Rasheda Ashanti Malcolm
“It’s difficult to classify myself solely as a writer of romance, when in fact writing about women’s lives, and the complexities that has gone into making her that woman, entails a great deal more than romance.”
Next Book Out September 24th 2020
Love Again
Runner up in the Saga Literary Prize
Swimming with Fishes
Hey IG Fam,
Another Author Talkshow coming up on Sunday, I’m hosting with my fellow #twentyin2020 author, #stellaoni and our special guests, Dr Jasmine R Gordon & Kristen Fenrick.
We’ll be looking at what a positive mindset can do for your creativity, your craft.
All writers know the heartbreak of rejection & negative criticism of your novel/ short story/poetry/screenplay, but how do you react to it? How do you move on & do better?
Join us if you can, share your thoughts & take advice from our guests, Dr Jasmine Gordon & Kristen Fenrick.
You never fail unless you give up.
#authortalkshow #stellaoni #kristenfenrick #books #jasminegordon #novels #entertainment #creativentertainment #writers #readers #listeners #nevergiveup
Welcome to my writing space. The place where I write. Where my emotions are ripe and ready to erupt.
I also have days where my kitchen table calls me to write.
And there’s also my back garden that invites me to write, especially when the sun is bright and has warmth.
And my community writing space is in the Bush Theatre (when lockdown is over) where I can people watch and observe life.
But mostly the centre of my bed, with clean, fresh sheets smelling of my favourite washing powder & conditioner - is my creative haven.
#writingspace #theplacetobe #mycreativelife #writingspot #mybed #mygarden #mykitchen #bushtheatre #grateful #gratitudeisamust #wheredoyouwrite
It’s World Book Day🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽#
This year’s theme: To share a story.
Swipe to see some books that I know you’ll enjoy.
#worldbookday #worldbookday2021 #authors #readers #writers #readersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #Twentyin2020
Hey IG Fam - summer’s nearly here, got your summer reads yet?
Wanna escape and lose yourself between the pages of contemporary romance?
Order your copies of Swimming With Fishes and Love Again from https://www.jacarandabooksartmusic.co.uk/
#summervibes #summerread #summertime #romancenovels #womenfiction #readers #jacarandabooks #readersofig #authorslife #rashedaashantimalcolm #twentyin2020
I am busy working on my third novel. Watch this space.
She is so adorable 😊 she may not understand what an author is, but she knows I write books without pictures, so what does she do? Becomes a bookseller, selling her own books in her pretend shop 🤣🤣🤣
#childstar #writerslife #authorlife #booksellers #kids #kidsdothecutestthings #gratitude
Best thing about the UK, you can experience 4 seasons in a day. That’s why we’re always so ready to host a barbecue at the sight of a flash of sunshine 🌞
The world feels different.
Meeting up with friends and family feels different.
It seems like different is the new normal.
Change is inevitable so I guess changes are to be embraced.
Remember always to be grateful.
#gratitude #gratitudeisamust
#fourseasonsinoneday #fourseasons #change #different #friends #family #differentperspective #changes #normal #newnormal
The question all writers are consistently asked - why do you write?
#whyiwrite @theliteraryconsultancy #writingtoexhale #stilliwrite #justwrite
First thing’s first - I do not own the copyright of any of the music played in these clips of ‘Sip N Labrish’
Neither do I own anything the ‘Disruptive’ and absolutely hilarious Coach, Marcia Gordon, comes out with.
Secondly, ‘labrish’ is the Jamaican term for ‘chatting’
But just to give a short brief about the ‘Disruptive’ Coach, she has been a coach for over 20-years, and has brought back laughter and put back smiles on people’s faces.
And on a serious note, she’s offered many a variant of solutions to broken spirits, lives and careers.
She has been one of the grief-busters for me, after the loss of my first love and the father of my children to cancer last year.
She gives me many hours of laughter and admits that I am also one she turns to for support & advice in her conundrums and angst.
As well as being funny, I find her to be wise in her humour and outspoken, owning all she says without apologies.
So, without further ado - it gives me pleasure to introduce her to you, my IG Fam & my writing tribe as we discuss her chosen topic ...
‘When love is lost.’
#laughteristhebestmedicine #laughterisgoodforthesoul #laughter #sip&labrish #labrish
#jamaica #jamaicanpatwa
An amazing Female Author of Colour Talk Show this evening with an international audience of women.
Our awesome guest speaker, #naleighnakai is a powerhouse of a woman.
#powerhousewoman #phenomenalwoman #femaleauthors #globalwomenauthors #writers #readers
I haven’t traveled all these years and all these miles alone.
I have been inspired by both women and men.
I have been empowered by the souls and works of great humans.
