This is one of those times I can’t help but share with you all how overjoyed I feel.
I was overwhelmed few days ago to see my book “Happiness At last” next to the works of some great African Writers. Mere looking at that copy sitting next to theirs made me realise we can all dream big.
As though that wasn’t enough, the shop keeper had also put up a copy on display.
I’m doing my best to see this work of mine gets the publicity it can get so, I appreciate even the tiniest of acts.
Happiness At Last is available online via popular online stores like Amazon, Authorhouse, Barnes and Nobles etc and available in bookstores in London and Nigeria. More details can be seen here.
Over the next few weeks, I will be posting about my writing journey. Do look out for it.
On a different note, I hope your weekend goes well.
Hello Friends, I am excited to announce to you that I will be running my first giveaway on this blog. I am grateful for the amount of support I have received since the release of ‘Happiness At Last‘.
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Closing date for contest is May 5th 2018.
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Winners will receive a signed copy of my book.
5 books are available for this contest.
I hope Happiness At Last brings you true happiness, I can only hope.
Hi Friends, I featured in a talented bloggers website. I had a great time answering his questions. You can read it here: Vivien’s Voice – Truly Inspired #20
My new book – Happiness At Last is out. It’s available in Amazon for purchase.
Hello Friends, I can’t keep calm my new book is finally out. It’s live on Amazon. I am delighted to announce to you the publication of ‘Happiness At Last’. I still can’t believe it.
After so much time writing ✍ then came the draining editing and re-editing. At a point I thought the humour was all gone due to so much corrections but I kept my cool.
Like I told you, it is worth the wait.
Please check it out here and let me know your views. It is available for purchase in Amazon, Authorhouse and on Barnes & noble soonest. Authorhouse has a preview for you as well.
I will be posting more about it. It feels surreal.
The other day while I was at work I got into a conversation with a patient. I will refer to her as “Maria” in this post. For my new readers, I am a nurse by profession.
As we chatted, Maria nicely asked,
“Vivien what do you do in spare time? Hope you don’t mind me asking” she added.
“No. That’s fine.” I replied.
I read books but mainly write stories among other things.
“Are you a writer?” she keenly asked.
“No. Not yet, am finalizing my first novel which is out soonest.
She immediately became interested and asked me what the book was all about. In my book, I have included stories that my Mum had told me about how people have lived back in the sixties although the majority of the story is fiction. In fact, the former was the primary motive for the novel as I so much wanted to tell my future kids [I have one now though] how people have survived in the past centuries. However, as the characters developed the story became more interesting and I decided I have to share it with the world.
Back to Maria, she was very touched to hear all that and told me how her father have asked her niece what she wanted from him during a family gathering and her response.
“Tell me the story of your life,” the little girl politely answered her grandpa.
Maria’s father was surprised to hear that but it turned to be the a cherished time for both of them as he shared most of his wonderful life memories with her.
Maria asked for my book’s title and wrote it down. She told me she will look for it in amazon and leave a review. I was blown away by her kind-heartedness and interest.
I was thrilled by mere someone’s genuine interest in a book that is yet to be published. She truly made my day. That day was stressful like most shifts but our conversation made it worth the while. I was happy, still happy about that encounter.
I was amazed because I realized I have somewhat promoted my book in the course of doing my professional duties; which was not intentional. Maria was very happy too as she said I was kind and one of the best nurses she has met in her entire years of going to the hospitals. What a compliment!
“Thank you” I said while my face glittered with smiles.
The book is out next month. I will keep you posted.
Hi friends, in the course of editing the manuscript for my new novel, I realised there are lots of words I repeated more than the others. You need to see how many times I have edited this work – Ah!
I have noticed that most novels are written in past tense, in the sense that the writer narrates what had already happened. In my initial drafts, it was mixed up; both present and past tenses. My novel is a fiction.
Are you are a writer or have such knowledge? I will like to know what works for you tenses wise. For instance, ‘had and would’ are always handy for me.
To be honest, the writing was kind of easy-going, because I wrote as the ideas came along and at the times and the days it did came; simply hitting the keyboards however, this editing phase seems to be more than I had imagined. It’s taking a lot of time and am yet to get it to the level I want. It has been edited by other people and a professional editor too.
On a different note, I read about book promotion before publication. Have you tried that? How did it go? I will like to try it in terms of creating more awareness.
