In honor of all the fathers out there
Tips of my Father
In honor of all the fathers out there
Author: Bunmi. A.-K
I love books
Writing Tip 101: Inciting Incident
Do you want to write a dull story? If the answer is yes, then do not bother to read any further. However if you want to write a story which has life and momentum then continue reading. The story cannot begin and end at the same place. Technically there has to be movement. Something has [...]
Fat or thin Character
Characters are essential to novels and they can either be flat or round.
A ‘Classical’ childhood.
classic novels are read many people. Some are very good for the younger mind. It is great to capture them so as to open them to a whole world of literature.
First or Second Class Citizen?
Its one year since Buchi Emetcha passed away. I remember when I first encountered her books.
Man Booker, Girl Booker
Winning a writing competition is an achievement. Here is a submission to an African literary magazine.
Interview with Award Winning author Ola Awonubi
Award winning author and blogger Ola Awonubi has self published a collection of short stories.
Writing Tip 101: Nice is not a nice word.
I knew a person who did not like the words ‘nice’ and ‘okay’. She just did not like them. If she sought your opinion on an issue and you replied with ‘it’s nice’. Her conclusion would be that you were covering up your negative view. If in the midst of a conversation, someone used [...]
It’s Black History Month
‘V.S Naipaul has passed away at the age of 85.Just a couple of months before the widely celebrated Black History Month In the literary world,he was seen as a controversial writer.His work drew admiration and revulsion in equal measure.Despite this,Naipaul won numerous coveted literary awards. His name rekindled memories of my undergraduate days.Those were the [...]
My 4 Desert Island Disc Authors
One of my favorite radio program is Radio 4’s Desert Island Disc. In this program a presenter would interview someone from all aspects of public life.