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Art & Worship, Akeelah & the Bee

Jeanne Damoff wrote an exceptional Art & Worship article over at The Master's Artist today. She highlights Akeelah and the Bee, the movie.

From her post I felt reaffirmed to contine writing the kinds of stories that I write. Sometimes the pressures of becoming published makes me want switch gears. I know what stories sell and I know how to write them. But my soul wants me to do more than that. And so that's what I have to do.

I hope you read thi Jeanne's entry. It is beautiful.

Question: Do movies encourage your art?

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The Payne of Demand

No neeed to Thursday-morning-quarterbacking TP's House of Payne's last two episodes. The show is going to do well regardless of bad revews and fan dissappointments for one important reason. This type of show, this type of story, is in great demand. And I'm glad about and let me tell you why.

There are publishers, movie execs, music execs that say urban inspirational doesn't have enough grass roots appeal to be a worthwhile business pursuit. Wrong.Paynefully wrong.

Although this show's writing isn't the best, it is a foreshadowing of what is to come. Like John crying in the wilderndess TP is saying to mainstream meadia that black praying people are in mass and have a money and will follow if you make it.

So let's get after it!

I want to give a hallelujah handclap to New Greater Union Baptist Church in Valdosta, Georgia. They have launched their own theatre group and will be producing their own stage plays for the South Georgia/North Floria area. Kudos to you.

If you are an urban inspirational artist, hit me up offline.

Cooling Water

I am struggling to cross the finish line to a race that I've been runing for four years. I see the ribbon, yet take a detour when there is no need to. i am a writer. what's wrong with me?why can't i send out this book proposal? why am i holding myself back? what is God saying to me? keep running or take a drink of my cooling water?

I am so close to finishing this race that I see my book cover. I see my booksignings. I see what the end's gon' be. But I'm not there yet. I'm chasing my past dissappointments. I'm gasping for air...

Tuesday is for Daddy

Out on DVD Today Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls (Widescreen Edition)

Synopsis: A single father of three daughters fights to win custody with the help of his arrogant boss, a lonely lawyer.

Review: The girls are cute, the romance is nice, I loved seeing bits of Atlanta here and there. My only reservation is the villains. They always seem caricature to me. But my Mom loves it, so...

A Vision Festering in the Marketplace

Yesterday I met a new client, a minister, who wants topublish a book. She is a sweet soul, passionate about her life’s work and is dedicated to the vision for this book. What it should look like. How it should read. If I ask her why was she so confident, she would most assuredly say that
God gave her a vision. I hear this often. But I am troubled by it a little.

Why?

Let’s be honest. If we truly believed our stories divine, we’d take then to Kinkos, then give them away. But when you want to make money from your vision, honey…it takes on a whole new vein. The trick is you must first determine whether your vision can maintain the Master’s Voice once it enters the marketplace. Most importantly, can you humble yourself if the marketplace isn't where your Vision should be.

What do you mean, Dee?

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