PASSION PURPOSE & PROSE
A WRITING PASSION For PROSE LEADS To A PURPOSE For HISTORY-MAKING 6 YEAR OLD.
In a TV/IPAD KID world, it warmed my heart when a young 5 year old Jamaican-Canadian boy told me he wanted to write a book last September.
And he wanted me to help.
Chosen-Emmanuel Mc Lean has stories to tell.
As fate would have it, I met Chosen at the acting school, Talent Inc Canada, where I was streamlining and upgrading their whole system of operations as well as Managing Talent.
The next day I spoke with Chosen’s Mom during his class.
I rapped with her AND a few other black Moms with children who really wanted to write a book.
I knew Chosen would have to go first from that roster tho cuz he was READY.
Respect to his Mom for not playing around with his literacy.
Got him learning French too.
I wouldn’t normally take on a child so young but he definitely been here before.
Don’t get me wrong — he was still a 5 going on 6 year old with only so much attention span, but his mind is something else.
It was kinda like seeing a reflection of lil Tab and understanding how to cultivate the creativity before it gets CRUSHED.
OR:
Forgotten as some lost wish of things you would have LOVED to do or USED TO love to do but DIDN'T.
BTW those are usually the things that you are supposed to be doing with your life.
We get caught up chasing PROVISIONS instead of trusting the BOUNTY that comes when you live your PURPOSE.
PASSIONATELY.
But I digress.
A few weeks later, I sat down with Chosen, pulled out my recorder to begin His creative writing sessions.
I asked Chosen to tell me his story.
I let him rant long and strong without interruption to see if it had potential.
He had me cackling.
Then I put on my mentorship/teacher cap and showed him with my questions how we could BUILD on the idea of his story.
So that he could really SEE and FEEL every detail he wanted to include in the book.
“What’s yuh story bout?’
He didn’t hesitate: “BEST FRIENDS & BROTHERS.”
“What do they look like?”
He looked me dead in the eye with a smile: “ME!”
He pointed to his skin.
“Excellent. I want them to look like you too!”
His Parents hired Me immediately after witnessing that session and Chosen and I got deeper into the work.
But I had one CONDITION:
No publishing of the book until Chosen could READ AND WRITE the book by himself.
His desire was to inspire other children to love reading — and I needed him to take that seriously.
I gave him homework to spell and read ALL of the words he chose to use in his book.
But he came through with typical 5-Year Old Bravado and KILLED IT!!
Meanwhile, in turn, I rose to the artistical challenge and did all of the ILLUSTRATIONS, something I hadn't intended to do OR had never done before.
And this is why you now have the rare opportunity to read the Book from the mind of a brilliant, now 6-Year Old named CHOSEN titled:
CHASE & ROCKY: BEST FRIENDS AND BROTHERS
The book, officially published On February 26, 2024, makes 6 year old Chosen-Emmanuel Mc Lean the youngest Canadian author to be published!!
And it is my honour to have been CHOSEN to help make it happen.
BUY & GIFT A COPY TODAY!
Good for you guys - you have changed that boy's life. D
U R A GENIUS EDITOR/WRITER & PUBLISHER. And this young Wunderkind is lucky to have found U. May his Book continue to set Records n Make History. Thank U 4 agreeing to be the heart n soul of The T.A.G.S TALENT SCOUT Agency.