Vickie Stringer: The Queen of Hip-Hop Lit
From prison to prayer to publishing, the CEO of Triple Crown Publications talks about her path to success and what she loves—and hates—about the publishing business.
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I share this story with people, and I say, “This is the story of my success that people won’t print.” I wrestled with my success and almost missed the window myself.
• Why did these writers come to you for help?
Stringer: I self-published my first book, and it was everywhere. It was on the streets, so [these writers] were seeing it and reading it. They became Vickie Stringer fans, and they recognized that we had similar genres. They said, “No one else will help me, and you get it, so why don’t you put my book out?” I remember talking to K’wan … and I said, “Look, you keep calling me, but this company does not even exist. I don’t think I can do this.” But he said, “I trust you. I think you can do this. Let’s do the damn thing.” …
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