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EvaJael:
I've always admired your works...another great one.

awawwnn.. Gracias

dasilver20:
My oga at the top i sight u o.Nice story

Thanks alot

Wapapod:
Rapture?

Yeayea

April Fool's Day ( An excerpt From 'Jettisoned')
Akintayo Akinjide

Teju's eyes flickered. The fan rolled. She felt the bed and turned towards where Chris was supposed to be. His phone was on the bed, lying faced down. That was very unlike Chris. There was no way he would go anywhere without his phone.

She sluggishly rolled off her bed and wrapped the bedsheet around herself. The estate was unusually silent. The estate wasn't used to noise, but this silence was different.

She hobbled towards the toilet. The alcohol she and Chris took before they slept still made her head pound. She could still use four hours of sleep. The previous day was her birthday and the party was so massive that many of them just left that morning. And immediately she and Chris made sure they were all gone, they gulped down another round of wine. This time she knocked herself out.

After knocking the toilet door severally, she opened it to meet an empty bed.
She trudged into the room and wore a bumper short and a T-shirt, then went out of the house. There was only one place Chris could have gone, to get his favourite drink. She hissed and returned to the room and climbed back into her bed.

To be candid, the reason she actually refused to leave the room was because of her fear. The parlour would be a mess and it would depress her, and would remind her of Aunty Nike, her maternal Aunty whose life was rigged with nagging. She had made her hate neatness; then finally love her.

Then Ada was calling. She smiled as she knew why she was calling.
' Hello Bae'.
' Teju help me oo', Ada cried. Teju's smile broaden. She knew why Ada was crying. Chris, her husband hadn't returned home.
' Calm down'.
' I can't find my baby oo'.
'Calm down. Chris must be somewhere chilling'.
' No... I'm talking about JayJay, my baby. I can't find him'.
Teju sat up. ' What- How did it happen?'
' I was on the queue...on the bench, I was sitting right there waiting for his ..his post natal care'.
' Yes...'
' That's when I can't find him'.


People wailed in the background. And that made Teju wondered if other women were crying on Ada's behalf.
' Did you give him to someone?'
' No- No. He sort of...' Ada said and burst into tears. Teju shook her head repeatedly. She had scolded Ada for always being emotional. Then, she remembered it was April 1st.
She hissed. ' Ada abeg. You no fit do April fool for me'.
' No- No. Jay jay disappeared'.

Teju was always skeptical about such things as this, so she contemplated on whether to believe Ada or not. Can that happen? Well, except if someone used metabolical power, which she didn't believe in. But maybe this would prove her wrong.
' Did someone by any chance hit you with something?'

' No-No. He just disappeared', Ada cried. 'His clothes are still in my hand. Ah! My baby'.
' Ada, no dey joke. You should have played your prank since morning'.
' Will I joke about Jayjay?'
' Yes. You know I'm his godmother'.
' No- No. It's not only JayJay that's gone. Many children are also gone'.

Teju was petrified. She turned stiffly to look at the side of the bed. Chris' clothes were all there. That was impossible. What was happening?

Welcome to Lesson 1 on Styles.
Every writer has his or her own style of writing.
Every fiction has its own feel, and this feel is the major part of styles in literature.
There are many sides to Styles
Such as
Tones
Mood
Descriptions
Narrations
Types of words
But today we will talk about Tone
Tone
Tone refers to the writer's attitude to fiction. It encompasses how a writer comes in his writing.
Tone is mostly the writer's Point of view, it's embedded in how the writers decide to tell a story.

There are different types but we will focus on
1. Aloof Tone
2. Attacking Tone
3. The Defender
4. The Diplomats
Next week we will discuss these types of Tones.
Writing Activity
But for this week, look into some stories you've read and state the tone used in that story.Drop it as a comment below.

https://olofoforeview./2017/03/25/tones-introduction/

These are lessons on Mood, Tones etc.
https://olofoforeview./category/fiction/writing-tips/styles/

This is are Point of View and other psychological effects used in writing.

