<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389</id><updated>2011-10-02T12:43:44.860+01:00</updated><category term='Brent Youth Radio'/><category term='natural'/><category term='2009'/><category term='challenge'/><category term='resolutions'/><category term='&quot;carpe diem&quot; &quot;self-employed&quot; work'/><category term='clairvoyancy'/><category term='radio presenter'/><category term='discount'/><category term='Thanks'/><category term='youtube'/><category term='&quot;tosin coker&quot; &quot;female british author&quot;  author  &quot;science fiction&quot;  spirituality  esoteric  &quot;nubian scribes &quot;'/><category term='&quot;reader feedback&quot;'/><category term='inspiration'/><category term='intuition'/><category term='hair'/><category term='&quot;media kit&quot; 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&quot;Tosin Coker&quot; &quot;Female British Authors&quot; &quot;Science Fiction&quot;'/><category term='goals'/><category term='happy'/><category term='gratitude'/><category term='imagination'/><category term='spirituality'/><category term='blog'/><category term='&quot;tosin coker&quot;'/><category term='&quot;Sickle Cell&quot;'/><category term='pilot'/><category term='create'/><category term='readership'/><category term='publicity'/><category term='treatment &quot;Tosin Coker&quot; &quot;Female British Authors&quot; healing health'/><category term='esoteric'/><category term='book trailer'/><category term='metaphysical'/><category term='dreams'/><category term='insomnia'/><category term='&quot;carpe diem&quot;'/><category term='aspirations'/><category term='weights'/><category term='&quot;target audience&quot;'/><category term='Radio questions answers code mystery &quot;Nubian Scribes&quot; &quot;The Mouth of Babes&quot; &quot;Tosin Coker&quot; &quot;Female British Author&quot; &quot;Science Fiction&quot;'/><category term='n9neformation'/><category term='&quot;500 word-a-day&quot;'/><category term='&quot;crazy frog&quot;'/><category term='pain'/><category term='flight simulator'/><category term='&quot;female british author&quot;'/><category term='&quot;Sickle Cell&quot; crisis'/><category term='royalty free'/><category term='&quot;tosin coker&quot; &quot;female british authors&quot;  author  &quot;science fiction&quot;  spirituality  esoteric  &quot;nubian scribes &quot;'/><category term='afro'/><category term='possiblities'/><category term='&quot;self-publisher&quot;'/><category term='crystal children'/><category term='writing'/><title type='text'>Tosin Coker</title><subtitle type='html'>Author of the bestselling sci-fi novel: 'The Mouth of Babes' reminds you (and herself) - Don't Forget To BE!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>46</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-5384849579838311298</id><published>2011-10-01T11:19:00.022+01:00</published><updated>2011-10-01T12:00:56.825+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='metaphysical'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='discount'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hypknowlogy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;tosin coker&quot; &quot;female british author&quot;  author  &quot;science fiction&quot;  spirituality  esoteric  &quot;nubian scribes &quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sales'/><title type='text'>October is UK's Black History Month!</title><summary type='text'>Yes it is that time again! Some of us completely miss the point and say, "What we have a black history month?", "How come I never heard about it?" Okay maybe that was just me a few years back, because it wasn't publicized enough. In fact I remember the way I found out was though seeing a banner promoting it outside my family's local police station! The only other place after that was by visiting </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/5384849579838311298/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2011/10/october-is-uks-black-history-month.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/5384849579838311298'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/5384849579838311298'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2011/10/october-is-uks-black-history-month.html' title='October is UK&apos;s Black History Month!'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cuVkIBnLGhI/TobtlY1GxvI/AAAAAAAAABc/UwR0vnUcjm0/s72-c/Hypknow_Lo_Res.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-6020299699857067480</id><published>2011-09-30T12:02:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-09-30T12:05:43.266+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;carpe diem&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;Sickle Cell&quot; &quot;Tosin Coker&quot; &quot;Female British Authors&quot; &quot;Science Fiction&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;the annoying thing&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;crazy frog&quot;'/><title type='text'>The Crazy Frog</title><summary type='text'>It's been a ridiculously long time since I have written in my blog, slap on the wrists for me! So many things have happened this year, from unusually long bouts of painful crisis, to embarking on a new course of study. In the author sense, I've been kinda lazy in some respects, it others I've been working in overdrive. Either way I tend to be my greatest critic and to that end, even if I managed </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/6020299699857067480/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2011/09/crazy-frog.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/6020299699857067480'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/6020299699857067480'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2011/09/crazy-frog.html' title='The Crazy Frog'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-8974367431868656495</id><published>2011-01-04T19:40:00.001Z</published><updated>2011-01-04T19:43:44.102Z</updated><title type='text'>Pain &amp; All The Trimmings</title><summary type='text'>As much as I like to keep people informed about sickle cell, there are certain aspects I simply don't talk about. For someone who is a friend or relative of someone who has this blood disorder, some topics are simply too much to bear. I'm pretty much the kind of person who works on a vibe of, "If you really don't want to know, better not to ask." I'm like that because as much as people say they </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/8974367431868656495/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2011/01/pain-all-trimmings.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/8974367431868656495'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/8974367431868656495'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2011/01/pain-all-trimmings.html' title='Pain &amp; All The Trimmings'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-1514107570817927841</id><published>2010-12-17T21:18:00.001Z</published><updated>2010-12-17T22:06:39.561Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;female british author&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='N9nth Degree'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Brent Youth Radio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='radio presenter'/><title type='text'>N9nth Degree</title><summary type='text'>Yup it surely has been a while. So here I am dusting off the cyber cobwebs up in this piece. Since November last year, I've had a show on BlogTalkRadio by the name of Nubian Scribes, where I'd basically chat for an hour or so on a range of topics, from sex to publishing. It was tedious and nerve-wracking at first and I was unsure if anyone but family I harassed into being my audience was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/1514107570817927841/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/12/n9nth-degree.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/1514107570817927841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/1514107570817927841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/12/n9nth-degree.html' title='N9nth Degree'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/TQvTEN3J80I/AAAAAAAAABM/xguk_9JT2EI/s72-c/N9nth+Degree.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-7187537992203075237</id><published>2010-10-26T11:30:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2010-10-26T11:30:20.464+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Get Your Name In My Next Book!</title><summary type='text'>A few of you may know already, but in two weeks my 4th book, 'HYPKNOWLOGY', will go on sale. In response to the demand, the book is basically the trilogy in one volume (the perfect xmas pressie!). The book will include answers to questions I often get, but I'd love to make this more personal to my readers. If there is a question you would like to submit, please feel welcome to post it to my wall,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/7187537992203075237/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/10/get-your-name-in-my-next-book.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/7187537992203075237'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/7187537992203075237'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/10/get-your-name-in-my-next-book.html' title='Get Your Name In My Next Book!'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-1071399087660287667</id><published>2010-10-21T17:40:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2010-10-21T17:40:00.671+01:00</updated><title type='text'>In Case You Missed The Memo...</title><summary type='text'>...I'm a sci-fi author! Though I am currently working on a non-fiction book on the subject of sickle cell, the only genre I have thus far catered for is science fiction. I state the obvious because for some reason when I introduce myself as an author, people seem to think it means I am available to pen the book they have always wanted to read (or write, but can't be can't be arsed to). No dear, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/1071399087660287667/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-case-you-missed-memo.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/1071399087660287667'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/1071399087660287667'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-case-you-missed-memo.html' title='In Case You Missed The Memo...'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-7543972796111475124</id><published>2010-10-14T13:14:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2010-10-14T13:14:00.048+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Self-Published Authors: US vs UK</title><summary type='text'>I've been asked during radio interviews whether I felt that African American authors were saturating the market to the extent of lessening the chances of Black British authors. Wow! My response to that is, 'then do better!' If you see our across the pond counterparts as being a threat to you as an author, DO BETTER! Me personally I admire the effort AAs put into their craft. They hustle on a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/7543972796111475124/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/10/self-published-authors-us-vs-uk.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/7543972796111475124'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/7543972796111475124'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/10/self-published-authors-us-vs-uk.html' title='Self-Published Authors: US vs UK'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-235610610091780508</id><published>2010-10-10T10:10:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2010-10-10T10:10:00.810+01:00</updated><title type='text'>The Self-Published Author</title><summary type='text'>Here in the UK if you purchase a block of ten ISBN prefixes, you are officially a publisher. It costs about £130, but buying them individually can cost around £30-40. Seeing as I knew my first three books were going to be a trilogy, purchasing the block of ten made better financial sense. 

