STORYTIME TAPESTRY

Special Treat    

April 11, 2005

Today I am introducing a new writer for Storytime Tapestry ??“ Nicole Stevenson ??“ writer ??“ 195 for Storytime Tapestry.

As a special treat, Nicole has suggested running a weekly or by-weekly column which commenced today.  She will interview our writers and possibly put the review in her own newsletter as well.  Listen up people, this can be a good opportunity for you guys to get out more publicity for your books.  Next week our first interview will be with Roger Dean Kiser.  If you guys are interested let me know and we will make a queue of writers.

Carol

Standing

Nicole M. Stevenson

The keys to being a successful writer are not forgetting where you came from and how important it is to support literacy! In today's society anyone can write a book and make money off of it. How many people can maintain a standing?

  Many individuals are about making money and not caring about anything else! I'm not saying there is anything wrong with money, however what about helping out the youth?

   Supporting our future is of vital importance and will be one day our hope for survival!

 There are several folks that I look to toward inspiration such as Vincent Alexandria that is giving back to his community and standing. I asked a question and was able to get a sufficient answer in return!

What would you like to say to the community on a whole?
READ!  Not only to yourself, but read out loud, read with your children and let your children read to you.  Take the responsibility of education out of your schools hand.  They're failing anyway, but we are letting them because we as parents have stopped teaching in our homes.  Reading and literacy are the keys to our children's futures.  Don't send your child off to play a video game or watch TV, have them sit down with a good book of their choice and let their minds be creative.  Please support efforts that promote education and literacy.

    Bio

      Nicole M. Stevenson born in Queens, NY. Attended York College. Mother of two beautiful and talented children. She is also a self taught Artist/Poet/Journalist/Editor/Freelance Writer/Manager, with many aspirations outside of my regular job as a counselor. A journalist for www.thecheers.org , www.vainquer.net , Writer's Desk, and www.heartswithsoul.com an online newsletter. Her poetry is on over six sites www.poetry.com, www.ilovepoetry.com , www.wrightsight.com and www.mommytoo.com ; redbridge Review and www.blackberryspeaks have published her poems. She has been nominated for Poet of the Year five times and awarded Certificates and Editor Choice Awards, Certificates of Merit for her Poetry. Last summer was asked to read her poetry at the Harlem Book Fair. Channel 13 requested a summary of her play for review, and there are several publishers interested in her manuscripts. Her poem was chosen for publication in Gumbo For The African American Soul. Contributing to www.brownsugarlounge.com , www.sunpiperpress.com , Consciousness Magazine. 

     She manages two online groups, http://30talent@msngroups.com Which is an online group that promotes talents upcoming and already established. http://30talent@yahoogroups.com  which let's you get Up Close with some of the authors, playwrights and other talent that you admire through their interviews. From our group spun the idea for our online newsletter which goes out to over 500 people and I'm the editor, writer for 30talent's newsletter First Cut which is a BI weekly online newsletter. I've interviewed Authors TL Gardner, Victoria Christopher Murray, Playwright Wambui Bahati, Publisher Tiffany R. Love and others.  

       Volunteer at TDC former school where she was a Teacher's Assistant for six years. Volunteer with Author/Song Writer Tania Michael's founder of Maximum Glory Productions. Also she writes quotes, and has aspirations toward becoming a song writer, novelist, children's fiction writer, playwright and writer of greeting cards.

Author of If Walls Could Talk, Postal Blues, Black Rain, and Poetry from the Bottom of My Heart.  Now available on Amazon.com.  http://www.vincentalexandria.com & www.theliteraryevent.com/symposium, http://www.tricompublicityinc.com