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Naija Writers United's Monthly Earnings For Storytellers & Poets In Our Telegram Group Hey! Wordsmiths Naija Writers United here to announce to all members in our Telegram group that after careful deliberation we the admin(s) have fashioned out a way to bring incentives to aspiring writers and poets to put their sleeping talents to use. Starting from the month of Feb, 2022 and every month henceforth, we'll be rewarding our members with monetary earnings for their creative efforts. Members who are serious about their writing will be receiving monthly earnings if their submitted works is adjudged 'The best piece of literary work of the month' So to create a democratic process and a level playing field, the best Short stories/Poems will be chosen based on popular votes among the group members. *Also to inform all that our mandatory monthly membership subscription will commence on December, 31, 2022 *The funding for rewarding our members creative efforts will be pool from the group's monthly subscription (mandatory) for all members who wish to continue to belong to this family. So Wordsmiths, is time to devise ways to fend off online distractions killing creativity and rekindle your love for reading and writing Details of our Members Monthly Earnings will be announce on January 10th 2022. To make our group's monthly earning bigger it behooves on members to invite in their fellow writers and book lovers to join our creative community. Start Writing Now. *To join our group send a WhatsApp or Telegram message to +2347033443215 or @naijawritersunited_frontdesk
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Our writers group is no longer on WhatsApp. Join us now on Telegram Dm us to join 2347033443215 or @naijawritersutd https:///naijawritersutd ( /naijawritersutd)
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Greetings Wordsmiths, Reasons for the Switch to Telegram, Explained A new frontier had been discovered for the advancement of our group. A new Home where our community is more tolerant and richly accommodating. TELEGRAM MESSAGING APP IS OUR NEW HOME (Send a message to our Telegram number +2347033443215 to get the group invite link) You're all welcome to the Naija Writers United group for writers, aspiring and newbies who are seeking inspiration and resources and wish to join a community of creative talents Membership WhatsApp, our erstwhile platform could only accommodate 256 members, but the Telegram group can host a membership capacity of 200,000 to 500,000 Listed below are reasons which necessitated Naija Writers United switched from WhatsApp group to Telegram group. Security Our members can now substitute their phone number for a @username to interact in the group comfortably. No more +234.......Keep....My....Number.....Safe Messaging Sending and recieving messages, images and files are not stored on your phone but on Telegram. No need for chat backup Posts You can EDIT and DELETE sent messages in group chats. You can also SCHEDULE your posts Chat History For New Members New members will see the messages the were sent before they joined the group. Download the Telegram Messaging app on the Google Play Store or Apple Store and join us in our new home. (Send a message to our Telegram number +2347033443215 to get the group invite link) Naija Writers United is an exciting and interactive classroom for the aspiring writers who are passionate about writing fiction and also wish to belong to an exclusive group of would-be published authors. Naija Writers United was created to inspire a revolution in the Nigerian Entertainment industry by raising a community of writing talents across Nigeria and beyond. We are on the lookout for the next John Grishams, Sidney Sheldons, Nora Roberts, Stephen Kings, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichies and Tomi Adeyemis in our midst. Our classroom is for writers, aspiring or newbies into fiction writing. It's a well-organized learning hub for those who are passionate about books, writing fiction and for those pursuing a career publishing great stories. Naija Writers United is a serious group and it’s governed by rules and managed by competent moderators. It maintains zero tolerance policy on unruliness commonly found in many social groups. We are a mix group of different literary background and experience, so there’s a lot to learn, teach and share among members. You are welcome to our special family
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� Your Daily Radio Guide The radio is turned on, and your hand is poised on it's tuner, ready to scan the airwave. But do you really know where the FM dials are or what they're offering? The Lagos airwave is packed with over 30 radio stations and hundreds of programmes to choose from… Tunein Lagos Channel - Guides listeners daily to informative, entertaining & brain stimulating contents across Lagos FM stations We send out daily notifications of carefully selected quality radio programmes scheduled broadcast time to Nigerians home & abroad (4am to 10pm GMT/UTC +1) Join our channel on the Telegram Messaging app with this Number +2347054577795 Download the Telegram messaging app on Google play store and Apple iOS stores Let's spice your listening experience Social Media Instagram & Twitter @tuneinlagos Facebook @tuneinlagoschannel
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Get it via a WhatsApp message to +2347033443215 or the link below- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sen6t5Hz1vgquA1fehEXzokobXD3jilh/view?usp=drivesdk A Guide book into the nuts and bolts of writing fiction Are you struggling writing those stories crowding in your head? Or do you sit up for hours staring at the blank page on your computer screen and agonizing over the words that wouldn't come out? Then get yourself a copy of Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction Writing. ‘Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction writing’ is a research material loaded with compilations culled from journals, articles, essays, write ups and videos conveying different teaching methods, opinions, suggestions, critiques and ideas about the art and craft of writing fiction by international bestselling authors, editors, and educators from renowned institutions, forums, websites, blogs, seminars and literary groups across the cyberspace. Is a well packaged educational material for aspiring writers who’d like to acquire the knowledge to unraveling the intricacies of the writing craft and streamlining their creative energy. It contained texts, images and tutorial videos links to aid the teaching of writing great characters, plotting your novel, outlining, and finding your voice The PDF textbook is 656 pages long and it contained almost all that is needed to learning the craft of storytelling. For any one serious about writing fiction or want to take the professional route to a novelist career will benefit immensely from this book. ‘Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction writing’ Teaches you how to: Become a Writer • Taming the beast call creativity • Finding the writer in you • Inventing your writing style • Finding a narrative voice • Building words and prose • Understanding various genres • Developing a discipline reading and writing habit To Write Fiction Books • Brainstorming on Ideas • Structuring those Ideas • Creating Setting, Tone and Mood • Developing Characters • Plotting the Story • Editing and Polishing • Reviewing and Revising • Proof Reading • Publishing and Earning
