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Bigsin:
I ventured into ebook and paperback publishing about three months ago. My desired marketplace was Amazon. I encouraged myself to take the route of an author after doing a lot of research and watching a lot of tutorial videos on YouTube. However, Amazon kept blocking my paperback, ebook and hardcovers.
I mean, the books don't even go 'live' before being blocked. I used a pen name for the two books and they were college related books. You know, the "how to be the best" kinda thing.
The audience I had in mind were Parents who would be convinced to buy it for their kids in Highschool or in the university.
Amazon has blocked my book about 17 times. So, I gave up and tried Selar. Good gracious, I doubt if I would ever get to sell anything there (Especially to Nigerians in this present economy). I'm not a big fan of ebooks. My hope was in Amazon's paperback as they have more prompt to be bought as gifts or even by bookshop via expansion distribution.
Currently, I'm at a crossroad (if that's the word for it). I took a bow from college at 300lv in '024 because of insufficient funds.
Been travelling in search of greener pastures since then. Now, I'm back at mom's.
I saw a post you made about writing contents and getting paid. Would you mind putting me through it please?
I can work with or for you. Anyone you seem fit. I am on my own in life right now. (Except for my chickens)
My English is not very bad. I think... Average. Been speaking it since I was five as mom was an English teacher.
I'll be very grateful if my request is favourably considered.

Selar only help you to collect money and deliver your product. It doesn't sell. You have to promote and bring in buyers yourself. That's how selar works.
But the most important thing is that you don't just write a book for people to buy. It doesn't work that way. What works? Take your time, search for what people are looking for to solve there problems, then write on that. Show them how to solve that problem and they will buy. So just get in touch with me.

Bigsin:
I ventured into ebook and paperback publishing about three months ago. My desired marketplace was Amazon. I encouraged myself to take the route of an authorized after doing a lot of research and watching a lot of tutorial videos on YouTube. However, Amazon kept blocking my paperback, ebook and hardcovers.
I mean, the books don't even go 'live' before being blocked. I used a pen name for the two books and they were college related books. You know, the "how to be the best" kinda thing.
The audience I had in mind were Parents who would be convinced to buy it for their kids in Highschool or in the university.
Amazon has blocked my book about 17 times. So, I gave up and tried Selar. Good gracious, I doubt if I would ever get to sell anything there (Especially to Nigerians in this present economy). I'm not a big fan of ebooks. My hope was in Amazon's paperback as they have more prompt to be bought as gifts or even by bookshop via expansion distribution.
Currently, I'm at a crossroad (if that's the word for it). I took a bow from college at 300lv in '024 because of insufficient funds.
Been travelling in search of greener pastures since then. Now, I'm back at mom's.
I saw a post you made about writing contents and getting paid. Would you mind putting me through it please?
I can work with or for you. Anyone you seem fit. I am on my own in life right now. (Except for my chickens)
My English is not very bad. I think... Average. Been speaking it since I was five as mom was an English teacher.
I'll be very grateful if my request is favourably considered.

I made this post you quoted a long time ago. So I have moved off this level. I don't think Amazon blocks books. Maybe there must be an issue somewhere. Did you format well ?
You're on the right path, don't lose hope.You can reach me through this email nwoguclark@gmail.com or you check my bio here.

marksleek2584:
Do you have to go to oshodi before you get a babe? You no get eye to see babes all around? Is she the only one in the whole world? But another important thing, even your own mindset is warped, as your mind tells you "babes plenty" means I'm talking about prostitutes. Maybe you patronise them anyway. Re-orientate your mindset bro. Thanks.

Well, I don't imply prostitutes in my reply. But let me use this opportunity to tell you that marriageable girls are very scarce. When you come across one, hold her and treat her well because I know that you're not married.
One of my friends was giving 6 month leave to go and look for a wife. After 6 months, he couldn't find anyone. No worry na when it reach your turn to marry you go know say it is easier to make one million Naira than to find a wife. It is then that you will know why the op is crying.

marksleek2584:
Crying!!!! na wa o, for where babes plenty? Guy, wale up! She didn't fancy you at all. What's the big deal there?

This is the same mindset we men use to confuse ourselves. Babes plenty? Go to Oshodi and pick just one. Then when you come back you tell us how far?
The op has every reason to cry. Though it was his fault.

