Wagadu

A Fast Start

Painting by Andrea Rushing

February has started like Usain Bolt. I’m barely two weeks into the month and well ahead of my expected book sales. I have one more event scheduled for the month, a book reading/question and answer session at The Grounds Coffeehouse (http://www.thegroundscoffeehouse.com/. I think this is going to be good one. The coffee house is located in the West End section of Atlanta, a few blocks away from the AU center. It has a cool vibe and I’m looking forward to being there. If your in Atlanta on the 27th come check us out.

Like the artwork? That’s a piece from Andrea Rushing, a very talented artist from San Diego. I met Andrea at the National Black Arts Festival (http://www.nbaf.org/) almost two years ago. His paintings were displayed at the Artists’ Market and revealed his Sword and Soul spirit. His work inspired a story, The King’s Man, a project I’m anxious to work on with him. My hope is for Andrea to paint the covers, which would be a true honor. You can view more of his work here: (http://andrearushingfinearts.com/)

Changa Sketch by Winston Blakely

Project Changa continues. Winston Blakely has begun work on the cover art. He’s doing an oil painting which I’m really excited about. The challenge will be digitizing it so we can use it. If anyone out there has a suggestion, please let me know. I’m editing the manuscript, aided by my friends at the Black Science Fiction Society. I got some good ideas from them; I just hope I don’t have to do too much rewriting to incorporate them.  I’m still on schedule on a May/June release date. Expect a Changa prequel story next month on my blog. I think you’ll like it.