losprince: I'm not looking for much seriousness here but nairaland has good, awesome, spectacular, special writers... just to mention a few of the qualities they posses...

so greatest african writers!!! please share your tips

how do you do it?

what are your methods?

how do you create characters?

what books did you read?

what inspired you?

how did you start?

thank you as you take your time to share with us...

special guest: princessa , royver , slickest , sammy hoe and of course!!! repogirl!!!

of course everyone is a special guest here, just that my finger worn off while typing names...

losprince: I'm not looking for much seriousness here but nairaland has good, awesome, spectacular, special writers... just to mention a few of the qualities they posses...

so greatest african writers!!! please share your tips

how do you do it? (I think. I imagine. I ask myself a lot of what-ifs)

what are your methods? (I write mostly detective stories and a few humorous tales here and there *Some people may not believe that, but I'm capable of bringing a smile on the faces of readers, if not an uproarious mirth*...but most of all, I let my intuitions guide me as I write, then I do some critical personal editings later *I hate to find grammatical errors in what I write* Always aspire to write in satisfactory grammar lest your readers laugh at you; unless you are clever enough to make them laugh with you *but, for that, you need humour rather than ill humour. When you caress your phrase a long while - in the end it will smile. * But a writer must be prepared ruthlessly to reject even his brightest inspirations, if they lure him off the line of reasoning.)

how do you create characters? (It's very easy to create any character, but the protagonist and the antagonist must be created with distinction. Make your hero the character you'd like to be and make the villain the one you'd not like to be. However, have it at the back of your mind that no man is entirely perfect or imperfect; your hero should possess a few vices and your villain some virtues. This would make your narrative more interesting.)

what books did you read? (I read any book ranging from 'Ali and Simbi' to 'Gone with the Wind'; my library is a challenge to budding bibliophiles.)

what inspired you? (Not all books are masterpiece, and the belief that I could write even better than some people who were paid to write inspired me to grab the quill and scribble off.)

how did you start? (I started with a word at a time. One thing thing I notice is that the more I write the better I become at it. I learn from people better than me. If you want to be a better learner, it is not wise to take singing lessons from parrot. There are numerous mockingbirds of the Pernassian ornithology with very sweet songs of their own. Yet, writers of value are not taught to write.)

thank you as you take your time to share with us... (You're welcome, sir.)

special guest: princessa , royver , slickest , sammy hoe and of course!!! repogirl!!!

of course everyone is a special guest here, just that my finger worn off while typing names...