What some writers call writers block is sometimes just the habit of thinking too much when they sit down to write. I’m not saying there are no times when your head gets so blank and you don’t know how to start, but in many cases, it is because you are trying to churn out perfect …
Years back when I began to take writing seriously, I scribbled down stories only when I felt inspired to. At that time, I had plenty of time on my hands since I didn’t have a job and I had lots of story ideas exploding in my head. I remember that almost every morning, I posted …
Some weeks ago, I felt empty and dry. I was experiencing a term commonly referred to as ‘writer burnout’ and it was so bad that I began to forget names and places and my head for many seconds would just go blank. I had these blog post ideas before me yet I couldn’t do anything …
Last year, I attended a meeting for bloggers somewhere in Ibadan. It would be my first experience ever to meet other bloggers and I was excited and curious at the same time. When I got to the venue in a very swanky restaurant, I saw that some of the bloggers had already arrived. I joined …
After reading Monster by Frank Peretti, I saw another section at the back of the book titled ‘Behind the Scenes’ and I was excited to find that it was an interview that centered on Frank Peretti’s life as a writer. Frank Peretti is a leading novelist in christian fiction. He is the author of books …
Five years ago, I published a book. A short story of about 16 pages. It was my first attempt at anything publishing. Some of my friends were nice enough to patronize me and about two or three others bought the book. You can imagine how excited I was when I held the book for the …
Recently, a friend sent me a story that touched my heart deeply. It was a personal story and It was obvious she wanted to just get it off her chest. She was cool with me sharing her story on the blog although she didn’t want her identity disclosed. It made me realise how many people …
Writing for the gospel has been both interesting and challenging. Even though I have been writing since I was a kid, I didn’t take it seriously until some six years ago. I started with short stories and then I tried my hands on stage plays before trying out screenplays. Years later, I began to blog …
When I started blogging over two years ago, I had one goal in mind: I wanted to have my stories in one location. I had started writing stories in episodes on my facebook wall and some of my friends were finding it difficult to access past episodes except when I tagged them and so I …