Now that I am a publisher in my own right, approaching Lightning Source, printers to the top publishing </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/235610610091780508/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/10/self-published-author.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/235610610091780508'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/235610610091780508'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/10/self-published-author.html' title='The Self-Published Author'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-7909270001950374947</id><published>2010-10-03T11:49:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2010-10-03T16:33:32.424+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='readership'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;reader feedback&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;target audience&quot;'/><title type='text'>Readership: Male vs Female</title><summary type='text'>By default, you should always know your reader base. Who is most likely to buy your books, who are your target audience etc. I know for a fact that my books are for ages 14+, I thought I knew for a fact they aren't gender specific, though women do tend to like that the hero is female.

The other day whilst featuring as a guest on OmegaFM, the majority of callers were male and the majority of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/7909270001950374947/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/10/readership-male-vs-female.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/7909270001950374947'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/7909270001950374947'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/10/readership-male-vs-female.html' title='Readership: Male vs Female'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-1320947311523444425</id><published>2010-09-28T09:55:00.005+01:00</published><updated>2010-09-28T15:07:23.004+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;female british author&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='promotion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;self-publisher&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='publicity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sales'/><title type='text'>'HYPKNOWLOGY'</title><summary type='text'>

Hypknowlogy [hip-nol-uh-jee]  
adjective
  
The  passive delivery of seemingly complicated theories and issues in a  way that is subtle enough to appeal to the higher self, whilst  disarming the egocentric nature of the lower. 

The  subtle infusion of knowledge and facts through a manner that does  not directly infringe on the autonomy of the recipient.
  
The  agreeable subliminal expanding </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/1320947311523444425/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/09/hypknowlogy.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/1320947311523444425'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/1320947311523444425'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/09/hypknowlogy.html' title='&apos;HYPKNOWLOGY&apos;'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/TKH1uJ8N_KI/AAAAAAAAABI/hEYDnS65Ums/s72-c/Hypknow_Title.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-7823597381264625100</id><published>2010-09-09T10:44:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2010-09-09T10:44:00.357+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Let It Burn</title><summary type='text'>A friend of mine keeps saying, "you wrote 3 books in one year!" and I told him, no I haven't, I wrote my first book at the end of 2007. What he was refering to was how long it took me to write each book. The Mouth of Babes took me 3 months of non-stop day and night writing. The second Let Sleeping Gods Lie, took me about 18months to complete, but mainly because for about 12 of those months I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/7823597381264625100/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/09/let-it-burn.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/7823597381264625100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/7823597381264625100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/09/let-it-burn.html' title='Let It Burn'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-4605052125195897673</id><published>2010-09-07T11:43:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2010-09-07T11:43:58.422+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Reflections - Three Books Down</title><summary type='text'>This morning I sat on my bed, still wrapped in my towel after having finished up in the bathroom, unable to move or speak. You see, today is the day before the official release of my third book, and I was contemplating how on earth I got here. How did I end up being UK's first black sci-fi author? How did I end up teaching others how to publish and market their book on a budget? How in the world </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/4605052125195897673/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/09/reflections-three-books-down.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/4605052125195897673'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/4605052125195897673'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/09/reflections-three-books-down.html' title='Reflections - Three Books Down'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-1472392176955076577</id><published>2010-08-16T13:35:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2010-08-16T13:35:00.227+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Good Customer Service?</title><summary type='text'>So I had this wedding to go to and of course I knew about it way in advance, but I still managed to leave shopping for it til the very last minute. After traipsing from store to store, looking for garments not only for myself, but my short peeps to, I soon got to the stage of exclaiming: "F**k the bloody tie! At least the shirt matches". All in all though, I'm quite chuffed at myself for how long</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/1472392176955076577/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/08/good-customer-service.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/1472392176955076577'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/1472392176955076577'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/08/good-customer-service.html' title='Good Customer Service?'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-3752070396481284768</id><published>2010-08-13T17:35:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2010-08-13T19:16:47.323+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Blog Mission: Rant &amp; Moan - It's Been A While...</title><summary type='text'>...since I had a good old rant! Maybe because I haven't got much to rant about, but I'm sure I'll find something by the end of this post. :)

I was in hospital for a short minute, went in last Thursday and came out on Sunday. I would say that it was phenomenally torturous - well, the pain was, but the stay wasn't. Either I'm becoming more docile with age or the bag I pre-packed, truly worked </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/3752070396481284768/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-mission-rant-moan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/3752070396481284768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/3752070396481284768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-mission-rant-moan.html' title='Blog Mission: Rant &amp; Moan - It&apos;s Been A While...'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-7552517935014302299</id><published>2010-07-03T10:46:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-07-03T10:46:00.290+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Digitally Embedded Hand Written Book Signature - How I Did It</title><summary type='text'>In my recent post I wrote about my selling exclusive copies of my book that includes a hand written, signed personal message. So how did I do it? Well first of all I was inspired by a virtual book tour I viewed on youtube a few months ago, where the author (can't remember who now) said the only downside to conducting such a tour is that customers couldn't purchase a signed copy. That didn't work </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/7552517935014302299/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/07/digitally-embedded-hand-written-book.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/7552517935014302299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/7552517935014302299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/07/digitally-embedded-hand-written-book.html' title='Digitally Embedded Hand Written Book Signature - How I Did It'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/TCyRRKaKKyI/AAAAAAAAAA4/LtLfaR8qfTQ/s72-c/handwriting.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-1914401830066079419</id><published>2010-07-01T12:45:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2010-07-01T12:45:47.740+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;signed books&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;tosin coker&quot; &quot;female british author&quot;  author  &quot;science fiction&quot;  spirituality  esoteric  &quot;nubian scribes &quot;'/><title type='text'>'Let Sleeping Gods Lie' - Exclusive Signed Copies!</title><summary type='text'>Yup yup! Necessity is the mother of invention, well ya girl is the mother of practical application. Those of you who know me personally can attest to the fact that when I decide I want to get something done, I will be sure to find a way to do it for free or minimal cost. This mindset was what made it possible for me to publish my books on close to zero budget, but that's another story. From </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/1914401830066079419/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/07/let-sleeping-gods-lie-exclusive-signed.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/1914401830066079419'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/1914401830066079419'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/07/let-sleeping-gods-lie-exclusive-signed.html' title='&apos;Let Sleeping Gods Lie&apos; - Exclusive Signed Copies!'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-3574397380566799392</id><published>2010-05-22T11:29:00.008+01:00</published><updated>2010-05-22T11:45:31.583+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sound effects'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='create'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='royalty free'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='book trailer'/><title type='text'>Creating Your Own Book Trailer</title><summary type='text'>
The moment I responded to a comment about one of my book trailers, I knew I had to follow through and write about how to create your own. So I'm going to put it down recipe style and start with the things you need to make it happen. 

Tools:
Movie editing software (Windows Movie Maker WMM, Wax, imovie [I think that's what the Apple version is called]). I list these options, because they are free</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/3574397380566799392/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/05/creating-your-own-book-trailer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/3574397380566799392'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/3574397380566799392'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/05/creating-your-own-book-trailer.html' title='Creating Your Own Book Trailer'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-2573787275590569513</id><published>2010-05-12T22:25:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2010-05-12T22:25:01.824+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Dress Up</title><summary type='text'>My my, it has been a while! After finally finishing and publishing my second novel 'Let Sleeping Gods Lie', I'm back to having more time to blog and you know, basically rant and chat nonsense about life. 

Goodness, where to begin? Hmm, I guess I could start with my most recent achievements - no not the book, I'm referring to other personal milestones. As some of you may (but most likely not) </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/2573787275590569513/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/05/dress-up.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/2573787275590569513'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/2573787275590569513'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/05/dress-up.html' title='Dress Up'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-6280440588882213438</id><published>2010-03-13T00:58:00.001Z</published><updated>2010-03-13T01:01:21.146Z</updated><title type='text'>Don't Call Us, We'll Call You!</title><summary type='text'>Yeah, yeah, I know it's been a while since I last posted. Worse still my motivation for posting now, is once again the need to vent, whilst showing just how over the hill I am for good measure. Two words: 'texting' and 'tweeting'! I believe the both of them cause my blood pressure to rise. I'm always talking about how I'm allergic to texting and initially it was because back in the day there was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/6280440588882213438/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/03/dont-call-us-well-call-you.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/6280440588882213438'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/6280440588882213438'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/03/dont-call-us-well-call-you.html' title='Don&apos;t Call Us, We&apos;ll Call You!'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-1166797938963227480</id><published>2010-03-04T07:28:00.001Z</published><updated>2010-03-04T08:42:48.946Z</updated><title type='text'>Bored Rant</title><summary type='text'>I am so bored and uninspired it's not even funny. I seriously do not know what to do with myself. My mother used to say, 'If you are bored, it's because you are boring, create your own fun'. Hmm, I guess I should say I'm boring then. Last night I literaly sat looking around, wondering what I could do. My house is eviously tidy (aside from my bed, but until I have a permanent bed mate, that's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/1166797938963227480/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/03/bored-rant.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/1166797938963227480'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/1166797938963227480'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/03/bored-rant.html' title='Bored Rant'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-4381029849518207094</id><published>2010-02-17T13:18:00.000Z</published><updated>2010-02-17T13:18:29.071Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dreams'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='aspirations'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='goals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pilot'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flight simulator'/><title type='text'>Keep Dreaming!</title><summary type='text'>I have soooo fallen back with my writing and the challenges I undertook. But what I have been doing is getting a little bit more active and stepping out of the house more frequently. However each time I step out I come back thoroughly exhausted and sometimes in more pain than before having gone out for the day. Even so I'm just happy for getting a little bit more back to me. 

