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The Urban Fiction Debate
Anti—blackness, fake bougie-ness, negative exceptionalizing, and respectability politics are the reasons some people don’t like urban...
Elle Kayson
Jan 172 min read
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Ajrea Huar Black Indie Author Highlight
Hey y'all! I know its been a minute, but I have been planning my birthday party and it has been quite time consuming to say the least....
Elle Kayson
Nov 14, 20248 min read
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The Gold Hoops
These are the gold hoops I’ve been wearing the last few weeks. They’re kind of plain, but I loved them from first sight. Lord, it was a...
Elle Kayson
Oct 22, 20243 min read
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Jasmine Cartwright Black Indie Author Highlight
While I finish up this short story, I have another Black Indie Author Highlight for y'all. This week we are highlighting Young Adult...
Elle Kayson
Oct 4, 20246 min read
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Jade Olivia Black Indie Author Highlight
We are back with another Black Indie Author Highlight and this week we are shining our spotlight on contemporary indie author Jade Olivia...
Elle Kayson
Sep 24, 20244 min read
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Trigger Warnings Yay or Nay?
As a reader, you’ve probably come across trigger warnings every once in a while in your reading journey. If you are a reader of certain...
Elle Kayson
Sep 10, 20242 min read
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Tyanna Black Indie Author Highlight
I was not lying when I said I am going to be doing more Black Indie Author Highlights! We are back with another one and a very special...
Elle Kayson
Aug 30, 20246 min read
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Olivia Linden Black Indie Author Highlight
Happy August Y'all! I know it's been a minute since I've been here and I minute since we have done a Black Indie Author Highlight but we...
Elle Kayson
Aug 15, 20244 min read
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FTB
If you are a reader, you have come across an FMC that you just cannot stand. Sometimes this is with reason; she is a backstabber, a...
Elle Kayson
Jul 25, 20243 min read
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Briyanna Michelle Black Indie Author Highlight
I know it has been quite some time since we have done a Black Indie Author Highlight and the only reason for that is that we have all...
Elle Kayson
Jul 15, 20244 min read
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What the Genre?
You're probably here because you're a fan of romance. But in making that claim, what are you really saying? There are so many types of...
Elle Kayson
Jun 26, 20243 min read
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How to Protect Your E-Book From Pirates
No matter what, some people will always believe that they should not have to pay to have access to things that cost money. These people...
Elle Kayson
Jun 7, 20244 min read
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Are you there God? It's me, elle.
** I can’t abandon the idea of God, no matter how often I feel I should and given how illogical some things seem. But even as I believe,...
Elle Kayson
May 24, 20243 min read
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What The Slump?
It seems to be that season when everyone is in either a reading or writing slump. Don’t know what these are? Let me explain! In the case...
Elle Kayson
May 21, 20244 min read
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Does Black Romance Sell?
As a Black urban fiction author, I spend most of my creative energy crafting Black romance. Similarly, many Black authors expend their...
Elle Kayson
May 7, 20246 min read
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Amazon KDP versus Authors
For authors, Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing or KDP can be a very useful tool. There are many features that make publishing and getting...
Elle Kayson
Apr 25, 20244 min read
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Jas.B Black Indie Author Highlight
We are back with another Black Indie Author Highlight and this week we will be highlighting my pensister Jas. B! Jas has a new book...
Elle Kayson
Apr 19, 20245 min read
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Is Reading Smut Equivalent to Watching Corn?
“The girlies,” someone opined in a book group the other day, “are reading for the sex scenes.” I was momentarily taken aback, suffering...
Elle Kayson
Apr 11, 20244 min read
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Are our Book Boyfriends Really Unhinged?
One thing about me: Oh, I’m going to write very unhinged men. One thing about y’all: you’re going to love them. My characters are out...
Elle Kayson
Apr 2, 20244 min read
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Bashing Black Indie Authors Yay or Nay?
I am sure the title of this week's blog post threw you off. You may have wondered, “What kind of crazy question even is this?” or “Why...
Elle Kayson
Mar 26, 20245 min read
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