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MosD:
It's pretty tough getting an interested publisher in Nigeria. I've had this crime fiction manuscript that once came third in an African competition.

I don't want to self publish because I really want it on many Nigeria book shelves. But all these publishers just wouldn't give positive response.

Try cassava republic, they deal with crime science fiction


How to Publish with Cassava Republic
http://writertain.com/2017/11/06/how- to-publish-with-cassava-republic/

Shortyy:
I want to publish online. Don't even know how to go about that.

There are various platforms for that like Okadabooks, Buboox.com

DeadRat:
I Divepen1

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Mynd44

The first thing you need to know to whether you want to self-publish or use traditional method.
There are various traditional publishing houses.
You can get how to publish with this methods that I've written out here.
1.​How to Publish with Quramo Publishing Limited

http://writertain.com/2017/11/17/%e2%80%8bhow-to-publish-with-quramo-publishing/

2. How to Publish with Cassava Republic
http://writertain.com/2017/11/06/how-to-publish-with-cassava-republic/

3.​How To Publish With Farafina Book Publisher

http://writertain.com/2017/08/29/%e2%80%8bhow-to-publish-with-farafina/


Then, if you need to publish by yourself you can use this checklist to publish by yourself

1.Book Covers Design:you need a well-designed book cover for your books. For example: Imasetng, the official book cover designers for Writertain Publishers.
2.Book Editor: you need a very good book editor to ensure that the book is topnotch.
3.Book Publisher: this refers to the medium you want to use. Are you ready to self-publish the book as an Ebook or as a hardbook or both.
4.Book Distributions: this is your marketer.
5.Synopsis: the best summary is required to make a great sales
6.Book Reviewers: these are people you can easily talk to make others see the message others have not seen. They enlighten the world about your book before it is being published.
7.Marketing Book Reviews: this is the book review you wrote yourself.
8.Obtaining and Assigning an ISBN (hardcopy)
9.Obtain Copyright Registration(hardcopy)
10Printing Press: if you are for hardcopy, you need to get a very good hard copy. A very good example of such person is
11.Book Launching: the date and all other things required to make sure your book is exposed to the world on a personal level.
12. Awards that can be contested for.
13. Speaking Engagement.

http://writertain.com/2017/11/07/%e2%80%8ba-checklist-of-self-publishing-your-publishing/

Bushes

Sight
Dancing leaves, few dispersed trees, different shades of green, dry leaves around trees, birds, insects, rodents running about, wastes

Sound
Whooshing leaves, silence, once-in-a-while cracking of tree limbs and leaves, rustling dry leaves, rusting leaves.

Smell
Chlorophyll, decaying rubbish, coolness

Feeling
Peace, serenity, choked


http://writertain.com/2018/01/22/describing-things-within-a-bush/

veekid:
Thanks to copy and paste; buh you should at least do some justifications to this; don't be lazy, I don't read fúckz like this. Thanks

Thanks alot. It was a big oversight.

Dedicated To Everyone That Desires A Change


One day, in the eerie seasons, when the moon was dangling in the sky, but looked very far, a little ant stumbled on a good pile of junk, and decided to take to it home. The junk was garnished by a lot of bits from people's
sugar. Who could blame it? It had been searching the whole town for sugar to add to the pile in the store. Its father had claimed that if he didn't return to the village's store with something good.

That was traumatizing. Its father was the storekeeper because he kept his promises. If the little ant refused to return home, it couldn't fend for itself. So, when it pulled the junk to the store, his proud father led hm to the part that was meant for the best of things. The next day, everyone wanted to see the junk because it was laden with all the sweetest thing in the land. They gathered and stared at it in amazement. Mothers pulled the ears of their little ones to the store, and adviced them to be like the little ant. Adults wanted to prove to the little ant's mouthy father that they were ant-men, and were better than its naive pampered son. Or who makes a crunchable ant a role model for the ancient of days?

They all gathered in a haste like a stampede and searched the land for the best junks. Very soon, they were getting accolades for the sweetness that surpassed that of little ant.
And very soon, everyone forgot the one that started the call for junk, even its father did. Now, he chewed their praises and flogged its son with soul-rendering and snide comments.

However, things changed. The junks overshadowed the sugar.

'What do we eat?' the ants cried. 'This junk isn't building us'.

Being the storekeeper, little ant's father told them to seek out food by themselves within the store. After all, it was their handiwork that buried the sugar under the junk.

Grudingly and grumpily, they scrambled through the junks but soon, they returned, dejected and angry that they did a lot of work to fill the store.

How come they now had to hunt for their food within the store?
Without further ado, they decided to make a law: No more junk. In fact, anyone who hoped to put sugar in the store must give it to the storekeeper, who, as proud as ever, would now be laden with the sacred duty of putting
the right sugar in the store.

