BrAiN fArT!!!!!!

Why is that after reading a book or watching a movie it's easy to say, "I would've ended it like this" or "They shoulda, coulda, blah, blah..."?! I'm DEFINITELY Guilty!!! I've even gone so far as to say "Aaawwwwwwwww, I could've written that!" And now that I'm actually writing a book...well, let's just say, I have all of these ideas in floating in my brain, and all of these unfinished stories in different notebooks! I keep saying one day I'm will be a published author...one day you'll read one MY books and make your own critical reviews...one day...but as far as RIGHT NOW?! THIS MOMENT?! I HAVE NOTHING! I am I thinking too hard, or not enough?! JUST NEED TO VENT! MAYBE SCREAM EVEN!!!

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ahhhhhhhhhhhhh....much better :-)

How did I miss this? WAHIDA CLARK INTERVIEW

In case you didn't know, Wahida Clark is THE Queen of Thug Love fiction!!! ALL of her books are must-reads and GUARANTEED to be good!  One of my best friends and fellow bookworm "put me on" and I've been reading her novels ever since. Sooooooo, I found this on YouTube and decided to share. Enjoy!

There was a time when I would've preferred the movie over the book--the 7th an 8th grades to be exact! I hated reading assignments. We were made to read "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "A raisin in the Sun". Luckily, I convinced my parents to rent the movie for both. No doubt in my mind (at that time, anyway) that the movie was better!

The last book-turned-movie I've seen was PRECIOUS. I had NO CLUE what the movie was even about based on the previews shown on TV. Then I found out that it was based on the novel PUSH, by Sapphire. This peaked my interest even more. I made my way to the local Walmart (yes! They have a black fiction section!) and purchased PUSH. I only had limited time to read it because PRECIOUS was to be released in a few days. I finished in 2 days! Each and every page was filled with conflict, drama and emotion. I even shed a tear or two! There's no way I could even fathom the things the little girl had to endure. The movie however did not leave the same effect. Don’t get me wrong, Gabourey Sidibe and MoNique both did a TREMENDOUS job. They definitely captured the emotion in the book. Many things in the movie were implied. Things you would have never known UNLESS you read the book. I don’t want to give away too much if you haven’t seen the movie or read the book, but I’ll say this: Sixteen years later, my mind has changed…NO DOUBT…THE BOOK IS BETTER!!!!

MY FAVE AUTHORS MAKE THE LIST!!!

As I browsed the web this morning, I came across the ALTANTA POST'S article of the Top 13 Best Selling African-American authors! I HAD to click and read because I wanted to see if any authors on my bookshelf made the cut...AND A FEW OF THEM DID (Karrine Stefans, Nikki Turner, Teri Woods, and Zane)!!!

1. Teri Woods
2. Maya Angelou
3. Kola Boof
4. Nikki Turner
5. Tavis Smiley
6. Michael Baisden
7. Jawanza Kunjufu
8. Zadie Smith
9. Cornel West
10. Karrine Stefans
11. Zane
12. President Obama
13. Michael Galdwell

Although Ms. Woods and Ms. Turner are my favorites on the list, I must say congrats to all especially Mr. President!!!

CLICK TO READ ATLANTA POST'S ARTICLE