About Me
| Doug Brooks Huntington, WV Member since: May, 2009 Last login: 11/22/2009 Last update : 11/18/2009 Contact Me | |
| photo credit: Doug M. Brooks | |
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| Birthday | 02/13/1975 |
| Hometown | Huntington, WV |
| Nickname | Water-Blakmon |
| Ethnicity | African American |
| Nationality | United States |
About Me
Water Blakmon (D. M. B.) is a featured artist in the Vibes Of Inner City Echoes movement. We talk about current events, lifestyle, war, politics, racial discrimination using an artistic yet informative approach to reporting. Doug M. Brooks the president of Chapter’s Advertising is the Senior editor and creator of V.O.I.C.E magazine where we use the power of storytelling to produce and promote positive solutions and truth to real problems facing the world.
I'm a writer of my times... I'm the soul food seasoning!
Interests & Hobbies
- Reading, writing, boxing, working-out/running, movies, traveling and bike riding.
Favorite Books
- The Holy Bible, Easy Rawlins Mysteries (Cinnamon Kiss, Little Scarlett), Repositioning Yourself, Joy, Cane, Impromptu
Favorite Authors
- Walter Mosley, Eric Jerome Dickey, Cornel West, TD Jakes, Jean Toomer
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EDUCATION
| Undergraduate College/University | Marshall University, class of 2003 |
| Undergraduate Area of Study | English Writing |
| High School | Huntington High School, class of 1994 |
UPCOMING WORK
- Split Ends (Mystery-thriller, Novel)-- A tale of 5 friends from different religions who find two common bonds survival and womanhood.
INFLUENCES
- Tahar Djaout, Walter Mosley, Spike Lee, Maya Angelo, Jean Toomer, Langston Hughes, Zora Neal Hurston, Toni Morrison
CAUSES I SUPPORT
- Freedom Writer's Foundation, NAACP, Freedom of religion
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATION
- Marshall University
AGENTS
- Adonia Pearl
HOW TO CONTACT MY AGENT
- hay.pearl@gmail.com
PUBLISHERS
- Xlibris, VOICE publishing
HOW TO CONTACT MY PUBLISHER
- http://www2.xlibris.com/bookstore/bookdisplay.aspx?bookid=25721


