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Lynn Purvis-Yund replied to the discussion 'Fears that come from your writing' in the group Six-Word Memoirs: Join the word play and have fun
"Fear is a good thing to address, here's my current one: My memoir is about my life But my life is my dream Therefore, I am free to create Because my life is really illusion"
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"I love this opportunity. Thanks, Ananda. Here goes: I am criticized. Will I die? If I fail is it fatal? I love writing. I fear marketing. Power is in doing, not wishing. Fear says hide. Life demands involvement."
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"(I've heard of being economical with words, but this is really a challenge. Oh, well, here goes) In every moment I become new"
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Who I am:
Yoga + Creativity + Internet Geek = Ananda Leeke. Leeke is a lawyer turned “Jill of many trades”: innerpreneur, author, artist, coach, and yoga teacher. She is also the founder of the Digital Sisterhood Network, #DigitalSisterhood Wednesdays on Twitter, and Digital Sisterhood Month, an annual celebration for social media women in December. Her mission is “Empowering U2BU through creativity coaching, Reiki, self-care, social media, volunteerism, and yoga.”

She serves as a Blogger Ambassador for the Heart of Haiti Campaign, a partnership between Macy’s, Fairwinds Trading, and the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund that was created to provide sustainable income to Haitian artisans impacted by the 2010 earthquake. In February 2011, she travelled to Haiti as a Heart of Haiti Blogger Ambassador. Black Enterprise named her as one of the Black Women in Tech You Should Follow on Twitter in July 2011.

Leeke has served as a moderator, panelist, speaker, workshop facilitator, and/or yoga teacher for the Blogalicious Weekend Conference and DC Meet Ups, Blogging While Brown, BlogHer, Capital BookFest, DC Digital Capital Week, Feminist Majority, Holy Cross Hospital, Howard University, Ignite DC, Latinos in Social Media, Metropolitan Baptist Church, She’s Geeky, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, Spelman College, Social Justice Camp II, Society for the Arts and Healthcare, Vision Quest Retreats, Washington Hospital Center, Washington National Cathedral’s Sacred Circles Conferences, WOMANIFESTING, Women in Film & Television Atlanta, and YWCA.

She penned That Which Awakens Me: A Creative Woman’s Poetic Memoir of Self-Discovery (2009) and Love’s Troubadours – Karma: Book One, a novel (2007). Her poetry appeared in Beyond the Frontier: African American Poetry for the 21st Century (2002). Her six-word memoir was published in It All Changed in an Instant: More Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure (2010). She is currently writing Digital Sisterhood (2012), a memoir.

Since 1995, her mixed media collages, wire sculptures, and paintings have been exhibited in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, New York City, North Carolina, and Kentucky. Her artwork was featured in Heart and Soul in 2001 and often reflects her passion for issues affecting people of color and women. In 2002, she created and donated Our Womanist Spirit and I am my sista’s keeper wire sculpture collections to The Women’s Collective, an HIV/AIDS direct services organization. She has worked as an artist-in-residence for Smith Center for Healing and the Arts at Howard University Hospital (2003-2009), and is currently serving wounded warriors at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Leeke is a graduate of Morgan State University (B.A. in French, 1986), Howard University School of Law (J.D., 1989), and Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M. in Securities and Financial Regulation, 1991). Her memberships include the National League of American Pen Women, Yoga Alliance, Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington’s Business Volunteer Program, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., All Souls Unitarian Church, and Insight Meditation Community of Washington’s People of Color Sangha. She lives in Washington, D.C.
Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:
www.anandaleeke.com

http://authoranandaleeke.wordpress.com

http://digitalsisterhood.wordpress.com

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ananda-leeke-live

http://twitter.com/anandaleeke
Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
1) Books (available on Amazon.com and other online book sites)

a. Love's Troubadours - Karma: Book One (August 2007)

b. That Which Awakens Me: A Creative Woman's Poetic Memoir of Self-Discovery (November 2009)

2) Anthology

a. Beyond the Frontier: African American Poetry for the 21st Century edited by E. Ethelbert Miller
My writing is:
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Memoir, Blog Posts
Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
No
Services I offer to other writers:
As a creativity coach, I help writers and other creative professionals unblock their creativity with yoga, mindfulness meditation, mantra chanting, Reiki healing touch, expressive arts, ritual celebration, prayers, affirmations, and journaling. I also help writers and creative professionals develop and implement social media strategies that market their work.
I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
An informal writing group with my Buddhist sangha members
My professional associations:
National League of American Pen Women and Yoga Alliance
I found out about She Writes from:
Kamy Wicoff at BlogHer in 2009

About Ananda's Books


In the poetic memoir That Which Awakens Me (iUniverse, Inc., November 2009), Ananda Kiamsha Madelyn Leeke shares her journey of self-discovery from a law school graduate to a creative woman who learned to open the door to authentic living.

