Point of view (which would be referred to as POV for the most of this class) has to do with who is telling the story—the perspective from which the story is being narrated. Why is POV important in fiction? Readers need to know whose head they are in and this, in turn, gives them a... Continue Reading →
Let’s get something cleared up before we start. Try not to look at fiction writing like some sort of tall, hard-as-hell-to-climb mountain. Doing that wouldn’t help you in any way. We will approach these classes brick by brick, and I promise to be as simple as possible in my explanations and examples. I strongly believe... Continue Reading →
Somewhere in Eastern Nigeria, 16th of June, 1968 I avoided looking at the dead man’s face even as I approached. My intention was to quickly search the body for weapons and ammunition. I wasn’t particularly picky, even a knife would do at the moment. Guilt scratched at the back of my mind, preaching a sentimental... Continue Reading →
There are two times I remember intense pain waking me from sleep. First was a bad case of food poisoning in my first year at the university; nearly died. The second was when I was in JSS 2 or JSS 3, can't remember. It felt like a chainsaw was let loose in my stomach. From... Continue Reading →
"How can you put pad and bread in the same nylon bag?" I looked from the pack of sanitary pads in my hand to my immediate younger bro's face and asked, "Can't you see it is unused?" He shrugged and said, "But it's pad." I merely smirked and proceeded to swipe the pack of sanitary... Continue Reading →
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