You will learn how to use hooks in stories

https://olofoforeview./category/fiction/writing-tips/hook/

Here, we talk about Crisis, Coincidence etc

https://olofoforeview./category/fiction/writing-tips/plotting/

Learn how to build a better character.


https://olofoforeview./category/fiction/writing-tips/characters/

Here, I'll regularly drop lessons on Themes and how to use them
Follow it here

https://olofoforeview./category/fiction/writing-tips/hook

See as my credit dey increase..

dasilver20:
Amazing facts about niger weldon bro

Just seeing this.. Thanks

The beauty of tomorrow is best
when we've dried our vest
of pain, sorrow and regrets


The Joy of today
is when the earth is awake
with our hopes and things we say


The knowledge of yesterday can only be great
if men can always wait
to analyse the past and weight
their today's action life's scale.

dasilver20:
hadampson, bibijay123,obimgbo,Divepen1,I hope you guys will not complain of no paragraph again in fact thanks for your positive criticism if not I would not have bothered getting a better phone to type, all thanks to you guys am now android user ;Dhadampson, bibijay123,obimgbo,Divepen1,I hope you guys will not complain of no paragraph again in fact thanks for your positive criticism if not I would not have bothered getting a better phone to type, all thanks to you guys am now android user

I see it. Whenever you're ready to do what I asked you know where to meet.

lovelygurl:
Are we allowed to write two or just one ?
Say 'two' lol

As many as you can

Tmdavidwest

candy

chipappi

Chumzypinky

Repogirl
Bibijay123
Audreytimms
Tiffanyj

So in other to make people know go for their best choices we are making a list of writers of the different genres on Nairaland and we need your help. just drop your name ( if you write Romance) or the name of any author you know in that:

I'll not need to define romance na una know am. oya common let's go

LitQueen:
Yep

Imagine you were a guy, how would you talk to a lady.

LitQueen:
Really nice one.
My ex and only boyfriend was not into 'wooing' I'm afraid if I dare attempt to write, it'll turn out even worse than horrible. I'll just comment on other people's stories.

Seriously... ?

bibijay123:
I have never wooed anyone before oo

Write something before I shoot you.

Alero3Arubi:
Hahahahaha So funny. Did this happen real? But I loved every bit of it. Nice.

Fiction ooo

Chai

daremiarchs:
I'd write a novel

Just write jare

My own..


She stood just as he sat in the seat opposite hers. He smiled. ' Are you afraid I'll make you fall in love'.
She seemed rattled, eyed him and walked away. He sat still and knew she would return, for something, to show him he was not as handsome as he presumed.

He began to count time and continued even after he ordered for a drink and a pie. When he got to 250, he knew he was wrong but she would think of him that day.
Suddenly, she came back, sat opposite him and started bringing things out of bag.
' This is Samsung Galaxy S7, this is my Hyundai Sonata's key, this is my duplex's house. So no, you can't make me fall in love with you. I fall for men of higher status'.
He had none of those, just his good looks and his mother's rented apartment and maybe few certificates that showed a good future.
' But I've done that already. All I need now is to..' he said and took her phone and typed his number into her phone and stored the number. ' put my number here'.
' You're an arrogant fool', she growled as she smatched her phone on the ground.
He stared at her, shrugged and stood from his seat. ' So, if we marry this is how you will destroy everything I'll work for. But I will teach you'.
' I won't fall in love with you'.
' Let's meet for dinner here tomorrow'.
' You are stupid. See this guy o. Wetin you get. See him cut and sew trouser. idiot with no value.'
He walked out and home.
That night, a call came in. He picked the call nonchalantly.' I'll meet you for dinner and would show you you can't make me fall in love'.

Oya come and test your wooing ability. I know the ladies would write the best scene..
Just watch and see..