More Great News About My New Book - Sneak Preview of Book Cover Summary

[Ananda Kiamsha Madelyn Leeke]

That Which Awakens Me: Kreative Grooviness (2005)
(Painting appears on front cover of book)
Copyright 2009 by Madelyn C. Leeke




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Official Logo for That Which Awakens Me products and apparel
(drawing appears on inside of book)
Copyright 2009 by Madelyn C. Leeke
Photo Credit: Leigh Mosley - http://www.leighmosley.com



Blessings All,

Happy early June!

Last week I received an email from my publisher iUniverse, Inc. with the revised cover copy polish for my book cover and iUniverse's web site. The cover copy polish is the marketing copy and vital to the success of my new book, That Which Awakens Me: A Creative Woman's Poetic Memoir of Self-Discovery. It convinces people to buy it. My book editor Wayne and I reviewed the text and made a a few changes before I sent it back to iUniverse. Get a sneak preview below.

Now I am celebrating that I made it through step 2 of the publishing process. I can use the cover copy polish to finish my author web site (http://www.anandaleeke.com - launch date is late June). The next step is reviewing the manuscript in book form. After that, I have to work with the art team on the book cover. My new book will be released in late summer.

If you are looking for a great book to read this summer, check out my debut novel, Love's Troubadours - Karma: Book One (2007 - iUniverse, Inc.) - www.lovestroubadours.com and my book reading list - http://www.lovestroubadours.com/id19.html.

Stay updated about my new book and creative adventures by:

1) Reading my author blog.
http://authoranandaleeke.wordpress.com - launches on June 1

2) Joining my Facebook Fan page.
www.facebook.com/pages/Ananda-Leeke/68996700906

3) Following me on Twitter.
http://twitter.com/anandaleeke


Enjoy your summer!

Peace and Creativity,

Ananda




SNEAK PREVIEW OF COVER COPY POLISH

TITLE
That Which Awakens Me

SUBTITLE
A Creative Woman's Poetic Memoir of Self-Discovery

AUTHOR
Ananda Kiamsha Madelyn Leeke

BYLINE
Author of Love's Troubadours - Karma: Book One

KEYNOTE
Poetic reflections highlight the inspiring memoir of a lawyer turned writer/artist/yoga teacher who used bar exam failures and unemployment as a catalyst for self-discovery.

PAPERBACK COPY
In the poetic memoir That Which Awakens Me, Ananda Kiamsha Madelyn Leeke shares her journey of self-discovery from a law school graduate to a creative woman who learned to open the door to authentic living.

When Leeke graduated from law school in 1989, she was a twenty-something with a life plan focused on becoming a successful attorney. Using her multiple bar exam failures and two bouts of unemployment as a catalyst for self-discovery and lifestyle reinvention, Leeke followed her own unique path during the past twenty years and made changes in the way she feels, thinks, lives, works, and manages her finances. Through poetic reflection and personal stories, she shares the lessons that taught her to trust her intuition, expand her spiritual practices, heal emotional wounds, tap into her creativity, discover her passions, open her eyes to hidden opportunities, volunteer and serve her local community, travel the world, and heed her calling as a writer, artist, creativity coach, yoga teacher, Reiki Master practitioner, radio host, blogger, social media strategist, and innerpreneur.

That Which Awakens Me provides insight for anyone seeking guidance on how to both handle and benefit from the ups and downs of their own life journey.

AUTHOR BIO
Ananda Kiamsha Madelyn Lee ke is a writer, artist, creativity coach, yoga teacher, Reiki Master practitioner, radio host, blogger, social media strategist, and innerpreneur. Her poetry has been published in Beyond the Frontier: African American Poetry for the 21st Century and she is the author of Love's Troubadours - Karma: Book One. She lives in Washington, D.C.