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Due to the deluge of requests to join our writers group on WhatsApp with 256 membership limited slot, we are now on Telegram with a membership capacity of 200,000. Please download the Telegram app on Google Play, Apple or Windows stores. A new frontier had been discovered for the advancement of our group. A new Home where our community is more tolerant and richly accommodating. TELEGRAM MESSAGING APP IS OUR NEW HOME - https://paystack.com/pay/creativewriting Note: This is not in anyway making a comparison with WhatsApp. Telegram is a cloud-based messaging service which is ever expanding like the universe - accommodating more participations and features. Here are some of the listed features which necessitated the reason for the switch to Telegram. Security -Telegram allow members privacy option. Our member can now substitute his or her phone number for a @username to interact in the group comfortably. No more +234......keep.....my.....phone number......safe. In the privacy settings you can choose who can see your phone number, which is nicely supplemented with a username, which you can use to add people without changing phones. Flexibility The Telegram Messaging app is device friendly. It's cloud-based advantage make sure your device's internal & SD cards storages are burden free from the traffic and weights of files been shared in our group (text, images, audio and videos) In a nutshell, you don't need to buy a memory card because Telegram afford you the opportunity to stored and re-download any files directly from it's server. You can upload up to 1.5GB file on Telegram Also the Telegram app offer multiple device interactions.Telegram is cross-device and cross-platform. You can connect to multiple phones and tablets and PC. So access and interact with our group and members through multiple device and platforms - Android, iOS, and Windows, all with on one single telegram account) Messaging Sending and recieving messages is not stored on your phone/device but on Telegram. No need to back-up chats when you switch phones or devices. Posts You can EDIT and DELETE sent messages on personal and group chats. You can also SCHEDULE your posts Chat History For New Members New members will see the messages that were sent before they joined the group. (The entire group chat) Membership Our current platform (WhatsApp) officially can accommodate 256 members only, but the Telegram group can host a membership capacity of 200,000. And to make membership accessible to all aspiring writers, we have made our NWU private group on Telegram a yearly subscription, still at a thousand Naira (N1000 only) Our NWU Online Masterclass Will now hold twice a month on our Facebook Closed Group. We have secured the services of creative writing teachers and authors. They will be teaching us the different aspects of writing fiction via Live streams. You can join our Telegram group via the Paystack payment channel link below https://paystack.com/pay/creativewriting Please send your questions and inquiries about our transition excercise WhatsApp - +2347033443215 Telegram @naijawritersutd Crossover now to our brave new world Malik Olanrewaju Chief Admin Follow, Like and Share us on our Social Media platforms @naijawritersutd Facebook, Twitter & Instagram Join us
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At 2:30pm today 12th July, 2019 and very friday, get ready to voice out your CV in 30 seconds to prospective employers on the Dish, your favorite talk Show with your favorite ladies on Lagos Talks FM 91.3. The segment dedicated to job seekers. Tunein and tell us your profile, qualifications, contact and the type of job you're seeking in 30 seconds. In Lagos turn your dial to 91.3 or listen Live online via this link - http://www.lagostalks.com/listen-live Here are the studio lines. 08091913913, 08092345913, 08092220913 Download the tunein mobile app to remind you weekly of this and other job/career shows on Lagos FM Radio stations. It's available on Google play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.tuneinlagosapp Good Luck
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At 2:30pm today 5th July, 2019 and very friday, get ready to voice out your CV in 30 seconds to prospective employers on the Dish, your favorite talk Show with your favorite ladies on Lagos Talks FM 91.3. The segment dedicated to job seekers. Tunein and tell us your profile, qualifications, contact and the type of job you're seeking in 30 seconds. In Lagos turn your dial to 91.3 or listen Live online via this link - http://www.lagostalks.com/listen-live Here are the studio lines. 08091913913, 08092345913, 08092220913 Download the tunein mobile app to remind you weekly of this and other job/career shows on Lagos FM Radio stations. It's available on Google play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.tuneinlagosapp Good Luck
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Every Friday, 2:30pm, voice out your CV in 30 seconds to prospective employers on the Dish show on Lagos Talks FM 91.3. The show dedicated to job seekers. Tunein and tell us your profile, qualifications, contact and the type of job you're seeking in 30 seconds. Download the tunein mobile app to remind you weekly of this and other job/career shows on Lagos FM Radio stations. It's available on Google play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.tuneinlagosapp
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Get notification messages of shows like The Money Show Sell your CV on the Dish The Job Factory tunein Lagos App is an FM radio program notification mobile app alerting radio listeners daily to informative, entertaining and brain stimulating contents across Lagos FM stations Download on Google play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.tuneinlagosapp With over 30 radio stations in Lagos frequency modulation space alone and hundreds of programs to choose from… tunein Lagos app provides radio listeners anywhere in the world with daily real time notifications on choice contents’ broadcast time and star OAPs schedules on their smartphones
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Get alert messages of shows like Your Business, My Business Business Express Money, Business and Economic Show Talk Business The Marketplace Business Hub Business Etiquette Fidelity SME Platform...etc tunein Lagos App is an FM radio program notification mobile app alerting radio listeners daily to informative, entertaining and brain stimulating contents across Lagos FM stations Download on Google play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.tuneinlagosapp With over 30 radio stations in Lagos frequency modulation space alone and hundreds of programs to choose from… tunein Lagos app provides radio listeners anywhere in the world with daily real time notifications on choice contents’ broadcast time and star OAPs schedules on their smartphones
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tunein Lagos App is an FM radio program notification mobile app alerting radio listeners daily to informative, entertaining and brain stimulating contents across Lagos FM stations Download on Google play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.tuneinlagosapp With over 30 radio stations in Lagos frequency modulation space alone and hundreds of programs to choose from… tunein Lagos app provides radio listeners anywhere in the world with daily real time notifications on choice contents’ broadcast time and star OAPs schedules on their smartphones and other mobile devices.
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Hey Wordsmith Welcome to the family. You have been added to the groups on offer. You can now start visiting these groups to engaging other members - there's a lot to teach, learn and share among members. With the aid of our study material as reference you can take each sections in the table of content i.e Character Development, writing Dialogues and take them to the groups designated to it for study and discussions. Note: Please create enough internal space on your devices for these groups activities or get yourself an SD Card (External space) to accommodate our contents - text, image and video materials. Or Backup the activities on these groups in your Google drive if you're on Android and ICloud for IOS users. (For later reference) To avoid the continuous irritations of notification sounds, please go to the group info on the top right hand corner of the app and locate the mute button to silent the activities of certain groups not in use currently. For example if you're having an interesting discussion on i.e in Plot, Scenes & Settings group, and you don't want interferences from other busy groups you are not involved with, please mute them (silent). You can silent all other groups in 'absentia' while you concentrate on the discussion of interest. Later you can revisit the groups timelines past contents and continue the conversation thereon or start another one with other participants. You and other members will be converging in the Amphitheatre group, the venue of our general class to be hosted by different guest authors, creative writing coaches and professional editors. The date of the classes will be announce as when due. The Book Club will be starting next month. A book will be chosen for all members to read for the month of September and in August, we will be having discussions and sharing opinions and different perspectives on the story, writing and the authors. Once again, welcome to our writers school on WhatsApp and let's turn our passion into livelihood. Malik Olanrewaju. +2347033443215 The groups to aid learning are as follow (19 in total) The List of Groups to aid Learning 1. Character Development 2. Plot, Structure & Outline 3. Description, Scene & Settings 4. Writing Dialogues 5. POV, Style & Narration 6. Words and Prose 7. Drafting, Editing and Polishing 8. Writing Thriller/Crime 9. Writing Romance 10. Writing Comedy 11. Writing Horror Stories 12. Writing Literary Fiction 13. Discussing Authors Works 14. The Amphitheatre – Venue of our Weekly Class 15. The Book Club – Our Official monthly Reading group 16. The Cinema – Discussion about Films and Screenplay Writing 17. The Book Project – Help Center for members Manuscripts 18. Brainstorming on Ideas 19. The Poetry Room 1 Like
