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Leaping into Publishing: Dark Empire's Rise

2/29/2016

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   For those of you who have been waiting so patiently, I am pleased to announce that Dark Empire's Rise is now officially a published title.
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   What better day to publish than Leap Day? I didn't choose the day, it is just the way it happened--then again, my adventures in writing always did yield interesting experiences.

   I would like to thank everyone who encouraged me to keep writing even when I thought I would never finish writing this, or any other book. I may be just starting out with publishing my writing, but I hope that I will be able to continue to grow as a writer and keep producing as an artist. I hope that you, my willing audience, will enjoy the reading experience.

   As always, please do not be too shy to leave a comment, or read my other posts.

~Danielle G.



​Dark Empire's Rise will be available in the following timeframes:

  • CreateSpace eStore: Immediately
  • Amazon.com: 3-5 Business Days
  • Amazon Europe: 3-5 Business Days
  • Expanded Distribution channels: 6-8 Weeks​


*Please use the links provided above for the appropriate purchasing website. All dates are relative, the title may be available sooner.

   Prince Vandor learns to overcome the death of his mother and the blood curse of his father as he tames the sea, masters his unusual powers, and returns to the land of his birth to claim his inheritance...
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Publishing Update: Dark Empire's Rise

2/28/2016

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I am just waiting for the publisher to finish reviewing my book format. Once I receive approval for my manuscript and cover, then I can release Dark Empire's Rise into the universe.

~Danielle G.

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The Rainbow At The End

2/24/2016

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    Sometimes a journey fraught with storms is worth it for the tiny bit of sunshine at the end that signals hope to the wary traveler.

   Life is not always what we want it to be, but overcoming struggles, depression, and seemingly crushing defeats shows us that we can all be winners, no matter how small the victory.

​~Danielle G.

Uncertainty

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          A Tempest rages in my Soul
          The skies are dark and gray,
          A Nightmare plagues my every Dream
          Thoughts left in disarray.

          The Fear of all that lies ahead
          The Pain of times gone past,
          To look beyond the darkened bounds
          Afraid these thoughts will last.

          And yet I wonder where I'll be
          Tomorrow from today.
          Will I still be the same old me
          To drown and slip away?

          Or maybe it is possible
          A Queen of Fate I'll be,
          I guess I will just have to wait
          For Life to let me see.

~Danielle Grace


Redemption

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The irreverent demons of ponderance immerse thy spirit,
leaving behind the morose scent of chaos
in the deepest abyss of severed reason.
Desires take flight upon the grotesque wings
of insidious harpies who devour the joyful symphony of hearts
that blessedness assures with peaceful rapture.

Foulness of the alabaster sleep now corrupts
entangled and dread hopes of the living
in wretched claws of shameful sorrow
never more to rise or gaze upon the resplendent stars,
But light that enters before the shadows unite
bathes eternal in the harmony of rosy redemption.

~Danielle Grace


A New Day

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​          The Darkness withers
          And morning is nigh,
          Oppressed no more
          I face the sky.

          The dawn is bright
          And hope is new
          The future awaits
​          Like morning dew.

~Danielle Grace

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The Color Line

2/17/2016

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   In America, February is Black History Month. Many people argue that color and race continue to be issues of contention because we tend to keep racial differences negatively highlighted in public thought. The way I see it, America is the great "melting pot" and it is our differences that make the country great. By that I mean, that we should respect the fact that different cultural backgrounds and racial dynamics have contributed to our art, literature, music, language, and even our politics (no matter how negative or positive).

​   I have often reflected on the subject of color and race as a point of creative inspiration and pride. I am an African American author, and though my literary influences lean more toward Shakespeare and Dickinson, I never deny my open love of Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, or many other writers of color. My greatest point of pride is having the option of drawing from all wellsprings, no matter who I am. I celebrate my freedom to love what I love and reflect my feelings in my own words. 

   I have included some of my thoughts on color, race, and style through the works I have written which are inspired by the African American writers that I have studied and read.

~Danielle G.


Color Is
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​Color is a symbol
It bears both right and wrong--
Color is the flavor
Of a songbird’s sweetest song.
 
Color is diversity
Between both black and white.
Color is the essence
Of sweet silence in the night.
 
Color is the fear of change
That separates by race.
Color is the essence
Of fresh roses in a vase.
 
