Channel 40 Interview Aug. 19, 2010

Well, here it is. The Channel 40 Interview that was done on the night of my interview. I would like to thank Scott Coen, a long time friend for continuing to believe in me and my work as I strive to educate our youth through my books. It is a long hard journey that can only be conquered with the help of strong people that are willing to walk by my side.

Take a few minutes and get a glimpse at what I am trying to achieve for our youth.
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Launching Website Soon!!!

Hey all,

I just wanted to let you know that things are about to pick up really quickly for me and the launching of the Menzuo website is right around the corner. In a few hours, I will directing you all to the site, which will be very interactive for my users. The page layout is as follows.

Home Page: Will feature Youtube clips and video clips from my book events. Also the Home page will welcome everyone to the site.

About Page: Will give the user insight about the Menzuo S.W. series and updates on the books that will be published throughout the years.

Books Page: Will be where the user can purchase the books and pre-order upcoming books that will be published by Kingsmen Enterprise. Also, snippets from the books will be posted on this page as well.

Cartoon Page: This page will be dedicated to the Menzuo cartoon that will be featured in the near future. My illustrator, Carl Harrison is putting this into production so that all users can see Menzuo in action.

Web Comic Page: The web comic page will feature snippets from each chapter, breaking the books down so the quick reader. This page will be dedicated to getting people more involved with the series.

Blog Page: This page will direct all users back here. Hey, there is no need for me to start a blog on my site when this one is running perfectly!!!

Events Page: This page will keep all users on my upcoming events and where I will be hosting my book events. I will be traveling all over the country and with hopes, out of the country with the Menzuo seires. I want all of the fans to enjoy the journey as well. Hopefully I will be in a city near you.

Extras Page: All paraphernalia and items related to the Menzuo S.W. series will be able to be purchased on this page. From Wristbands to T-Shirts, all Menzuo S.W. items will be purchased on this page.

Sponsors Page: This project could not be made possible without the generous sponsors of the Menzuo S.W. series. This page will feature links to my sponsors to continue to show appreciation of their support to my mission.

Contact Page: On this page, you will be able to find my contact information and also a Question and Answer box. As we are making this site very interactive, this will enhance the users ability to be in touch with me, the author.

So, soon enough, the journey will continue with the launching of the site. Hold on to your seats and get ready for the ride!!!

WOW!!!

Okay, the re-release event for Menzuo in the Calling of the Sun Prince was a great success. The event was packed and I sold a lot of books. I have to say that in my eyes, I had a VERY successful night. I am so thankful that so many people came out to support my event. God has truly blessed me with this talent and I was able to share it with so many people.

I'd like to say thank you to my illustrator, Carl Harrison for coming out and doing his thang last night. He did character sketches for all of the kids at the event and even for some adults. This young man is SO talented and I am only lucky to have caught him on his way up.

The event started at 6:30pm and ended right on time 8:00pm. everyone stayed and got the opportunity to hear excerps from both of my books, Menzuo in the Calling of the Sun Prince and Menzuo S.W. Legend of the Blue Diamond. Everyone was so in to the story that I had to read more, just to fill the need of my work.

The support from Springfield, MA was tremendous and I could not have asked for a better night. As I reflect on the night, there will always be some things that I will improve on and some other things that I will try not to do (example: Cry when talking about my best friend Marcus McDowell LOL!!!) but all in all, I will always treat my events as a tool to continueto educate everyone in attendance.

Menzuo is back and moving forward. Now on the the next event. Springfield, MA...hold me up as I represent my city in the brightest light.

READY...SET...GO!!!

The day has finally come. August 19th is here and the Re-release of Menzuo in the Calling of the Sun Prince is set for 6:30pm. So many new ventures will be revealed tonight that will make this journey of continuing to educate our youth such a joy. I only pray that tonight, people will jump on the band wagon with me and enjoy this journey. This is my time to make some noise for Springfield as a true place to have your children become educated young men and women.

