I like "Folake" in the book "In My Dreams It Was Simpler"

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1445254204/

muhsin:

Why is this writer considered a Nigerian?

Perhaps because she is half Nigerian, and the book features Nigerian characters?

Review this book:

"In My Dreams It Was Simpler" http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1445254204

"In My Dreams It Was Simpler" a new Nigerian Contemporary Novel. Current Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: #94,334 in Books

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1445254204

Thanks for the insight and the links Joan4427

My problem with Nigerian writers is the lack of originality.

Since Chimamanda blew up, every one now wants to write like her.

Then there is the magical realism that the Europeans think that's all we are about, so the writers think they have to keep writing about animals that talk and evil spirits.

(The Concubine is by Elechi Amadi)

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda N Adichie

There are now a few other writers following her footsteps.

No they don't. For a long time the media has been focusing on Nollywood and the music industry. I think it's high time writers get some attention too.

Rejection hurts

How do writers pick themselves up and carry on? Must be some huge amount of self-belief

Aside: You know Bisi Ojediran and Helon Habila?

Cyprian Ekwensi does it for me. I'll go with Chinua Achebe over Wole Soyinka any day. Soyinka's writing makes my head ache. Ekwensi's writing style is very natural.

I have read the Abyssinian Boy but not the Icarus Girl. I would like to know if they are actually as similar.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading the excerpts of this story. Please where is the rest of it? Published, I hope!

There's so much talk about Vanity Publishing and Self-Publishing these days.

If one has a good manuscript, and wants to self-publish, do we need to pay for editing and proofreading services too?