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This is easy for me, I have a lot of stories to tell, I lived a crazy and weird life. Don't get me wrong, I'm not proud of some of the crazy things I did, but life sometimes take you places that you would never imagine you'd be. But I am glad that I lived a good life, carefree on occasions, but good.
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(view spoiler)[I get inspired when I watch a good movie and I get the feeling, that I could write a good story and create my own movie one day. I also get inspired when I read a good book and I know that I have a good story to tell, so pull my pen out and start to write. (hide spoiler)]
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(view spoiler)[It's with real joy that I answer this question. I can't tell you how excited I am to tell you about my book, Naomi. Well, it's a collaboration really, of me and my partner, Naomi Miller. In a way, she inspired me to write books, because when she told me her story, I was left speechless. So I sat down and wrote her book. For a writer who has just started out, I guess that I should have learnt my trade more, because the amount of rejection I received when I sent out the manuscript to literary agents, it nearly sent me into depression. But I didn't give up, I kept reading, learning, writing, rewriting, and of course, editing. Well, for Naomi, she had a terrible upbringing, a hard life. She married two abusive men, and then she got save by a stranger, a military man, me. I have to warn you, this book has explicit content, to be more clear, fifty shades of grey content. I decided to include this because, why hold it back, why not just tell the whole truth about the incident that happen. So expect Naomi, something in August, by Austin Macauley publishers. Here is a little bit of it to wet your lips:
Sometimes, when I saw a gathering of black men lingering on the streets, I’d get the feeling that one of them was him, my dad. I felt as though he’s looking right at me, and he doesn’t know it’s me because I'd grown up, and I want to wave for him to recognise me. But I was too afraid, I didn’t want to upset mommy. He doesn’t see her like I do, he probably doesn’t want anything to do with her. (hide spoiler)]
Sometimes, when I saw a gathering of black men lingering on the streets, I’d get the feeling that one of them was him, my dad. I felt as though he’s looking right at me, and he doesn’t know it’s me because I'd grown up, and I want to wave for him to recognise me. But I was too afraid, I didn’t want to upset mommy. He doesn’t see her like I do, he probably doesn’t want anything to do with her. (hide spoiler)]
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(view spoiler)[Keep writing, even though it may be rubbish at you first attempt. Keep pushing the boundaries, no matter how many rejections you get. And someday, someday, that manuscript that you write, will possibly change the world. (hide spoiler)]
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(view spoiler)[Being a writer is a great opportunity to bring your imagination alive. I love to sit in- front of my computer and laugh at some of the things that goes on in my head. Don't get me wrong, editing is a nightmare, but when it all comes together and people praise what you have put on paper, it's a real blessing and achievement. For me, it's better than talking to myself, it's crazy I know, but that is how I told stories, and up this present day, I still tell stories that way, but in the bath though, lol. On the other side of the coin, being a writer gives you recognition, possible fame, if you can get that far. It can also make you somebody amongst all of the singers, rappers, movies stars and TV personnel. Having a writer's (Author) title to me, is something very special. (hide spoiler)]
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(view spoiler)[Writer's block, what can I say to this, well, to deal with this, I will have to put myself in a relax position. To be brutally honest, I just sleep and this is where all my imaginary juices start to come alive. Or sometimes, when I lay submerged in the bath, and that's some techniques that I use to relinquish my writer's block. (hide spoiler)]
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