What Inspired Toxic Perfection
Conversations are great inspirations for stories and that is exactly where the spark for my latest release originated. I was chatting...
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Zakiya
Sep 142 min
Why I Wrote and Released ‘Blue Obstacles’
The inspiration behind my debut novel, Blue Obstacles, changed drastically from when I initially started writing to when the project was...
Zakiya
Aug 257 min
Toxic Perfection Excerpt...
“Chance, darling,” Bintu grabbed her attention, tone vibrant. “The explanation is simple; you need to finally get into your hoe phase....
Zakiya
Aug 221 min
Coming Soon
My third book, Toxic Perfection, has a release date of August 27th. And while I'm excited, I'm also annoyed. I've backtracked in my...
Zakiya
Dec 23, 20232 min
Sentiments After my Second Release
So, I realized I’ve yet to share my sentiments on the fact that I finished writing my second book and I even published it too, lol. I...
Zakiya
Oct 6, 20222 min
So, You Finished Writing Your First Book... Now What?
You did it! I mean, you really did it! You wrote your first book. Even if you decide to never put it out, you wrote your first book. But...
Zakiya
Sep 11, 20221 min
Blue Obstacles
Blue Obstacles is a story of firsts that pinpoints the memorable transitional times from prepubescence to youth to young adult. Blue’s...
Zakiya
Jan 25, 20228 min
Allow Me to Introduce Myself. This Is How I Got Here!
When a career in journalism didn’t work out, I decided to throw the whole pursuit away, but thirteen years later I find myself at my...
Zakiya
Mar 29, 20211 min
Ohhhh You Didn't Know...
Oh you didn't know Zakiya's Voice is all encompassing. Along with being a VO artist I am a creative in other avenues as well. The purpose...
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