Greetings and Good Sunday Morning! Saturday, October 26, 2019 was my birthday! Whoohoo! Yesterday, I turned 39 everybody! Ok, so, I didn't really have any plans, but I did complete a client's makeup and spent time with my husband and son. I'm not even complaining because, it turned out to be an excellent day! I rocked my NCA&TSU gear because, it was GHOE!💙💛💙💛I was so happy! As I reflected over my 39 years of life, I realize that I'm getting ready to enter a new phase of m

Greetings and Good Afternoon Everyone, Today, I would like to talk about where I gain inspiration as a writer. We all can gain inspiration from anything and anywhere in life, if we are open to it. Many times when I'm writing for my books, I'm inspired by the music I listen to. I love to listen to "Big Band" and "traditional jazz", or R&B from the 1980's, 1990's, and earlier. I usually get a vibe that makes me want to dive right into writing. When I begin writing, I will turn

Greetings and Good Afternoon, This week for "Mai's Writing Corner Weekly Blog Series", I wanted to cover what I've learned my 1st year as an indie author. So, before we get started, I hope that your week is going well! Since we've made it halfway through this week, I began reflecting over the course of the past year of my life, and some of the things that I've learned as a first-time self-publishing author. One thing, that I will always reiterate about my journey, is that th

Greetings and Good Morning! Happy Friday! This morning for "Mai Reflective Friday", I want to reflect on the prompt "name what is enough for you". This is a prompt that we can all reflect on. When you, my friend, "my valued reader", consider "naming what is enough for you", what comes to mind? How does this make you feel? What kinds of emotions surfaces for you? Let me tell you, this is an interesting concept to mull over. I'll tell you what this prompt made me consider. In w

Greetings and Good Morning! Happy Friday to you! For "Mai Reflective Friday" this week, I wanted to think about the "words I need to hear". I love this prompt because, its been a while, since I've thought about this in depth. Typically, in the past, when I've thought about this, or expressed myself regarding what I needed to hear, it was in terms of my relationships. It was always in response to telling someone, "I need you to say these words to me", so that I can feel this w

Greetings and Good Morning! For "Mai Reflective Friday" this week, I wanted to think about "what always brings me to tears?" Initially, I thought about some of my favorite songs and movies over the years, and that just seemed too "cliché". However, I will say, for the sake of discussion, on Monday, I cried listening to Whitney Houston's, 'You Give Good Love', and hearing my son's little voice, say, 'I love you too, Mom', just this morning. So, now, that we're past that part,

Greetings and Good Morning!☀️ It’s a glorious Monday morning to be alive and well! This morning, I wanted to discuss the importance of determination. Anyone that has a goal and/or objective in mind, should be purposeful in their pursuit to one day accomplish them. An individual that is focused on the “end goal”, and cannot be easily deterred or distracted, is someone that embodies “determination”! This person is keenly aware of what it means to have determination. It's "your

Greetings and Good Morning to you! Happy Monday! I hope that you’re off to an amazing start this Monday morning. Today, I wanted to focus on what it means to follow your passion. I think, the phrase, "follow your passion", is something that sounds great, but what about what happens when you do, "follow your passion". No one really talks about the “joys and pains of following your passion”. Since I’m in this stage of my life, “following my passion”, I thought I’d talk about th