When Leeke graduated from law school in 1989, she was a twenty-something with a life plan focused on becoming a successful attorney. Using her multiple bar exam failures and two bouts of unemployment as a catalyst for self-discovery and lifestyle reinvention, Leeke followed her own unique path during the past twenty years and made changes in the way she feels, thinks, lives, works, and manages her finances. Through poetic reflection and personal stories, she shares the lessons that taught her to trust her intuition, expand her spiritual practices, heal emotional wounds, tap into her creativity, discover her passions, open her eyes to hidden opportunities, volunteer and serve her local community, travel the world, and heed her calling as a writer, artist, creativity coach, yoga teacher, Reiki Master practitioner, radio host, blogger, social media strategist, and innerpreneur.

That Which Awakens Me provides insight for anyone seeking guidance on how to both handle and benefit from the ups and downs of their own life journey.

That Which Awakens Me is available on Amazon.com for $32.95: http://www.amazon.com/That-Which-Awakens-Me-Self-Discovery/dp/1440148023/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1.



Love’s Troubadours – Karma: Book One (www.lovestroubadours.com) by Ananda Leeke (www.anandaleeke.com) tells the story of Karma Francois, a thirtysomething, California-born BoHo BAP (Bohemian Black American Princess) with Louisiana roots and urban debutante flair. The novel begins with Karma’s life suddenly taking a drastic turn. Her relationships and the museum curator career that she struggled to form in New York City have crumbled, leaving no viable options to rebuild.

Relocating to Washington, DC, Karma struggles with denial, depression, and debt. A lack of full-time employment opportunities forces her to craft a gypsy existence as a Jill of Many Trades: yoga teacher, art consultant, and freelance curator. Unable and unwilling to appreciate these jobs as gifts, she wallows in a pool of lost identity—and doesn’t see a way to keep from drowning.

When she looks in the mirror, Karma sees a woman whose choices have dishonored her true character. Now, for the first time in her life, Karma must learn to see herself for who she really is.

Love’s Troubadours reveals how our everyday decisions affect our future and explores the healing power of love.

Love’s Troubadours – Karma: Book One is available on Amazon.com for $20.95: http://www.amazon.com/Loves-Troubadours-Karma-Book-One/dp/0595440819/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-2834089-1615222?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192066805&sr=8-1.

Love’s Troubadours Videos on YouTube

1) A Walking Tour of Love’s Troubadours
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQZ8YFWHaG0

2) Ananda Leeke’s Interview with CBS – WUSA Channel News Anchor Andrea Roane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RsYqRIIZZE



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December 11 Event in DC: DC She Writers Meet Up at Teaism, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

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Hi Fellow She Writers,

If you live in the Washington, D.C. area and are available on December 11, 2012, please join me for Digital Sisterhood Month's annual DC She Writer's Meet Up at Teaism. See the details below. Be sure to register on Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4935513253.

 

December 11: DC She Writers Meet Up at Teaism, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

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Calling all DC She Writers for Spring Meet Up on 3/29 @ 6:30pm at Teaism Penn Quarter

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Join other Washington, DC-area (DC/MD/VA) She Writers for a spring meet up at Teaism, a woman-owned business, (Penn Quarter location), 400 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC (located on the corner of 8th and D Streets…

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Writing What You Know: Realia by Marion Roach Smith - A Great Memoir Book - I am using it to guide me through my Digital Sisterhood memoir writing process

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I am reading this book now as a guide for my Digital Sisterhood memoir writing project. It rocks!  Check it out on Amazon.com:…

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Check out Ananda Leeke's Digital Sisterhood PowerPoint (based on her upcoming book Digital Sisterhood, a memoir - Dec. 2011)

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Digital Sisterhood: A self-care, self-discovery & social justice movement for women in social media…
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Celebrate Digital Sisterhood Month w/ 18 min of Online Kind and Gentle Yoga for Social Media Users

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At 9:59am on February 14, 2012, Marion Roach Smith said…

Hi, Ananda,

How kind of you to write me about Realia, my self-published book on memoir. It was recently sold to Grand Central Publishing, and reissued with a new name, new cover and many new pages. It has been a joy to bring it to a wider audience.I had to tell you after I saw the original cover posted here on your page.

How is your work going?

At 6:52am on August 6, 2011, Monica Medina said…

Good Morning, Ananda,  Thought you'd like to see my latest post for She Writes. As promised, I gave you a mention.

