Funding

  I submitted my poem book to two publishing houses. Both responded and I selected what I believed to be the better deal. I paid upfront (with some assistance). At this time, I do not have to pay for marketing and other promotion costs. 

I did not think of GoFundMe or other crowdfunding platforms to publish the book. (I am surprised that so many people do - I found the examples: https://www.gofundme.com/f/turning-passion-into-a-published-book, https://www.gofundme.com/f/gumu6m-publish-my-memoir, and https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-to-publish-an-eco-childrens-book). With this approach, you are counting on the kindness of your community.

(I used GoFundMe in the past to raise funds. I know that a lot of people use it to raise funds to cover medical expenses. https://www.gofundme.com/discover/medical-fundraiser. I am not considering GoFundMe at this time.) 

 

Book

 I am currently writing about the writing process, influences for my book, and so on for my publisher's publicity/marketing department. It is more involved than I thought. I think it is important and I want to do a good job.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer games

 I enjoy playing games on the computer. I once purchased Monopoly on a cd. The purchase allowed me to play Monopoly without other human players - I played with multiple "computer" players (AI). Tetris, Pac-man, and Chinese checkers are other examples of games I play on the computer. 

This post reminds me of life in an apartment, my pastorial father ("guidance father") at President's College and related weird coincidences. We called my pastorial father Rambo because he looked like Sylvester Stallone. I hope he is doing well.

Unable to reach by phone

 Please note that my phone is temporarily not working. The phone (device) has serious issues. I hope I will be able to restore service soon. In times like this, you have to cut back on expenses and do without some things (at least for a while).

 

Poem book

 Good news! My poem book is scheduled to be published by the end of the month (next week). I am excited! The skinny book will be interesting to read. I hope you enjoy it. A trip to Guyana will likely assist with marketing.

Writing prompt

I am writing this over a cup of tea. 

Wordpress prompt for today 6/23/2026: What’s the best advice you’d give to someone younger than you?

There are lots of advice out there based on good and bad experiences in life (lessons learned). One of the lessons I would like to share is: you can accomplish significant goals (great things) if you take things step by step. This is the same as saying 'Rome wasn't built in a day.' Not so long ago, I decided that a professor/research job would be better for me. I thought through the steps/tasks needed to obtain my desired position ("reach for the stars") and completed task after task in pursuit of the goal.

 

Today June22

 Hero is a theme today. An inspiring song together with two movies.

Hero (the song) 

Good Deeds

The Spy Next Door 

 Both movies now available 'Free with Ads' on YouTube.

You may also find my playlist 'Difficult Times' useful (Hero is one of the selected songs). The playlist is available at: https://www.youtube.com/@FahmeenaOdettaMoore/playlists).