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REVUES GALORE PRESENTS… NEWSLETTER | Issue # 2 Revues Galore Presents…. Issue 2 Where is the togetherness? Recently, there was an misunderstanding between two black self published authors that caused a divide within the self published black author movement on facebook. This was seen by all who witnessed and could honestly agree that it was petty, uncalled for, and totally preventable with a simple understanding of agreeing to disagree. Adults can bicker back and forth yet still find common ground to stand on when being adamant about how they feel. In this case, these two adult authors didn’t need the inteference of outsiders to escalate and further aggravate the situation to the point that another person with feelings was being slandered and dragged through the mud by people who she never met and may never meet. Let me start by saying there was never a need for the opinion of others. Time has shown that when third parties place themselves in issues that have nothing to do with them, they tend to aggravate the problem more than helping to find a resolution. That’s like when your mother called your grandmother and told her about how disrespectfl and mischievous you were in school. Then your daddy joined in and further angered your grandmother. Now, she’s upset with you and doesn’t want to talk to you, even to hear your side of the story. This is the same grandmother who spoiled you rotten and allowed you to have your way when you came over. After what your parents told her, your grandmother may be cautios and slow footed to spoiling you in the future, all while still not hearing your side of the story. That doesn’t feel good to be shut up and shutdown without receiving a fair chance to interject. September 1, 2016 Honestly speaking, the unity among all self published black authors does not exist. There’s a negative energy centered around the “urban” author industry that includes more hate than love. More of the “I wish her book doesn’t sale” to “I write better than him rather than “Tag me so I can share with my readers” or “Let’s work together since we both are hot writers”. This energy exudes the unlikeliness that one day, all self published black authors will stand united on the same front begging for the same respect that other authors automatically gain. All self published black authors do not consider themselves ‘urban’ authors because they are willing to write more contemporary work than “hood” tales. Realistically speaking, there should be no reason to hate thy pen brother or pen sister for any reason. There should be no disconnect between aspiring authors, new authors or seasoned self published authors. There are enough readers and money for every author to indulge in. What one of your readers might not like may very well be liked in another author’s book. We must respect one another as adults but also as equals because where one author falls short, another author may pick up where the previous author left off. No one writer is better than the next and every author isn’t a writer. Knowing all of that, unity should be a requirement within this industry. How would you feel being the outed author who everybody disliked for no real reasons? How would you turn those dislikes into your victories? When there is a divide for readers to witness, it causes a disruption throghout the entire industry. If you have ill feelings about someone other than yourself, remember that the only person who really cares is YOU. Everyone else just wants to be apart of something so use that energy and persuasion to evoke a more nified response from outsiders. We all WIN if we worl together.