Love, Song & Dance (By Jevon L. Mack)

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Q. What was your primary motivation for writing Love, Song & Dance?
A. Love, Song & Dance started as a challenge from a friend who dared me to
write an online sex chronicle and post it on various blogs to see what type of re-
action I would get. What came from roughly four paragraphs were the emotions,
sentiments of individuals and events that happened around me that grazed my heart,
mind and spirit, allowing me to free myself and spew what had been in me for so
long but never would come out right verbally.
Q. People may be surprised or appalled by Ja’Quan Jones’ character in the book.

How did you come up with Ja’Quan as your main character?
A. Ja’Quan was the combination of six individuals that are distinctly different, yet
all shared three common issues: each has an inner sexual struggle, each are born
and bred church boys trying to walk by faith, and each want a shot at love.
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Q. Granted most authors want to blaze their own path, what author(s) would you
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A. Kimberla Lawson Roby for her imagination that is so realistic you can’t help
$7.99 but relate. S.B. Redd (The Maverick) for his in-your-face delivery with a spiritual
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Q. Ja’Quan has few friends and allies in the workplace. Why?
A. People are scared of a man like Ja’Quan because of what they perceive as arro-
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gance, which in reality is confidence and self assuredness that is the result of having
to fight his way to happiness and freedom from the chains that try to bind him. In a
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nutshell, most want what he has; but they don’t know how to get it, or how he got
Ingrams it and so quickly, thus a jealous person’s envy syndrome.
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Q. Talk about maybe one of the other characters readers should look for when
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reading Love, Song & Dance.
A. That would be Marquavious Blackwell better known as Blaq. He is the best

friend and right-hand man of Ja’Quan. He’s not quite grasped his friend’s meaning
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Q. Why readers should want to read Love, Song & Dance?
A. Love, Song & Dance is the story of the current generation of young men—and
not just black men on the rise trying to find their identities in religion, society, love
and themselves. Love, Song & Dance is not the typical he said-she-said who fucked
who first another brother on the down-low drama gimmick found on the book-
shelves. Love, Song & Dance is truth regardless of how you see it.
Q. What makes Ja’Quan so guarded about allowing people into his world?
A. Ja’Quan has been hurt time after time by lies, deceit, fair-weather friends and
straight-up enemies who either used him for what they wanted, but then put him on
the shelf like an obsolete toy or doll when of no use. Constantly treated like ciga-
rette ashes on the floor, trust broken, and eyes opened, Ja’Quan sees things for what
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they are and kicks himself for putting folks on a pedestal to find out that he should
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A. Evaluate your story as well as motivation and pray about it. Ready yourself for
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epub/Kindle formats being outright haters.
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Dance.
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A. Joy. Pain. Sadness. Rejuvenation and inner healing.
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Q. Will there be a sequel? If not, can you give a sneak peak into your next literary
project?
A. There will be a Love, Song & Dance II;

II Ja’Quan’s story can’t all be told in one
segment. And if you think Part One was heavy, Part Two will be the icing on the
cake.
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Q. People may be surprised or appalled by Ja’Quan Jones’ character in the book.

A. That would be Marquavious Blackwell better known as Blaq. He is the best

Q. Why readers should want to read Love, Song & Dance?

A. There will be a Love, Song & Dance II;

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