Thanks Felicia Chislom for all of your ideas and encouragement of this book's storyline. You have been there since day one, when writing a book was just another one of our pipe dreams. Come on, I'm waiting to be acknowledged in your book next.
Tiffany, Jerrick, Kevin (a.k.a Kelli-Kev), Doug, Jennifer, Alex (can't wait to see you walk across that stage December 2007 congrats on getting that degree lil bro), Jeromy (a.k.a. Big Heert) my sisters and brothers, I love you guys. You have been so supportive, some calling me the next Terry McMillan and hyping me up. Stop blowing my head up - on the other hand do go on! I hope Keepin' It Tight will live up to your expectations (Kelli-Kev, I know you say as soon as it's a movie you're going to watch it, lol, but big bro, you better read my book!) Thanks to my friends who showed support along the way: Joi Marsh, Tisha Renee Baldwin-McConnell, Sherika Mennifield, Nikki Brown and Deborah May.
Fellow authors: Naiomi Pitre, Darrien Lee, Leila Jefferson, Kisha Green, CJ Domino, Claudia Brown Mosley, DL Sparks, Therone Shellman, Jade Alex, Kerry E. Wagner, just to name a few of the authors I admire. Thank you for your advice, guidance, inspiration or just being a listening ear over the past year. Your wealth of information and nurturing have been priceless to a wetbehindthe-ear author like myself.
And last but not least, to you, my readers, thank you wholeheartedly for supporting my work. The love and support that I'm getting on my debut is humbling to say the least.
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