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Admin on September 1st, 2010
Our Featured Writer for the month of September is Boomingsols. Her story, ‘Oh Pastor!’ topped the Best of the Month board with the highest comments and views in the month of August. To read more of her stories click HERE. Enjoy the interview below.
When and why did you begin writing?
When … I started writing when I was in Primary School in conjunction with drawing. I have a couple of portraits to show for it. Though I’m a Computer Scientist by profession, I major in Website Design and database management. I do Computer Graphics and I’m a programmer.
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Myne Whitman on September 1st, 2010
This story is set in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Detective Tamunoemi Peterside investigates a bombing at the residence of Pius Okpara, who is contesting for governor in the state primaries. No one was killed in the bombing but there is an attempt on the life of the only witness, a judge’s wife, that same night. Another attempt is successful and so starts a murder investigation.
Tammy suspects Okpara’s aide who he assumes is in cahoots with their political opponent, Dr. Puene, but the state chief of police orders him to drop the case because he’s wrong. Along the line, the reason to
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Myne Whitman on August 11th, 2010
Onaedo - The Blacksmith’s daughter is the first novel by Ngozi Achebe. If you’re a fan of the style of Chinua Achebe, who happens to be Ngozi’s uncle, this book will not disappoint. The main story is that of Onaedo, a young teenager of Igbo ethnicity, in the time before the English colonialists made our geographic space a country called Nigeria. The novel is engaging and swift-paced but also manages to be serious and moving.
Synopsis from the publishers
Onaedo - The Blacksmith’s daughter is a work of fiction and the tale of two women separated by four hundred years of history.
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Myne Whitman on August 4th, 2010
It is not everyday you find a Nigerian writer featured in the Wall Street Journal but that was what happened earlier this month. I was perusing the WSJ a couple of weeks ago and came across an excerpt of Adimchinma’s first novel, Treachery in the Yard, HERE. I was very excited and contacted him the next day through Facebook. It turns out that he lives in Nigeria, Enugu to be exact, and had gotten a contract with St Martin’s Press, an imprint of Macmillian, by dint of hardwork. I was
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Admin on August 1st, 2010
Enjoy the interview. Abby likes her anonymity and prefers not to share pictures of herself. But you can read more of her stories and poems HERE
1. When and why did you begin writing?
Writing’s just one of my avenues of expression: I cannot readily put forth a date when I began writing but I can tell why. I love stories but I really do not do stories, or even poetry. Ironic that may sound. I classify my type of writing self-help. Oh I don’t preach the ‘do-it-right’ maxim but I believe in everyone taking charge and responsibility for their lives.
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Admin on August 1st, 2010
Our Featured Writer for the month of August is Jaywriter. His story, ‘Seeing off Kisses’ topped the Best of the Month board with the highest comments and views in the month of July. To read more of his stories click HERE. Enjoy the interview below.
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When and why did you begin writing?
I started writing about 2001. I met a girl while doing G. C E. in 1999 and another while doing WAEC in 2000. I had this huge crush on them. But no guts. Well, later in 2001 the guts came. Not guts to go look for the girls
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Our Featured Writer for the month of July is TheBeautifulTruth. Her story, I Remember, got the highest comments and views in the month of June. To read more of her stories click HERE. Enjoy her interview below.
Tell us a little bit about yourself.
My name is Sonia N. Osi. I’m 18 years old, soon to be 19. I’m in my second year in the University. I love to read novels. I love to write. Sadly I don’t have as much time to write these days compared to when I was in high school.
When and why did you begin
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Myne Whitman on June 1st, 2010
Our Featured Writer for the month of June is Remi Roy. Her story, TO-CHI: Two straws in a bottle, got the highest comments and views in the month of May. To read more of her stories click HERE. Enjoy her interview below.
When and why did you begin writing?
I started writing seriously in 2008, although I had been scribbling stuff since I was in high school.
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
I really considered myself a writer after I had some of my articles reviewed on Faithwriters.com. That was in 2009.
What
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Chinedu picked Iphey up at seven after work on a Friday evening. Iphey wore black pants, a burgundy camisole and black short sleeved classy jacket. Today was special and so it deserved the special concern. It was three months since she had got together with Chinedu and everyday was a revelation of how good they were together. She smiled to herself as she went to the ladies and slipped on silver filigree earrings, slid on some gloss and did her eye makeup sprinkling loose powder sparsely on her face.
Chinedu waited for her downstairs and she traipsed down in her heels
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Myne Whitman on May 10th, 2010
She lies atop her downy pillows
Her eyes upon the high ceiling
But she does not see the cracks
Like those on the tortoiseshell
Crossing the face of the plaster
For her gaze is upon the unseen
And her thoughts lost in the mists
As she tries to bring up another
She fixes in chiseled features
In the beloved outline of a face
Her creation then takes on the form
Of one of the legends of old
Thor, Apollo, Arthur… or is it Zeus?
This evokes the sound of thunder
That bestirs her from her daze
She glances around the
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Reader Feedback
Good one. Don't think it's one of your best though.
Good message. Good poem too.
Guess there's more to come. Nice one.
Thanks scopeman. I'm glad you think there's room to improve, lol.
I reeaaalllly enjoyed this Marya, I find that you've defined your niche, it can only get better. Well done ! ...