerpts and short stories available as well. Please support indie authors like myself and check it out. Take care.
In Time
Amrita Lloyd desperately needs a change. Plotting her escape from a miserable California existence, she ends up in a Michigan college town working in a start up legal aid office. All is going well for her until she finds herself haunted by the memory of a woman, Ingrid, she thought she left behind. With Ingrid’s presence continuing to loom over her, Amrita must find a way to hold on to the newfound happiness she is forging with her friend EunJung Barton, boss Monique Carson, and boyfriend Kevin Patel. In this journey of self-discovery, one woman must come to terms with the trauma and demons of her past so that she has a chance at happiness with life and love in her future.
http://www.lulu.com/content/5637425
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Thanks for the add. Nothing wrong with wanting to do it all. The problems arise when we all sit around and do nothing! Best wishes my friend. TTYL...
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