Category: Featured Writers

Dope Readz: Crack, Rap & Murder by Seth Ferranti 

“We were all friends [Chiles, Porter, and Martinez]. Preceding him killing Rich we were all cool on the street. We hung out. We got money. The fact that he told on anyone is not okay for me, and there is nothing to discuss, but even if he didn’t tell, we still wouldn’t be good because he killed Rich. I’m not cool with how that went. –Kevin Chiles, CEO – Don Diva Magazine
This week’s Dope Readz comes courtesy of prison inmate-turned-acclaimed street legend author Seth Ferranti and tells the life story of Harlem hood legends Alpo Martinez & Rich Porter.

SEE ALSO: WORD ON THE STREET

[“Alpo” was recently released from federal prison, according to Don Diva Magazine]

Stop by and cop a copy of Crack, Rap & Murder: The Cocaine Dreams of Alpo and Rich Porter on Amazon -then slide by Gorilla Convict for more ‘Street Legends’ commentary.

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Authors earning below poverty line – truth or an attempt to knock out the competition?

writerchick's avatarAnita Rodgers Mystery Writer

Will write for food

I saw this article posted by another writer in my Facebook feed yesterday. The title was compelling enough for me to click through to read the article. The article is short and you can read it for the specifics but the long and short of it is that writers are earning below the poverty line. Based on their survey. Which was conducted within their own membership and consisted of only 1400 participants.

Personally, I don’t put much stock in the results of this survey because:

  • Given how many authors exist in this country alone 1400 participants is a very low sample
  • They only surveyed their group members (it would be more accurate to say that within their own group, authors are earning below the poverty line, but that doesn’t make the news, does it?)
  • We have to blindly accept that the data given by participants was true (not everybody tells…

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