https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/writing-jobs/w/full-time-writer/6451/rolonda-watts-on-how-dr-maya-angelou-has-influenced-her-writing-career---videoen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/writing-jobs/w/full-time-writer/6451/rolonda-watts-on-how-dr-maya-angelou-has-influenced-her-writing-career---videoTue, 19 Sep 2017 18:42:02 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:b2f9eb34-6752-4d03-af33-88e49cda4690Rolonda Wattshttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/writing-jobs/w/full-time-writer/6451/rolonda-watts-on-how-dr-maya-angelou-has-influenced-her-writing-career---video#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Full-Time Writer by Rolonda Watts on 9/19/2017 6:42:02 PM<br /> <div class="asl-wikipage-summary"> <p>Acclaimed author, playwright, and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou had a profound impact on American literature and education. Privileged to have the late Dr. Angelou as a close family friend and mentor, author and TV personality Rolonda Watts dedicates much of her writing life to her mentor. With some tough love and encouragement from Dr. Angelou, Watts was able to take her years of telling the stories of so many others as a journalist, and channel that passion into writing the story that she had been wanting to tell. Watts was inspired by Dr. Angelou&#39;s ability to reach people, which greatly influenced her award-winning debut novel, <em>Destiny Lingers</em>.</p> </div> <div class="asl-wikipage-media"> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-94/Rolonda-Watts-on-How-Dr.-Maya-Angelou-Has-Influenced-Her-Writing-Career.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Rolonda-Watts-on-How-Dr.-Maya-Angelou-Has-Influenced-Her-Writing-Career.mp4</a></p> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, video</div>