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Issue # 2
Revues Galore Presents….
Issue 2
Where is the togetherness?
Recently, there was an misunderstanding
between two black self published authors that
caused a divide within the self published black
author movement on facebook. This was seen
by all who witnessed and could honestly agree
that it was petty, uncalled for, and totally
preventable with a simple understanding of
agreeing to disagree. Adults can bicker back and
forth yet still find common ground to stand on
when being adamant about how they feel. In
this case, these two adult authors didn’t need
the inteference of outsiders to escalate and
further aggravate the situation to the point that
another person with feelings was being
slandered and dragged through the mud by
people who she never met and may never meet.
Let me start by saying there was never a need
for the opinion of others. Time has shown that
when third parties place themselves in issues
that have nothing to do with them, they tend to
aggravate the problem more than helping to
find a resolution. That’s like when your mother
called your grandmother and told her about
how disrespectfl and mischievous you were in
school. Then your daddy joined in and further
angered your grandmother. Now, she’s upset
with you and doesn’t want to talk to you, even
to hear your side of the story. This is the same
grandmother who spoiled you rotten and
allowed you to have your way when you came
over. After what your parents told her, your
grandmother may be cautios and slow footed to
spoiling you in the future, all while still not
hearing your side of the story. That doesn’t feel
good to be shut up and shutdown without
receiving a fair chance to interject.
September 1, 2016
Honestly speaking, the unity among all self
published black authors does not exist. There’s
a negative energy centered around the “urban”
author industry that includes more hate than
love. More of the “I wish her book doesn’t sale”
to “I write better than him rather than “Tag me
so I can share with my readers” or “Let’s work
together since we both are hot writers”. This
energy exudes the unlikeliness that one day, all
self published black authors will stand united on
the same front begging for the same respect
that other authors automatically gain. All self
published black authors do not consider
themselves ‘urban’ authors because they are
willing to write more contemporary work than
“hood” tales.
Realistically speaking, there should be no
reason to hate thy pen brother or pen sister for
any reason. There should be no disconnect
between aspiring authors, new authors or
seasoned self published authors. There are
enough readers and money for every author to
indulge in. What one of your readers might not
like may very well be liked in another author’s
book. We must respect one another as adults
but also as equals because where one author
falls short, another author may pick up where
the previous author left off. No one writer is
better than the next and every author isn’t a
writer. Knowing all of that, unity should be a
requirement within this industry. How would
you feel being the outed author who everybody
disliked for no real reasons? How would you
turn those dislikes into your victories?
When there is a divide for readers to witness, it
causes a disruption throghout the entire
industry. If you have ill feelings about someone
other than yourself, remember that the only
person who really cares is YOU. Everyone else
just wants to be apart of something so use that
energy and persuasion to evoke a more nified
response from outsiders. We all WIN if we worl
together.