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Writing is often an incredibly lonely journey. Through my blog, I hope to make it slightly less so by sharing my own experiences as an author, and by hosting the #inklinginterview series, which seeks to highlight and feature creators from a diverse array of backgrounds!
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Ayana Gray
- Feb 21, 2020
- 6 min
Inkling Interview: B.B. Alston
Happy Friday Everyone! To say I’m excited to learn more about this week’s author is an understatement. He made B I G waves in 2019 when he announced the sale of his middle grade fantasy series, with a long list of international rights to boot. Later, things got even sweeter when it was announced that Universal Pictures had picked up that same novel for film adaptation with Marsai Martin and Don-freaking-Cheadle!! When I see things like this, I want to stand up and cheer becau
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Ayana Gray
- Jan 31, 2020
- 6 min
Inkling Interview: Daniel Aleman
Happy Friday Everyone! I’m so excited about this week’s interview because the author I get to interview shares something in common with me: a literary agent! When I read the blurb of his upcoming book, I knew it was going to be powerful and I wanted to know more about the man behind the story. Please welcome: Daniel Aleman! Hiya, Dan! Thanks for your time! I always like to start by asking where you are in your writing journey at this moment, and how did you get there? Thank y
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Ayana Gray
- Apr 1, 2019
- 5 min
Inkling Interview: K. Scurry
Happy Monday! A really cool thing about Twitterverse (besides its fabulous #writerscommunity) is the rise of the phenomenon that is pitch events. Most of us are familiar with the highly acclaimed #PitchWars event (I’ve actually interviewed two 2018 #PitchWars mentees, Jessica and Mary), but there are so many other awesome events like #SFFPit #DarkPit and one of my faves…. #DVPit (read more about these kinds of events on my resources page) Incidentally, though I wasn’t partici
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Ayana Gray
- Feb 5, 2019
- 9 min
Inkling Interview: Catherine Adel West
Happy Monday! Are you new to the the #writerscommunity? Welcome. If you’re already familiar with it, welcome home. One of the things I love most about this amazing community is how easy it is to connect if you’re just willing to put a brave figurative hand out there. My connection with this writer is a perfect example of that. In a nutshell, I read her bio and was like: “Whoa, I want to know more her.” So I sent her a message and…here we are! I feel her positivity and joy thr
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Ayana Gray
- Jan 22, 2019
- 9 min
Inkling Interview: J. Elle
If you’ve read my first blog post of 2019, you know that one of this year’s goals is to continue to network and engage with the fabulous #writerscommunity that has utterly embraced me. Through it, I’ve connected with so many exceptional writers who inspire me and others daily. With this in mind, I’d like to present the first of my #inklinginterviewsseries in which I ask amazing writers I’ve connected with about themselves and their journey. I didn’t plan for my first intervie
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