About “Silver Lining – A Story Of Hope”
- What was your motivation for writing “Silver Lining – A Story Of Hope”?
Answer: My motivation was gotten from the observation of a true life story of a nurse in a health care centre in my community who specializes in selling newborn children to people who needed children. Before she was eventually exposed, she had been doing that for approximately 7-8 years. And I just imagined how many children would have been displaced and may never get to meet their biological parents. How many women were convinced that their babies died and were buried, but whose babies had been sold to people[?] What I sought to do with the story was to spark the possibility of hope and fate that can bring a mother and her child together after being separated for so long in a very unimaginable circumstance.
- What challenges—if any—did you have writing your story?
Answer: I didn’t really have challenges in quote. But at different points while I was writing, I stopped to reflect on the situation I was narrating and my heart was indeed grieved at the pain of separation.
- What is your favourite line—if any—in “Silver Lining – A Story Of Hope”?
Answer: …Now she was left without any Tunde.
- What do you want people to walk away with after reading “Silver Lining – A Story Of Hope”?
Answer: Even the bleakest situation can turn around for good.
- Is there anything else you would like to talk about regarding “Silver Lining – A Story Of Hope” that hasn’t been asked?
Answer: None
Reading
- What are you currently reading?
Answer: The Marriage Class by Adesuwa O’man
- Do you have a favourite book? If so, what is it?
Answer: No
- What is your favourite poet or author, if any?
Answer: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Do you gravitate towards reading genres outside the ones you write?
Answer: Yes, I do.
Writing
- Why do you write?
Answer: Because I’m a passionate community development expert, and writing helps me communicate change, hope, and development.
- What do you love about being a writer?
Answer: I love how people can attest to being inspired to live better lives after reading what I wrote.
- What time of the day do you write, and do you have a writing routine?
Answer: I write better at night, and I don’t have a writing routine.
- Where do you get your ideas from?
Answer: True life adaptations, Family and societal issues.
- How long does it take you to write your projects?
Answer: Depends on the length and time frame. But basically, a good 3 hours will do.
- What advice would you give to other authors/writers/poets?
Answer: See writing as a full time investment. See it as a medium of communication and make sure your writing is making the society better, not worse.
- What project(s) are you currently working on?
Answer: A questions and answer chapbook for parents and guardians of teenagers.
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