Despite all these, the ants were now hungry-not for sugar, but for
irrelevancies. They missed the busy road that led to the store. They missed the fights and arguments they had to watch. They missed the moonlight-type
of love they witnessed between ants. Oh! And the playful or flirty ones.

With the speed of a wildfire, the store was only accessed by the
storekeeper. Working in his loneliness;yet, diligent manner.
Luckily, there was a sage, which understood the meaning of gossips and jest, which knew that living things strived on irrelevanciess. The sage with her stick of wisdom pulled the assertive storekeeper to a corner and adviced him to let the ants bring sugar to the store by themselves.
And in their twos and threes, they strutted towards the store; though, still skeptical. The storekeeper could brandish its white banner that was smeared with a red canceling sign, to show that their works were contrabands.
Regardless of what anyone thought, another little ant was staring at a white substance that doesn't look like the little sugar he ate at home. The
substance in front of him looked like the junk his father told him about, but he never was around to really visualise a junk, but he had the fear they were akin to each other. As he dragged it to the gate of the storekeeper, and hoped that things would work better, he saw a veteran coating junks with sugar. The veteran dropped it in the store, and nothing was said. The little ant dropped it, but was mildly repremanded. And soon,
the story began again with the leniency of the storekeeper because, this time, the little ant was his grandson.
Akintayo Akinjide(Divepen)

unbanned

As you celebrate today, may joy never cease from your life.

welcome ooo

Thanks for all your supports

Strange Encounters
Sheila looked forward to a date with Chris an acquaintance.
Deborah needed money to complete her project but she met an unlikely source who she fears is intent on sleeping with her.
Ewoma wins the Miss Biebi beauty contest but she is not aware of the hidden agenda that promotes the contest.
Benjamin ought to be a genius but he becomes a sacrificial lamb in the battle of wits between Omoefe and Sarki.
Four stories with a hint of reality delivered in precise prose.


https://www.okadabooks.com/book/about/strange_encounters/16376

Kachifo Limited has made a public notice that they are open for submission. What are you waiting for?

The official Deadline for Submission is 31st of March, 2018

If you need to know how to publish with them:

http://writertain.com/2017/08/29/​how-to-publish-with-farafina/


In case, you're busy and you need help with formatting your submission, contact Akintayoakinjide0@gmail.com

After votes from Nairalanders and a lot of considerations, this is just to honour writers that have made this place lively over the years

Here they are

Novel Category
Romance- TheBlessedMan
Thriller- Oyinprince
Horror- Ghostwritter
Magical- Apollux
Most Consistent Novelist- Shewrites

Top Readers(5)
Queenitee, Honourable, Kingphilip, Missmossy, Ikombe


Top Writing Help Bloggers
Topwritersden
Writertain
Stevenbright

Legend of all time: Larrysun


Honorary
Best Nigerian Writer- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Past Moderator: Humbledbygrace

Short Story

Thriller
Divepen1
Most Consistent- Raggedyann
Romance- Angells
Horror- Royver
Comedy- Classcaptain

BiafraBushBoy:
It isn't necessary!! Ya'all killing this section. Literature is not only to read stories, but also to improve writers!!

That's why we keep reading same low quality stories over and over again!!

Take note. Good I no longer visit the section again! Can't you apply the tactics of the webmaster section?

They improve themselves !!!

Thank you for advice that almost looked like a banter.
Someone like me, I'm planning it, and hope to start before February ends. I've just not brought it because I don't want it to stop halfway like the former ones.
Moreover, are you not a writer also? Do you not own Topwritersden? Can't you teach people? How many teaching threads did the moderator there open?
If you're reading low stories here and there, have you ever corrected people like people like Kayo80, Debbietiyan, Missnande, Evajael, Larrysun (to mention a few) do to writers here?
More so, if you feel we should tackle this topic, you should have opened a thread for us to tackle that. I only responded it to it because of your name as writer here and as a person.

Compliment of the season.

Thank you
To every member of family
To all my friends cum family
To all my very good friends
To all my friends
To everyone we're friends offline alone
To everyone we're friends on social media and real life
To everyone we don't really chat offline, but do online
To everyone that became my friend because of contact online
To everyone we are just acquintances offline and online
To everyone we've liked a picture or read a post together.

Being around you all have inspired me in one way or the other. Thank you all.

Please do.

OluwabuqqyYOLO:
Merry Christmas to you all. May the bounties of this season fill our homes.

CC:
Evajael (my moonlight)
Gucciqueen38;
Divepen1;
Karareads;
Shewrites;
Rachealfst;
Kayo80;
Ayarmboye;
Frankline461;
Missnande;
Cbella and everyone else who might have escaped my notice.

Merry Christmas to you all too

especially our jolly just come Karareads
Where is the gala, Lacasera, Asun, Popcorn you bought because we've prepared Jollof rice, Fried chicken, Salad, Tasty time, Icecream abeg who remembers all we have prepared for her,

I still remember Agbo Jedi (Concontion to reduce sugar level).
All these like your name are yours by force..

