His Beauty 4 Ashes
The Lord has wrought miracles through the life of Takiela Bynum. Life’s circumstances ignited a blaze, and reduced her broken spirit to ashes. She has been restored from cremation and beautified with salvation.
Takiela wrote at her leisure as a tween, and her work proved as evidence of incipient literary composer. God had a purpose for her pleasure…to minister. One must first be hurt in order to be healed, held captive in order to be freed, and cast down to be exalted, that is the basis of her prose. The Lord exchanged the ashes of her life for His beauty, indeed.
Takiela has been married for over ten years to Minister Marterrio Bynum. They have three children, T’eyrr, Marterrio II, and Marterrion (13, 8, 6, respectively). The Bynums’ reside in Nebraska.
In her spare time Takiela enjoys spending time with her family, reading and writing. She desires to be chief among givers (philanthropist) offering her time, knowledge, and resources that God may be glorified.
EXPERIENCE:
CWHAM Columnist July 2007 – Present
Heartland Gatekeeper Writer Aug. 2007 – 2008
Blogcritics Writer Sept. 2007 – Present
The Gospel View -
BET’s Sunday Best Writer Oct. – Dec. 2007 (duration of the show)
Random House Book Reviewer Oct. 2007 – Present
Waterbrook Press Book Reviewer Oct. 2007 – Present
Multnomah Book Reviewer Oct. 2007 – Present
Moody Press Book Reviewer Jun. 2008 – Present
Harvest House Book Reviewer Jun. 2008 – Present
Ministry Marketing Solutions
(apprenticeship) Publicist Jan. 2008 – Jan. 2009
Radiant Lit Editor Aug. 2008 – Present
Books A Latte Publisher Feb. 2008 – Present
L.A.W.S.
Inspration Station Radio Host May 2008 – Present
EDUCATION/TRAINING:
Book Proposals That Make an Impression – Bill Jensen (Agent)
Moving Past the “Ah Ha!” Moment – Andy Scheer (Managing Editor for Christian Writer’s Guild)
Writing and Refining Your Query Letter – Andy Scheer
Writing for the Web – Craig Von Busek (Director of Ministries for CBN)
Promoting Your Writing Through the Web – Craig Von Busek
Blogging and Social Networks – Craig Von Busek
Professional Public Speaking – Craig Von Busek
ORGANIZATIONS AND CLUBS: