Break in writing transmission (I promise I have been writing, sorta…) to give an update on OUOC – the full local print is ready at last and can now be purchased directly from the author (that third-person bangs) or through a number of bookstores including Roving Heights. Quick recap on where OUOC can now be… Continue reading An OUOC Check-In!
An excerpt from the recently published Once Upon Our Childhood available globally at your favorite online book retailer and in print for international readers on Amazon! Local print release coming soon! PROLOGUE Four girls sat on the concrete ledge under the gum tree--two at each extreme end, creating a bracket around the other two in between. Three stood… Continue reading OUOC – An Excerpt
True confession – I am the laziest of writers. I have always read, with no small envy, accounts of established writers who have a clear, defined schedule for their writing blocks – they wake up, settle down in that special corner where their pristine workstation is set up, and begin typing tidily at the laptop… Continue reading Exploring Worlds via Words
Once Upon Our Childhood is live today on major e-book retailers - Amazon, Apple Books, Google Play, Kobo, Okada Books - and also available in print via Amazon for international readers! Also a bonus update - a second print version will be released locally in Q3 2020! I’m equally nervous and excited but overall, relieved… Continue reading Once Upon Our Childhood: eBook & Limited Print Available Now!
The cover art for Once Upon Our Childhood was designed by Carmen Sutherland of Spark Creative. This was an amazing design process dating back to 2014 - I secretly believe I’ve tried the hell out of Carmen’s patience over the years but she has been quite gracious every single time I have reached out to… Continue reading OUOC – The Cover Art
In the Acknowledgements section of Once Upon Our Childhood, I mention that my first draft was written when I was fourteen, but I don't expatiate on why. I had fallen in love with many of the books I read in the past decade, African Lit included, but something salient was missing that I only realize… Continue reading WRITING OUOC…
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