My latest story from the #BlogHer11 front, http://ning.it/p5yzfb

At 1:48pm on August 10, 2010, Jillian Livingston said…
So glad to have met you as well Ananda.

I look forward to becoming more involved with She Writes.
At 2:27pm on July 14, 2010, Shonell Bacon said…
OK, that's weird about the password on SL. Are there specific requirements that are needed for it, such as having to start with a number or end with a letter or not being able to use symbols? I can't remember. My PW is nothing but letters and numbers, letters lowercased.

Had some friends who really enjoyed the show and was like, "You talked over a lot of our heads with the Second Life stuff." They wanted to know more about it, :-)
At 11:59am on July 14, 2010, Shonell Bacon said…
Just stopping by to say HEY. Still getting comments from those who checked out our talk the other night, :-) Thanks for inviting me on the show!
At 8:11pm on June 27, 2010, Kamy Wicoff said…
First of all, your informercial was amazing and really, really touched my heart. Second of all, I wanted to Hi LaTonya -- wanted to alert you to something I'm doing with Carleen Brice as part of a week-long series for She Writes to celebrate our first anniversary. It would be so wonderful if you could call in and take part in the discussion, and spread the word to others you think might be interested.

MONDAY, JUNE 28TH:
"WHITE READERS, MEET BLACK AUTHORS": How Women of Color are Reviewed, Read and Received, with Kamy Wicoff and Carleen Brice.

Tweet: Live chat with Carleen Brice and Kamy Wicoff about how women of color are read and reviewed, 1-2PM EST, call in 347-884-9779.

Monday, June 28th, from 1PM to 2PM EST on She Writes radio, call 347-884-9779 to join a discussion with Kamy Wicoff and Carleen Brice, who created the tongue-in-cheek video "White Readers, Meet Black Authors." Carleen Brice is author of the novels "Orange Mint and Honey" (which was optioned by the Lifetime Movie Network) and "Children of the Waters," which One World/Ballantine released in June 2009. She also wrote "Lead Me Home: An African American’s Guide Through the Grief Journey" (HarperCollins), and edited the anthology "Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number: Black Women Explore Midlife" (Beacon Press, Souvenir Press). Her book "Walk Tall: Affirmations for People of Color sold over 100,000 copies and was in print with traditional publishers for 10 years."
At 7:28am on June 16, 2010, Kate Hanselman said…
Hey Ananda,
Just letting you know we've featured your post on this week's Editors' Picks.
Head over here and take a look!
-Kate
Managing Editor, She Writes Blog
At 12:04pm on December 5, 2009, Bernice L. McFadden said…
Dear Book Lover:

You may not know me or my work, but I am the national bestselling, award winning novelist of six critically acclaimed novels who has been twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction

On Jan 9th, 2010 my debut novel, SUGAR will celebrate its 10th anniversary and in order to commemorate this milestone I am campaigning to sell 10,000 copies between now and that date.




“Bernice L. McFadden's first novel begins with the brief, poetic description of a crime so startling that the reader is helplessly drawn in, as if a bright red door stood ajar on a bleak and forbidding house. Pearl Taylor's daughter, Jude, has been found murdered and mutilated near a field at the edge of town. "The murder had white man written all over it," writes McFadden. "But no one would say it above a whisper. It was 1940. It was Bigelow, Arkansas. It was a black child. Need any more be said?" In the years that follow, Pearl catches sight of Jude in so many strangers that when Sugar Lacey comes to town and sets up her unwholesome "business" in the house next door, she doesn't know whether to believe what she sees in Sugar's face: a striking similarity to Jude, dead 15 years. In her sedate but supple prose--rising at times to a light, unforced lyricism in the description of landscape or character--the author perfectly renders the closed and protective society of a small Southern town, the superstitions, gossip, and prying.”


I’m asking that you purchase a copy of SUGAR for yourself, a friend or family member. And yes, KINDLE purchases count.

If you could help spread the word by blogging, twittering ad Face-booking my campaign, it would mean the world to me.


Peace & Light,

Bernice L. McFadden
www.bernicemcfadden.com
www.firstborngirl.blogspot.com
www.amazon.com
www.B&N.com
At 3:21pm on August 17, 2009, Jenni Prokopy said…
that's so weird - didn't see those emails. try me at chronicabe @ gmail . com. that one always works. thanks! looking forward to talking with you!
At 9:52am on August 17, 2009, Jenni Prokopy said…
hey there, sure - i would love to be interviewed...but i never got a message about what the interview is for and when you would like to do it. just shoot me a message and i'd be really happy to speak with you! :)

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