Getting to know Tamika Newhouse

Tamika Newhouse is the Best Selling author of The Ultimate No No. She is also known as the creator and President of African Americans on the Move Book Club, which is an online book club catering to avid readers across the nation. She is currently the Editor of Step Up Sista Magazine and literary consultant. In March 2009 Tamika was announced the Women of the Year by Alive Magazine and nominated as Best Radio Personality by the Black Book Clubs Rock Awards. As well as the African American Literary Awards awarded her as Self Published Author of the Year in less then a year after the release of her first novel.

Tamika made her publishing debut under the AAMBC Publications, which will publish anthologies showcasing various authors’ talents. She is currently the CEO of Delphine Publications and has the vision of building a powerful company.

Tamika can be heard on the syndicated AAMBC Radio, where she interviews new and seasoned authors. The show showcases many of the author’s talents and their current projects.

Tamika created the national tour group called Literary Sistah's, where she and authors tour all over the nation. She is currently living in San Antonio with her husband son, and daughter. She released her second book The Ultimate Moment No Regrets in September 2009 and is currently working on her third novel Cookie: A Fort Worth Story. She plans to release her fourth novel He was a Bad Idea in Fall of 2010.



The famed characters from The Ultimate NO NO are back and are still searching for love. The scam Nitrah and Dahlia created was just the beginning of their heartaches. Now time has past and the ladies are back for round two. Nitrah has decided to move on with her life and even took a new step in her career, but as soon as she moves on Troy comes back to Fort Worth. Not only does Nitrah face Troy, she also will face the past when Michael is back to start a committed relationship with her. She is now torn between the two, and you want believe who she chooses. Jazzaray and Tim are now married. But aren't you suppose to be living the happily ever after. Well that isn't the case when Jazzaray and Tim both face so many turmoils that they will be tested in some of the most difficult ways. Now, Monica who turns out to be a predator for married men will make it her mission to make Tim all hers. Will Tim and Jazzaray's relationship survive or did they jump the broom too soon. Finally, will Dahlia find true love with the man who got away? Can she finally let go of the past with Troy. Things for her becomes worse before it gets better and as you expect for her to finally get her prince charming, her life takes a unexpected twist that you will be shocked to see how it all ends. Are all her sisters secrets really out of the closet? Can these women finally find true love and stop playing with peoples hearts. They will all come face to face with their problems in their final Moments, and in the end they must make a choice and having No Regrets in the end. It's now or never!!

AAH: Do you see writing as a career or a hobby?

TN: A career. Once I started my dream there was no point in half way doing it. No one wants to half fulfill a dream. This is who I am. I am a writer and writer is me.

AAH: Do you recall how your interest in writing originated?

TN: Yeah in third grade when we use to write these short stories. I kept every single piece I have ever written. I was a very imaginative child. I loved to day dream and just create lives in my head. Every since I could understand the Craft of writing it has been in me.

AAH: Can you share a little of your current work with us?

TN: The Ultimate Moment No Regrets is the sequel to my first book. Its is a romantic drama that consists of several lives. I create situations that are realistic in relationships. Such as lying, cheating, uncertainty, and more. In my first book The Ultimate NO NO I wanted to bring realness to a romance book. I never will write a fairy tale.

AAH: What was the hardest part of writing your book?

TN: Starting my second book was hard because it was my first time writing a book in 3 years and this one I knew for sure other people would read. I was just nervous and thinking about the what ifs. I quickly got over that and went back to basics and that's just to have fun with someone Else's life that I created.

AAH: Do you have any advice for other writers?

TN: Yes do a lot of research. No one should be ignorant to a industry they are in. Be smart and know the business.

AAH: How long does it take you to write a book?

TN: About 4-6 weeks. My thing if the book is good to me then I cant put my pen down. Just like if I was reading it I wouldn't be able to put it down. So its the same when I am writing.

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