On my last post I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/4381029849518207094/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/02/keep-dreaming.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/4381029849518207094'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/4381029849518207094'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/02/keep-dreaming.html' title='Keep Dreaming!'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-943920747201194593</id><published>2010-02-02T11:37:00.000Z</published><updated>2010-02-02T11:37:29.619Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='challenge'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='goals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='insomnia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writing'/><title type='text'>Yaawwwwn!</title><summary type='text'>Wow, I am off to a ridiculously late start today after my sleepless night. I don't know what the hell happened, but after falling asleep at around 9pm and waking up an hour or so later, that was it for me. I guess I really am back to me huh? My mind raced constantly with all the things I planned to do today and the rest of this week that I could barely keep still. In such a situation I grab my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/943920747201194593/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/02/yaawwwwn.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/943920747201194593'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/943920747201194593'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/02/yaawwwwn.html' title='Yaawwwwn!'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-656553897642667309</id><published>2010-02-01T17:20:00.001Z</published><updated>2010-02-01T17:23:24.920Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='happy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='challenge'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='weights'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='exercise'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;media kit&quot; motivation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;500 word-a-day&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pain'/><title type='text'>Brighter Side of Life</title><summary type='text'>Its a Monday, usually a drag for some, but today has been the best I have felt for some time. I'm in such a wonderful mood its almost silly. Its not that anything special has happened per se, but I feel so hopeful and as a result, I'm smiling from within.

I used to take a meditation walk first thing every morning and it was such a wonderful start to the day, but due to the downturn of my health </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/656553897642667309/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/02/brighter-side-of-life.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/656553897642667309'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/656553897642667309'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/02/brighter-side-of-life.html' title='Brighter Side of Life'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-5830683290971466182</id><published>2010-01-29T10:17:00.001Z</published><updated>2010-01-29T10:17:00.035Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;Sickle Cell&quot; &quot;Tosin Coker&quot; &quot;Female British Authors&quot; &quot;Science Fiction&quot;'/><title type='text'>Faking The Funk</title><summary type='text'>So I've finally admitted that I lost the two sequels to my book. Hmm now what? Well since then I have been acting like all is well, uploading movie clips and until last week, health permitting, I have kept up with the Nubian Scribes radio show as usual, but my heart hasn't been in it. I've been going through the motions, trying to carry on in the same manner I would advise anyone else in my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/5830683290971466182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/01/faking-funk.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/5830683290971466182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/5830683290971466182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/01/faking-funk.html' title='Faking The Funk'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-6952134872392341862</id><published>2010-01-28T14:36:00.001Z</published><updated>2010-01-28T14:38:19.214Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;tosin coker&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;female british author&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;Sickle Cell&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;Science Fiction&quot;'/><title type='text'>Reality Check aka A Painful Confession</title><summary type='text'>Maybe this past month I've been in denial. Despite my desire to remain optimistic, I guess the time has come to face facts - it's time to start over, and it sucks big time! 

In the first week of last month, I had a crisis so severe, I couldn't even entertain the possibility of not being admitted to hospital. I'm talking pain that was more like random electrical discharges that surged through my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/6952134872392341862/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/01/reality-check.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/6952134872392341862'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/6952134872392341862'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/01/reality-check.html' title='Reality Check aka A Painful Confession'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-9173327140356924758</id><published>2010-01-25T19:17:00.001Z</published><updated>2010-01-25T19:29:57.663Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;tosin coker&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='afro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;female british author&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='esoteric'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='natural'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spirituality'/><title type='text'>Oi! Hand's Off The 'fro!!!</title><summary type='text'>As a woman who has natural hair, there are times that I like to wear it in the style of an afro. This happens to be one of my favourite ways of styling it, but unfortunately I don't do it that often, mainly because the weather in London is so miserable, and for some reason seems to attract rain even when not forecasted. I don't know, i seem to have the same problem when I wear all white too, but </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/9173327140356924758/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/01/oi-hands-off-fro.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/9173327140356924758'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/9173327140356924758'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/01/oi-hands-off-fro.html' title='Oi! Hand&apos;s Off The &apos;fro!!!'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-3434480862401286206</id><published>2010-01-21T21:54:00.002Z</published><updated>2010-01-22T10:01:17.284Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;carpe diem&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='challenge'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='n9neformation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;media kit&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='webdesign'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='youtube'/><title type='text'>Progress Report!</title><summary type='text'>After challenging myself to the completion of 6 tasks in order to force myself out of this slump, I'm pleased to report I achieved 5 out of the 6. I know, I know, I was supposed to do all of them, and as it happens I completed 3.5 of them yesterday. The .5 was my managing to update my myspace profile: Myspace.com/TosinCoker, but not my personal site. Believe me, it wasn't for lack of trying! I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/3434480862401286206/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/01/progress-report.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/3434480862401286206'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/3434480862401286206'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/01/progress-report.html' title='Progress Report!'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-1750076766023936877</id><published>2010-01-20T11:07:00.001Z</published><updated>2010-01-20T11:13:04.908Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='video'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blog'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspiration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;media kit&quot; motivation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='youtube'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='myspace'/><title type='text'>Git Yo Ass UP!</title><summary type='text'>On and off since October last year I have been suffering sickle cell crisis and little by little it has had me slow my usual pace to a complete halt. Throughout December, the pain was unfathomable and I wound up in hospital for a couple days. When I finally got over that I had some kinda mutant flu that was the worst I had ever experienced in my life and that too kept me in bed. By the time I got</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/1750076766023936877/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/01/git-yo-ass-up.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/1750076766023936877'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/1750076766023936877'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/01/git-yo-ass-up.html' title='Git Yo Ass UP!'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-3887833348733681132</id><published>2010-01-10T19:33:00.002Z</published><updated>2010-01-10T19:35:06.266Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;Sickle Cell&quot; crisis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='treatment &quot;Tosin Coker&quot; &quot;Female British Authors&quot; healing health'/><title type='text'>Collaborative Sickle Cell E-Book</title><summary type='text'>If you don't know by now that I have sickle cell - well I what can I say, my PR skills must need some serious refining, but that's besides the point. I'm taking a short break from writing my book's sequel, to focus on another project, and to do it I'm going to need the help of everyone who has sickle cell, and those who have assisted them when in a sickle cell crisis.

