"I am a writer that creates stories and characters for black girls and women who never got to see themselves as the protagonist. Whether you were told that your skin was too dark, your hair was too nappy, your body was too big or too tall or all of the above, I’m here to tell you it was all a lie and I have something written just for you. For us."

— TANZANIA GLOVER

Tanzania Glover lives in Chicago, Illinois. She is a blogger, pop culture critic, amateur chef, and tiny house enthusiast. Find her on all social media platforms as TanSaidWhat.

I write slow burns. Yes even my novellas. My characters are notoriously private and will never tell you all their business on page one. First they introduce themselves, feel you out some to see if you’re trustworthy and only then will they tell you everything you need to know. Sometimes you may still be getting relevant information on the final pages, but it’s because you have to earn their vulnerability and work for their uncomfortable truths.

People ask why I sometimes decide to include such heavy life lessons that go beyond the scope of a typical romance in my books. It’s because love doesn’t happen in a vacuum or only to people with seemingly perfect lives. In fact like everything else we experience in life it usually comes under the most chaotic of circumstances and when we least expect it. While I admit that some situations can be unsettling to read about for some, I purposely write with care and levity to make the content easier to digest. Because pretending that hardships don’t exist just because a love story is being told isn’t realistic and despite writing fairytales perfection will never be the goal.