To help you figure out your next idea
My last writing idea came from sitting in an audience in a church service, and I feel bad to admit this because I should have been listening to the sermon. …
Desperation has changed things on Medium
Desperation. That's the word that comes to mind when I think about Medium. But I won't succumb to it. I don't write on here for anything more than to share my ideas with the world.
I have been on this platform since last year November, and I loved writing here…
THOUGHTS
But deep down you just want to be loved
I have come across some very complex characters in my lifetime. I have come to realise that the people who are usually labelled this undesirable tag are often misunderstood. Deep down they just want to be loved.
If you find that you are this way I want you to know…
Remember when
we oceans apart,
formed an unbreakable bond,
one that was tried time and time again.
YET IT HAD ALREADY BEEN WRITTEN,
and what is written can never be reversed,
even through earthquakes,
shattering all in its wake.
Remember when
night after night we,
after crying ourselves a river,
discussed a seemingly…
Document your life lessons for your future generation
So you’re going through a tough time. It wasn’t always this way. You had so many dreams you are now wondering if you will ever fulfil. But, unfortunately, that's life for you. Things are never so straightforward. …
Pain is a catalyst for necessary change and sometimes creativity
This article is submitted to the June-August writing competition on creativity and resilience.
I remember the first time I started to write as a form of therapy. I was a teenager and going through the usual teenage angst. I didn’t have a great time with puberty (I mean, who did?)…
HOUGHTS
Life is messy; let us accept it for what it is
During the pandemic, I started watching reality TV. I became hooked on the real housewives reality TV franchise. I binge-watched and caught up with all the Bravos Real Housewives of Potomac and Real Housewives of Atlanta.
As I watched friendships blossom only to blither into oblivion on live TV, a…
It’s okay though; you will fix it later
Last night, I did something amazing. I finally finished my first draft of my longer short story that I will be publishing soon. It was a long time coming, and I had been doing a lot of procrastinating because I was so irritated at how simple it read.
It was…
Read especially if you are a die-hard England Football fan
If you live in the UK, you will have noticed the jubilant mood that circulated the atmosphere on Wednesday as England played Denmark. It was in the cheers that erupted from passers-by on the streets and the general air of confidence that the die-hard fans had throughout the tense match.
…
Write something you can finish
Writing a novel is a grinding process. It requires a large dose of dedication and perseverance to actually finish writing a novel.
So, to anyone who wants to write a novel. I think you should start with a short story.
And here is why.
Write something you can finish
Writing a novel is like running…
Ibukun
SEO by day and freelance writer by night. Poetry and fiction writer at https://ibs-writes.com/blog/