Let's exercise the brain.

Merry Christmas to two people who are as beautiful and as rare as a Purple Hisbiscus - Debbietiyan and Evajael.
Wishing you people gentility and less disturbance....

KaraReads:
Hello. I'm new. Nice to meet you all.

Welcome....
Introduce yourself in little words

Here is a criticism of 'The Purified Tomorrow'; rather, the good side of the criticism
I would have dropped it in its rawness i.e including the expected corrections because even my editor called the criticism apt, but I would follow the saying that human would lick the hand dipped in palm oil, and not the bloody ones. So, I will post the good ones while I work on the parts she discussed. I wish I can tag her. But this was done by Deborah O..... ( Debbietiyan).

Purified for tomorrow, is a dystopian themed science fiction. I got into
reading this book with high expectations, and thankfully I wasn’t
disappointed. The story is basically set in futuristic earth…over a hundred
centuries from now, and the world’s population is an alarming percentage
less than it is now, due to the obliteration of invaded aliens centuries
back- but now, there are speculations that in some manner, there still
exists some aliens as there weren’t all eradicated. Now a secret group
known as the Grousters are working secretly and rearing up trouble for the
new earth, preaching the re-emergence of a history long forgotten- or not
even remembered.
Things I love about the book/ character rant
I love how unconventionally the protagonist was being portrayed. Carl was
absolutely unlikable. He was so rude, and don’t get me started on how vain
he was. I’m still trying to figure out how Joyce became his girlfriend.
I love chubby, nerdy Fred. I foresee that he is going to be of a lot more useful in the quest.
I love Iris transition from a fearful teenager, to one of the wanted
students on Eytes.
I love the flow of the book, and how characters explained from different
viewpoints had their own voices. And were able to connect.
Katrina was so annoying, there were so many times I felt like reaching into
my laptop to slap her. Hmm, I sha knew Richard would fall hand…after all
the mouth making and self-assuring
I loved the surprising twist, I swear my mouth was left agape when I found
out what almighty Diana was truly about (would have written the main koko,
my nah…no spoilers, get the book ).....


In summary, The book is very creative and engaging.
Thanks for the preview copy Divepen1, I cannot wait to read the concluding
part.


Luckily my editor sent in her own revision of the work just the same time I finished reading that. I'm set to work. January is almost upon us. These books are set for then, and I want you to anticipate. Debbietiyan volunteered to criticise it on her. That's why I want to thank her.

Awawwwww... Congrat on your website....


I'm sort of back on whatsapp, but please send me a message. Most information are linked to my google account, including your number

Debbietiyan:
Little wonder, been trying to reach you. Sorry about your phone .

Meanwhile, I have not really been following this thread, it looks amazing though...lemmi scroll up to get the hang of it.

Thanks

Missnande:
@Divepen1 I love Joshua Selman too. I carry hand for you o, if I start five stories at once God knows I won't finish any. The one wey I dey write sef na so so struggle.





BTW - Those of you that have written complete books or stories(not short ones),how do you ever finish it? That's one of my greatest challenge.

The thing is not easy. After I know i've gotten to a point that I see the twists are enough, i'll just write a mumu ending. Then as I begin to edit the drafts I'll build a better ending, and probably add another story. I was telling Evajael the other day. My story 'Grabbing The Hot Gate' was around 18k works when I finished the draft, but when I finished the third editing, I got to 50k+ words. So, all in all, the draft is your idea. Editing is the story writing.

Evajael and Missnande, Debbietiyan ... So, I got back from work and used my phone to say hi to somebody and since then the idiot refused to come on. That's since last week wednesday...
But I hope to get a phone that can visit nairaland at least.

Meanwhile, my writing process is one that Elizabeth Gilbert as people that work like Butterfly. We spread essence from one work to another. I'm not the jackhammer type of people that can concentrate on one work.
I can't sit down to write a book at a go, but i like to write up to ten at a go. In other words, when i get bored or fixed at a point in this story, i move to the other one. In one of the ted talks I listened to, one of the speakers said when one leaves the work, it would keep processing itself in our subconscious. And that's what i do. I remember I started writing about Chibok girls two or three years ago, I'm still on Chapter five. Meanwhile, I got the opportunity to write others as if they were just flooding in because I've been thinking of them for months without touching.

So, what happens at the writer's block ish...I read any of the following a. Chicken Soup for the soul b. Harry potter c. Percy jackson d. A compilation of stories.

Or i would rewatch any of the following, which unfortunately I have watched like ten times now. a. Scandals b. The 100 c. 24 hours

But what gives me inspiration?
Most times, when someone just joke around me. I live amidst sarcastic and funny people. Also, when listening to messages especially Joshua Selman.