Did you know that the fire sprites dance for me? No one else sees them, only me. They break timber and log as they jump and leap. Their hair grows towards the sun in a sunset orange, But greens, blues, and purples may deign to make an appearance. Their voice is a rhythm of crackles […]
Your people are bark-skinned and tall as titans, with ten foot wide root bridges. You are crowned in green, yet you change your hair with the seasons. Moved by whispers in the sky, you gossip and talk between each other. When we’re not looking you make like the Crooked Forest and move on to new […]
Learn About WritingThis doesn’t mean you need to get an MFA. If you’re looking for more affordable and flexible options, you can look for individual classes to help you. I personally like Tomi Adayemi’s Page-Turning Plot class. In her class, she teaches students about how to write a book in a Three-Act structure and […]
In Elise Bryant’s Happily Ever Afters, we’re following the story of Tessa, a teen romance writer that’s been accepted into the creative writing program at a prestigious art school. The only problem is that this school is crosscountry from her best friend Caroline who’s been the only reader of her stories. As a student of […]
The books I recommend on this list are books that I’ve read that have had a great impact on myself as a black writer, and a black creator in general. Each of these stories has shown me the beauty of the individual voices of these authors, as well their outlook on the world as it […]
