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FOUR CHOICES THAT AFFECT A WRITER’S STYLE
CHOICES THAT AFFECT A WRITER’S STYLE Now, this post is a sequel to my previous two posts on writing styles. I’ll drop a link those posts so that anyone who wishes to can go back and read them. In this post, I’ll be highlighting four choices that can affect a writer’s style. 1. Word choice. …
THE IMPORTANCE OF STYLE IN WRITING
THE IMPORTANCE OF STYLE IN WRITING. In my last post, I talked about writing styles and the four general types every writer should know. Today, however, I’ll be talking about how crucial style is to writing. To know how important style is, it is best to get a feel for what writing style is all …
WRITING STYLES
WRITING STYLES. Today, I invite you to think back to a book or short story or even social media post you read that totally consumed your interest. Can you pinpoint exactly what element of the story actually held your interest? The plot? The characters? Perhaps the conflict or information being shared? If you chose one …
UPTOWN ESCAPADES: Diary of a Sexagenarian
#unedited Entry Three (B) “Subhanallah! What is going on here?” The babble in the room quieted when Imaam Zakariyyah marched into the room. His gaze swept across the room, no doubt wondering how/why a little over ten grown women could act so uncultured. And in a masjid at that. “I asked a question”. “She said …
UPTOWN ESCAPADES: Diary of a Sexagenarian
#unedited Entry Three Assalamu alaykum awesome reader. It’s been a while since the incident at the ‘aqeeqah and I realise that things didn’t go as planned. Something I did right however was revisiting my terms of friendship with those old crones. No one wants to stick around with disloyal people. We three are cool now …
UPTOWN ESCAPADES: Diary of a Sexagenarian
#unedited Entry Two (B) Dear reader, you can not begin to imagine the state I was in when I saw Sumayyah smiling at me. My mind was racing with questions: What is she doing here? Why does she look like she just won a lottery? Why isn’t she turning the whole place upside down? The …
UPTOWN ESCAPADES: Diary of a Sexagenarian
#unedited Entry Two (A) Today is the day and I’m spoiling for a fight! As planned Sisi Gengeto and Iya-ngba-life have joined me for the mission, but Mama de Mama is unavoidably absent. Although she will be missed, we will not allow Mama de Mama’s absence alter any of our plans. I want you to …
UPTOWN ESCAPADES: Diary of a Sexagenarian
Hey there! If you’ve ever read my first web series: The Thorn in the Rose, then some of the characters that appear in this story might be familiar to you. I lifted the main character of this series- Mrs Badmus aka Iya Ile Ookan directly from the TTiTR. This is not a sequel to TTiTR …
I WISH YOU WERE HERE…
I wish you were here. It’s been raining continually all day. I wonder… if you would snuggle up with me on the sofa, and listen to the wind blow. Just like old times. ….. Your mum was here today. She seemed happy but I could see in her eyes the pain she tried to hide. …
VISAGE
VISAGE. The night was dark and eerily silent. I walked in and glanced at the wall, my eyes gaping at the shape cast by the lamplight. The visage was scary: a man clutching a dripping knife. My heart ceased beating. I realised then, that my father had just murdered his wife. ……….. “Father?” He glanced …