The in's and out's of Self-Publishing. Meet Author's Tracie Christian and Adra Young

Tracie E. Christian, Author/Poet, and Educator. Receiving wide acclaim for her urban fiction book series, The Black College Sabbatical, Christian has taken her literary endeavors to higher ground by creating the SAY IT LOUD...I'M BLACK COLLEGE PROUD Youth Seminars, a fun, entertaining, traveling seminar series for junior and senior high school age youth. The seminars are intended to spread the positive word about educational opportunities offered at historically black colleges and uiversitites! Tracie along with Literary Partner/Author, Adra Young launched, THE LIVE LADIES OF LITERATURE Book Tour in July, 2009 in Detroit, MI. With rave reviews for the tour, the ladies also are producing "A GUIDE to the BOOK in YOU" Independent Publishing seminar on the hbcu circuit for aspriring writers kicking off in October, 2009 on the campus of CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY! Visit her web site http://www.tracieechristian.com Adra Young, a native of Gary, Indiana is not your typical educator. Having a passion for acting, this young lady took her first shot within the acting arena at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. Moving to Detroit to pursue her teaching career, she wasted no time, and also decided to take additional acting classes to perfect her craft. Taking the classes led her to receiving roles in various commercials, plays, and promotional modeling opportunities within the Detroit and South East Region. In 2005, Ms. Young wrote and published her first acting and socialization skill guide of the decade for the youth.Visit her web site: http://www.ardannyl.me