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What does it take to become a self-published author?

by Ashley Ferguson on February 8, 2021 in Uncategorized

It has been on my heart for some time to share all of the things I’ve learned as a black self-published author. Why do I distinguish myself as a black self-published author versus just a self-published author. Well for one, I am black. For two, as long as publishing is disproportionately white, black self-published authors […]

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I am not a brand.

by Ashley Ferguson on September 30, 2020 in Uncategorized

"How could I fit in everything that I am now, into that place?" -Orithiya Blue/Hipplolyta from Lovecraft Country SN: I know I am not the only one obsessed with this episode and Lovecraft Country in general. I have been a marketer for more than ten years. I understand branding and the importance of framing a [...]

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My Experience at the Well Read Black Girl Festival 2019

by Ashley Ferguson on November 9, 2019 in Uncategorized

I’m already more than a week removed from early November’s Well Read Black Girl Festival in Brooklyn, New York but I’m quite positive that the energy will take me well into the new year. How would I describe it? Rich. Lively. Spirited. Inspirational.Nah, these aren’t good enough. This is the great value version of the real words this experience [...]

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