Always the same story of an ambush. Why would our security men not be conscious of this ambush when they are in the enemy territory? Why won't they change their tactics in this fight against insecurity? There are many technologies out there that can help the country to defeat this insecurity, but one keeps wondering why the government is not applying them. From my base in Lagos, I monitor what happens in my compound in the East. I can eliminate any trespassers if I want to. Plenty of technologies can tame this insecurity. Everything is not about how much money one can steal . The government should wake up because the Boko Haram, bandits, and kidnappers are having the upper hand. It should not be so.

nairalandadeux:
Want a better health care system?

You have too agree that we can't have a good healthcare system. Not on this Budget

Many of you want UK levels of healthcare. UK spends 176 bn pounds on health. Our budget for this year is 14 billion pounds

We got to fight corruption, tax the 70 % of Nigerians that don't pay tax and also diversify the economy so that we can attract trillions of naira in the hundreds of trillions so that we can have budgets that make sense

Or we increase hospital fees

The so-called budget that you have, how much of it is applied to health matters? That's the question you should ask.

The other day, it was reported that the Police administration bought cartons of Cracker biscuits for up to 2 million Naira each, here in Nigeria--A carton whose price is N3,000 in the market. The National Assembly budgeted about 800 million Naira for each stand of Solar street light, which costs less than N150,000 to install. These are the kinds of things that go on in every government agency, department, and ministry. From the Presidency down to the Local government, these are the ways they operate. Public funds are openly and shamelessly drained away. So, how will there be progress in the country? Why would the people be happy to pay more taxes? Is this how it happens in Kenya without anybody saying anything? These are the major problems of Nigeria. Any President who does not address this issue or feigns ignorance of it is not worth the people's vote. I will never vote for such. It is not about how much tax we collect, but about what we do with it.

doncartel:
No, we were more active then. Would he have dissolved the National Assembly?

If IBB, Abdulsalami, Danjuma, Atiku, Nnamani, the Senate, the Reps, the Governors, the Judges etc tell the Army not to listen to him, the Army would refuse to lock up the National Assembly. And that is also the end of his government.

Where are all these people you mentioned when Abacha was plotting his own graph. You think that he would just say my people I want 3rd term.

chibuikejohn:
In a Country like Nigeria, he is very correct. if he wanted 3rd Term he would have succeeded.

You're correct. Some people are talking nonsense here. They forgot that Nigeria is a very docile nation.

Nigerians complain of hunger in this administration More than any other one. The hunger in the land is real. The farmers complain of high cost of inputs and lack of care from the government. They said that the Tractors that the government bought is lying waste for 2 years now. No action on it. But the government is talking of external reserves, NELFUND, coastal high ways to Sokoto , to Calabar. But the simple things that people need, they cannot do. Always chasing the shadows. This is the definition of clueless. They will come and make some bogus promises on air, their supporters will applud them. After that, no action. No one will hear about it again.

Kobojunkie:
Divorce is thousands of years older than your "for better or worse" mantras, which only deluded individuals believe in. Reality is that divorce is as old as marriage, and it is a lawful exit from the marriage contract. 🥱🥱

If you go into marriage not realizing that divorce has always been a right path out of marriage, then I seriously question your maturity and intelligence for marriage.

You talking of divorce is making it mild. Maybe it is the one that suits you. Don't forget that you can exit marriage with murder, sickness, disease, disability or death . These are what made it " for better or for worse" It is not for the faithless. So that mantra is still real.

GiftofGod77:
No sir. I never want to make you or anyone think or perceive me as a religious bigot or local champion. What I am saying is something you can help us crosscheck. Marriage is made by an Architect or a Designer. The problem we have, including myself please because I am only a poor sinner who lives by grace daily, is that we live just like I said by our human instincts or nuances instead of adhering to the rules the Architect has set. Let me give you an example, a person who is not mature spiritually will be very irritable and easily annoyed by the slightest provocation or any error committed by a spouse. You will see such spouses whether men or women resort to insults or even physical abuse or eve cheating outside because what is resident in such people is not the Spirit of God. These are carnal people who think living is not by the grace of God but by their own effort or their own capacity. This is what I am saying sir.

Yes, I now agree with you. But before you made it look like God engineers some marriage and not others.
But now we agree that everything depends on our understanding of God's word and how we apply it.

