Book Signing - Author Tina Martin - Secrets On Lake Drive

Book Signing
Author Tina Martin will be signing copies of her novel, Secrets On Lake Drive January 8, 2011 at Borders. If you are in the Charlotte area, stop by to join the discussion and pick up an excerpt of her new release, Another Man's Treasure, coming March 15, 2011.

Location:
Borders - Northlake Mall
6801 Northlake Mall Drive, Charlotte, NC
1-3 p.m.

Tina Martin is the author of two novels including Secrets On Lake Drive and the forthcoming, Another Man's Treasure. You can find out more by visiting her website: www.tinamartinbooks.com

6 Tips for Women to start the New Year Out the Happy Way!

The New Year is approaching fast and fierce. In order for you to feel happy, you have to move and grow. Simply put, you have to take your life to a new level.

Example: Are you a good mom? Then what can you do to become a better mom. Are you a great dancer? Then what extra moves could you learn to become even greater? Are you doing really well in your career? Then what can you do to implement new business decisions or ideas to further your career?

Okay I think you get the picture. Whatever you think you are good at, or maybe not so good at, what exactly can you do to make it better?

What are you passionate about? What are your dreams and goals? Ladies, what do you want out of life? Be clear, specific, and write them down.

Here are 6 MUSTS to start out the New Year correct

1. Simply decide to be happy. To be happy is YOUR choice.

2. Be true to who you are. Be happy with who you are.

3. Be comfortable and creative in your own skin. Literally!

4. Remember and acknowledge strong and inspiring moments in your life and embrace them. These moments will help you create new moments in your life.

5. You have to take steps toward your goals. Every single step you take toward your goals will give you feedback on your direction. Whatever you do, keep moving. Movement is life. Movement is an element of happiness.

6. Remember: You are beautiful. Your worth as a woman is priceless. It’s the truth!

Have a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year. Embrace life, embrace your beauty, love others, give, show gratitude, and love yourself. Celebrate all the magnificent things and people who are a part of your life.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tinisha Nicole Johnson is an author, writer, and poet. Besides writing, she also hosts political and sports conferences. The tips above were based on her non-fiction book Lessons Learned: Loving Yourself as a Black Woman. To learn more, visit the author at her website: http://www.tinishanicolejohnson.com/

Congressional Black Caucus 2010 - Author Tinisha Nicole Johnson

I went to the Black Congressional Caucus in Washington DC in September 2010. It was a fantastic experience. I truly enjoyed it. I was invited along with my publisher of Xpress Yourself Publishing Jessica Tiles. It was my first trip to Washington DC. I mean I was pretty impressed with Washington DC in general. There are a lot of movers and shakers there. I got to network and meet other professional people.

Feel free to check out the photos of my trip on my Facebook page. A high school friend of mine lives there, so I was blessed to stay with her and also tour a bit of DC. I’ve been busy thus far this year I must say with a lot of different writing projects, including working on a screenplay. If you aren’t already signed up to my newsletter, please go to my website and sign up at the bottom on my home page: http://www.tinishanicolejohnson.com/

From Victim to Survivor, I did it and you can too!

Domestic abuse, also known asspousal abuse, occurs when one person in an intimate relationship or marriage tries to dominate and control the other person. Domestic abuse that includes physical violence is called domestic violence.
Domestic violence and abuse are used for one purpose and one purpose only: to gain and maintain total control over you. An abuser doesn’t “play fair.” Abusers use fear, guilt, shame, and intimidation to wear you down and keep you under his or her thumb. Your abuser may also threaten you, hurt you, or hurt those around you.
Please recognize the signs of abuse.

But, there is help and HOPE.
Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at:
1-800-799-7233 or visit them online @ http://www.ndvh.org/
Safe Horizon http://www.safehorizion.org/
Love Is Not Abuse http://www.loveisnotabuse.org/
For local help in Asheville, NC visit, http://www.helpmateonline.org/ , they also have links to other agencies around the country.
For the legal help you'll need contact, http://www.womenslaw.org/
And when women say, "But, I'm staying for the children." Don't! The abuse you endure affects them too.

Again, if you are being abused please get help. Despite what many people believe, domestic violence and abuse is not due to the abuser’s loss of control over his or her behavior. In fact, abusive behavior and violence is a deliberate choice made by the abuser in order to control you.

If you are an abuser, you most definitely need to get help and there is help for you, too. Contact your local United Way 211, by dialing 211 from your landline, visiting http://211.org/ or dialing their national line from your mobile phone at 703.836.7112 and they well direct you to your local branch.

e-Lit Magazine is LIVE!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Xpress Yourself Publishing, LLC
Contact: Jessica Tilles
P.O. Box 1615
Upper Marlboro, MD 20773
Phone: (301) 390-3645
eMail: JTilles@aol.com

e-Lit Magazine is LIVE!

August 9, 2010, Upper Marlboro, Maryland—Jessica Tilles and Xpress Yourself Publishing announces the launch of its new online platform for authors and lovers of literature, e-Lit Magazine. August 8, 2010 marks the first monthly issue of e-Lit Magazine, which replaces the long-running Erotic Expressions, receiving well over 10,000 unique visitors per month.

“Erotic Expressions was too broad, and I wanted to offer a potpourri to lovers of literature. e-Lit Magazine is the perfect platform for authors to reach an additional 10,000 unique visitors per month. While the name changes, much of the content for Erotic Expressions will remain under e-Lit Magazine, as well as the readership. On e-Lit Magazine, there is something for everyone. With each month, the magazine will grow,” says Jessica Tilles, editor-in-chief, best-selling author of Anything Goes, In My Sisters’ Corner, Apple Tree, Sweet Revenge, Fatal Desire, Unfinished Business, Erogenous Zone: A Sexual Voyage and Loving Simone, award-winning publisher of Xpress Yourself Publishing, speaker and entrepreneur.

“I LOVE the site. You did a fantastic job!!!!,” says Lee MacDonald of The Renaissance Group, and Jessica Tilles concurs. “Readers and my family of authors have been very good to me, and I wanted to give them something. e-Lit Magazine is that something. In addition to authors, and what is going on in the literary industry, I want to feature book clubs, avid readers, industry insiders, writing tips and workshops, etc. The magazine has a ton of possibilities and great potential, and I’m simply going to have a good time with it!”

e-Lit Magazine offers author features, new releases, book reviews, stories, poetry, and so much more. For its premier issue, e-Lit Magazine is featuring authors Trice Hickman, James W. Lewis, JJ Michael, Earnell Brown, Elaine Meryl Brown, Marsha Haygood, and Rhonda Joy McLean.

Read the premier issue, be featured or submit stories, by visiting www.elitmagazine.com.

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