Color is the shade of black
That hovers over Death.
Color is a sunset gold,
That takes away your breath.
 
Color is the sorrow deep
in one’s unanswered cry.
Color is delightful wings
Upon a butterfly.
 
Color is the consequence
On every chosen path.
Color is a jubilee:
a child’s young, carefree laugh.
 
Color is impossible:
the end of a mind’s rope.
Color is a miracle
The greatest gift of hope
 
Color is confusion
that entangles within noise.
Color is a party,
and a joy to end all joys
 
No matter what your color is,
no matter where you start,
Color is the feelings
kept every person’s heart.
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~Danielle Grace

The Black Man
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The vibe he sings with ancient blood ties
Peering endlessly with sight
Into the everlasting depths
Of the universe in flight;
 
Framed with the ebon lengths
Of darkness: soft and light--
Thicker than blackness,
Imbued with the essence of night.
 
Arched with raven feathers
Like the plumage of Thebes
Elegantly reigning o’er
Deep orbs of mystery.
 
Imprinted on the canvas
Of Africa: brilliant and rich--
Smooth, Chocolate, Caramel;
Chiseled features bewitch.
 
Virile and strong
With rose petal lips,
Soft as the breeze
And the Morn’s fingertips.
 
Stature of stone
To stand on his own,
With grace in his rhythm--
Ingrained to the bone.

​~Danielle Grace

A Plea To My People
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      You say your words aren’t angry,
      you say you don’t know hate;
      deny it for much longer,
      and soon you’ll learn too late.
 
      Just look at your own people:
      afraid of their own face,
      crueler than any bigot--
      the same within the race
 
      I tell you this, my brothers:
      We kill our own today;
      You keep the path you’re trodding,
      we’ll be no more one day.
 
      So heed these words I’m speaking;
      You’d better stop and think.
      If we don’t change our ways now,
      these people are extinct.
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​~Danielle Grace
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With Love...

2/14/2016

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   Valentine's Day is the day of love. Love need not be between two people. Love can also be for family and friends. But, let us consider romantic love.

   The heart is a very fragile organ. Love can empower a person, make them vulnerable to those who use and abuse, or it can destroy a person's will with longing when it is unrequited. How do you love? Do you love from afar? Are you truly enraptured? Is your love true? Are you the passionate lover who leaves them wanting more? Do you just love the idea of love, or are you completely obsessed with another person?

​~Danielle G.


I Send My Love To Thee

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Distant Lovers: by Christophe Kiciak
Of breathless Wind and stormy Sea,
Through all, I send my Love to thee.

Through Petal bloom and Autumn death,
My feelings told with lusty breath.

Two ivory Doves glide high in flight,
Pale Moon reveals Desire's light

Deep Passion bids: cruel Darkness part--
Intense Inferno burns My Heart.


These words I speak from lips of mine
Do now await soft kiss of thine.

Of breathless Wind and stormy sea
Through all, I send my Love to thee.

~Danielle Grace


​Enchantment

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        His voice was rich
        As winds stirring spirits
        Of ancient whispers
        Deep in time.
 

        So I fell
        Into his wicked Spell,
        Dripping with the honey
        Sweetness of conceit.
 

        Ruby essence flowing
        Through the mind
 
       Coiled about my dreams
        And secret Desires--
 

        Fires burned and raged in battle
        Until to his Passion
        My Heart was bound--
        With steel woven wires.

~Danielle Grace


Sonnet I
(Eternal)
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On wings of angels I do blindly soar

And songs of Heaven lift me up on high

For Love has opened up a gilded door

And happiness has drawn me ever nigh

With promises of pleasant moonlit years

Where age will soften all the rose’s thorns

And bring young laughter to thy worthy ears

From both these hearts will surely have been borne

But when the twilight touch of time has come

There will be many witnesses to see

That for my Soul matched tru
ly only one

To which the bond shall be eternally

An when they open up the final gate
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Together shall we go to master Fate.

~Danielle Grace

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    Danielle Grace was born in Washington, D.C. In addition to being a novelist, Grace is also a poet and entrepreneur. Grace holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and resides in the state of Maryland with her family. As the child of a federal police officer and a Speech Pathologist in the public school systems of Washington, D.C. and the outer suburbs of Maryland, she was raised to be fair in her treatment of all people and inquisitive about the world around her.

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