Emeka Walter Dinjos's Blog, page 3
October 10, 2016
Character By Character: A Revision Method that Works
Revising a novel, some say, is more difficult than writing it. My bet is that in the course of the initial writing you’ve come to know your story like you know the smell of faeces. Now it doesn’t only bore you, but also disgusts you, and you end up rushing the revision process. Through my… Continue reading Character By Character: A Revision Method thatWorks
Handling the Disappointment of Rejection
Along the road to becoming a successful novelist, every writer bumps into a set of unavoidable potholes, one of the most devastating being rejections. Of course, those depressing replies will always come – worse, in dozens. It doesn’t matter how many months or years it took you to write and polish your manuscript. And sometimes… Continue reading Handling the Disappointment ofRejection
March 29, 2016
One Less Scenic View
I actually went looking for the monkeys that usually crowded that forest. Unfortunately, they have all disappeared, probably migrated, due to the bulldozing happening in the area. The Nigerian government decided the place is ripe for industrialization. You can see the clearing at the bottom right corner. Here is the opposite shot: Can someone tell… Continue reading One Less ScenicView
Showing Vs. Telling
I just finished reading The First 50 Pages by Jeff Gerke and I can’t help but post this image. If you’ve read the book, then you’d understand. But if you haven’t, then I highly recommend it. The takeaway is priceless.
October 14, 2015
A trip to Mordor
Have you being to Uja before? Do you plan to visit there before the end of the 21st century? I’m sorry, but I just returned from a trip there and all I have for you is bad news. They say that if you can survive driving on Nigerian roads then you can survive it on […]
August 24, 2014
A trip to Mordor
Have you being to Uja before? Do you plan to visit there before the end of the 21st century? I’m sorry, but I just returned from a trip there and all I have for you is bad news. They say that if you can survive driving on Nigerian roads then you can survive it on…
A Dance with Hungry Alligators
“DO Not Disturb: Alligators Praying!” Someone should mount a signpost with those words boldly written on it by the waterfall at Ohum Monastery. With teeth that mock the pillars of the Himalayas, the monstrous creatures lurk underwater and in the surrounding forest and seem to appear only when a prey is alone. I did not…
July 31, 2014
Samkos Plaza: A Tale of Misfits
If there is a place most unsuitable for writing, it is Samkos Plaza. Riddled with the unending drone of motor engines and the cries of marketers, the park made me feel noisy inside and drained my mind of creativity. My walk there was like one on a wasteland, and the air reeked of weed smoke…
July 9, 2014
How To Stop Bed-wetting: Wind a Snake Around Your Waist Before Sleep
Look at that. It only coiled around a dead tree, yet it makes the mind flutter in a medley of chill, revulsion, and horror–yeah, makes me a little redundant, too. I could almost feel it slithering underneath my skin. Now how would you react waking up one midnight with a cold feeling around your waist,…
June 9, 2014
Horror in My Stomach
If you were to remain in solitary confinement for the rest of your life, and a cockroach strayed into your cell, would you make the hardy winged creature your friend or would you kill it?This was a question posed at a Live Journal blog last year—wish I remember which blog exactly. Now wait. Before you…
