Archives Tag: writing

Writing

April 19, 2022

Writing, in today’s world, is big business. This has greatly been influenced by the growth and expansion of the internet over the past decade, bringing writers on the international scene and most importantly, providing the online world with a surge of information that contributes massively to what it is today. Owing to this, the business … Continue reading Connect Nigeria to Host Her 3rd Writers’ Conference: The Business of Writing III

By nnenna

Books BUSINESS LIFESTYLE

April 19, 2022

Whether spoken or written, words are symbols. They represent ideas; and as is the case with physical craft, it takes a special skill to find ways to string them together in order to communicate ideas, be they simple or complex. The fashioner who constructs spectacular pieces possesses a combination of natural creative genius and mastery … Continue reading The Business of Writing in Today’s World

By ikenna-nwachukwu

Books Sales

April 19, 2022

Amazon Kindle publishing is growing like wildfire all across the world. Independent authors (Indies) are rising from various aspects of life to publish books and are making quite a lot of money from doing so. A few Nigerians have caught up to this trend as well, but very few have had any worthwhile results, and … Continue reading The Ultimate Guide to Publishing Your Book on Amazon-Kindle from Nigeria

By akanbi-adedamola

Sales Tip of the Day

April 19, 2022

What mostly comes to mind for bloggers when it comes to monetizing their blog is AdSense.  It is no surprise as AdSense is one of the best contextual online advertising networks for any blog as well as one of the safest blog monetization networks available to today, thanks to the quality of Ads and the … Continue reading Top 3 Tips to Making Money from Blogging without AdSense

By adeniyiogunfowoke

Books Stuff TECH

April 19, 2022

Truth be told, being a writer isn’t always easy, you can ask me. Sometimes you pick a pen to write and it flows and you wish you could go like that forever, but the very next day you’re stuck, you just can’t write. With the advent of technology, a lot of aids have been developed … Continue reading Tech Aids for Writers

By muna-ugorji

Arts Books motivation

April 19, 2022

“Without stories, we would go mad. Life would lose its moorings or lose its orientations. Even in silence we are living our stories.” ― Ben Okri, Birds of Heaven “Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity … Continue reading On Stories and Writing: Quotes From 10 Nigerian Writers

By nnenna

FAMILY Health Stuff

April 19, 2022

A hobby is any activity you indulge in during your spare time. Hobbies are a great way to spend free time, especially when it is pleasing and satisfying and you almost won’t realise how much time you have spent on that activity. There are several benefits to count when you carry out a favourite activity like a … Continue reading 5 Reasons You Should Have a Hobby

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Uncategorized

April 19, 2022

  Blogging has become one of the most popular ways of communicating and spreading information and news with others. It’s also a great way to express yourself and set free your inner person. Long before now, we used diaries to pen our thoughts, experiences and day to day activities; some of those activities are private … Continue reading Learn a Skill Wednesday: 7 Steps to Owning a Blog

By chris-bamidele

Tip of the Day

April 19, 2022

  Writing an article or book can be a herculean task, particularly if you want to make a masterpiece of it. The steps showcased below with different arts and crafts could help anyone with the dream of being a bestselling author sometime in the future. For the few who already are, this could probably help … Continue reading 9 Arts and Crafts That Go Into Creative Writing

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Arts Creative Industry Opinion

April 19, 2022

    As an individual who has written in both forms, I’m still never entirely sure that I do not cross the very thin line that separates short stories from flash fiction. As if I wasn’t confused enough, I came across a quote by South African writer Nadine Gordimer: ‘Short story writers see by the … Continue reading The Difference Between A Short Story and Flash Fiction

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Creative Industry Tip of the Day

April 19, 2022

  Ever had the fear that your creative juices would say good bye to you one day? Most of us have. But there is that temporary “goodbye” by our creative juices which most writers’ sometimes experience called the writer’s block. Seun Salami, at our 1st Writers’ Conference, explicitly stated that he does not believe in writers’ … Continue reading 7 Fun Steps to Overcoming Writer’s Block

By mary-odunuga

Interviews

April 19, 2022

Kemi Ogunniyi, author of Foreign Otondo: Your NYSC Survival Guide, recently published her first children’s book, Tales of Mr. Tortoise. She talks to Connect Nigeria about her journey.   1. Tell us a bit about your professional background I’m a communications and business consultant. I specialise in helping small or medium enterprises develop their business … Continue reading 5 Minutes with Kemi Ogunniyi, Author, Tales of Mr. Tortoise

By jehonwa

Blog of the Week

April 19, 2022

I doubt that the organisers of the Nigeria Blog Awards were surprised when earlier this year the popular vote for “Best Book, Poetry, or Writing Blog 2012” went to Musings of a Caramel Latte Addict. Run by Temi, “a young lady who loves to muse…maybe a bit too much…” the blog offers much more than … Continue reading Blog of the Week: Musings of a Caramel Latte Addict

By jehonwa

Interviews

April 19, 2022

Steve Harris, motivational speaker and bestselling author of From College Dropout to Corporate Sellout, has just written a new book, From Friend to Fiancée. We caught up with him to ask him some questions. 1. What inspired you to become an author? I’d never really thought I had anything to put down, but when I … Continue reading 5 Minutes With Steve Harris

By jehonwa

BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

Some weeks ago I received a call from a friend of mine, asking me how he should go about writing a business proposal. I giggled a bit before responding, because I felt he ought to be able to draft a proposal by himself at this stage of his business, but then it dawned on me, … Continue reading 5 Tips for Writing a Compelling Business Proposal

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