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I'm Malik Olanrewaju, a fiction writer and a member of the Patreon community. Am no sport pundits, caster or analyst, but I believe we have strong passion for what we do and will like to be rewarded for our passion. Members of Patreon community numbering over 2 million + uses this platform to create various contents to different audiences - music, films, broadcasts, comedy, writing, games, photography etc Patreon provides you a platform, audience and supports, and you have to provide consistent contents to get monthly incomes. I.e use music studios nearest to you to record your shows and post it on your own page daily, weekly or monthly and get pay by audience who love your broadcasts or sport write ups. Having Patreon community's 'pledged' ongoing supports means you can spend less time thinking about incomes, and more time enjoying creating sporting contents for your audience in the community. Register now to become a patron https://patreon.com/invite/ggmzmv Best, Malik Olanrewaju
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I'm Malik Olanrewaju, a fiction writer. Am no fashion experts, designers, or model. But you are creators who have something or designing ideas to sell. We all can get regular income from supporters through Patreon community Having Patreon community's 'pledged' ongoing supports means we can spend less time thinking about business, and more time enjoying creating. Register now to become a patron https://patreon.com/invite/ggmzmv Best, Malik Olanrewaju
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I'm Malik Olanrewaju, a fiction writer. Am no comedian, musician, actor, film maker, producer, photographer, artist, game maker, cartoonist and animators. But we are all entertainers and creators who have intellectual properties to sell. We all can get regular income from supporters through Patreon community Having Patreon community's 'pledged' ongoing supports means we can spend less time thinking about business, and more time enjoying creating. Register now to become a patron https://patreon.com/invite/ggmzmv Best, Malik Olanrewaju
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I'm Malik Olanrewaju, a fiction writer. Am no comedian, musician, actor, film maker, producer, photographer, artist, game maker, cartoonist and animators. But we are all entertainers and creators who have intellectual properties to sell. We all can get regular income from supporters through Patreon community Having Patreon community's 'pledged' ongoing supports means we can spend less time thinking about business, and more time enjoying creating. Register now to become a patron https://patreon.com/invite/ggmzmv Best, Malik Olanrewaju
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I'm Malik Olanrewaju, a fiction writer. Am no comedian, musician, actor, film maker, producer, photographer, artist, game maker, cartoonist and animators. But we are all entertainers and creators who have intellectual properties to sell. We all can get regular income from supporters through Patreon community Having Patreon community's 'pledged' ongoing supports means we can spend less time thinking about business, and more time enjoying creating. Register now https://patreon.com/invite/ggmzmv Best, Malik Olanrewaju
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I am Malik Olanrewaju, a fiction writer. I am no comedian, musician, actor, film maker, producer, photographer, artist, game maker, cartoonist or an animators. We are all entertainers and creators who have intellectual properties to sell. We can get regular income from supporters through Patreon community Having Patreon community's 'pledged' supports means we can spend less time thinking about business, and more time creating. Register now https://patreon.com/invite/ggmzmv Best, Malik Olanrewaju
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Are you struggling writing those stories crowding in your head? Or do you sit up for hours staring at the blank page on your computer screen and agonizing over the words that wouldn't come out? Then get yourself a copy of Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction Writing. ‘Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction writing’ is a research material loaded with compilations culled from journals, articles, essays, write ups and videos conveying different teaching methods, opinions, suggestions, critiques and ideas about the art and craft of writing fiction by international bestselling authors, editors, and educators from renowned institutions, forums, websites, blogs, seminars and literary groups across the cyberspace. Is a well packaged educational material for aspiring writers who’d like to acquire the knowledge to unraveling the intricacies of the writing craft and streamlining their creative energy. It contained texts, images and tutorial videos links to aid the teaching of writing great characters, plotting your novel, outlining, and finding your voice The PDF textbook is 656 pages long and it contained almost all that is needed to learning the craft of storytelling. For any one serious about writing fiction or want to take the professional route to a novelist career will benefit immensely from this book. This manual is working for me. And I'm sure it will work for you too. ‘Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction writing’ Teaches you how to: Become a Writer • Taming the beast call creativity • Finding the writer in you • Inventing your writing style • Finding a narrative voice • Building words and prose • Understanding various genres • Developing a discipline reading and writing habit To Write Fiction Books • Brainstorming on Ideas • Structuring those Ideas • Creating Setting, Tone and Mood • Developing Characters • Plotting the Story • Editing and Polishing • Reviewing and Revising • Proof Reading • Publishing and Earning Send Request to Whatsapp number +2347033443215
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Are you struggling writing those stories crowding in your head? Or do you sit up for hours staring at the blank page on your computer screen and agonizing over the words that wouldn't come out? Then get yourself a copy of Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction Writing. To read an excerpt https://drive.google.com/file/d/18Laywj5wfsClL_hWudW-KG5yZp369RGh/view?usp=drivesdk To get a full complete copy click on this https://paystack.com/pay/creativewriting ‘Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction writing’ is a research material loaded with compilations culled from journals, articles, essays, write ups and videos conveying different teaching methods, opinions, suggestions, critiques and ideas about the art and craft of writing fiction by international bestselling authors, editors, and educators from renowned institutions, forums, websites, blogs, seminars and literary groups across the cyberspace. Is a well packaged educational material for aspiring writers who’d like to acquire the knowledge to unraveling the intricacies of the writing craft and streamlining their creative energy. It contained texts, images and tutorial videos links to aid the teaching of writing great characters, plotting your novel, outlining, and finding your voice The PDF textbook is 656 pages long and it contained almost all that is needed to learning the craft of storytelling. For any one serious about writing fiction or want to take the professional route to a novelist career will benefit immensely from this book. ‘Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction writing’ Teaches you how to: Become a Writer • Taming the beast call creativity • Finding the writer in you • Inventing your writing style • Finding a narrative voice • Building words and prose • Understanding various genres • Developing a discipline reading and writing habit To Write Fiction Books • Brainstorming on Ideas • Structuring those Ideas • Creating Setting, Tone and Mood • Developing Characters • Plotting the Story • Editing and Polishing • Reviewing and Revising • Proof Reading • Publishing and Earning Famous Quotes “I am a man, and men are animals who tell stories. This is a gift from God, who spoke our species into being, but left the end of our story untold. That mystery is troubling to us. How could it be otherwise? Without the final part, we think, how are we to make sense of all that went before: which is to say, our lives? So we make stories of our own, in fevered and envious imitation of our Maker, hoping that we'll tell, by chance, what God left untold. And finishing our tale, come to understand why we were born.”
