www.shawnsjames.blogspot.com
celebrated its one millionth hit this week. And I want to take a moment to
thank all my readers all over the world for taking the time to read my blog. I
really appreciate all your support.
I also want to thank all those other bloggers like
Bol.tumblr.com wordslikewhoa.com and Journal De La Reyna for sharing links to
my site when I posted articles about the African-American community. Thanks to
you driving traffic to my page articles I’ve written about Men’s issues, Black
women and issues in the Black community reached a larger audience and helped a
lot more people around the world.
And all my Facebook friends in groups like Say No to DC
Reboot, I love My Comic Nerds, The Black Science Fiction Society, State of
Black Science Fiction 2012 and The Good Brothers Side of the Game for reading
my blog and sharing its information with other readers.
This blog has come a long way from 2007 and 2008 when I first
started it. Originally it was just a place where I posted sample chapters of my
books, promoted my work and wrote articles about issues in the Black community.
Over the years the blog has grown so much in popularity now people regularly
search for it on search engines like Yahoo!, Bing and Google every day.
It took six years to build an audience of readers and I’m working
hard to continue expanding to reach more readers with my writing. Recently I
started doing YouTube videos and I’m trying to reach new readers there with
content. This week I’m doing an Oscar Week campaign to get more Black people
excited about screenwriting. All About Marilyn and an All About Nikki eBook
will be FREE all Oscar weekend on Kindle. If you have Prime you can borrow
these eBooks right now!
I know the posts have been spotty as of late with doubled up
posts, but I’m trying to get the blog back on track. These days I have to do
most of my work at the library due to the fact that’s the only place where I
can get regular Internet access. I’ve got a lot more articles planned regarding
men’s issues, the Black community and the comic book industry. And while I’m
writing blogs I’m getting publications ready for the summer reading season. All
those books and eBooks that people devour on the beach and the plane during
their vacations are prepared in the winter and I’m right in the middle of
revising some and writing others. It’s a lot of work, but I’m up for the
challenge.
I’m trying to get a lot of projects ready for release like
the Isis/E’steem Crossover, and the Stop Simpin Second Edition. I’m also
planning another Kickstarter to pay for the covers of the Isis/E’steem
Crossover, and I finally got a breakthrough on that new novel I started in
2014.
In addition, I’m working on YouTube videos in an effort to
reach those on social media that don’t like to read. The videos feature the
same type of content that’s on the blog and I’m finding my voice on social
media speaking on topics that mean a lot to me. I’m planning on doing some
writing videos soon so more people can understand the craft of writing and the
techniques writers like myself use to create stories.
Even though I’ve been out of work for so long all the work I
do on this blog and my paperbacks and eBooks is just like a full-time job. I
get up at 6AM most days to start work on books blogs and videos. On some nights
don’t go to bed until 1 or 2AM. It takes a lot of planning and organizing to
put together paperbacks, eBooks and write two to three blogs a week. I have to
manage time and a shoestring budget in the hopes of giving readers the best quality
reading experience on the blog and in SJS DIRECT publications.
I really want to take a moment and thank those readers out
there for helping me reach this milestone. Again, without your support this
blog wouldn’t be as popular as it’s become. I’m hoping to keep the momentum
going and keep moving forward.
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