I want to put together a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/3887833348733681132/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/01/collaborative-sickle-cell-e-book.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/3887833348733681132'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/3887833348733681132'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/01/collaborative-sickle-cell-e-book.html' title='Collaborative Sickle Cell E-Book'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-3150386389113557057</id><published>2010-01-06T19:15:00.001Z</published><updated>2010-01-06T19:58:04.038Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Radio questions answers code mystery &quot;Nubian Scribes&quot; &quot;The Mouth of Babes&quot; &quot;Tosin Coker&quot; &quot;Female British Author&quot; &quot;Science Fiction&quot;'/><title type='text'>Mysteries of 'The Mouth of Babes' Revealed</title><summary type='text'>It makes a change my announcing the radio show topic so far in advance right? Well one of the most common responses I get from those who have read my book is, "I need to ask some questions about what I read". If not in person, I get this or similar through one or another of my social media outlets from messages on YouTube, to sms messages on my phone. Well, I guess the radio show is a good a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/3150386389113557057/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/01/mysteries-of-mouth-of-babes-revealed.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/3150386389113557057'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/3150386389113557057'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2010/01/mysteries-of-mouth-of-babes-revealed.html' title='Mysteries of &apos;The Mouth of Babes&apos; Revealed'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-7911134078548931032</id><published>2009-12-30T17:49:00.000Z</published><updated>2009-12-30T17:49:54.249Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='resolutions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='regrets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2009'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='achievements'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new year'/><title type='text'>2009 Stocktake</title><summary type='text'>We are coming to the end of 2009 and all I can say is WOW, it sure has been one helluva ride! For me personally it has been fun, frightening, challenging, exhausting, overwhelming, but most of all fricking awesome! So here I am doing what I usually do at this time of the year, doing a stocktake of lessons, regrets, achievements etc. This helps me to work out my personal kinks by seeing what </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/7911134078548931032/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/2009-stocktake.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/7911134078548931032'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/7911134078548931032'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/2009-stocktake.html' title='2009 Stocktake'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-8717494032799619783</id><published>2009-12-26T13:18:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-12-26T13:20:07.101Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blessings potential'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gratitude'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thanks'/><title type='text'>Gratitude 2009</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/8717494032799619783/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/gratitude-2009.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/8717494032799619783'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/8717494032799619783'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/gratitude-2009.html' title='Gratitude 2009'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-1910970217261099751</id><published>2009-12-20T21:00:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-12-20T21:00:01.250Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;Sickle Cell&quot; &quot;Tosin Coker&quot; &quot;Female British Authors&quot; &quot;Science Fiction&quot;'/><title type='text'>Author Tosin Coker in 5 Minutes</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/1910970217261099751/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/author-tosin-coker-in-5-minutes.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/1910970217261099751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/1910970217261099751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/author-tosin-coker-in-5-minutes.html' title='Author Tosin Coker in 5 Minutes'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-7305495932789686881</id><published>2009-12-19T09:30:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-12-19T09:33:58.248Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;mouth of babes&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Teeny'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='zaub-ah'/><title type='text'>Hunger Pangs</title><summary type='text'>I swear I was born into the wrong timeline :( The tech on this planet is still too big and cumbersome (or expensive), we are still having to contend with airports and pollution and I have to use my fingers to type!!!!!

