Alias: R.J. Blakman
@rjblakman.bsky.social
Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/iyapo UNAPOLOGETICALLY ProBlack Author of: Rasulallah Ohio: A Hattie Lee Mystery - Cozy Mystery Coming soon: Heaven Mississippi: Historical Fiction The Dragons of Harlem: Urban Fiction The Shrinking Man: Fiction
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Starter pack for Black writers.💅🏾😌 Comment if you'd like to be added. Don't self-reject. Don't look and think "they didn't specify x, y, z is welcomed. I guess it's not for me". ❤️🔥Repost for reach, please! TIA!❤️🔥 #WritingCommunity #BVM #AmWriting #AmQuerying go.bsky.app/2pribzv
Author @rjblakman.bsky.social got this comment from a #HeavenMississippi #betareader. Art can show truth better than "reality". Or maybe sometimes art distills life in a way that we can SEE. I see #BlackUs as we are in this #BlackHistoricalFiction. Can't wait for YOU to read it! Such a #goodbook!
Hattie Lee never meant to become a detective, but 1 night changed all that, as well as her life. This cozy mystery takes place in 1960s Ohio & will keep you guessing until the shocking end! Amazon: www.amazon.com/Rasulallah-O... Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rasulallah... #BlackMystery
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #HowEuropeUnderdevelopedAfrica #BlackNonFiction #Blackbooksky #BookSky📚💫 #BookChallenge #Day10
OOOOOHHH.... 😍😍😍 “Before a child speaks, it sings. Before they write, they paint. As soon as they stand, they dance. Art is the basis of human expression.” ~Phylicia Rashad I think errbody is an artist someway somehow... #blackartsmovement #blackart #blackwriter #Blackwriters #BlackWritersGroup
Used 2 place a premium on fun. All lessons ain't fun & the same goes 4 blessings. Now, @ my big age, I know my growth is n alignment w/my GOoD & growth makes me happy. W/the help of GOoD, I curate who/what is n my space. I AM SEEKING & VALUING #bLESSONS! #AffirmingSelfLove #AffirmingFriday #bfabu
Yes. Community is where we thrive. +I'm XTRA w/my sun sittin up n the #11thhouse. Loves me some groups! If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. ~ #African Proverb #BlackWritersCommunity #BlackArtsMovement #BlackWritersGroup #DoEAiAMediaPublishing #RJBlakman #astro
Greetings all, I'm looking forward to connecting with a community of Black writers and readers! There's a LOT of talent out here and it is great to experience new works from authors with a different point of view!
Hattie Lee never meant to become a detective, but 1 night changed all that, as well as her life. This cozy mystery takes place in 1960s Ohio & will keep you guessing until the shocking end! Amazon: www.amazon.com/Rasulallah-O... Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rasulallah... #BlackMystery
Greetings all, I'm looking forward to connecting with a community of Black writers and readers! There's a LOT of talent out here and it is great to experience new works from authors with a different point of view!