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Are you struggling writing those stories crowding in your head? Or do you sit up for hours staring at the blank page on your computer screen and agonizing over the words that wouldn't come out? Then get yourself a copy of Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction Writing. Send ‘Buy’ to Whatsapp number +2347033443215 and get a PDF copy sent to you now on Whatsapp and start learning and mastering the craft of telling your own stories. ‘Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction writing’ is a research material loaded with compilations culled from journals, articles, essays, write ups and videos conveying different teaching methods, opinions, suggestions, critiques and ideas about the art and craft of writing fiction by international bestselling authors, editors, and educators from renowned institutions, forums, websites, blogs, seminars and literary groups across the cyberspace. Is a well packaged educational material for aspiring writers who’d like to acquire the knowledge to unraveling the intricacies of the writing craft and streamlining their creative energy. It contained texts, images and tutorial videos links to aid the teaching of writing great characters, plotting your novel, outlining, and finding your voice The PDF textbook is 654 pages long and it contained almost all that is needed to learning the craft of storytelling. For any one serious about writing fiction or want to take the professional route to a novelist career will benefit immensely from this book. ‘Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction writing’ Teaches you how to: Become a Writer • Taming the beast call creativity • Finding the writer in you • Inventing your writing style • Finding a narrative voice • Building words and prose • Understanding various genres • Developing a discipline reading and writing habit To Write Fiction Books • Brainstorming on Ideas • Structuring those Ideas • Creating Setting, Tone and Mood • Developing Characters • Plotting the Story • Editing and Polishing • Reviewing and Revising • Proof Reading • Publishing and Earning Famous Quotes “I am a man, and men are animals who tell stories. This is a gift from God, who spoke our species into being, but left the end of our story untold. That mystery is troubling to us. How could it be otherwise? Without the final part, we think, how are we to make sense of all that went before: which is to say, our lives? So we make stories of our own, in fevered and envious imitation of our Maker, hoping that we'll tell, by chance, what God left untold. And finishing our tale, come to understand why we were born.” Clive Barker, English Novelist and Author of Sacrament Table of Contents Preface Join the Naija Writers United Group Nigerian authors are taking over the world - Temi Adeyemi Part I For the Love of Writing Introduction Big Question – Writers Ask Write Why do we Write? Can You Teach Creative Writing? Should I Do A Writing Course? Why I Take a Writing Class? The Essence of Creative Writing Schooling Freedom and Self-Expression in Creative Writing The Basics of Storytelling Types of Stories Part of a Story: Introduction, Body & Conclusion The Writer’s Toolkit Creative Process- Toolbox Self – Improvement The working Process Authors Different Takes On Writing Letter to a Young Writer Where Do You Get Your Ideas When Things Start To Happen The Writing Tips They Never Teach You The Writer’s Ultimate Workspace Planning Ahead Inspirations is for Amateurs Permission to Write I Started Here How Do You Begin A Novel? Getting Started Do Your Research (and the character will write the book for you) Research, Atmosphere & Setting Over-Active Research Syndrome Fusing Real Life into Fiction Pouring ‘Real Life’ into Fiction How to Gather Ideas, Turn them into a Novel & Finish it How I Reluctantly Learnt to Write What I Know The Writing Rules Practical Tricks For Writing Your First Novel PD James’s Tips for Writing Novels Ways to Hook Your Reader Part II Finding the Writer in You 2. Voice, Style, and Point of Views Established a Narrative Voice Finding a Voice Choosing Your Narrative Voice Don’t Find Your Voice – Use Your Voice To Boldly Write in the Voice of a Child Point of View (POV) Introduction List of Narrative Styles Advantages and Disadavtanges of First Person POV What is Third Person Narrative What Does the Omniscient Point of View Mean? Advantages of Third Person Omniscient Advantages and Disadvantages of Multiple Point of Views Why Point of View is so Important for a Novel Writer How to Write from the Opposite Gender’s Point of View 3. Narration, Description, Plot, Scenes, Structure and Outlining An Introduction to the Structural Analysis of Narrative What Are Narrative Strands? Writing Dual Narratives Narrating Past and Present Jumping Between Past & Present: The Payoff and Pitfalls Ways to Pull Off Dual Timelines in Your Novel Description How to Write Description in Fiction Writing Description in Fiction Description and Why it’s Important On Description with Meaning Example of Descriptive Narrative in Action How to Describe a Landscape Scene Making a Scene How to Construct Scenes in the Most Efficient Way Possible Plot and Structure Definition The Secret Plan of Your Story Take Your Novels Plot and Structure to the Next Level The Narrative Arc Elements of a Story Plot Tips for Structuring Your Novel How to Create the Six Key Moments in Story Structure Structuring Put in Practical Exercise Settings Setting is Not a Place; It’s an Emotion Different Setting Ideas How to Design a Fictional Town and City Creating a Memorable Sense of Place in Your Writing World Building Outlining Outlining Your Novel - Why and How How to Outline a Novel (Even if you’re not an Outliner) Ways to Outline a Novel 4. Character Development How Characters Involved in Stories The First Rule of Creating Fictional Characters Creating the Character The ‘PEPSI’ Formula for Creating Characters Creating Interesting Characters How to Create Authentic and Powerful Fictional Characters The 16 Archetypes to Create Unforgettable Protagonists How to Create a Character Web to have an Unforgettable Cast Creating Complex Protagonists Key Elements - Your Characters are True to Life Make Your Characters Your Best Friend Example of a Character Profile Example of a Character Profile (2) Tips and Tricks for Creating Memorable Characters How to Create a Compelling Character How to Describe Your Characters (Creating Believable Individuals) Character Backstory (How to Create a Character Backstory that Feels Real) Nail Your Character’s Backstory with One Simple Tip How to Weave in Backstory to Reveal Character The Importance of a Strong Character Ways to Write Better Characters How to Create a Protagonist (Who is very different from you) What is a Minor Character (Understanding the minor characters’ roles) How to Write Effective Supporting Characters The Difference between Character Habits and Quirks How to Describe a Character’s Neighbourhood Mastering Facial Expression Write the Hard Stuff: Facial Expressions 100 Words for Facial Expressions 5. Dialogue, Words and Prose, and Conflict Dialogue Rewriting the Rules of Dialogue Words and Prose Understanding the Importance of Word Choice Clothe Characters Well – Choose Words that Fit Story – Specific Words – Fitting Words to Story Conflict Defintion Authors Different Views and Usages of Conflict in Storytelling Examples of Possible Conflicts in a Story Story Conflicts Possible in Your Book Types of Conflicts Tragedy of Fate Vs. Tragedy of Character Types of Narratives Conflict You Can use in Content Creation Types of Conflicts in Stories Character Conflicts A Brief Description of Conflict 6. Drafting, Editing, Polishing, Review, Proofing and Publishing Drafting Genius Tips that will Help You with Drafting a Novel Tips to Write Your Draft Quickly Common Openings/Omissions in First Drafts How to Write a Rough Draft: Finish Your Novel Faster Should You Fast-Draft Your Novel? How Can You Fast-Draft Successfully Ways to Improve a First Draft What to do after the First Draft’s done? How to Balance Action, Narrative, and Dialogue in Your Novel Polishing Tips Editing Being Edited Discover the Art of the Rewrite Writing is Rewriting Making of a Book: Editing Process What to do Before Hiring a Professional Editor Proofing Your Manuscript –Tips Publishing Pitch Perfect Advice for Debut Authors Pros and Cons of Traditional Publishing vs. Self-Publishing 7. Writers Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them A Writer Who Doesn’t Read Things that will Doom Your Novel The Biggest Fiction Writing Mistakes & How to Fix Them Tips Guaranteed to Rescue Your Story 8. Literary & Genre Fiction, Mastering Suspense Writing Literary Fiction & Genre Fiction: Distinction The Debate (Literary Fiction vs. Popular Fiction) On Character Driven vs. Plot Driven Literary Fiction Writing Literary Fiction How to Structure Your Literary Fiction Novel Genre Fiction How to Write Thrillers How to Write Horror Story How to Write Comedy How to Write Romance Story Mastering Suspense Writing Part III Now, The Writer in You Has Arrived 9. Writers Motivation What would it Take to Start You Writing Today Stay Motivated & Write Your Book Keeping Up Morale Make Writing Your Friend Skills You Probably Already Have That Can Help Your Writing Writing, Practice, Writing To Write Without Fear Balancing Your Writing Life Your Writing Zone Writing as Therapy – When the Past Demands to be Acknowledged Properties of Creativity (And how they can help with the writing process) What Inspires Your Writing Writers’ Block (The Art of Letting Go) 10. Extra, Extra, Insights From Writers How Different Forms of the Arts Shaped a Writer How Writing Online Influenced My Writing Career Beetles & Books: My Journey to Publication Writing within Four Walls Magical Realism and the Creative Act The Musicality of Writing The Writer’s Choice: Short Story versus the Novel Why I Write Cross-Genre Fiction 11. List of Writing Terms 12. Some Recommended Books 13. Famous Writers’ Quotes 14. Sources of Materials, and Acknowledgements The Researcher Join the Naija Writers United group What the Nigerian Entertainment Industry is Lacking “If a nation loses its storytellers, it loses its childhood” – Peter Handke The Nigeria Entertainment industry is yet to consolidate on her final missing limb. The American entertaining book world, the source of inspiration for many Hollywood’s screen masterpiece, is a billion dollars industry providing jobs and opportunities for many across board. Just like the revolution that exploded the Nigerian music and film industries onto the global scene, we believe a convergence of fiction writers, editors, readers, critics, publishers, and booksellers into a strong unit i.e. (Naija Writers United Group on Whatsapp +2347033443215) will birth a new beginning for a sleeping industry that could provide jobs for Nigerians in the book world. It’s time Nigerian novelists plug in the last limb into the entertaining industry with our very own blockbuster thrillers, comedy, romance, horror, adventure, drama stories…etc Let the Revolution Begin!
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Are you an avid reader of fiction books and wish you could write your own story? Are you passionate about writing your own novel and getting it publish but don’t know how? Does the Blank page on your notebook or laptop in front of you scare you to beat? Are you thinking of applying for a creative writing program in a university abroad but the hassles and expenses of student visa and school intuitions stares you down? Do you need tutoring of some sort to birth forth the creativity roaring inside of you? If this is you, you don’t need to worry about these hurdles any longer. Join the Class for aspiring writers called ‘Naija Writers United’ on whatsapp is now open to all those who are passionate about taking the craft of writing seriously. You are all invited to taking part in a daily interactive class with other members in teaching, sharing, and encouraging one another and buying and selling the works of members. And our recommended textbook is ‘Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction writing’ To join the class on whatsapp you’ll need to get a copy of this book (only on this whatsapp number +2347033443215, where each phone number will be added to the NWU group. The benefits of joining the ‘Naija Writers United’ group on Whatsapp +2347033443215 • Encouraging reading and writing daily • Studying our textbook ‘Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction writing’ • Motivating members on constant writing exercises • Sharing different daily writing process and approaches • Critiquing of members’ works • Readers Club • Sharing of inspiring ideas, videos, images, audio materials • Help build a community of buyers and readers of our works • Hosting of Workshops where members get to meeting one another • Making new friends Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction Writing Mastering the Craft of Storytelling A guidebook into the nuts and bolts of writing fiction ‘Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction writing’ is a research work on different teachings, opinions, suggestions, critiques and ideas about the art and craft of writing fiction Is a well packaged educational book for aspiring writers who’d like to acquire the knowledge to unraveling the intricacies of the writing craft and streamlining their creative energy. The book is 419 pages long and it contained almost all that is needed to learning the craft of storytelling. For any one serious about writing fiction or want to take the professional route to a novelist career will benefit immensely from this book as I have. ‘Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction writing’ Teaches you how to: Become a Writer • Taming the beast call creativity • Finding the writer in you • Inventing your writing style • Finding a narrative voice • Building words and prose • Understanding various genres • Developing a discipline reading and writing habit ‘If a story is in you, it has got to come out.’- William Faulkner To Write Fiction Books • Brainstorming on ideas • Structuring those ideas • Creating setting, tone and mood • Developing characters • Plotting the story • Editing and polishing • Reviewing and revising • Publishing TABLE OF CONTENT Part I – For the Love of Writing Introduction Can You Teach Creative Writing On Writing: A Letter to young writer The Basics of Story Writing Part of a Story: Introduction, Body, Conclusion The Writing Rules Writer’s Toolkit Creative Toolbox Writing Fiction (Getting Started) Hook Your Reader Practical tricks For Writing Your First Novel Part II – Welcome to Class (Learning the Practical) Voice, Style and Point of Views Finding a Voice Choosing a Narrative Voice Don’t Find Your Voice- Use Your Voice To Boldly Write in the Voice of a Child Point of Views (POV) Why Point of View is so Important For Novel Writers How to Write from the Opposite Gender’s Point of View Types of POV Narrative Techniques Advantages and Disadvantages of First Person POV The Advantages of Third Person Omniscient How to Write in First Person Advantages and Disadvantages of Multiple Point of Views Narration, Description, Plot and Scenes What are Narrative Strands Writing Dual Narratives Narrative Past and Present Jumping Between Past and Present – The Payoff & Pitfalls Examples of Narrative in Action Scene Plot Story Structure Structure Put in Practical Exercise Settings How to Design a Fictional Town & City Character Development First Rule of Creating Fictional Characters How to create Authentic and Powerful Character 16 Archetypes to Create Unforgettable Protagonist How to Create a Character Web to have Unforgettable Cast in Fiction Examples of Character Profile Examples of Character Profile (2) Tips and Tricks For creating Memorable Characters How to Create Compelling Characters in Fictional writing How to describe Your Characters (Creating Believable Individuals) The Importance of a strong Character 8 Ways to Write Better Characters How to create a Protagonist (Who is different from you) What is a Minor Character (Understanding the Minor Character’s roles) How to Write Effective Supporting Character The Difference Between Character’s Habits and Quirks Mastering Facial Expressions Write the Hard Stuff: Facial Expression The ‘PEPSI’ Formula for creating characters This is an interesting writing system and it’s called Pepsi. P-Physical, how they look E-Emotional, how they emotionally react to certain situations P-Psychological, how they think S-Societal, how do they fit in, are they known for anything in particular, are they popular? I-Interpersonal, the relationships of the character and how they get along. Dialogue Rewriting The Rules of Dialogue Words and Prose Understanding the Importance of Word Choice Clothe Characters Well – Choose Words that Fits Types of Conflicts in stories Character Conflicts Writer’s Motivation How Different Form of Arts Shaped a Writer The Writing Process Freedom of Self- Expression in Creative Writing Make Writing Your Friend Writing, Practice, Writing Drafting Tips Common Openings/Omissions in First Drafts b]Editing and Polishing Tip [/b] Reviews Tips Publishing Mistakes Writers Must Avoid Literary Fiction Versus Popular Fiction On Character Driven or on Plot Driven