Seriously though, I'm having withdrawal symptoms of so called sci-fi, so much so that I think my 3 year old nephew is right (in the middle of a family discussion he side-stepped </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/7305495932789686881/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/hunger-pangs.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/7305495932789686881'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/7305495932789686881'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/hunger-pangs.html' title='Hunger Pangs'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-4681625332886557272</id><published>2009-12-18T14:32:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-12-18T14:32:00.428Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='KISS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='optimistic'/><title type='text'>Back to the KISS Method</title><summary type='text'>My soul's tide governs my body's flow. Unfortunately at times my body thinks it knows better and retaliates governance. In my case, pain is the result. In my optimism I would say that the silver lining to this cloud (though it never seems like it at the time), is that I don't have a long wait before I discover that I've made a wrong turn. When my body and soul fall out of synchronicity, I soon </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/4681625332886557272/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/back-to-kiss-method.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/4681625332886557272'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/4681625332886557272'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/back-to-kiss-method.html' title='Back to the KISS Method'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-6154558287756357798</id><published>2009-12-17T07:53:00.000Z</published><updated>2009-12-17T07:53:21.163Z</updated><title type='text'>The Payoff</title><summary type='text'>In and amongst all the effort, sometimes I'm told something in passing that truly makes my day. Hearing that someone purchased my book is always sure to make me smile, but equally so is hearing that my book has been heard of or recommended to someone I have bumped into. 

