I am only appreciating our growth and ability to write about Africa without needing to reference anyone else—no pre-colonial, no colonial, and certainly no post-colonial. Just Africa.
Modern African Literature and The European Influence Read Post »
The discussion about exactly what a line or copy edit entails is one as old as time. Some editors swear they are one and the same, others argue about which comes first, and almost all of us have different definitions of these stages of the editing process.
To copy Or To Line: Editing A Manuscript Read Post »
Not the bubble baths and scented candles, although they are a part of it, but the self-care that is specific to the struggles writers face.
Self-care For Writers: How To Glow Up Like A Smart Creative Read Post »
I’m not talking about the first, second or third point of view either. I’m talking about the person who tells the story. The eyes through which we see that world: Scout’s.
find your storyteller: A lesson on point of view from scout finch. Read Post »
All I am saying is this: When writing about people like you, do not write detached from the story. Write like you are in the story. Let us taste the uziza in your ofe nsala.
On writing our stories like foreigners Read Post »
The enemies-to-lovers trope is a rhetorical device in storytelling in which two characters start off as enemies and over the course of the story find themselves drawn to each other against their better judgement until finally, they fall in love.
Enemies To Lovers: What It Is In Romance Read Post »
You are the colour purple, the lush green of nature, and the dazzling white of the stars in the night sky.
Celebrating International Women’s Day Read Post »
I stressed so much about what my first blog post should sound like until I decided that it should sound like me. Shocking, I know.