Genres How to Write Thrillers How to Write Horror Stories How to Write Comedy How to write Romance Fiction Mastering Suspense Writing Literary Fiction vs Popular Fiction Part III – Now, The Writer Has Arrive Extra, Extra Opinions from Writer List of Writing Terms List of Books and Literature Programs on Lagos FM Station Famous Writers Quotes Famous Quotes “I am a man, and men are animals who tell stories. This is a gift from God, who spoke our species into being, but left the end of our story untold. That mystery is troubling to us. How could it be otherwise? Without the final part, we think, how are we to make sense of all that went before: which is to say, our lives? So we make stories of our own, in fevered and envious imitation of our Maker, hoping that we'll tell, by chance, what God left untold. And finishing our tale, come to understand why we were born.” Clive Barker [/b]English Novelist and Author of [b]Sacrament Part I For the Love of Writing What the Nigerian Entertainment industry is lacking “If a nation loses its storytellers, it loses its childhood” – Peter Handke The Nigeria Entertainment industry is yet to consolidate on her final missing limb. The American entertaining book world, the source of inspiration for many Hollywood’s masterpiece, is a billion dollars industry providing jobs and opportunities for many across board. Just like the revolution that have exploded the Nigerian music and film industries onto the global scene, we believe a convergence of fiction writers, editors, readers, critics, publishers, and booksellers into a strong unit will birth a new beginning for a sleeping industry that could provide jobs for Nigerians in the book world. It’s time Nigerian novelists plug in the last limb into the entertaining industry with our very own blockbuster thrillers, comedy, romance, horror, adventure, drama stories…etc Let The Revolution Begin!!! Introduction The Big Question - Writers Ask Writers: Why do we write? Why we pursue writing in the first place. I feel the compulsion to write all the time, but explaining why or where that comes from feel like explaining why I walk on my feet and not my hands. So here are a few reasons I could come up with, and then I will pass you over to my fellow writers 1. To Understand and Preserve My Own Experiences When I started writing, as many writers do, I kept a journal. Writing was a way to commandeer my own experience as a young man: to try to condense and understand all the things I wanted for my life. When I began, my life didn’t feel very interesting, but I wrote small things down because I wanted to preserve them, like pressed flowers long-forgotten, so that one day, my future self might look back on them and understand how I had changed (or remained the same). 2. To Experience a Life Other Than Mine I don’t remember precisely the first time I sat down to write fiction. I remember the result: a cliched novel about a Math professor and an artistic dreamer who fall in love. It was inspired by a Keats poem, and explored the clash between the arts and the sciences and whether they can ever be compatible. The thing I do remember is the joy of being lost in another person’s head. Writing offers you the chance to imagine a life wildly different to your own, and being a dreamy teenager at the time, any life seemed more interesting than my mish-mash of school and home. It also gives an outlet for that overactive part of your mind, which if left to its own devices can become destructive rather than creative. If that latent imaginative energy is trained on my own life, I find that I overanalyze aspects of my life and make myself unhappy. There is a sense of relief in directing that energy towards creating a life for my characters. 3. To Understand Others I have always been an observer. I like to take stock of my environment and the people I meet. I have always been a big reader as books offer an insight into other people that you rarely get from talking to them. People have so many defenses, even against themselves, and fiction is one of the only things I know of that gets beyond them, showing a person’s true motivations (even if they’re not real!). When writing my personal statement to get into universities, I remember trying to articulate this as a reason why I wanted to study English Literature. Reading obviously is a huge part of the job of a writer, and I began writing partly because I wanted to get under the skin of character and recreate this experience for someone else. 4. To Challenge Myself During the transition from the gawky teenager writing angst in her diary, to the person who writes novels, a remarkable thing happened. I found an immense satisfaction in setting myself the challenge of imagining I was someone far removed from my own experience and seeing if I can achieve it successfully. With my first book, it was Marta, who depending on your interpretation is either deeply traumatized by an experience she has had, or is suffering from a mental illness. With my new book, it is Rook, a photographer who is looking back over his experience covering the Vietnam War. When I begin, I know very little, and the joy of writing for me is in researching to build up a picture of the setting, character, place and time, and then trying to keep all these aspects balanced with the plot, or what actually happens in my story. 5. For the Lifestyle The final reason why I write is because I love to work for myself: to choose what I pursue and set my own workload. I can be a hard task-master, and sometimes it feels like I have homework all the time. But the flexibility of working from home, of being able to travel, and of feeling free are worth the somewhat stringent boss I can be to myself. Even when I was younger, I idealized this lifestyle and freedom, and it was this that attracted me to the writing life. I knew enough from reading about other writers that it was rare to become rich through pursuing this aim, and all I want for myself is that it is a sustainable career so that I can continue to work at it. I would be lying if I denied that part of the reason I wanted to be a writer was to be published. I dreamt of seeing my book in a book shop, of holding it in my hands. It wasn’t my main motivation, but it something I held like a freshly laid egg, warm and perfect in my hands, while struggling through How To Be A Good Wife. And all the things that came after it happened were as wonderful as I had hoped they would be. It does happen. First novels are bought for extraordinary sums; effective marketing gets the book into readers’ hands, readers respond to it and (cue sparkle of stars) that’s a career. The day job’s given up, you travel, you have that which is more prized than either – time to write. It’s a story with all the magic of the lottery. It could be you. It gets you through sweeping out the fireplace, anyway. And because life is composed of rather more fireplace sweeping than most people like, fairy tales assume a greater portion of our thoughts than is healthy. We lap them up and are supplied with more. But the supply of fairy godmothers - and indeed of princes – is a limited one, and real life fairy tales are rarely cut from whole cloth. There will be days of clear and glorious and full of flowers, and times when you can’t see the path. But whether, as a writer, you’re aspiring, published its same path. On the Importance of Reading We all start out as readers before we begin to write — even non-writers. But continuing to read is more important to writers than to anyone else on the planet. You must read. And these writers tell you why. If you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the time or the tools to write. – Stephen King If you stuff yourself full of poems, essays, plays, stories, novels, films, comic strips, magazines, music, you automatically explode every morning like Old Faithful. I have never had a dry spell in my life, mainly because I feed myself well, to the point of bursting. I wake early and hear my morning voices leaping around in my head like jumping beans. I get out of bed to trap them before they escape. Ray Bradbury I really think that reading is just as important as writing when you’re trying to be a writer. Because it’s the only apprenticeship we have, it’s the only way of learning how to write a story. John Green The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading, in order to write; a man will turn over half a library to make one book. Samuel Johnson Reading usually precedes writing and the impulse to write is almost always fired by reading. Reading, the love of reading, is what makes you dream of becoming a writer. Susan Sontag You are what you read. Esko Valtaoja ‘Can you teach Creative Writing?’ [/b]There have been and will continue to be well-publicized arguments about whether something so individual can or should be taught. The answer, though, should depend on what we mean by “taught”. Creative ability can’t be learned by rote, or recited like a times table. However, good habits and stimulus from a good teacher will provide an introduction to key techniques that encourage the student to move forward towards their own discoveries. [b]‘Can you learn Creative Writing?’ [/b]You can always become more fluent in your own voice. If you are a writer, at any stage in your career, you should never stop learning. The longer and more successful the career the more true that is, so if you’re a relative beginner you have no excuse not to be learning creative writing. [b]OBSERVE the world around you. Like Sherlock Holmes in his deductions, you get more out of making no assumptions than trying to blend the world to fit your expectations or hopes. Everything is observation, from self-knowledge and emotional intelligence to describing a physical horizon or emotional landscape. Your notebook will keep what your brain cannot. The only kind of immortality in our grasp is ideas. 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Are you an avid reader of fiction books and wish you could write your own story? Are you passionate about writing your own novel and getting it publish but don’t know how? Does the Blank page on your notebook or laptop in front of you scare you to beat? Are you thinking of applying for a creative writing program in a university abroad but the hassles and expenses of student visa and school intuitions stares you down? Do you need tutoring of some sort to birth forth the creativity roaring inside of you? If this is you, you don’t need to worry about these hurdles any longer. Join the Class for aspiring writers called ‘Naija Writers United’ on whatsapp is now open to all those who are passionate about taking the craft of writing seriously. You are all invited to taking part in a daily interactive class with other members in teaching, sharing, and encouraging one another and buying and selling the works of members. And our recommended textbook is ‘Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction writing’ To join the class on whatsapp you’ll need to get a copy of this book (only on this whatsapp number +2347033443215, where each phone number will be added to the NWU group. The benefits of joining the ‘Naija Writers United’ group on Whatsapp +2347033443215 • Encouraging reading and writing daily • Studying our textbook ‘Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction writing’ • Motivating members on constant writing exercises • Sharing different daily writing process and approaches • Critiquing of members’ works • Readers Club • Sharing of inspiring ideas, videos, images, audio materials • Help build a community of buyers and readers of our works • Hosting of Workshops where members get to meeting one another • Making new friends Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction Writing -Mastering the Craft of Storytelling A guidebook into the nuts and bolts of writing fiction ‘[b]Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction writing’ is a research work on different teachings, opinions, suggestions, critiques and ideas about the art and craft of writing fiction Is a well packaged educational book for aspiring writers who’d like to acquire the knowledge to unraveling the intricacies of the writing craft and streamlining their creative energy. The book is 419 pages long and it contained almost all that is needed to learning the craft of storytelling. For any one serious about writing fiction or want to take the professional route to a novelist career will benefit immensely from this book as I have. ‘Understanding the Mechanics of Fiction writing’ Teaches you how to: Become a Writer • Taming the beast call creativity • Finding the writer in you • Inventing your writing style • Finding a narrative voice • Building words and prose • Understanding various genres • Developing a discipline reading and writing habit ‘If a story is in you, it has got to come out.’- William Faulkner To Write Fiction Books • Brainstorming on ideas • Structuring those ideas • Creating setting, tone and mood • Developing characters • Plotting the story • Editing and polishing • Reviewing and revising • Publishing TABLE OF CONTENT Part I – For the Love of Writing Introduction Can You Teach Creative Writing On Writing: A Letter to young writer The Basics of Story Writing Part of a Story: Introduction, Body, Conclusion The Writing Rules Writer’s Toolkit Creative Toolbox Writing Fiction (Getting Started) Hook Your Reader Practical tricks For Writing Your First Novel Part II – Welcome to Class (Learning the Practical) Voice, Style and Point of Views Finding a Voice Choosing a Narrative Voice Don’t Find Your Voice- Use Your Voice To Boldly Write in the Voice of a Child Point of Views (POV) Why Point of View is so Important For Novel Writers How to Write from the Opposite Gender’s Point of View Types of POV Narrative Techniques Advantages and Disadvantages of First Person POV The Advantages of Third Person Omniscient How to Write in First Person Advantages and Disadvantages of Multiple Point of Views Narration, Description, Plot and Scenes What are Narrative Strands Writing Dual Narratives Narrative Past and Present Jumping Between Past and Present – The Payoff & Pitfalls Examples of Narrative in Action Scene Plot Story Structure Structure Put in Practical Exercise Settings How to Design a Fictional Town & City Character Development First Rule of Creating Fictional Characters How to create Authentic and Powerful Character 16 Archetypes to Create Unforgettable Protagonist How to Create a Character Web to have Unforgettable Cast in Fiction Examples of Character Profile Examples of Character Profile (2) Tips and Tricks For creating Memorable Characters How to Create Compelling Characters in Fictional writing How to describe Your Characters (Creating Believable Individuals) The Importance of a strong Character 8 Ways to Write Better Characters How to create a Protagonist (Who is different from you) What is a Minor Character (Understanding the Minor Character’s roles) How to Write Effective Supporting Character The Difference Between Character’s Habits and Quirks Mastering Facial Expressions Write the Hard Stuff: Facial Expression The ‘PEPSI’ Formula for creating characters This is an interesting writing system and it’s called Pepsi. P-Physical, how they look E-Emotional, how they emotionally react to certain situations P-Psychological, how they think S-Societal, how do they fit in, are they known for anything in particular, are they popular? I-Interpersonal, the relationships of the character and how they get along. Dialogue Rewriting The Rules of Dialogue Words and Prose Understanding the Importance of Word Choice Clothe Characters Well – Choose Words that Fits Types of Conflicts in stories Character Conflicts Writer’s Motivation How Different Form of Arts Shaped a Writer The Writing Process Freedom of Self- Expression in Creative Writing Make Writing Your Friend Writing, Practice, Writing Drafting Tips Common Openings/Omissions in First Drafts Editing and Polishing Tip Reviews Tips Publishing Mistakes Writers Must Avoid Literary Fiction Versus Popular Fiction On Character Driven or on Plot Driven Genres How to Write Thrillers How to Write Horror Stories How to Write Comedy How to write Romance Fiction Mastering Suspense Writing Literary Fiction vs Popular Fiction Part III – Now, The Writer Has Arrive Extra, Extra Opinions from Writers List of Writing Terms List of Books and Literature Programs on Lagos FM Station Famous Writers Quotes Famous Quotes “I am a man, and men are animals who tell stories. This is a gift from God, who spoke our species into being, but left the end of our story untold. That mystery is troubling to us. How could it be otherwise? Without the final part, we think, how are we to make sense of all that went before: which is to say, our lives? So we make stories of our own, in fevered and envious imitation of our Maker, hoping that we'll tell, by chance, what God left untold. And finishing our tale, come to understand why we were born.” Clive Barker English Novelist and Author of Sacrament Part I For the Love of Writing What the Nigerian Entertainment industry is lacking “If a nation loses its storytellers, it loses its childhood” – Peter Handke The Nigeria Entertainment industry is yet to consolidate on her final missing limb. The American entertaining book world, the source of inspiration for many Hollywood’s masterpiece, is a billion dollars