by Ololade Edun 14 Simple Writing Tips for Fiction Writers 1. Know how to differentiate between ‘I am/I’m/am’ & ‘too/to/two’ 2. Stop switching possessives with contractions. Know best how to differentiate between denotations and connotations 3. ‘There/Their/They’re’ & ‘Where/Were/Where’re’ are words you shouldn’t mix their usage 4. Active always win passive. And weak words deserves …
TVO presents a special tribe feature on the theme: ” Connecting Spirituality to African Literature.” As a platform that embraces African literature, it is an attempt to highlight the genesis of African literature, the propagation of spirituality in the African Literary scene, and to connect writers and readers to the root of spirituality in African …
The first step to structuring a good story is by developing your characters and plot. Take some time to brainstorm on the characters and plot you’ll empoly in your story putting in mind that they mustn’t be boring. Brainstorming would help a lot as it could birth characters and plot that would make the story an interesting one .
Writers who are desirous of growth encourage reviews of their books. While some reviews may be scathing, and others shallow, there is always something new the writer learns from reading such reviews with an open mind..
Ayobami is a Ghanaian writer who recently decided to express herself. She says that she was inspired to write by members of the tribesmen community…
Literature seeks to entertain, stretch the imagination, reach into the recess of the human soul through the portal of shared emotion, thoughts, and experiences…
The first draft can be likened to a caging of the ideas fluttering in the writer’s head, so that they do not fly away…
Writing is a beautiful job, but it comes with occupational hazards. And a very significant writing hazard is stress. And we dare say that writers suffer a lot more stress than most people think. Crafting beautiful works requires much from us. And there are various ways to relieve stress, see what the tribesmen had to say about it…
The poet sells his poem to an audience. His lines, style and approach are the necessary tools that build him a consumer base…
A writer is not a writer until his/her work is communicated, i.e. humans have found meaning to your work, and it connects to them…