It's been surreal and tragic losing Chadwick Boseman. It's been a rough year for everyone, but Black folks have been through so much with the death of Kobe and John Lewis, and on top of it innocent Black men and women murdered at the hands of police brutality.

2020 has been quite the year to say the least. Chadwick played so many iconic Black men, culminating in playing King T'Challa in Black Panther. So I took a day at the beach to reflect on Chadwick's impact and legacy. I'm wishing his wife and family love and strength during this difficult time. And I just wanted to say "thank you" to Chadwick for being steadfast and inspirational to so many Black artists.

To be young, gifted, and Black. We'll carry the torch and walk and create in the spirit of Black Excellence, and pick up where you left off. In the show notes, the blog will be an ever-growing post collecting interviews and tributes to Chadwick and his legacy.

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Meet Lang Johnson. She was one of the first writing friends that I made in the Instagram writing community. In this episode, Lang shares her experience working in IT and Finance, and how reading the book Wild by Cheryl Strayed inspired her to quit her job and follow in the footsteps of the author women in her family, by realizing her own dreams of being a writer.

Since writing her first fantasy novel, Of Beasts & Gods, Lang has written three more manuscripts and is now repped by the Transatlantic Agency. I hope you learn more about the publishing industry in this episode and become inspired to go after your dreams. Enjoy, and thanks for listening.

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Meet Rylee Joss! I welcome Rylee onto the podcast to discuss her journey as a novelist, a mother, and staying creative and positive during the Coronavirus quarantine. She shares about overcoming toxicity in her family growing up, and how it inspired her memoirs, which she is currently writing. We also talk about Urban Fantasy, Magical Realism, Thriller fiction, and movies. I hope you enjoy!

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SHOW NOTES

ANNOUNCEMENT: Season 2 of Josiah’s Voice is coming soon! My friend Lauren Kennedy shares the books that inspired her to become a novelist, one of the in-depth topics I will explore with other writer friends. When Lauren isn't writing you can find her on Twitch playing otome&amare, farming games, and more as BlackBelleFlower. Season 2 will be a series of one-on-one interviews with creative friends of mine about their journey so far, some of which make music, shoot movies, write books, and more. Thanks for listening!

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On this latest listener-collaboration episode, my friends share and recommend the music that's getting them through quarantine. And the year 2020 in general. I hope you find some new selections in this episode. Enjoy!

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Today, some friends and I relive the first-time memories of reading ten very special books, and how we wish we could go back to that time and read those books again for the first time with fresh eyes.

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Today is the first listener participation episode of the podcast. The listeners were invited to share their Quarantine views aka a couple TV shows or movie (series) that's kept them sane through the past 4 months of quarantine due to Covid-19.

This was a lot of fun and you'll find plenty of recommendations for when you want to veg out and find something new, or in some cases, old, to watch as we continue social distancing. I hope you enjoy, wash your hands, wear a mask, and keep social-distancing. We'll get through this together. Thanks for listening!

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This is my experimental stream-of-consciousness episode dedicated to Black life and all of us healing and fighting and creating. I talk about mourning Breonna Taylor, George, Floyd, Toyin Salau, Ahmaud Arbery, Elijah McClain, and the countless fallen. I also touch on creating, educating (self), and meditating on love during these hard times. Again, this one is in tribute to Black folks and hopefully, a reminder to never stop living. Black Lives Matter.

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I've completed my first TV show pilot! This episode recaps the 5-week writing course I took to adapt my novel Noteworthy Tribute, also world-building, and taking constructive criticism.

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Today, I'm talking about my experience writing my first television pilot script. A pilot is a term for the first episode in a television series. This episode covers the first week of a five-week-long script-writing course. I also share my writing process, tips and resources. Enjoy and thanks for listening!

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