PassPort Life Radio

Interview October 18, 2014

I'm so happy to be live with PassPort Live Radio! Thank you for having me! 

I was inspired to write single girl gems by life: plain and simple. The fabulous, the dreadful, and everything in between. It's been a pleasure sharing my experiences with everyone and receiving feedback. Family pushed me, friends, anyone that's doing exactly what I want to be doing inspires me, you Karla have inspired me!

You are definitely Gucci! I don't know what it means, but I'll use my context clues for that one! Lol! 

Gems are rare. Great women that hold it down for, not only themselves, but for their families all while standing for God now a days are rare as well so it was fitting to name my book Single Girl Gems after such rare and precious tid bits, if you will that I could share whether I've experienced the advice or been a witness to it. 

I've always written. As a little girl I wrote, as a young woman I wrote and as I was writing my blog everyone encouraged me to pen my work in a book. My family constantly pushed me to publish so my inspiration came from them as well as within. I've always wanted to be a published author it's off my bucket list now. That's one check down an infinite number to go. 

My steps included writing and writing and writing. Then I inquired everywhere and from everyone. I read a lot so I did tons of research before deciding the best fit for longevity of my career and maintain my creativity.

Single Girl Gems are just Khrystian tid bits of treasure I use and pass along to other single women/girls/females/ladies...you get the point. A single girl gem is a precious and polished declaration for the highly prized woman that's Fantabulous inside and out. Gems are statements for everyone.

The book, or gems, are indeed for everyone! Men there's an entire chapter devoted to gems for you. I've penned an open letter to men. Listen; I'm an advocate of healthy relationships. I'm in a relationship, so my book is designed to instigate and develop conversation between men and women. I wrote the blog to add value to all relationships through discussion and conversation so my book mirrors my blog which is I created the conversation tour. Whether is cupcakes and conversation or cocktails and conversation....we will hold a conversation.

Saturday, October 25th I'll be in Galveston at the Women Respect your Gifts hat tea and lunch following a private event that evening 

November 22 I'll be at Barnes and Noble Westhiemer...so I'm excited for all that's in store. 

It's been exhilarating. I've loved every minute of doing something I absolutely love! Writing is really the only time I don't feel like I should be doing something else. I can get lost in it...and the publishing world has certainly taken me back to my original field which is communications radio/television. I've met some amazing people and gotten even more inspiration. 

As a child I loved Ann M. Martin, the entire Babysitters Club series, which I still have. Beverly Clearly's Ramona and Beezus. As an adult my favorite authors have been Sheneska Jackson, Omar Tyree and Michael Baisden, but there are so many it's hard to just stop there. I'm a reader.

If I could offer one gem right now to anyone it would be: Be an assest not a liabiltity!

Time in and time out I say it on my blog-LEARN something!  Never stop and just do it! Get it done, whatever it is! Be a better you; be the best you and not for anyone, but yourself!!  Have something positive to offer to any relationship: personal or professional

My next book will be coming out for the holidays! I'm excited to share it! It's a juvenile fiction book for elementary and middle grades so stay tuned for that. 

Thank you again, Passport Life Radio, I've definitely had a great time calling in! I'll call in anytime! I love all you single girls out there if no one has told you they love you today...I love you! Thanks to all my family and friends, Facebook friends, twitter followers, everyone that's bought the book or supported me on this journey thank you all!