{"id":765,"date":"2022-02-23T21:05:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T21:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startersites.io\/stagingfour\/?page_id=765"},"modified":"2026-05-12T19:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:48:16","slug":"media-kit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/akosuasankofa.com\/staging\/media-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-7fab626\" data-block-id=\"7fab626\"><style>.stk-7fab626 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-7fab626 .stk-block-text__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-7, #1a1a1a) !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color\">Media Kit<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-6319cfa\" data-block-id=\"6319cfa\"><style>.stk-6319cfa {margin-bottom:50px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-6319cfa-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2595950\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2595950\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-2595950 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 33.3% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2595950-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2595950-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-dd6134e\" id=\"book-blurb\" data-block-id=\"dd6134e\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Book Blurb<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8de798d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8de798d\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-8de798d {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 66.7% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8de798d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8de798d-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-723dc8e\" id=\"monmouth-deep\" data-block-id=\"723dc8e\"><style>.stk-723dc8e {margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-723dc8e .stk-block-heading__text{color:#fcb900 !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Monmouth Deep<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-4881607\" data-block-id=\"4881607\"><style>.stk-4881607 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-4881607 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--medium, 20px) !important;color:#fffffe !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-4881607 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--medium, 20px) !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color\"><strong>Bad leadership and oaths of silence are a dangerous combination.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">When she receives a mysterious invitation to work as an intern at the secretive Monmouth Project, twenty-one-year-old NICOLA SPENCER feels sure that their claim\u2014that the facility is headquartered in a deep-sea military base\u2014must be a hoax.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Little does she know the advanced human colony down there\u2014and the alien-inspired fleet they\u2019ve built\u2014could be on the cusp of unleashing a dark agenda upon Planet Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s the real agenda of the above-top-secret black project that has run amok, progressing without oversight for thirty-five years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Who are the Sentinels?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Will a paralyzed White House even take action when informed about the impending disaster?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Most importantly, should Nicola try to expose the truth or save her own skin?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b2f56df\" data-block-id=\"b2f56df\"><style>.stk-b2f56df {margin-bottom:50px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b2f56df-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7564c2f\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7564c2f\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-7564c2f {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 33.3% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7564c2f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks 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.stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--medium, 20px) !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Coming soon&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-6670cb2\" data-block-id=\"6670cb2\"><style>.stk-6670cb2 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-6670cb2-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5698843\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5698843\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-5698843 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 33.3% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5698843-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5698843-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading 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class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Coming soon&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-03f5623\" data-block-id=\"03f5623\"><style>.stk-03f5623 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-03f5623-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ea7eb3a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ea7eb3a\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-ea7eb3a {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 33.3% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ea7eb3a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ea7eb3a-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-78c2068\" id=\"author-photos\" data-block-id=\"78c2068\"><h2 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class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-a482fa6-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8c665b1\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8c665b1\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-8c665b1 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 33.3% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8c665b1-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8c665b1-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-6df13c9\" id=\"author-bio\" data-block-id=\"6df13c9\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Author Bio<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2b49fb9\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2b49fb9\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-2b49fb9 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 66.7% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2b49fb9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2b49fb9-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-947a37a\" data-block-id=\"947a37a\"><style>.stk-947a37a .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--medium, 20px) !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-947a37a .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--medium, 20px) !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Akosua Sankofa is the author of the forthcoming science fiction novel, MONMOUTH DEEP, past winner of the Cygnus Book Award for Science Fiction (Soft Sci-Fi category).  She resides in North Carolina with her family.  When she&#8217;s not researching the physics of futuristic underwater buildings, she enjoys baking, reading, taking family road-trips to the seaside, and co-writing short, humorous stories (including Victorian-era comedies) with her sister.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media Kit Book Blurb Monmouth Deep Bad leadership and oaths of silence are a dangerous combination.&nbsp; When she receives a mysterious invitation to work as an intern at the secretive Monmouth Project, twenty-one-year-old NICOLA SPENCER feels sure that their claim\u2014that the facility is headquartered in a deep-sea military base\u2014must be a hoax.&nbsp; Little does she [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-765","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/akosuasankofa.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/akosuasankofa.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/akosuasankofa.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akosuasankofa.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akosuasankofa.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/akosuasankofa.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/765\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/akosuasankofa.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}