Happy Sunday! What are. you working on today? Have you downloaded the Write to Win app? Anyone have a booksigning this weekend? Any wins?

Membership had its privileges! You are some of the first to know the 11th Annual Black History Month Literary Weekend is calling for authors, and I want my Write to Win family front and center. February 25 - 27, 2027, we're bringing Black authors, readers, and culture-makers together for three days in the DMV. Featured author tables, panels, the Ivory & Cream Affair Literary Jazz Brunch, and the kind of room where your work gets seen by people who actually buy books. All genres welcome, traditionally and independently published. If you've been building your manuscript in this community, this is your moment to step into the spotlight. Registration is open right now at mtwimagesolutions.com/bhmlw, and tables fill fast. Which one of y'all is claiming a spot? Drop a comment and let me know what you're bringing to the weekend.

I'm co-teaching a workshop Friday, and I want you in the room. As AI reshapes how books get discovered, marketed, and recommended, authors need real clarity. Not hype. Not fear. Just a clear-eyed look at how to use these tools without losing what makes your work yours. I'll be live with Max Rodriguez, Founder and Director of Harlem Book Fair, covering ethical AI and what it actually means for your writing, discoverability and how readers and AI systems are finding (or missing) books right now, and literary marketing infrastructure and the foundation that makes visibility last. Friday, August 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET. Live virtual masterclass, free with registration. This is a live conversation, not a recording drop. Bring your questions. Register here: https://bit.ly/HBFworkshop

It's August! Do you have any more appearances scheduled for this year? Where are you headed next?

Let's start by introducing yourself. Let us know: Your name Your books Your goals A fun fact about you Social media handles