GiftofGod77:
Hahaha it's not a risk if the Creator and Architect of marriage helps and chooses a partner for one then it will be very successful. But when we use our instincts and our nuances we will find it difficult to understand the delicate fabric and stands of marriage. So it can be a risk if it is human engineered but not a risk if it is God engineered. Thank you.

For your information, I am a born again Christian. I do know that God blessed man and gave him the things to live with including his words. God can also intervene in the affairs of men.
You and I know that " we use our instincts and our nuances" to live. But now you want to deny that, to claim that you know God more than others. So all the marriages around us that are in shambles are what? Tell me the ones God engineered and the ones He left unegineered. I don't like talking with religious people.

Gracefilled01:
Fake pastor. What sort of pastor comes online to mock a supposed friend? By the way, there's no such thing as a female pastor. It's unscriptural. Let her keep deceiving herself and gullible followers.

She gave a good lesson which many people would learn from. She didn't mention any name, so she wasn't mocking anyone. As you can see from comments here, many people relate with what she said. I personally relate with it because I know some ladies that held to their self imposed standards and miss the real deal.
Again, there is nothing unscriptural about female pastors. The Bible says that what we agreed in this world will be establish in heaven. The Bible is not rigid. Jesus did not preach in the TV on or on the Internet, now that some pastors are using them to preach. Is it unscriptural. There were no female pastors at the time the Bible was written, but the modern world had embraced them, so heaven has also accepted it as the Bible says.

Kobojunkie:
You want a woman to have to settle for a man in order to be married. When this same woman decides later on to abandon the man after locating the man that meets his standard or decides she no longer wishes to settle, you will come back to stab at her for settling in the first place, right?

But they tell you in the beginning that " it is for better, and for worse" and you signed in the presence of all and celebrate. So why running when the issue was fully disclosed to you and you agreed to face it. Do you think it was a joke?

semid4lyfe:
Not all women will get married. Ditto men.

We agree, but count me out, let it not be my own daughters and sons.

GiftofGod77:
A very good write up and testimony with good advice for those who want to learn. However it is not like a taking a risk of gambling. It is about waiting upon the Lord no matter what.

It is taking a risk. Stop misinterpreting it.

tunjijones:
Na wetin catch my attention too.

Are pastors allowed to marry twice in one life?

What if her first husband died? Would it be wrong for her to remarry?

Kobojunkie:
Your friend is probably lucky she did not engage any of those men you introduced to her. Those Passport-brothers you introduced to her would have likely sealed her death or regret in marriage.

A woman should remain single rather than running around filled with regret in marriage. Africans still have yet to normalize divorce, so it is difficult for many to get out once they are trapped in such situations.

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On another note, something tells me that this woman telling this story is herself a single-married woman, seeing as she is all wrapped up in tales of Boaz and all that religious nonsense— religious delusions —, while openly demeaning her friend for having standards.

Said had said it all. She said that it is a risk. But the risk is worth taking. So it is up to you.
You also need to be reminded that a farmer who looks at the weather will not show.

Leonardo4:
Rice equivalent to 80 bags of rice cooked with just one goat not even a cow . How will it be tasty.? It's as good as no protein

She didn't say one goat. She said 164kg of goat meat. That's more than the weight of 3 bags of rice. If you can imagine the weight of 50kg bag of rice, then you can see that 164kg of goat meat would be up 50 goats of different sizes.

Cheating in a relationship is a human thing. Even as I type this, many people both men and women are somewhere cheating, enjoying it.
What I don't understand is why the same human being hate to hear of cheating and it's outcome with passion.
Even someone that cheated yesterday will participate in stoning someone who is caught today doing the same thing he did yesterday.
Society and you knowing that he/she is your child is stronger than biology saying otherwise. To me parternity test is irrelevant. I cannot try such nonsense no matter the situation I find myself.

thecommunist:
What is the point sef. Just cook, break record, and get hyped by everybody for cooking a big ass pot of rice.
We need to get serious in Nigeria.

Someone is promoting her business, building her brand and you are here complaining. Is there a way the thing affects you. Are you going to lose anything because of this her cooking?

