Kakwasi Somadhi
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  • Elk Grove, CA
  • United States
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Kakwasi Somadhi commented on the group 'Writers of African Origin'
"Hi all: I haven't checked this site for quite a while, and it is good to see that it is still going. Belated Happy New Year as we move into spring and summer and I hope the writing is going well. Still struggling to get my firs novel published,…"
Mar 13
Kakwasi Somadhi commented on the group 'She Writes in California'
"West Coast Writers, especially those in Northern California...check out Our Life Stories, a one-day writers' conference held on Saturday, May 4 at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento. Yours truly will be a workshop leader. Find out more…"
Mar 13
Kakwasi Somadhi liked Sybil Nelson's discussion Celebrate Black Books Giveaway Hop
Feb 25, 2012
Kakwasi Somadhi liked Rukhpar Mor's group She Writes in California
Feb 23, 2012
Kakwasi Somadhi replied to the discussion 'Any NorCal-ers?' in the group She Writes in California
"Hi Marie: I live in Elk Grove.  I don't have a blog--yet. I haven't decided on a theme or brand.  Also, I am a full time instructor and tutor coordinator at Sacramento City College, so I struggle a lot to keep up with my fiction…"
Feb 23, 2012
Kakwasi Somadhi liked Valerie Nieman's blog post Song of the Book Tour: Making Your Time on the Road Count!
Feb 23, 2012
Kakwasi Somadhi liked Regina Y. Swint's blog post Take Your Writing Seriously, So That Others Will, Too
Feb 23, 2012
Kakwasi Somadhi liked Zetta Brown's blog post “If you can get a job, you can get published”: One editor’s advice to manuscript submissions
Feb 23, 2012
Kakwasi Somadhi replied to the discussion 'Is It the End of the Black American Narrative?' in the group Writers of African Origin
"first, joy of the season to everyone. I know you must be really busy round about now, so am I; thus I am surprised that I am online. But then, there's nobody home but me at the moment and I can do a little musing about writing while I cook.…"
Dec 24, 2011
Kakwasi Somadhi commented on the blog post 'The Daily Mentor – All This Week!'
"Kudos to all the Goddard faculty for getting those wonderful talks published. I'll be sure to order a copy. --Goddard MFA Creative Writing, February 2010."
Dec 14, 2011
Kakwasi Somadhi liked Rahna Reiko Rizzuto's blog post The Daily Mentor – All This Week!
Dec 14, 2011
Kakwasi Somadhi commented on the group 'Writers of African Origin'
"Valarie...greetings and welcome!"
Aug 6, 2011
Kakwasi Somadhi commented on the blog post 'AUTHORS: SAMPLE MARKETING PLAN - lots of great info - many free ideas!!!'
"Thanks! This is so full of good information I printed it for future reference."
Jul 26, 2011
Kakwasi Somadhi commented on the group 'Writers of African Origin'
"Thanks, Marcia for sharing all of this good information. I am disappointed that Open Lens and Akashic Books are closed to unagented writers, but I am glad they are expanding their reach globally. I look forward to reading Robinson's book as…"
Jul 24, 2011
Kakwasi Somadhi replied to the discussion 'Harlem Book Fair Panel On African-American Humor' in the group Writers of African Origin
"I watch the panel and thought it was great.  I missed the morning programs (I live on the west coast), so I will either watch them online or tomorrow morning if CSPAN airs them."
Jul 23, 2011
Kakwasi Somadhi replied to the discussion 'Those seeking Critique' in the group Writers of African Origin
"Hi Sara and all: A couple of weeks ago I purchased a book that has a very good chapter suggesting ways for writers to exchange critique services.  I definitely plan to follow her strategy with my next book.  The book is The Indie Author…"
Jul 19, 2011

Profile Information

Who I am:
Well, I am a writer, teacher, mother, grandmother, and I earned a second masters, this time an MFA in creative writing. As I said below, I have written a novel. I am in the process of looking for a publisher--I've given up on finding an agent. I now writing a memoir and a collection of short stories. I was invited to join She Writes by a friend and sister-writer, Nikki Kallio.
Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
Just finished a novel titled, Coming Forth by Day, working on a collection of stories and also on a memoir.
Media outlets that I currently write for:
I've submitted chapters from my novel to some online journals and I've written book reviews, but I can't say that I write for any specific media outlet.
My writing is:
Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Lit Crit
Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
Books
Services I offer to other writers:
Occasionally I will read a manuscript, give my impressions and suggest some changes. However, I don't do heavy duty editing.
I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
Clockhouse Writers West
My professional associations:
Association of Writers and Writing Programs
I found out about She Writes from:
Nikki Kallio

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At 11:01am on July 23, 2011, Meg Waite Clayton said…
Kakwasi, Welcome to the novelist group! You might introduce yourself by telling us what you’re working on in the “Show Me Your Novel and I’ll Show You Mine” discussion if you're not too uncomfortable talking about what you're working on. And we do a live chat every Wednesday; hope you can join us for that!

Meg Waite Clayton
Novelist Group Moderator
Bestselling Author of The Four Ms. Bradwells, The Wednesday Sisters, and The Language of Light, a finalist for Barbara Kingsolver's Bellwether Prize
At 11:53pm on November 28, 2010, Elle Pedersen said…
Oh Gidday Kakwasi Somadhi ❀◕ ‿ ◕❀ Thanks for popping in to my mailbox and I'm glad I made you laugh - although I can't remember what it was about (?) - anyway have a good week Kakwasi =))

At 3:01am on November 25, 2010, Nonqaba waka Msimang said…
Kakwasi. Interesting name! What does it mean? As everybody has commented, there are so many self-publishing outlets around. I used Dorrance for my novel Sweetness. They give you a contract so you know exactly what you are getting. What is important is telling us about your book before it is published. My website went on line December 2009. The book was only available in August 2010. I therefore had loyal visitors to the website who were waiting for it. Maintaining visitors is hard work. I came up with a crazy idea of a daily internet sitcom about mothers and daughters. It seems to be working. For how long? I dont know. This is the internet.
www.sweetnessthenovel.com
At 12:43pm on May 20, 2010, HRHPrincess Carroll Ayo Durodola said…
Hi Kakwasi: Good to see you here. I certainly do send you all the best. Not only are you ready for the world, we have been ready and waiting for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blessings,
Princess Ayo
At 2:19pm on March 24, 2010, Jan Vallone said…
Hi Kakwasi--Each week I try to contact a few people to see whether they will review the memoir. It seems hit or miss. Some days I feel great, like all is going well and I'm the luckiest person in the world. Other days I feel like nothing is happening. I'm not yet sure what to make of this book experience.

Good luck with the agents. That's a tough process too. I had contacted 53 agents and publishers by the time I found the publisher I have. I thought your graduation reading was great, so I expect you'll find some agents who will agree to read all or part of your book. It's hard not to feel bad when agents don't respond or aren't interested, but that's what you have to do. I'm keeping my fingers ultra-crossed for you. If you need any specific info or advice, email my She Writes box and I'll share everything I have.

Jan
At 1:42pm on March 23, 2010, Jill Schmaedeke said…
My script is coming along pretty well! thanks! I've cut a bit at the front to get things moving.
How's the agent search going? I'm about to begin sending out query letters...ack. I thought waiting for feedback from the advisors was tough, I'm already stressed about the possible rejection letters I haven't received yet :-)
At 7:33am on March 18, 2010, Jan Vallone said…
Welcome Kakwasi--I'm glad you found your way here and we can keep in touch. How have things been since graduation?

Jan
 
 
 

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