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THE MAN BEHIND THE BOOKS - RELENTLESS CELEBRATES HIS YEAR OF FREEDOM HE PUSHED HIS DREAM!!!
You know how it goes. You all have seen or heard about the publicity (I'm sure), whether it's on Good Day New York, or you may have heard the radio interviews on WBLS or KISS FM, or even caught the name here and there...But, it's always up to us to control the images that are created in the market place. So, here and now, I want to make this ABSOLUTELY CLEAR: I never sat around and listened to the stories told by other people, only to write them down and call them my books. My first publication/PUSH (in fact) was written while I was in solitary confinement. That meant no contact with other human beings (except for correctional officers who served as the 'keepers of the keys'. Mind you, I didn't even have a dictionary with which to correct my own horrendous spelling. That is to say, I am much too far ahead of the game to be that LAME who listened in to other people's stories, and then to interpret them as my own. That, in my opinion, would be less talented and something that anybody could do, not to mention, more an activity for the common huckster. I assure you, that I am far past the 'huckster status.'
But, set aside any misunderstandings, I want to thank you all who have helped in my progress, whether you directly or indirectly played a part in my growth. This month marks one year since I was officially a free man. And in that year, not only have I released 6 books (with 4 more to be released by the holidays), but my office has expanded, cases of books are crawling up my walls, we did the Barnes & Noble seminar, the Harlem Book Fair, The Black Expo, etc. etc, as well as there is a team of loyal soldiers who have a hands-on effort in seeing my way to the top. There are three times as many releases coming from Relentless in 2005; as always, MECCA CLOTHING is still sponsoring and supporting our brand, there's a new marketing effort in place to bring our titles to another 600,000 in 2005 and the blessings never cease. Can you imagine? I did all of this having left prison a year ago with just $10 in my pocket, and, can you imagine what's in store for the next year? WOW. Even I need a deep breath. Thank you again for all of your kind words, your resources and your prayers. Remember; keep eyes on the dream, not the competition. And that is just fine by me, since Relentless has no competition
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