Lala36:

Hello Royver,

Thanks for this impressive and remarkable write up... I've been a ghost reader on nairaland for 5 years and never bothered registering a personal account... but I was forced to tonight because I wanted to tell you how much you impressed me with your story.. the theme, plot and everything else got me at the edge of my reading bed. Its 3a.m and its quite unusual for me to be up at this time. . I also admired that you listened to criticisms as the story went on and you let those make your story get better.. I was wondering if you would also like for your story to be shared on a blog ... www.36ng.com.ng Kindly leave me with a way to reach you ... and once again.. thank you for making me believe that there are still talented people out there as yourself... God Bless!

ijezie4: The Nakata Brophy Short Fiction and Poetry
Prize for Young Indigenous Writers

D.Ella.luv:
Congrats Roy

Royver: Thanks all for appreciating the story. You can reach me on banderlog5@yahoo.com.

Will do my best to continue to enthrall and mystify!

MOBBDEEP: Hmmmm!!!!, I don't really know how to start this piece.
I hardly comment on NL despite having read great literary pieces on this forum.
Perhaps, hitting it off from your strong points will suffice.

Maaaaaaaan!, you've got an amazing spellbinding IMAGINATIVE mind & your creativity is astoundingly out-of-this-world. Believe me!
Writing Paranormals & Mystics is one of the most difficult in prose because it demands the most intricate, complex and top-notch imaginatively creative brain, which is quite rare to possess.
The substance and matrix of your piece are unique and of quality.
This genre has the least size of writers.
The only African writer I read who belongs to this class, albeit sad he wrote in Yoruba, was the Late Prof D.O Fagunwa of blessed memory.
I am not eulogizing you but you will quite agree with me that credit ought to be rendered when deservedly merited.
What more could I say to express your creativity!!!
You blended both Paranormal + Mystic into Romance and Thriller. Wonderful!!!, isn't it?
I can conveniently place you in the class of Lobsang Rampa & Stephen King without any felt restraint.


The only thing left for you to master is the refinement which to me is, though tedious, easily learnt and surmountable.
The most difficult qualities to possess as a writer are imagination, the matrix/substance and creativity. Others, as essential as they may be, ( e.g detailing, diction, syntax use etc ) are relatively easier to acquire.


Few mistakes I picked in this piece :
* Typos e.g seating ( sitting ), sitted ( seated ), intruiged ( intrigued ), dimention ( dimension ) etc
I do understand that typing with phone or phablet is not easy and with it, typos sure are unavoidable but we still have to mention.
* Tidying up the loose ends of your Settings/Plots which you actually tried to do well but there are still some few subtle errors of omission ( please pardon me that I used this word because I found the appropriate word elusive ). This was where Rene Raymond ( James Hadley Chase ) got my respect in that, despite not having visited US before, his Plots/Settings are excellently set in US with amazing precision that got the Americans shocked to their marrows. They simply found it utmost incredible that he had not been to US.
Examples of the mistakes here are :
#Dr Paul wearing a wardcoat.
Psychiatrists rarely wear such because it impairs the unique doctor-patient relationship needed in Psychiatry as against other medical specialties.
#I expected the parents to have discharged him against medical advice since most orthodox medical centers will not allow them engage in the mysterious exercise of contacting his alternate hidden personality ( Chuk the Strong ) right there on the ward.

But then, you still did a good job at it that you almost kept me wondering if you are a doctor.
Those diagnoses ( Drug-Induced Psychosis, Catatonic-State, Manic-presentation etc ),were whoa!, so on point.



My fear was deciphering if this one-piece epic artistry is a "fluke", and the predictability/assurance of maintaining consistence in excellent writing.
But that notion was dispelled when I saw the comment of Ishilove where she inferred you being a 1st Runner-up in a contest ( who the heck was the winner !!! ? I obviously need to find out! ) with your previous artistic piece of probable less-finesse.
I guess it's titled "The Haunted One"
I'm off to check it ASAP.



What even enthralled & endeared me to you most is your humility, unalloyed courtesy and meek-spirit!
Chai !!!, these sparked my brain!
Nothing gets me melting like an "unpuffed-up" spirit.
I know the type when I come across them.
Please, kindly do not mind this my next questions which you might find too personal & uncomfortable. If you are perturbed by it, you are free not to answer:
* Are from Ondo/Ekiti State ?
* Any past experience with white-garment churches/CAC or 7-Day Adventist ?
* Your core profession sir ?



In concluding, I don't need to tell you that you are going unbelievable places and win unimagined laurels if you care to nurture this crazy brain you have got.
Yours indeed is truly a beautiful brain.

***Phew!!!, this guy is so good that I had to type all these !!! ***




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Buddy dogg: Roy... I see yo

mbapelvis: What a great piece! I'm in my car following you!

NnamdiN: Ok ma,I agree I am a silly dude, are you okay now?[b] I promise [/b]not to write anything on this thread anymore just so I wouldnt appear silly to you. take care

Petitequeen: [color=#770077][/color]abeg guy update nau...*kneeling on d ground begging profusely*

chris_villa: Royver Royver
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Why are thou not updating to thy people!?
This is the last warning!!!!
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Take your phone and start typing before your son resemble your landlord.
Thus says....

Royver: *stands up after hearing stands threatening voice, holds cheeks protectively*

Wow. Its such an honour...such a privilege...honestly don't know what to say. Thanks to all my followers fans and guests alike. This wouldn't have been possible without you guys. I am deeply touched.

Lemme call my parents and siblings! Am on front page!


a well deserved one indeed. pls carry on. u are encouraged.