Archives Tag: Connect Nigeria’s Writers’ Conference

Tip of the Day Writing

April 19, 2022

Crafting a great story on paper from a good one in the head. That’s a summary of the creative writer’s task. But it’s not a straightforward task for writing enthusiasts who are testing out their fingers on keyboards. They might have some potential big hit of a story swirling in their minds, but how to … Continue reading 7 Tips on Becoming a Creative Writer

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Events iConnect Writing

April 19, 2022

Rule number 6: Contrary to popular belief, people will judge a book by it’s cover. This rule is culled from Ofili’s 10 Rules of Writing, which are no rules at all. Well, assuming Rule number 6 is a rule, one can judge from these pictures that the #CNWriters conference was an amazing one. It was … Continue reading Photospeak: #CNWriters Conference 2016

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Books Writing

April 19, 2022

On Saturday, 21st of May 2016, a group of writers gathered at the Sleek Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, to learn the business of writing from Eghosa Imasuen, Adebola Rayo, Efe Paul Azino, Ike Nnaebue and Okechukwu Ofili. Only a few years ago, writing was anything but common as we have it today. However, advances in … Continue reading A Review of Connect Nigeria’s 3rd Writers’ Conference

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Arts Writing

April 19, 2022

Chamber’s Twentieth Century Dictionary tells us that a poem is “a composition of high beauty of thought or language and artistic form, typically, but not necessarily, in verse: anything supremely harmonious and satisfying”. Harmony and satisfaction are key words here. Poetry isn’t just about writing lengthy descriptions of coconut trees or railing against a military … Continue reading Poetry as Art and Passion

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Events

April 19, 2022

Barely a week after the Nigerian general election tales had abated, Connect Nigeria came up with an inimitable creative writing conference tagged: The Business of Writing 2, which took place on 18th April, 2015 at the prestigious Protea Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria. The conference attracted literary enthusiasts from all corners of the city and it had … Continue reading A Candid Review of Connect Nigeria’s 2nd Writers’ Conference

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Events

April 19, 2022

Ike Nnaebue’s session at Connect Nigeria’s Writers’ Conference was most instructive for me. One of the things I found ironic was this: every day, writers bombard producers with scripts, and yet every day, producers are looking for scripts. Apparently, scripts are being written but they are just not what producers are looking for! So, how … Continue reading #CNWriters: 10 Things I Didn’t Know About Writing a Winning Screenplay

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Books CAREER News

April 19, 2022

In 2014, Connect Nigeria had its first annual writers’ conference which resulted in a turn-out of over 100 writers and aspiring writers and had speakers such as Okechukwu Ofili, Seun Salami, Adaku Ufere, Lekan Otufodunrin, and Ike Nnaebue. After discussing the business of writing, many left inspired and ready to embark on their own personal … Continue reading ‘The Girl Who Found Water’ to be Read at Terra Kulture

By elizabeth

Creative Industry Opinion Reviews Uncategorized

April 19, 2022

By Nneka Ezealor – Oladimeji   After my initial hesitation, (brought on by my morbid fear of Lagos traffic), I finally decided to be at theConnect Nigeria’s 1st Writer’s Conference which held on the 5th of April at the Protea Hotel, Ikoyi. It was the first of its kind and had “The Business of Writing” as its theme. … Continue reading Connect Nigeria Writers’ Conference Testimonial

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Events Opinion Reviews

April 19, 2022

    Saturday April 5th, 2014 was a day many anticipated and will never forget;  Connectnigeria.com’s 1st Writers’ Conference themed ‘The Business of Writing”.  With a turnout of over 100 people many of the participants had positive feedback about the conference and how it impacted them. See a testimonial from a young lady named Isabella … Continue reading Connect Nigeria’s Writers’ Conference: Testimonials

By elizabeth

CAREER Opinion Tip of the Day

April 19, 2022

  Over the weekend I attended Connectnigeria.com’s 1st Writers’ Conference and I must say it was like finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Sometimes as writers we tend to hate structure and lack writing discipline. I can say I fall into this category and one of the area’s I lacked … Continue reading 5 Reasons Why You Should Blog

By elizabeth

Arts CAREER Creative Industry Opinion Tip of the Day

April 19, 2022

Writing is a high paying profession. That fact sank into my head, when I attended ConnectNigeria’s first Writers’ Conference, themed ‘’The Business of Writing’’.  You may be of the opinion that writing does not pay, and can only be a hobby, or a sideline to a more ‘’serious’’ profession. I have found that to be … Continue reading 4 Powerful Lessons for Writers From the Tweet Chat with Jimi Tewe

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