Thursday, September 30, 2021

Write Now Literary organizing a two-month Book Tour and $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway For Hard Conversations: Book 1: Breadcrumbs To The Past by BJ Communicates

Write Now Literary is pleased to be organizing a two-month book tour and a $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway For Hard Conversations: Book 1: Breadcrumbs To The Past by BJ Communicates. The book tour will run from Sept 6-October 29, 2021. 

Genre: Urban Fiction

ISBN-978-1098380953


BJ Communicates, aka Dr. Brad Johnson, LSSBB, CSM, is a Kingdom writer, a communication practitioner, and an influential Bible teacher. Given the assignments of assisting urban believers in articulating their stories, finding the resolution, and gaining the language of the Kingdom, BJ continually creates and releases inspirational media content that highlights their stories and experiences. "The Holy Spirit is constantly giving me things to write; sometimes it's a book, sometimes it's an article for a Christian publication, sometimes it's something for my blog site or social media, and sometimes it's a song for another recording artist or me, I'm just the pen in His hand," says BJ. In addition to faith-based media creator, he is the owner of Communic8 Life Consulting, a communication consulting firm specializing in assisting couples, families, and business teams in improving their interpersonal communication skills. Additionally, he is the co-pastor of the urban café church Transformed City in Richmond, VA.

ABOUT THE NOVEL...



 Sometimes it's the conversations not had that do the most damage to the people in our lives. Hard Conversations is a collection of short stories detailing the lives of five urban people standing at the intersection of their past and potential. Sensing that something is still off in the lives that they have built, each has to make the crucial decision whether to address their secrets long-buried or to continue living in the uncomfortable matrix they created. Only they can decide what their future will bring.

EXCERPTS...

Our gifting often becomes our prison. I wrote this book to pull back the mask on our experience, hoping that it compels us to confront our learned ability to whitewash our pain with our talent and giftings. We are often taught that the most outstanding value we bring to the world is solely present in what we do, what we earn, or how well we play. In reality, our most significant value is in the stories that we can articulate to those we influence once we have reached the other side of trauma. Trauma that tried to silence our voice, a trauma that caused a part of us to die in the fight, and trauma that threatened us to stay silent after our experience with it because we should just be grateful that we made it to the other side.

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How to meet deadlines and remain sane… 

I meet deadlines by pacing myself.  If I know that I have something that I am trying to complete over the next month, I create a plan to work on it on certain days for specific periods.  I also build in make-up days if my schedule is thrown off by an unexpected event or situation.  If I don't plan out a path to meet my deadlines, then I already know I will be frustrated and probably not complete the task.  I have learned to release myself from the stress of deadlines by working toward them strategically while holding the concept in mind that I can only do my best.  When I feel the creeping trap of anxiety coming over me, I pray and remind myself that I am only one person, and I can only give it my best.  I have learned to release myself from the pressure that sometimes we put on ourselves to do everything perfectly.  I am imperfect and will miss my deadlines every now and again; I give myself grace and assess how to improve next time.  I refuse to allow obligations to cause me to lose my mind; that wouldn't be good for anyone.  Life is to be enjoyed while living our assignments.  Set goals, hold yourself accountable, work toward your deadline, and remember your humanity requires self-imposed grace.

My Book Review:

Title:  Hard Conversations
Author:  BJ Communicates
Publisher:  BookBaby; 1st edition 
Series:  Book 1:  Breadcrumbs to the Past
Reviewed By:  Arlena Dean
Rating:  Five
Review:  
"Hard Conversations: Book 1: Breadcrumbs to the Past" by BJ Communicates

My Opinion:

'Hard Conversation' has five short stories that give us' Breadcrumbs to the Past' Book 1 and leave us with Cliffhangers which means the reader will have to wait to get the other half or part of the story.

So the story starts ...
'I Don't Know Her' Will this person be able to find out the answers he needs from his birth mom Barbara? Is this the reason he is having so much trouble with the way his life is going for him?

next...
'No More Sunday Dinner'
After what Shay Robinson had to endure from her uncle, will she finally be able to come back to Houston after the death of her Mamma Hattie and confront Uncle Frank for what he had done to her at the age of eight?

next...
'Angel Dust and Guitars'
With what had gone on in this family, would Angel Christopher ever want a family of his own? First, his father beat his mom, and he wanted nothing to do with him. Then Angel meets Lisa, things changed, and after she becomes pregnant, they decide to make it work... When he returns home, guess who is waiting for him...his father wanting to talk; however, he was someone Angel didn't want to speak with under any circumstances.

next...
'Another Life'
He was supposed to be a perfect and excellent father, but Jamal Jackson had a big secret, and Trina finds out about it while attending Fisk when she hooks up with a tutor that was her look alike. What was up with that? What will the DNA prove? What will happen at Kim's graduation when Trina confronts her dad and says, 'Hi, dad.'

and lastly...
'Broken Silence'
Due to a fight with his wife at their home caused by her father, Maxine was paralyzed due to a fall and ended her in a wheelchair. After serving many years in prison, he got out due to good behavior and wanted to talk with his daughter, which she had refused many times.  
Her mother had suddenly taken ill and was taken to the hospital where Maxine came to see her only who do you think was there at the hospital? Well, I guess her father got his answer for Maxine was adamant when she said...' No Stop, I am not ready for this.'

As was stated earlier, this novel, Book 1, was a cliffhanger of sorts, so I guess we will get the rest of the story in Book 2. Be ready for well-written stories that will leave the reader only wanting more answers to their ending.  





 










 

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