D00msDay:
So Nigeria is safe? My colleague was kidnapped last week while visiting his family in Kogi state from Abuja. One death una just dey compare America to Nigeria security wise.
Last Saturday alone close to 700 Nigerians were murdered across Kwara, Benue, Niger, South KD etc by terrorists. Thousands of Nigerians are being massacred in Nigeria weekly. But na US citizen death una they put for head.
I'll rather be in the US minding my business than being in Nigeria where I can't travel by road for fear of being kidnapped, I can't visit some rural areas for fear of bandits etc.

It is not about the number. The terrorist and the kidnappers operates in lonely places and darkness. Checkout the audacity to kill someone delivering lectures to hundreds of people live.

They will get him in matter of hours. The thing that works for the FBI is the cooperative of the citizens in crime situations This is unlike Nigeria where the Police is a problem to themselves and to the people.

Baba, go and carry wine or do a simple introduction on her head before you claim legitimacy. The world is moving everyday and you are expecting her to wait for you till 5 years time . Stop complaining when you're ready you will get a woman to marry. For now, you are not mature or ready for what you are pushing yourself into.

parags:
There is a difference between protests in a civilized country and a country like Nigeria. Our leaders are ruthless and will have no hesitation in killing all protesters . Let what happened to the Shia and sars protesters be a lesson and an indicator of what will happen .
Besides the nigerian people will always suffer and smile. When Elections come they will connive with the politicians to circumvent the will of the people .during any administration , they join the politicians in looting as evil servants . Violent Revolution will not work . It will quickly spiral down to an ethnic war . Wars are terrible on everybody. Children . Women . Men .

You are seeing it as it is now, but things can always change at any time or year. The Napal we are discussing here is not known as a violent country. We don't know that they exist, but now that there collective freedom is threatened by their government, we have seen the outcome. Don't take a people for a ride they can become one when pushed to the extreme.

franchasng:
Tinubu should rather learn from leaders that used anti people policies to push the citizens to the edge.


Maybe Tinubu's inhumane tax law and other of his wicked policies in the name of increasing government revenue away from crude oil will be the fifinal straw that will break the camel's back and boom, Baba Sope the Lagos landlord will get that people's revolt he has been asking for, just maybe, time will tell.



So Seyi Law abi Seyi Court, don't worry, don't advice Tinubu to reverse his anti people policies, be there trying to gaslight and scare Nigerians with references, e go shock una

You're right. The confused ones are here talking or region and refuse to face reality. Mass protest is not planned by anyone. It doesn't know tribe or region. Any small action or inaction by the government can spark it.
Nigerians are complaining too much about Tinubu's administration, but he seems to be less concerned. Those that love him should appeal to him to listen rather than the useless talk of starting a protest in your region.
Protest don't know of regions.

free2ryhme:
Me i just dey look nothing wey be my own inside the matter

Can't this matter motivate you to open a YouTube channel. Don't you know that even if you only laugh there, you can get your own views. May not be in millions but, you will definitely get something and grow from there.

This is how all the sectors operates and this is why they can afford to publish it in the official website without minding. This is the impunity and corruption we are talking about. Will someone like Tinubu have the time to monitor this type of activity?
The EFCC is after the yahoo boys while the real damage and economic sabotage is being done daily and posted for all to see.
We have a very long way to go as a country. All the Police stations in the country don't know what a computer is. They still take the daily report with notebooks and biro. I use to imagine why the police operations can not be computerized and linked for good results.
But here is why, some people would rather use the money for such ventures to buy cracker biscuits and toilet rolls.
Good governance is a very scarce commodity indeed.

Both are good, but I cannot go back to 9 to 5 after testing the gig economy. I love when I see Nigerians on the field matching it up with the Indians and Pakistanis.
Most of the funds that the government report is diaspora remittance are made by Nigerians at home.
The economy needs to expand with the little contribution from everyone.

MrColdsweat:
Sentence a human to this satanic world, a lifetime of pain and suffering, just to secure your small house.
Great idea.

Not so bros. We live and extend life. That's man's destiny on earth. We can not allow pain or suffering to deny us from fulfilling our destiny. Think about it.

You don't want to call a spade a spade because you people always like to twist things in the name of defending the government. Now it has hooked.
You should have used this your explanation in your interview. We have already accepted that Tinubu is favouring Lagos because it is a no man's land. What are you bothering your self to explain again since you don't want to tell us that Tinubu is favouring Yoruba land.