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firestar:
Infatuation can be suicidial because it drains the essence and you won't know why because your desire dwells on your craving and that's because you're too far gone to see its true nature.

I don't mind infatuation; ever heard of "chop-n-clean-mouth"?

ibrahim007:
Don't like this post,because i find it boring and because i find it boring is because it doesn't impress.

Mmh.

Naturalle:
Just because there are awards being thrown about in this forum, I will hang around because I want to grab one because it will go a long way to boost my career in Becausology

I'll think about it. Meanwhile, I've forwarded a memo to Sisikill.

Hey, you promised him the dinner. But not to worry; I'm the boss, right? Ok, so I make my pronouncement:
FOR HIS VALIANT ATTEMPTS AT HAMSTRINGING 3 "BECAUSES" INTO ONE SENTENCE (AND SUCCEEDING!), AND YET DENIED HIS RIGHTFUL PLACE IN KAY9'S HALL OF "BECAUSE CHAMPIONS", MYKALI IS HEREBY AWARDED AN HONORARY DEGREE IN BECAUSOULOGY AND BECAUSOULOGICAL CONSTUCTIONS!!.
There. Howz'at?

@ vescussi: Your teasers are, umm . . . biographical in context. Why don't you give clues based on the titles of novels by these authors? I suppose these writers you have in mind write under different genres, right? That should make the teasers tougher - so let's see the real book-burners!

@ Sisi: Yea, you were right - but I guess you know that already - the Gunslinger. Pretty easy. Right, try this one:
A stumble in the evening,
and a story of men coloured green?
Nay, it's just the evil in you and me.

@ vini: Sure about that? Alright, gimme a couple of days.

@Ojukwu: I just saw this poem. It is good - even if it was wrongly posted. And I don't think the words were too "balloony", if you know what I mean. Poems are meant to be that way. Anyone that thinks otherwise should read Soyinka and Wordsworth's.

Guess I'll be cheating if I tried to answer now. _{Where was I when the King teaser was first posted?? Oh yes, chugging a lug at a nearby bar. Damn.}

Anyway, umm . . . no offence Sisi, but I got a Stephen King teaser of my own: What does a catapult have to do with bullets?

Well, you know what they say: 'Three' is a . . . Besides, Mykali would probably bring his bottle of mykali to the dinner, and the 5-Star-Hotel manager wouldn't want that. Too bad, huh?

I didn't know 'kill' translates to 'lovely'. But if you say so, so be it. _{About the anthology, i'm still working on it}

Bravo, bravo!! Well done, everyone - na wah, hollerb, maborukoje - well done! Look at the new heights to which you've taken the word "because" - I'm sure Because itself is bursting with pride right now. In fact, I think I'll talk to Mr. Seun about making this whole Because thingy an official affair - you know, prices and parties and all.

And to my lovely President/CEO, Sisikill: The Boss is proud of you!! Whatcha say to a glass or two of gin'an'guice, a 5-star-prepared dinner, and a bottle of Hennesy for a night-cap?

cbase:
I know who I am, I am CBase

Very funny.

@ vini: The poem could use a little "literarizing". On the whole, though, it's a good one.

Whenever you're ready.

@lekana: Well, you can call Jumoke, too, if you want. Actually, I got her number from Jude Dibia (the novelist; know him?); that was mid-2007 when I was still trying to pull-off my first book. Thing is, I never met Jumoke; I only called her once, but we couldn't meet as I was nowhere near Lagos then. I'm not even sure she still uses that number.

But, hey, don't lose hope. You can still try the number; if it goes through, just explain to her. She's a writer, too, so I'm sure she'll understand. BUT remember: she can only advice you - she doesn't have a publishing factory.

I haven't; have you? You can tell us about it.

Sisikill:
The poem isn't about me and I've come to terms with it. . . took a lot of crying and sleepless nights but I did

Ee-yah, why didn't you tell me all these while? I'd have written you a whole anthology. Hands auf Hertz.

yicob:
Sisi means Lady in Yoruba.

If 'Sisi' means lady, what does 'kill' mean??

henrydan:
It's a man's world after all- Your last name stays put.

Everything on your face stays its original color.

The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades.


If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes? hehehe,

That's why every morning I wake up, I thank God for making me a man!

Hey damayor, I don’t want you to see me as some literature guru, alright? I’m just a budding writer like you, so don’t take my comments as the gospel truth. I’m been wrong before – lotsa times in fact! Anyway, I think it's going to be a little harder for me to say exactly what I think this time. I suppose your style of writing is different from mine, but I'd expected your chapter 2 to give a little insight into how you got into jail in the first place - since you ended chapter 1 with a statement of your innocence. But you seem headed in another direction entirely. Anyway, it's your style.
_{And don’t you think your chapters are too short? At that rate, you’ll need like a hundred and fifty chapters to make a good novel.}

All in all, damayor, I think you're a good story-teller; now you have to become a good story-writer - and those two things are quite different. Here's my suggestion: try short stories. They are a very good way of refining your writing skills, and - this is the best part! - you don't have worry about publishing. Just post them here at Lit-nairaland; we'll rate 'em for you – free of charge!

Umm,you don’t have to read this part, ok? I just thought I should tell you of something I call "looping around"; it's when you start a story from the middle - or somewhere near the middle - and then circle back to the actual beginning before completing the story. Orinkila used it at the start of his story "A Summer To Remember" (here's the page: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-157292.0.html ), and I tried it out in “Best Laid Plans” ( https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-130665.0.html ). You might wanna try it out. But there's a catch: don't make the loop too wide. In other words, don't dilly-dally around in the middle for too long; it might make your story develop multiple threads, and that would bore your readers.

You ever seen this thread, Sisi?
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-151009.0.html
I'm betting all my boot-straps it's about you.

_{I think my eye-balls are turning green. Where's my pad n paper? I going to write my own!}

The idea is not bad - memoirs of a jail-bird - but brother! You sure have a lot of work to do.

First of all, you need a computer. From the speed at which you told your story, and the absence of full-stops (sometimes replaced with commas), I'm guessing you typed the thing up in a cyber-cafe. That won't work. You need a system somewhere relaxed and quiet where you can work and edit your write-ups comfortable.

Secondly, I think your story needs to get a little serious. You're writing about a prison experience, right? Stuff like that aren't told off-handly - like towards the end, where you said: by the way, am innocent too . . . By the way?? You can talk like that if your story is about a street-wise punk (they talk fast, see?), but not when you trying to convince us of your innocence. Make the words you use infuse the reader with the betrayal and pain you feel at being wrongly convicted.

And lastly, don't get cold-feet. You got a good story; all you have to do is tell it right. Ciao!

And who is the prehistoric Philistine that thinks our beloved Lit section is boring?? Giv'em up Sisi, let's school them a thing or two. _**Hiss** . Anway, I'm afraid I never really liked John Grisham (can't figure out why, though), so I'm out of this one.

_{I know almost every other person around here is Grisham fan, but don't y'all bite off my head, ok? One man's food, and all that.}

So, Sisi, call me when the next TEN questions are ready. _{Make'em Stephen King teasers, aight?}

biife:
bring it on!

. . . Sadly, she never did - it's almost a year now

@ Sisi: Been watching this thread for going on four days now - watching, not posting, because I'm no English guru - but after that last post, I've decided to get my pen and paper. Present participles. Nonrestrictive clauses. Split infinitives. Gee, you could almost make an action movie out of those words!

@ zukkie4eva, stillwater n shegirl:

Thanks people. Really, replies like yours make a guy wish he could turn out a masterpiece every day.