Interview with Kofo Baptist, Editor, Streetbrand
Streetbrand first made an appearance as a print magazine. The magazine generated a lot of interest but the pressure to keep it going led to its demise. More ...
Abidemi Sanusi
Blogging: Why Every Writer Should be Doing It
Blogging also prepares writers for the vagaries of publishing. Many novice writers believe that they cannot write under pressure citing the need to have angels playing the harp in the background first. Mature writers understand that deadlines do not More ...
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Abidemi Sanusi Interviews Sally Mavin, Publications Ed
It’s not that we don’t care about the plight of Christians in other countries, it’s simply that we’re not aware of it. One of my biggest challenges as an Editor is to ensure that complicated situations of persecution can be broken down into creative and e More ...
Abidemi Sanusi
Merging Science, Faith and Writing
The prospect of hard-nosed geologists shoving the theory of evolution down my throat didn't deter me. Even when my palaeontology lecturer, a self-professed Christian, declared that, ‘anyone who doesn't believe in evolution is an idiot’, I remained convinc More ...
Naomi Antony
The Basics of Screenwriting
Want to write for the big screen but don’t how or where to start? Then help is at hand with this short guide to writing screenplays. More ...
Abidemi Sanusi
Musings on the Book Trade
You bombard your editor with emails; Is my book selling? What do you mean it’s only sold 10 copies? It’s been three months! More ...
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Stories from Around the Web
For the writer who would rather surf than write, here are some highly recommended websites. More ...
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Writing Competitions You May be Interested In
Ever thought about entering writing competitions? They are a great way to sharpen one’s writing skills and hopefully even earn some money in the process! More ...
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What Editors Want
Editors want writers that come up with promotion ideas for their books and don't expect their publisher's publicity department to do it all. And for the record, they wouldn't. More ...
Abidemi Sanusi
How to Write 3: Fine-tuning Your Finished Book/Article
The difference between experienced and novice writers lies in their hooks. Experienced writers know that their articles have to grab their readers' attention within the first three lines otherwise they will lose interest and go elsewhere. More ...
Abidemi Sanusi
How to Write 2: How to Start Writing a Book/Article
Some of my books have started on a piece of paper before being transferred to a computer. I write as ideas come. This might be on a bus, train or while I'm playing around on the computer. I don't worry about what I'm writing More ...
Abidemi Sanusi
How to Write 1
I get many emails from people asking me how to write. They have an idea for a book or an article but do not know what to do with it. Or, they have vague notions about writing but just can't seem to bring them to light. Are you one of those people? More ...
Abidemi Sanusi
Writing for the Web: A New Market
Millions of websites are launched everyday. This is good news for web content writers because it means that our skills are in demand as never before. More ...
Abidemi Sanusi
Your Novel Idea
Very often, a writer starts a project with the fiery jealousy of a newly erupted volcano. Nothing, absolutely nothing gets in the way of his/her new novel. They forget to eat and sleep and they spend their waking moments thinking about the novel. More ...
Abidemi Sanusi
Freelance Writer's Guide to the UK
Want to break into writing? Click here to find out everything you ever wanted to know about freelance writing in the UK. More ...
Abidemi Sanusi
Writing for Magazines and the Internet
Web writers aim to hook your web time within the first 10 seconds of you landing on their site. The first 5 seconds is for download time and the other five is for identifying and viewing the particular item that captures your interest on the website. More ...
Abidemi Sanusi
My Short Greeting Card Writing Career
First of all, let’s get this straight; writing greeting cards is not as easy as it seems. I should know. I tried it and failed gloriously. I went on the requisite website, made a few calls More ...
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