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I Think You Forgot
Here's your cue to keep going. Did you forget? Well, this is a reminder to prompt you to start or continue with all of your good ideas...

Zakiya
Mar 221 min read


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...

Zakiya
Sep 14, 20242 min read


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
Sep 14, 20242 min read


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 25, 20247 min read


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
Aug 22, 20241 min read



Zakiya
Dec 31, 20230 min read


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
Dec 23, 20232 min read


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
Oct 6, 20222 min read


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
Sep 11, 20221 min read


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
Jan 25, 20228 min read
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