First published HERE Yesterday, I had a rather interesting Internet chat with another writer friend based in Aberdeen. The chat was a spill-over from a text message he sent me earlier on during the week to comment on my new [...]

As promised, a selection has been made as to which story will be selected for the review that will serve as the basis for the workshop for this week. ‘Linger‘ by Scopeman and ‘The Husband, The Wife, The Doctor‘ by [...]

This is week two of the Naija Stories Online Interactive Workshop, and following the review that has now been published of Good For Something‘, we are once again inviting submissions from members of Naija Stories to be critically reviewed. The reviews [...]

As promised, a selection has been made as to which story will be selected for the review that will serve as the basis for the workshop for this week. ‘Good For Something‘ by Ayokunle Falomo has been chosen, and below is [...]

Before you start writing your novel, do you outline? How do you work in your characterization, especially for the main characters? This worksheet was developed by Jody Hedlund, an author herself, to help novelists visualize and realize the protagonists, in order to have, not only a well rounded MC but also a consistent one.

Writing is an essential part of human interaction and existence; it is an important tool for sustaining the heritage and soul of any particular group of people. Writing means different things to different people; it is appreciated at various levels [...]

As mentioned below, the review of ‘She Calls Me Broda’ by Fred Nwonwu and ‘Rule Number One’ by Uche have been done by Tola Odejayi, and are now both  published below. ********* Review of ‘She Calls Me Broda’ She walked [...]

As promised, a selection has been made as to which story will be selected for the review that will serve as the basis for the workshop for this week. ‘Ayoka’s Two Worlds‘ by Lawal Opeyemi Isaac has been chosen, and [...]

This is to announce that this first session of the Writing Workshop is being brought to a close. We would like to thank all those who offered to submit their stories for review, and those who contributed to the reviews. [...]

As writers description is one art we need to cultivate and colours are a great tool to use for description, i just thought to play with colours and ended up putting this write-up together. Have a pleasant read.

Sweet vibrant colours that’s what I will coat the woman in, the Pale Pink which dots her beautiful nails this will be used to denote her inherent humility. Humility- every woman’s beauty secret, humility beautifies in such an astounding manner because it shines from the inside and glows on the outside.

Her smile will inspire a rose shade of Pink, the kind that kisses her lips, this will encapsulate love, real women should symbolize love.

TO BE FACILITATED BY PROFESSOR UNOMA AZUAHThis is to announce a series of FREE poetry workshops across the country to be facilitated by the Poetry Editor of www.sentinelnigeria.org, Unoma Azuah professor of Creative Writing at Lane College, on the “Technique [...]

First published HERE I read my first novel at age seven or so. It was an Enid Blyton book; one of the Famous Five series. I went on to read many more books and in the process fell deeply in [...]

First published HERE *All material reproduced from Microsoft Encarta Another kind of plot relies more on character than on action. Little action happens, but the subtle quality of the few events and, more crucially, the characters’ feelings about them, form [...]

First published HERE I remember when I was in art school, shortly after I left high school. I was always good at sketching and drawing and believed I would make a great painter one day. We had different classes that [...]

How crucial are characters, point of view, and authorial flexibility in creating emotionally compelling work that your reader will love to explore? How can you as a writer craft characters so intriguing that your reader will be drawn in to [...]