Featured Interview With Tamyara Brown
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Tamyara admits her journey has not always been easy raising a family of six. She has faced obstacles from being Homeless to surviving Breast Cancer. She also cares for her son who suffers from a rare Kidney disease Focal Segmental Glomersclersois and Nephrotic Syndrome who is currently on dialysis and awaiting a kidney transplant. Yet, this has not stopped her from having tunnel vision and looking for the bright light ahead. She took her pen and began her career writing poetry, short stories and finally completed three full novels. Her debut Novel Blue’s Treasure which is currently sold on Amazon and Barnes & Noble has earned eight five star reviews on Amazon. She has another novel which is exclusively on Wattpad called the Gatekeepers of Secrets. Soon to be released is Fat Girl Vigilante and B.L.A.H Diaries( Broke, Lonely, Angry & Horny)
Some of her accomplishments has been being published in three anthologies, Domestic Violence Anthology VOICES BEHIND THE TEARS, her Blog Tamluvstowrite “Writing her way into your Hearts and Minds” (www.tamluvstowritegroup.net) was also featured as Blog of the Month for January 2012 in Writer’s POV Magazine. American Cancer Society Anthology “Live Life: The Daydreamer’s Journal” and her two poems have been published in the anthology, Homeless Cry. She was a contributing writer for DreamPathways2success magazine (online Magazine). She has won 2nd Place in the UBAWA First Annual Poetry Contest. She has been a contributing writer of B.L.O.G Magazine. In August, 2014 she will be published in another anthology called, No Face. You can find feature articles about her in Imani Wisdom’s Blog Pink Noire Lounge (http://pinknoirelounge.blogspot.com/2…) As well as being featured on Jeane’ Elliot Bennett’s At Home Biz (http://toyourfuturesuccess.blogspot.c…)
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
At the age of five, I fell in love with Cinderella and I was hooked on reading a book. I started writing at eleven. I knew it would be my passion and purpose.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Eric Jerome Dickey, James Patterson, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker
Tell us a little about your latest book?
B.L.A.H Diaries
Zenobia McCall thought she beat the odds of being just another girl on the IRT and foster care system. Coming from living in abandoned buildings and escaping the guilt she gave her mother HIV by sticking a dirty needle in her arm. She believed marrying Kenny would break the curse on her life. Now with four beautiful children, her best friend Charles who lives with them in a beautiful home and a hardworking husband. Zenobia is pretending life is perfect.
Suddenly their youngest daughter Kennedi is diagnosed with leukemia and on the same night, Zenobia catches her husband sleeping with her best friend, Charles. Now faced with caring for an ill child, an out of control teen daughter and twin boys terrorizing the neighbors. She has to deal with betrayal, divorce and keeping her husband’s lie alive or losing everything. Just when she thinks she will be broke, lonely, angry & horny forever a charming doctor will help heal her heart. When Zenobia’s estranged mother returns it open old wounds and makes Zenobia face the past and accept help when needed.
B.L.A.H Diaries is sure to take you on an emotional rollercoaster that teaches you it can turn every mess into a beautiful masterpiece.
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