Naleighna Kai, author of Every Woman Needs a Wife

Essence and National Bestselling author, Naleighna Kai, was originally self-published before she, along with her son, (NAACP Image Award Nominee, J. L. Woodson), were both picked up by Strebor Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Using funds from her paycheck as a legal secretary, she produced and marketed her first two novels and her son's first two, gaining the attention of several publishing houses and agents and eventually landing them on bestsellers lists and put them in line for many awards and other valuable opportunities. She was one of the original nineteen authors on Wal*Mart's first ever African-American Author tour, aptly named, "Soul Expressions" and he enjoyed a visit to the red carpet in Los Angeles for the NAACP Image Awards among other distinctions. Their story is truly one of faith, determination and perseverance. Find out more about their journey from self-publishing to mainstream success in the inspirational book, Speak it Into Existence written by Sesvalah and Naleighna Kai.
Visit Naleighna Kai online at www.naleighnakai.com, her son J. L. Woodson at www.jlwoodson.com or the agency at www.macropublishing.com.