Denise Turney

Rosetta is a ten-year-old pigtailed girl whose heart is full of courage, laughter and confidence. She's in the fifth grade at Harriet Tubman School. This spunky kid's mind is full of clever ideas, the very ideas that are sure to find Rosetta center stage. More than anything, Rosetta wants to finally outperform Jennifer, her arc nemesis and the school's brainy academic show off. Thanks to Rosetta's brilliant Talent Show ideas, she has her chance to do just that But, not all goes as planned Even before the stage curtains go up, Rosetta has to maneuver her way out of tight spots. Her mother, a gifted painter, and her father, a marketing executive, warn Rosetta about trying to outdo Jennifer, while her older sister, Francine, and her brother, Leroy, bring their own wits, personality and humor to Rosetta's plans. Join the marvelous beginnings of the Rosetta Blay book series with this story, filled with unforgettable characters, that will leave readers laughing, learning, growing and wanting more

More than 20 years of book selling experience is included in this book. Read this book and you could save years of trial and error, not to mention thousands of dollars in wasted ad money. Even more, book marketing that leads to increased book sales calls for the clarity, smart marketing techniques, tools and resources shared in the book. Written for self-published authors, new authors and experienced writers of fiction and nonfiction, Book Marketing That Drives Up Book Sales offers templates, sample contact forms, tricks on social media marketing for authors and hard earned insights. Not only can writers learn how to work book tours, book signings and book festivals, this book explores winning daily itineraries and uncommonly talked about markets like exchanges. How to successfully launch novels and nonfiction books, how to sell more ebooks, as well as offline book selling markets are covered. Ways for authors to build their own distribution channels, how to connect with book clubs and how to use book marketing analytics to sell more books are explored. Many of the techniques on how to sell more copies of your book are free to implement.Specific areas covered include: marketing fiction books, ways authors and writers can sell more books, social media marketing for authors, blogging to attract new readers and book buyers, getting into bookstores and selling books while working a full-time job. Templates shared in the book can take guesswork out of developing analytics that help drive book sales. Denise Turney has authored more than 20 novels. She has worked as a staff writer and a freelance writer, penning a book for a multi-million dollar firm. Turney has spoken at highly respected schools and firms such as Spellman College, Emory University and Girls, Incorporated. She has also served as a panelist and keynote speaker at book conferences. Turney and/or her works have appeared in media outlets such as The Pittsburgh Quarterly, The Trenton Times, The Bucks County Courier Times, Essence, Madame Noire and Ebony.

Portia is a journey through several generations of a family as perceived through the senses, emotions and memories of one of its members, Portia. The story realistically examines certain aspects of existence, perseverance and love between people within a devoted family as well as the tenderness and affection which only occur between soul mates. From a young lady coming of age to a career woman glimpsing her own mortality while confronting an uncertain future, Portia will tug on readers heart strings all along the way.

The gripping fictional tale of a young girl's journey from poverty and despair en route to her remarkable and triumphant destiny as Africa's first woman president. This poignant, inspirational story takes you inside the fictional life of a young East African orphan girl pushed into the street after her mother dies. The little girl named Mulukan is shadowed with terrors, uncertainty and extreme poverty as she starts the long walk. She is only six years old when she is orphaned, not one known blood relative. Her future appears bleak, a devastatingly hard life impossible to turnaround. But, her faith, her inspiration, her spirit to believe, rises up for reckoning.Long Walk Up takes an honest look at tragedy, unexpected life events, striking coincidences that become the deciding threads in the fabric of an orphan child's life. Mulukan's story strikes a perfect balance between devastating struggle and boundless triumph. Mulukan's remarkable orphan child story searches the heart. It demands faith, real belief and profound trust.Readers who loved The Alchemist, The Prophet and The Audacity of Hope may fall in love with Long Walk Up. Mulukan's inspiring story is reflected in the eyes, hearts and souls of orphan children who refuse to give up, despite how daunting and heart wrenching the long walk path. It's time that you started to believe in life's best again Get your copy of Long Walk Up now, so you can start reading this inspirational story today Isn't it time that you started to believe in YOU again