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K. Ibura is a writer, painter, and traveler from New Orleans, Louisiana. The middle child of five, she grew up in a hardscrabble neighborhood with oak and fig trees, locusts and mosquitoes, cousins and neighbors. K. Ibura's work delves into spheres of human liberation, human connection, and evolution. She employs speculative fiction and creative nonfiction to take readers through mind-bending journeys into the transcendent, the mystical, and the fantastic.
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BlogKIS.listcareer // critique // hiding out // identity // perspective // rejection/acceptance o'meter // self confidence // self esteem // Self-promotion
Vol. 43, Hiding Out
Posted on 17 May 2004
Brooklyn, NY Oh, the human being is a complex animal. We often work against our own best interests. We pray for our dreams to come true, yet we bow to fear as our god and keep ourselves in boxes because we don’t know what the terrain is like “out there.” If you, as an artist,… »
BlogKIS.listartist life // author appearances // author readings // career // development // growth // Promotion // rejection/acceptance o'meter // self representation // writer's life
Vol. 42, The Value of Reading Publicly
Posted on 14 April 2004
Brooklyn, NY Recently a friend was writing an essay on the relationship between authors and public readings. “Why,” he asked, “is it important for writers to read their work?” It is an interesting question because writing—unlike the performing arts—doesn’t really need to be performed to be enjoyed by others. For dancers, actors, singers, and musicians,… »
BlogKIS.listartist life // career // earning money // faith // making a living // novel // publishing // rejection // sarah pemberton strong // writing struggles
Vol. 41, Claiming It
Posted on 11 March 2004
Brooklyn, NY As I find myself mired in my perpetual 9-to-5 depression and overwhelmed by the lack of brain space to successfully ponder the distinctions between genres, the secrets of various writing processes, the difficulties of artist development and the importance of craft; I’m just plain exhausted. Under the oppression of this malaise, my thoughts… »
BlogKIS.listartist life // artist sruggles // Build Your Own Life Brand // career // identity // Oprah // rejection // rejection/acceptance o'meter // Self-promotion // Stanley Nelson // Stedman Graham
Vol. 37, Building Your Life Brand
Posted on 29 September 2003
My coworker was recently reading Stedman Graham’s Build Your Own Life Brand! She is eventually interested in opening her own day spa and found it helpful in the work she was doing. She passed it on to me and I’ve been finding it instructive in helping me focus my goals. Every time I mention I’m… »