I was listening to Elizabeth Gilbert talk on nurturing creativity on Ted.com; I could not help but ask myself if it is important to have a specific time for writing daily. She said she gets up at the same time everyday to write. Furthermore, Jurgen Wolff in his “ten top tips for new writers” also advised writers to schedule a...
Have you ever asked yourself this question? Perhaps the thoughts of you being a writer have crossed your mind a number of times. You may dismiss them because the critic in you can’t imagine you can write. As you discuss with friends, or you read on writing you ask, “how do I know I can write” Perhaps, I should define who a writer is: A...
How did writing start in the first place? Did it start with the Greeks who are known to have been knowledgeable centuries ago? Perhaps it may have! Or was it the Romans that initiated writing? Or the Egyptians? What caused the Greeks or Romans or the Egyptians to begin to communicate through writing? Whoever wrote down the first alphabets or...
A number of us are stuck in our jobs such that we don’t have time to pursue a passion. We write a host of genres in our minds but not on paper. Our times have been so encumbered (or so we think!) we have concluded it is impossible to ever be writers. And of course since the writing is yet to generate money, quitting day job will be out of...
It would be catastrophic to be in South Africa and not go to Cape Town which has been voted by the annual poll of travel and leisure magazine as the 6th best tourist city. It would even be more catastrophic not to visit Table Mountain! Table Mountain which was initially known as sea mountain is a level plateau mountain that is over 1000 metres high fringed by devils peak on the east and lion’s head on the west. It is believed to be a...
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As a writer, one of the niche market I am passionate about is travel writing. In fact I have imagined myself travelling to so many places and writing about them. However, because of my studies, I have been taking my time in launching out. Last month, a friend informed me about some good travels deals and I thought how great an idea it will be to have blog or website for travels. First, I decided to get a domain name – Ajala travels. If...
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“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain From Mark Twain’s quote, it is understood that there will always be fear but it has to be resisted by taking every step it does not want taken. A number of people perceive in their heart they can write but have not been able to launch out because of fear. The reasons for the fear may vary from one person or the other. Why have you not started...
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