The Author's Hideaway

A native of Colorado, Mrs. Yolanda M. Johnson-Bryant, currently resides in the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina, with her husband. She has two grown children and a beautiful grand daughter. 

        Mrs. Johnson-Bryant obtained her education in computer sciences from Denver Technical College, Information Technology from the University of Phoenix and various certifications in Business, Foreign Language, Medical Administration and Coding and Grant Writing from Guilford Technical Community College.  

       Yolanda is a published author and is currently a freelance writer, novelist, editor, ghostwriter, social media specialist, speaker and a literary and entrepreneurial advocate. She is the founder and owner of Literary Wonders!, Literary Wonders! Kids, LW Media Group and Bryant Consulting. She is the former editor for AMAG Online, and columnist for RAW Sistaz Literary Services, Christian Fiction Online Magazine, The Gatekeepers Post, Women Entrepreneur Learning and Leadership and Examiner.com.

        To date, this author has three titles published; My Daughter’s Keeper (2005, out of print), Circumstances(2006) and Crimes of Passion: The Anthology (2006). She is set to release her next novel this Summer titled Revelations. She is working on a non-fiction diabetic book, a children series and a crime series. 

        Although her background is computer science, she is a jack of all trades. Her skills range from nursing to being a private investigator; from being a stock broker to administrative support. Mrs. Johnson-Bryant’s passion for writing began at an early age. She started writing poetry at an early age and then moved on to writing songs for a group she formed with high school friends called “The Purple Passionates”. In mid 1998, Mrs. Johnson-Bryant entered and won a short story contest sponsored by Playboy Magazine and Fastweb.com. She started her first novel project in 1998, which birthed several projects; My Daughter’s Keeper being the first of her completed projects.

        My Daughter’s Keeper, the author’s debut novel, was launched December 4, 2004 at Black Images Bizaar in Dallas, Texas. She re-worked, re-published and re-titled it Circumstances.

        Yolanda’s literary network, Literary Wonders! was formed in 1995 and presents to bring literary awareness and responsibility to minorities. The organization conducts an annual anthology project which features new and established author. The first published is Crimes of Passion: The Anthology which was released June 2006. Mrs. Johnson-Bryant co-authored the anthology which includes short stories by Rhonda M. Lawson, Belinda Williams, John A. Wooden, L.J. Wilson, Sydney Molare, Vincent Alexandria, Gregory Townes, Jana Jay, T.L. Gardner, Deanna Smith and Cherry Hampton.

        Mrs. Johnson-Bryant is a member of The Nussbaum Entrepreneurial Center for Women, Women of Leadership and Learning (WELL Women). She is the Vice President of Education for Speakerpreneur Toastmasters and MprovMasters Toastmasters. 

        She conducts workshops and classes on writing and entrepreneurship. She consults clients in the literary, social media and entrepreneurial fields. She is a member of several reading and writing groups.