A week or so ago I was sat in on a presentation on the spiritual aspects of pregnancy and child birth. I asked the speaker if </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/6154558287756357798/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/payoff.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/6154558287756357798'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/6154558287756357798'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/payoff.html' title='The Payoff'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-6701854984191335488</id><published>2009-12-14T11:10:00.005Z</published><updated>2009-12-15T20:35:46.022Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;Sickle Cell&quot; &quot;Tosin Coker&quot; &quot;Female British Authors&quot; &quot;Science Fiction&quot;'/><title type='text'>The 'to do' List</title><summary type='text'>When shit hits the fan, it doesn't stop spinning. I think this recent hospital stay was the one I was best prepared for, if there can be such a thing. Since the last time, I took it upon myself to have an overnight back packed and ready with everything from my toothbrush to my Acer Aspire One netbook and cell phone charger. Being pre-packed didn't make things that much easier, but at least my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/6701854984191335488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/to-do-list.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/6701854984191335488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/6701854984191335488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/to-do-list.html' title='The &apos;to do&apos; List'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-3558557228861369817</id><published>2009-12-14T08:58:00.010Z</published><updated>2009-12-14T17:24:05.808Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;tosin coker&quot; &quot;female british authors&quot;  author  &quot;science fiction&quot;  spirituality  esoteric  &quot;nubian scribes &quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;carpe diem&quot; &quot;self-employed&quot; work'/><title type='text'>The Unemployed Bum</title><summary type='text'>Just because you have a million and one things to do, doesn't mean you will be guaranteed to get them done. And just because your present intentions are sincere, doesn't mean they get immunity from circumstances beyond your control to execute them. So yeah, I have sickle cell.... yada yada yah, and I'm also an author (more yada yah). I'm also a person do doesn't take kindly to being told she </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/3558557228861369817/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/unemployed-bum.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/3558557228861369817'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/3558557228861369817'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/unemployed-bum.html' title='The Unemployed Bum'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-5821993565048067264</id><published>2009-12-14T08:32:00.004Z</published><updated>2009-12-14T16:51:12.423Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;Sickle Cell&quot; &quot;Tosin Coker&quot; &quot;Female British Authors&quot; &quot;Science Fiction&quot;'/><title type='text'>Time To Write</title><summary type='text'>It's been a while since I wrote my last blog, I've been too busy to organise my thoughts, let alone sit down to write. There are so many things I want to achieve that I tend to get upset at myself for not completing my ever growing 'to do' list. So what is it that I want to achieve exactly?  Well, for a start I want to complete my trilogy. I'm about half way there, but in the meantime, there are </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/5821993565048067264/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/time-to-write.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/5821993565048067264'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/5821993565048067264'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/12/time-to-write.html' title='Time To Write'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-6643877426604027394</id><published>2009-11-28T09:01:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-11-28T09:09:49.650Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;Sickle Cell&quot; &quot;Tosin Coker&quot; &quot;Female British Authors&quot; &quot;Science Fiction&quot;'/><title type='text'>An Author With Sickle Cell</title><summary type='text'>As an author I do alot of networking and from time to time I am invited to attend engagements where I might feature as a guest speaker. Whatever audience I may be addressing, more often than not, they are oblivious to my having sickle cell and quite possibly would know very little about it even if I was to disclose it. However on a few occasions my health issue has come up in one to one </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/6643877426604027394/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/11/author-with-sickle-cell.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/6643877426604027394'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/6643877426604027394'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/11/author-with-sickle-cell.html' title='An Author With Sickle Cell'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-4254333913575240046</id><published>2009-11-22T20:37:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-11-22T20:39:07.052Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;tosin coker&quot; &quot;female british authors&quot;  author  &quot;science fiction&quot;  spirituality  esoteric  &quot;nubian scribes &quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='possiblities'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ambition'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='future'/><title type='text'>Black To The Future</title><summary type='text'>On writing my book, 'The Mouth of Babes' I wasn't thinking about the impact it would have on some people, but British film director/screen writer, Menelik Shabazz, was so awed by my novel that he left a message in my local bookstore 'D'jed', for me to contact him asap and so I did.During our conversation, he gave me serious food for thought. He mentioned that very few nubians write sci-fi and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/4254333913575240046/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/11/black-to-future.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/4254333913575240046'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/4254333913575240046'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/11/black-to-future.html' title='Black To The Future'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-138093146966418743</id><published>2009-11-20T13:25:00.007Z</published><updated>2009-11-20T14:11:03.094Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;tosin coker&quot; &quot;female british authors&quot;  author  &quot;science fiction&quot;  spirituality  esoteric  &quot;nubian scribes &quot;'/><title type='text'>**FREE** Sample Chapters of The Mouth of Babes</title><summary type='text'>**FREE** Download the first three chapters for nada! @ Lulu.comDestiny Kingsley, affectionately known as Teeny, falls into a sudden inexplicable coma, leaving her divorced parents to face their worst fears. Unbeknown to them, their daughter's loss of consciousness has been induced by her late grandmother for the sake of delivering an important message; "Don't forget to BE".During Teeny's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/138093146966418743/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/11/book-trailer-mouth-of-babes-tosin-coker.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/138093146966418743'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/138093146966418743'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/11/book-trailer-mouth-of-babes-tosin-coker.html' title='**FREE** Sample Chapters of The Mouth of Babes'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-563070564888925558</id><published>2009-11-19T22:01:00.006Z</published><updated>2009-11-19T22:07:12.317Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indigo child'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crystal children'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spirituality'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gamma wave'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;tosin coker&quot; &quot;female british authors&quot;'/><title type='text'>Who or What are Indigo &amp; Crystal Children?</title><summary type='text'>Quotes from The Mouth of Babes - Nana explains to Teeny about Indigo and Crystals:“Every Indigo and Crystal Soul counts. Indigos are dependent on Lightworkers; the support network, fore bearers, fore warners and guides of this important time. Likewise the Crystals are highly dependent on the Indigos whom with the benefit of their knowledge, personal experience and maturation of their abilities </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/563070564888925558/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/11/who-or-what-are-indigo-crystal-children.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/563070564888925558'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/563070564888925558'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/11/who-or-what-are-indigo-crystal-children.html' title='Who or What are Indigo &amp; Crystal Children?'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-2430532497387296257</id><published>2009-11-18T11:05:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-11-18T11:07:02.610Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='imagination'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='intuition'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='clairvoyancy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spirituality'/><title type='text'>Imagination Vs Intuition</title><summary type='text'>Imagination: Imagination is like a talkative child who embellishes or some might say; exaggerates. Exaggeration is not an accurate word to use to define it's processes, because that would be like saying the imagination has a right and a wrong. The imagination has no such limitations and does not conform to such imposed boundaries. In your imagination the laws of physics do not apply and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/2430532497387296257/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/11/imagination-vs-intuition.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/2430532497387296257'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/2430532497387296257'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/11/imagination-vs-intuition.html' title='Imagination Vs Intuition'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-2039132388016592921</id><published>2009-11-15T22:43:00.000Z</published><updated>2009-11-15T22:44:50.515Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='promotion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='publicity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;tosin coker&quot; &quot;female british authors&quot;'/><title type='text'>Inquiring Minds Talk Themselves Into Buying Your Books</title><summary type='text'>As an author one of the first things we learn (or should) is to always carry a couple of your books with you wherever you go. You never know where the next sale might come. No problem, but most people are not psychic and wont have a clue what you have hidden in your backpack or car boot until you strike up a conversation about it.Lately however people come to me and ask who I am and what I do. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/2039132388016592921/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/11/inquiring-minds-talk-themselves-into.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/2039132388016592921'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/2039132388016592921'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/11/inquiring-minds-talk-themselves-into.html' title='Inquiring Minds Talk Themselves Into Buying Your Books'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523525205898567389.post-5395088509531586915</id><published>2009-11-11T18:55:00.000Z</published><updated>2009-11-11T19:04:01.131Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;tosin coker&quot; &quot;female british authors&quot;'/><title type='text'>Be True To The Authentic YOU</title><summary type='text'>I had been having concerns about my author name, true Tosin Coker is my name, but only after publishing my book did I come to find just how many people both, male and female I share it with. Not a problem, that is until I realised that one of them has a reputation as an online scam artist. Uh oh! This upset me because I'm pretty much new to all of this, but the one thing I do know is that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/feeds/5395088509531586915/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/11/be-true-to-authentic-you.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/5395088509531586915'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3523525205898567389/posts/default/5395088509531586915'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tosincoker.blogspot.com/2009/11/be-true-to-authentic-you.html' title='Be True To The Authentic YOU'/><author><name>Tosin Coker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369003786981636165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut2HVYbmunM/SvsLeJ82BsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TLr1falBIg8/S220/tmob_9day.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
