Ask the Author: Ufuomaee
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Ufuomaee
My most recent book is A Small World - Season One. I got the idea when concluding my story series, The Church Girl - before I decided to publish it as a book. All my stories so far have originated as story series from my blog (http://blog.ufuomaee.org).
People were so in love with the story and eager to know what would happen with some of my other characters that the idea came to me. The Church Girl had to end, but the stories of the other characters was just about to be told... That's what A Small World is. It links the characters in my three main books, and explores how their lives interact and the different dramas they go through.
You can get all my stories at these locations:
Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi...
Okadabooks - http://okadabooks.com/search?term=ufu...
Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=dp_byl...
People were so in love with the story and eager to know what would happen with some of my other characters that the idea came to me. The Church Girl had to end, but the stories of the other characters was just about to be told... That's what A Small World is. It links the characters in my three main books, and explores how their lives interact and the different dramas they go through.
You can get all my stories at these locations:
Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi...
Okadabooks - http://okadabooks.com/search?term=ufu...
Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=dp_byl...
Ufuomaee
By thinking. I think a lot. I imagine a lot. And sometimes, I come up with great ideas for stories or posts.
I sometimes get ideas while watching movies, tv shows or even while listening to music or the radio. Something someone says or does something, and I just think "What if?" and take it a little further.
I also get inspiration from what happens to me. My experiences. My feelings and frustrations with life. I imagine whole scenarios playing out and God gives me a powerful lesson...and suddenly, I have an idea for a story.
I have about a dozen stories in traffic waiting to be written from these ideas. I am just waiting on time to get to them. But I have more ideas than time :)
I sometimes get ideas while watching movies, tv shows or even while listening to music or the radio. Something someone says or does something, and I just think "What if?" and take it a little further.
I also get inspiration from what happens to me. My experiences. My feelings and frustrations with life. I imagine whole scenarios playing out and God gives me a powerful lesson...and suddenly, I have an idea for a story.
I have about a dozen stories in traffic waiting to be written from these ideas. I am just waiting on time to get to them. But I have more ideas than time :)
Ufuomaee
I am writing Season Two of A Small World, which is a seasonal story series continuing on the story of the lives of the main characters of my books - The Church Girl, An Emotional Affair and Broken.
You can get your copy of Season One
at Smashwords for just $0.99 (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...) or
at Okadabooks for N500 (http://okadabooks.com/book/about/a_sm...)
You can get your copy of Season One
at Smashwords for just $0.99 (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...) or
at Okadabooks for N500 (http://okadabooks.com/book/about/a_sm...)
Ufuomaee
Just start writing. You really don't need any special training. You learn on the job. Of course, always revise what you write. Get into the habit of proofreading and editing EVERYTHING you write. That's how you become better and become a pro.
Ufuomaee
Reading my thoughts in print! Just getting it out there and out of my head frees up so much space. And also, the escape of writing fiction. I could live in my head :)
Ufuomaee
I actually rarely get writer's block, in the sense that I don't know what to write. My problem is usually with TOO MUCH TRAFFIC in my head. I want to write too much, and I have to slow down and pace myself, and deal with one thing at a time. But, the odd times that I have been stuck for what to write, I know that what is lacking is inspiration, and that when it comes, it flows, so I don't push it. I relax, live and wait for inspiration :)
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