I have been taught lessons by children, babes and sucklings.
I accept that I will never be too old to learn or to be corrected.
I am grateful for life and all the teachings and lessons.
Stories touch people, change lives, inspire greatness.
I am rarely alone, but I know loneliness.
Gratitude is a must & I’m going to share some of my gems with you.
#SipNLabrish #chillwithme #hangoutinmyworld #letstalk #goinglive #lifeslessons #allaboutlove #marciagordan #disruptivecoach #teachings #lessonslearnt #shareexperiences #passionforlove #watchthisspace
Ease up on lockdown and a special day for our family. It was great for us to meet and remember & celebrate our patriarch - a year on from his transition.
The sun kissed the day and we basked in its’ glow and soaked up its warmth as we celebrated the life of our loved one and a year since his transition.
How quickly that year passed. It hardly feels like a whole year since we last saw him. Mountains of grief climbed, rivers of tears flowed, yet smiles and laughter were the great disrupters.
His children and grandchildren all carry parts of him, in their smiles, their hands, shape of their faces and fingers, their smiles that curves their lips and gives way to the dimples in their cheeks - it was amazing for me to see these shadows of him in them.
Truly God is great🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
So excited to be apart of the Stellar Theatre initiative, the brainchild of Peggy Vance and Karen Paul, who are taking theatre to zoom - in your own home.
My play, House of Women along with other plays by established and emerging playwrights, offers a span of themes and issues, the unifying thread being that each provides provocative food for thought and post-show conversation.
Check it out on www.stellar theatre.co.uk
#stellartheatre #houseofwomen #playwright #play #ashantirasheda #livetheatre #livetheatreexperience #inyourownhome
How can you be bored with children around, I often ask when mums tell me that.
Children say and do the funniest things, keep you entertained for hours, if you let them.
Just look at ‘Little Miss’ all of two-years-old, telling her two-months old baby sister to ‘shush, be quiet.’ 🤣🤣
Between writing, yoga, people & children watching, I have kept my sanity during this lockdown.
#kidsdothefunniestthings #funnykids #worldofgirls #lovechildren #mytribe #entertainingkids #kidsentertainment #writing #writerslife #peoplewatching #lifeisamazing #lockdownlife
Feet up on Mother’s Day -
Breakfast delivery arrived with a knock at the door - and I’m looking forward to dinner. 😀🍾🍾🍾
Happy Mother’s Day to all the women who have mothered, nurtured, and loved little humans.
And to my own Mummy - happy heavenly Mother’s Day, Mummy, not a day past without thoughts of you ❤️❤️❤️
#mothersday #mother #Motherhood #noonelikemother #motherslove #mothersloveisforever
Join us on our author platform . . . It’s fun, it’s fab, it’s informative.
#author #authorevent #writers #authors #authorgram #inspiringauthors #authortalkshow #Twentyin2020 #jacarandabooksartmusic
Some days it’s about hanging with my girls . . . no writing - no reading, no working, just letting my child within play & be.
#childwithin #girls #girlsjustwannahavefun #girlswillbegirls #girlfun #girlboss #girlsareus #mydynasty #proudgrandma
International Women’s Day - celebrating and acknowledging the global contributions made by women.
We each have the power to be part of the change we want to see.
Let’s ensure women and girls voices are heard.
Let’s make a pledge to eliminate violence against women and girls.
Let’s make a pledge to shake up racism, where it sits so comfortably among certain parts of society.
I pledge to continue my role in empowering women and girls to see their potential and accept their greatness.
I pledge love
#iwd #internationalwomensmonth #equality #equalityforall #equalitymatters #empoweringwomen #empoweringgirls #loveyourself #love
Happy International Women’s Day
May we always remember the social, spiritual, political & economic contribution of women and women of colour.
#internationalwomensday #womenempowerment #women #womensupportingwomen #empoweringgirls #girlboss #salutingwomen #womenofcolour
Happy World 🌎 Book 📚 Day . . . What books are you reading today? Hint- hint, 😉😉😉
#worldbookday #booksofinstagram #readers #writerscommunity #authors #twentyin2020
March has arrived, International Women’s Month . . . Celebrating and sharing all our achievements, accomplishments . . . Being proud of our ‘female-ness’ our ‘womanhood’ and our ‘motherhood.’
I was invited by #LindaAttram to attend a Global Women’s meeting and was truly blown away by some of the women I met, of course this was online, but the feminine energy was potent, the ambition & vibrancy of shared skills real and constructive.
Partnerships & collaborations are the future for the progress of women.
#womensupportingwomen #womenempoweringwomen #sistersquad #womantowoman #enjoylife #globalwomenclub #globalwomen