T.D. Said

Taunya T.D. Said can capture your attention with her compelling stories. Since childhood, she has been known for her creative spark in everything she touches. Taunya can ignite a child’s mind to help them to see all things are possible when you believe.

Taunya works in Management for the United States Federal Government and has her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business. Her writing experience ranges from technical writing of government policies to a former local recording artist who expresses lyrically through years of songwriting.

Taunya won the 2007 Creative Communication Poetry contest, with her poem “My Impression” which was published in “Celebrate! Poets Speak Out.” Taunya’s childlike heart overpowers adversity and materializes positive vibes. Her personality overwhelms you with pure creativity as she draws you in chapter by chapter with her adventurous stories. She calls her work, “Fiction based on facts”. With her clever ideas and snappy comebacks, it’s no wonder she created Smart Alec Alex, The Series.

“It all started on a slow night on my part-time job as a telemarketer. As a creator by nature, I was bored to pieces, finding it hard to sit still, trying to convince patrons to take a survey that not even I would be interested in taking. In between calls, I started thinking about things I did as a child and compared them with the things my now 27-year-old daughter experienced as a child, and I started to write. My daughter and I are known to be smart alecks. Within two weeks, I had completed my first book. I laughed my whole way through it!”

THE RHYME TO MY REASON

Children of all ethnicities want to see themselves represented when searching for a sense of belonging. During my daughter’s childhood, the options were limited. Today, some books display the differences in some cultures, more than others.

I created Smart Alec Alex, The Series to give children a fun and easy read that relates to the antics in their normal everyday lives. The series focuses on life lessons that help in various areas of a child’s coming of age and assist them in their decision-making and problem-solving.

As our children are developing, Smart Alec Alex, The Series will teach them how to navigate through various situations without escalating to the unknown. At some point in our lives, we all have faced peer pressure of being something or someone other than our true selves. Smart Alec Alex, The Series is geared to keep our youth grounded and help them become aware of how great of an influence they can be for their peers.

The series prepares and frees their mind from the peer pressure of everyday challenges, especially as they transition from Elementary to Middle school. SMART ALEC ALEX, The Series is filled with many LESSONS within a LAUGH!

Through social media, Smart Alec Alex, The Series has become a household favorite. Taunya has been afforded the opportunity to spread the word. She has been a quest featured on WHUR, Howard University Radio Station, “Taking It to the Streets”, with Bobby Gailes and Renee Nash, which is aired during the “Steve Harvey Morning Show”, Chat and Spin Radio, A United Kingdom based internet radio station, GoWin/WINDC Radio, Creedom Books ,Ask The Rayceen Show, Fiction Addition Show, I am Dr. Sharon’s Internet Show, News4 with Molette Green, The Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. Literary Café, Roku’s Inspired Living with Ms. Pat Saturday Bedtime Stories and a host of Book fairs along the eastern seaboard. Smart Alec Alex Series is available nationally and internationally and on Amazon, Books-a-Million, Barns and Noble, Walmart, Target, IngramSpark, as well as a host of independent bookstores.

The Smart Alec Alex series follows an 11-year-old girl named Alexandra P. Knowitall and her four best friends throughout the challenging transition to middle school. The group will take on several adventures filled with lessons and laughs they'll remember forever.