Love it or hate it, self-promotion is a necessary part of being a writer in today’s digital age. Young black entrepreneur and spoken word artist, Dominic McDonald, aka Nerd the Poet, offers up his tips on a successful writing brand, and we get to hear a few poems from his collection, I’d Rather Be Called a Nerd from Day Eight Press, and The Inner Loop Author’s Corner July spotlight. Plus, Rachel, Courtney, and Dominic do some big-business branding exercises.