Tonight, get ready to hear how this story came about, the influences in my life that guided me through each and every word on each page written and where I plan on taking this series. God has blessed me above and beyond what I could have ever expected. My life's mission is to continue to educate, educate, educate our youth. Yes I said it three times because it is that important for me to make this clear.

This is no hustle, this is a gift from God. I have been given the gift to be able to articulate a story through books and help to open the imagination of people from all walks of life. I believe that if a child reads my books, they will continue to read others. I have created this for all of you to enjoy and will continue this journey.

Please make your way out the my book event tonight at American Internationl College at 6:30pm. Come and meet my illustrator. The first 20 kids that walk through the door will recieve a nice gift from him and also from me. GET READY SPRINGFIELD...KESHAWN DODDS IS BACK!!!

Thank you God for everything.

Hot 93.7fm Interview!!!

Well, I just finished the interview with Tony Guess and G Money on Hot 93.7fm and got some great feedback from a lot of people. I am moving forward with my book release and  I am truly pumped up. I cannot wait to see what Thursday will bring.

HOT 93.7FM URBAN VOICES RADIO INTERVIEW TOMORROW

I want to thank Tony Guess and G Money for giving me the opportunity to come on his show tomorrow, Urban Voices to do my first interview on the radio. My feet are hitting the pavement hard and I am off and running. I will be on with Tony Guess between the hours of 5pm-6pm. The Urban Voices show is an hour long show that reaches out to the youth in our cities and discusses important topics ranging from education to street-life. This is a dynamic show that gives people a voice to address their concerns about what is happening in their neighborhood and throughout our country.

I am truly honored to have this opportunity to be able to push my educational crusade with such great people who I know believe in strengthening our youths future through academics. This is my time to shine and I will not drop the ball and let my people down.

Please tune in to Hot 93.7fm tomorrow between the hours of 5:00pm-6:00pm to hear my mission.

Posting Snippets from the Book

Starting next week, I will begin posting short snippets of my book on my blog so that you all can become more familiar with my stories. This will be a great way for me to continue to reach out to all of the people that are quickly becoming fans of my book series. I want my readers to e engaged in the stories and love the characters just as much as I do. My illustrator and I  will also begin featuring a character in the story on a Bi-weekly basis. Hopefully I will have fans of each character and hopefully many people will start to dream just as much as I do.

My Road to Scholastic!!!

Well, as I am getting ready for the re-release of my book series, I just took this little time to look back at the humble beginnings of my Menzuo S.W. Series. As it started in the Baystate Hospital, in1996, my best friend, Marcu McDowell, I am actually seeing everything clearly. It feels like I hacve been reborn with this project and I have a new spirit to  continue writing.

My journey with this series will be called, "My road to Scholastic." It is called this becuase I am going on an intense journey to get Scholastic to publish my book series within the next year. This means that I have to stay focused and present each book that I put out as the next best thing for our youth to read.

I have a great team of people that have dedicted their time to help my out in the process. From my illustrator, Carl Harrison, My marketing team: Beatrice Dewberry-O'Quinn and Natalia Munoz, my brother in-law, Carl Skeene, who is creating the Website, and my editor, Laurie Macy. With these people in place, I feel like the sky is the limit.

I hope that you all are rooting for me because, I am not making this journey on my own. I will need all of the support that I can get from each and every one of you. My success depends on the support from my city, and beyond. I hope that every one jumps on the band wagon because there is a lot of room.

WISH ME LUCK!!!

Phase #1 Complete-Begin Phase #2

Well, in just three short weeks, I have reached my goal of raising the much needed capital to continue to move the Menzuo S.W. series forward. I'd like to say thank you to all of the businesses and people who have decided to support me as I venture out to help educate our youth through my book series.

This is a wonderful time for me because I am living my dream of becoming a true advocate for education and a dedicated published author. My goal is to enhance our youths love for reading and with this needed help, it will happen.

Please keep an eye out for my upcoming events and also the Menzuo S.W. movement. Myself and my illustrator, Carl Harrison are going to take this thing to the moon!!!