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Expert: Rhonda Campbell - 8/17/2009


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Hi, When writing about celebrities and their relationships, is there a credible source on the internet or anywhere for that matter, that one can reference so as to avoid the "allegedly" or "rumored to have been" slogans?

Answer
Hi,


Contact the celebrity's publicist.  Sometimes you can find the publicist name and contact information simply by typing the celebrity's name followed by the work publicist (i.e. Jay Leno's publicist) in a search engine.  Ask the publicist if the information is accurate.  They have direct contact with the celebrities that they support.

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Rhonda Campbell

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I can answer questions on how to get published in magazines and newspapers; how to market your own books; how to earn a living writing; how to write press releases; how to find a good editor; how to edit your own books; finding a good printer; finding a good book illustrator; doing your taxes as a freelance writer. Questions I can't answer include specifics around working with a print on demand publisher

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I have 36 years of experience as a writer (fiction and non-fiction). I am a book reviewer with Nielsen Media. I am a newspaper columnist and a reporter. I am a former radio station host and I am the editor of a literary newsletter, The Book Lover's Haven. I am also the author of more than 10 books.

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Writer's Critique Group

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The Trenton Times Philadelphia Trend Sisters in Style Essence Magazine The Pittsburgh Quarterly Obsidian II, etc.

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I have taken numerous writing courses on book, proposal and grant writing as well as marketing and promotion

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100 Most Admired African American Women Who's Who

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