industry providing jobs and opportunities for many across board. Just like the revolution that have exploded the Nigerian music and film industries onto the global scene, we believe a convergence of fiction writers, editors, readers, critics, publishers, and booksellers into a strong unit will birth a new beginning for a sleeping industry that could provide jobs for Nigerians in the book world. It’s time Nigerian novelists plug in the last limb into the entertaining industry with our very own blockbuster thrillers, comedy, romance, horror, adventure, drama stories…etc Let The Revolution Begin!!! Extract Introduction The Big Question - Writers Ask Writers: Why do we write? Why we pursue writing in the first place. I feel the compulsion to write all the time, but explaining why or where that comes from feel like explaining why I walk on my feet and not my hands. So here are a few reasons I could come up with, and then I will pass you over to my fellow writers 1. To Understand and Preserve My Own Experiences When I started writing, as many writers do, I kept a journal. Writing was a way to commandeer my own experience as a young man: to try to condense and understand all the things I wanted for my life. When I began, my life didn’t feel very interesting, but I wrote small things down because I wanted to preserve them, like pressed flowers long-forgotten, so that one day, my future self might look back on them and understand how I had changed (or remained the same). 2. To Experience a Life Other Than Mine I don’t remember precisely the first time I sat down to write fiction. I remember the result: a cliched novel about a Math professor and an artistic dreamer who fall in love. It was inspired by a Keats poem, and explored the clash between the arts and the sciences and whether they can ever be compatible. The thing I do remember is the joy of being lost in another person’s head. Writing offers you the chance to imagine a life wildly different to your own, and being a dreamy teenager at the time, any life seemed more interesting than my mish-mash of school and home. It also gives an outlet for that overactive part of your mind, which if left to its own devices can become destructive rather than creative. If that latent imaginative energy is trained on my own life, I find that I overanalyze aspects of my life and make myself unhappy. There is a sense of relief in directing that energy towards creating a life for my characters. 3. To Understand Others I have always been an observer. I like to take stock of my environment and the people I meet. I have always been a big reader as books offer an insight into other people that you rarely get from talking to them. People have so many defenses, even against themselves, and fiction is one of the only things I know of that gets beyond them, showing a person’s true motivations (even if they’re not real!). When writing my personal statement to get into universities, I remember trying to articulate this as a reason why I wanted to study English Literature. Reading obviously is a huge part of the job of a writer, and I began writing partly because I wanted to get under the skin of character and recreate this experience for someone else. 4. To Challenge Myself During the transition from the gawky teenager writing angst in her diary, to the person who writes novels, a remarkable thing happened. I found an immense satisfaction in setting myself the challenge of imagining I was someone far removed from my own experience and seeing if I can achieve it successfully. With my first book, it was Marta, who depending on your interpretation is either deeply traumatized by an experience she has had, or is suffering from a mental illness. With my new book, it is Rook, a photographer who is looking back over his experience covering the Vietnam War. When I begin, I know very little, and the joy of writing for me is in researching to build up a picture of the setting, character, place and time, and then trying to keep all these aspects balanced with the plot, or what actually happens in my story. 5. For the Lifestyle The final reason why I write is because I love to work for myself: to choose what I pursue and set my own workload. I can be a hard task-master, and sometimes it feels like I have homework all the time. But the flexibility of working from home, of being able to travel, and of feeling free are worth the somewhat stringent boss I can be to myself. Even when I was younger, I idealized this lifestyle and freedom, and it was this that attracted me to the writing life. I knew enough from reading about other writers that it was rare to become rich through pursuing this aim, and all I want for myself is that it is a sustainable career so that I can continue to work at it. I would be lying if I denied that part of the reason I wanted to be a writer was to be published. I dreamt of seeing my book in a book shop, of holding it in my hands. It wasn’t my main motivation, but it something I held like a freshly laid egg, warm and perfect in my hands, while struggling through How To Be A Good Wife. And all the things that came after it happened were as wonderful as I had hoped they would be. It does happen. First novels are bought for extraordinary sums; effective marketing gets the book into readers’ hands, readers respond to it and (cue sparkle of stars) that’s a career. The day job’s given up, you travel, you have that which is more prized than either – time to write. It’s a story with all the magic of the lottery. It could be you. It gets you through sweeping out the fireplace, anyway. And because life is composed of rather more fireplace sweeping than most people like, fairy tales assume a greater portion of our thoughts than is healthy. We lap them up and are supplied with more. But the supply of fairy godmothers - and indeed of princes – is a limited one, and real life fairy tales are rarely cut from whole cloth. There will be days of clear and glorious and full of flowers, and times when you can’t see the path. But whether, as a writer, you’re aspiring, published its same path. On the Importance of Reading We all start out as readers before we begin to write — even non-writers. But continuing to read is more important to writers than to anyone else on the planet. You must read. And these writers tell you why. If you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the time or the tools to write. – Stephen King If you stuff yourself full of poems, essays, plays, stories, novels, films, comic strips, magazines, music, you automatically explode every morning like Old Faithful. I have never had a dry spell in my life, mainly because I feed myself well, to the point of bursting. I wake early and hear my morning voices leaping around in my head like jumping beans. I get out of bed to trap them before they escape. Ray Bradbury I really think that reading is just as important as writing when you’re trying to be a writer. Because it’s the only apprenticeship we have, it’s the only way of learning how to write a story. John Green The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading, in order to write; a man will turn over half a library to make one book. Samuel Johnson Reading usually precedes writing and the impulse to write is almost always fired by reading. Reading, the love of reading, is what makes you dream of becoming a writer. Susan Sontag You are what you read. Esko Valtaoja ‘Can you teach Creative Writing?’ There have been and will continue to be well-publicized arguments about whether something so individual can or should be taught. The answer, though, should depend on what we mean by “taught”. Creative ability can’t be learned by rote, or recited like a times table. However, good habits and stimulus from a good teacher will provide an introduction to key techniques that encourage the student to move forward towards their own discoveries. ‘Can you learn Creative Writing?’ You can always become more fluent in your own voice. If you are a writer, at any stage in your career, you should never stop learning. The longer and more successful the career the more true that is, so if you’re a relative beginner you have no excuse not to be learning creative writing. OBSERVE the world around you. Like Sherlock Holmes in his deductions, you get more out of making no assumptions than trying to blend the world to fit your expectations or hopes. Everything is observation, from self-knowledge and emotional intelligence to describing a physical horizon or emotional landscape. Your notebook will keep what your brain cannot. The only kind of immortality in our grasp is ideas. Perception drives reality. So pay attention. |
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