MUSINGS OF AN AFRICAN WRITER
MUSINGS OF AN AFRICAN WRITER
~°~ So you may or may not have heard of these words before when scrolling through other writer’s Instagram feeds, stories or even on google. But what exactly is an Alpha or Beta Reader? An Alpha Reader, is the very first person to go through your unedited first draft. So you’ve come from NANOWRIMO or …
~°~ Simply put when we’re talking about world building, what we’re talking about is creating your very own imaginary world that the characters in your Work in Progress (WIP) can exist in and thrive. The said world of your creation may be an entirely fictional universe (like marvel) with self consistent settings tailored by you …
Read a thousand Books and your words will flow like a river.– Lisa See ~°~ This probably means that if you read nothing then you’ll end up being one horribly dried up river bed, right? Haha… Heeeeey you and your beautiful self and welcome back to the Musings of an African Writer, I hope you’re …
“Deadlines mint miracles every time.”-Chris Baty If you’re reading this then my assumption is that you’ve signed up for NANOWRIMO and are gearing up for Nanoprep. If not then allow me to redirect you here. I don’t want anybody to be left behind okay? Great. Now if it’s your first time doing Nanowrimo, the basic …
Heeeey loves, it’s September which means it’s time to start prepping for NANOWRIMO. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, don’t worry, I got you. NANOWRIMO stands for National Novel Writing Month which happens between November 1st and 30th, a whole month dedicated to writing and finishing that novel you’ve always been procrastinating …
Heeeey you and a fantastic morning to y’all. So I’ve got a little confession to make this morning and it gives me no joy to say this but… I’M AN INSPIRATION JUNKIE. Wooh… Feels so great to get it off my chest. Now don’t get me wrong, I think inspiration is great and we should …
Coffee 😭😭😭… I miss the deliciousness that is your potent ebony self, but alas, you give me mind numbing headaches and serious withdrawal issues so I’m done. It’s not me… It’s you… Haha. Hey you. I’ve been trying to cut down, take tea and it’s calming and way less addictive. At the very least I …