Writing Tips
Modifying Your Sahara: A Poetry Masterclass with Kaveh Akbar.
It’s 1:49pm. I’m in a mini-bus going to Ikoyi from CMS, trapped in a hold-up. I’m sweating underneath my shirt, and I’m reading Adroit Journal’s latest issue. Over and over, I’m reading these lines from Erika Meitner’s “Missing Parts”: “Hillary, I’m sorry about yr friend who killed himself—sometimes this world is too much to hold […]
5 Steps to Launching a Successful Career as a Ghostwriter
Do you want to pursue a career as a ghostwriter? Today, there is a growing interest in ghostwriting; a lot of people are now beginning to see it as a career opportunity in fact. The growing interest in the industry is as a result of the large request for ghostwriters, either from agencies or individual […]
Chicken Soup for the Soul Is Currently Accepting Submissions for 6 Upcoming Books ($200 + 10 Contributor Copies)
Essayists and poets are invited to submit their works to the Chicken Soup for the Soul, This time their submissions portal has been open for brand new titles. If you’d like to earn money for your essays and poems, you should definitely consider submitting to this prestigious anthology. Here’s what their press release says: If […]
Effective Ways Emerging Writers Use Facebook As A Tool To Launch Their Writing Careers
Do you want to know ways emerging writers use Facebook? Well, if you don’t know, there are creative ways emerging writers use Facebook to launch their writing careers. Don’t be afraid to start on Facebook as a writer. Don’t keep those stories, articles and poems in your shelves waiting for magazines that will accept them […]
How Long Is A Short Story?: A Guide On How To Write A Short Story.
The short story form is in high demand. Many writers want to learn how to write a short story. Also, many writers wonder how long is a short story? In this article, Tega explains everything he learned from prolific writer TJ Benson. Wrapped in short story examples are nuggets on short story outlines, elements writing […]
Writing Tips: 6 Easy Ways To Keep Readers Engaged and Hooked On Your Story
How many times have you read a book that just made you go “wow”? The authors of those books have mastered ways to keep readers engaged. I am talking about books (or stories) that make you wow from the beginning until the end. It had you hooked in a way you can’t explain. That is […]
Greek Letters: How I Learned To Speak and Write Greek
I was born an orphan in Athens in the 1950s and was adopted by Greek Americans who had very strong bonds to Greece and, throughout my life, have reinforced those bonds in me. This helped me on my journey to learning the Greek letters and alphabets. We have relatives in Athens, and on the Ionian […]