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Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by LarrySun(m): 3:25pm On Apr 24, 2015 |
standd:Stop derailing the thread. |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by KingzPen(m): 3:33pm On Apr 24, 2015 |
Most writers in the Lit Section seem lazy... Reading books/materials that develop your writing skills is just as important as having a story to tell... The major problem is a personal thing. Everybody should sit up tight and better his/her craft... Don't jump into a story you haven't researched about... And stop waiting for one 'Wole Soyinka' to visit your thread to correct you... If you're passionate enough, you will definitely tell if you're getting better or not... Letz All Buckle Up... You Never Could Tell Who Is Watching You Or Reading Your Art With An Anonymous But Golden Eyes... #Respect 1 Like |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by kayemjay(m): 3:48pm On Apr 24, 2015 |
KingzPen: Yimu x500 |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by D9ty7(m): 4:12pm On Apr 24, 2015 |
kayemjay:You have been banned by a moderator until 2098 |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by kayemjay(m): 4:21pm On Apr 24, 2015 |
D9ty7: Banners club ni. |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by LarrySun(m): 4:28pm On Apr 24, 2015 |
kayemjay:LOL! You never fail to amaze me. What's a 'banners club' again? |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by KingzPen(m): 4:33pm On Apr 24, 2015 |
kayemjay:Yinmu cos you're guilty... |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by LarrySun(m): 4:34pm On Apr 24, 2015 |
KingzPen:True post. Lazy writers abbreviate their narratives; they are too lazy even to write 'and'. Instead, they write 'nd'. Some others even attempt to abbreviate two-letter words (in such ridiculous ways). Imagine someone trying to abbreviate 'Hi' by writing 'Hy'. God help us! 2 Likes |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by stuff46(m): 6:55pm On Apr 24, 2015 |
So far i just think nothing is coming out of here. Though, opinions are flowing. The section would be restored to its old self, but it will take a whole lot of hands and time. 1 Like |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by EfemenaXY: 1:07pm On Apr 25, 2015 |
LarrySun: I've got to give it to you for even making the effort to read such write-ups. The minute I see text-to-speech abbreviations or whatever they're called these days, I immediately lose interest and move on. Such things might be a tad bit forgivable in other sections but definitely not in the Literature section. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by EfemenaXY: 1:09pm On Apr 25, 2015 |
stuff46: As far as I'm concerned, these good old times were pre 2012 when we had the likes of Oluchi007, Iceblue and so on gracing the Literature section with their stories / comments. Sure it wasn't a popular place to visit but the standards then were high. Looks like quality has definitely given way for quantity (traffic). One thing I know for sure is that more competitions should be encouraged / sponsored in this section. When prospective writers see how high the stakes are, they'll automatically up their game without even being told to. I'm thinking of the writers' competition Mazi O. hosted a little over a year ago. Also, writers need to get off their high horses and learn to accept correction when given. No one gets paid to do it, so the least they can do is learn from it, apply it, and move on, rather than feel hurt. When critiquing a piece of work, I for example will literally take it apart bit by bit to highlight areas for improvement. |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by stuff46(m): 3:21pm On Apr 25, 2015 |
EfemenaXY: The one problem with this section is Pliagrism. Every good writer is afraid to loose his work on that. As things are, it's being reducing of late, no much reported cases. If by collective effort want this section to come back as it, we can. Nothing is impossible! |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by flow1759: 7:34pm On Apr 25, 2015 |
Ishilove: |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by flow1759: 7:38pm On Apr 25, 2015 |
Ishilove: |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by whitemosquito(f): 7:30am On Apr 26, 2015 |
stuff46:What makes a writer good? |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by Ishilove: 12:15pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
We can drop homepage recommendations here www.nairaland.com/2275927/thread-homepage-recommendations At least that's a step. |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by Ishilove: 12:21pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
EfemenaXY:Very true about the competition part. It was through a competition that we got to know Royver, Nuges11 and OMA4U. I remember Royver's entries about angels and one thief that got sucked into the netherworld because he was trailing one widowed mama to steal from her. I was cringing as I read the story 2 Likes |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by Nuges11(m): 12:46pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
EfemenaXY: I know this too well 2 Likes |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by Royver(m): 2:19pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
Ishilove: And to think you haven't read the concluding part |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by Ishilove: 2:21pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
Royver:Where is the concluding part? |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by Royver(m): 2:26pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
Ishilove:Ahem, got lost,flooded house, soaked manuscripts...long story |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by Ishilove: 2:27pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
Royver:You're a storyteller and i am a great listener, so let's have it |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by Royver(m): 2:34pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
Ishilove: no time for detailed gist Long story short, some careless fellow (yours truly)left the bathroom tap on and went to work. Came back to see a miniature of The great flood in my house, minus noah's ark. soaked and blurred my ancient scripts to a soggy mess and I had to throw the whole stuff out. |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by Ishilove: 2:36pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
Royver:Awwwww |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by Nobody: 6:18pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
Ishilove:Good afternoon ishilove. |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by OMA4U(m): 6:49pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
Ishilove: Wow! Nairaland Literature Section! So these men are still around and they choose to keep their critiquing eyes and hands fallow. Anyway, I greet you all. I hope something productive will come out of this. Madam Ishilove, thanks for the mention and everyone who has contributed to this. God bless you all. 1 Like |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by D9ty7(m): 6:51pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
OMA4U:Prof, good evening. Where have you been? And what the hell happened to Patron of matrimony? |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by OMA4U(m): 7:00pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
D9ty7: Prof ke? Nooo. It's school wahala. How have you been doing, sir? I love your contributions. And eh, Patron of Matrimony, I will continue when the 'change' begin to manifest. I, too, am tired of 'you are good', 'ride on'. |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by EfemenaXY: 8:39pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
OMA4U: |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by stuff46(m): 10:11pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
whitemosquito: Every one is a writer but YOU are a good writer. |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by AllNaijaBlogger(m): 7:19am On Apr 27, 2015 |
@ Ishilove There is an issue with your thread for frontpage requests. Ishilove: You said that threads with too much explicit sexxual imagery will not make frontpage and will be sectioned to the sexuality section. How much sexxual imagery is too much in a literary work? What would criteria would you use to make sure that you and other mods would stoop to a subjective measurement "excessive sexually explicit content"? cc senbonzakurakageyoshi, Ishilove, Standd, Laykorn, joseph1832 |
Re: The Nairaland Literature Board And The Change It Needs by AllNaijaBlogger(m): 7:21am On Apr 27, 2015 |
Also what do you mean by updates? Ishilove: I would be grateful if you could explain. Thanks |
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