Author name: Onyemechi Nwakonam

The need for Validation
Let me tell you a simple story.
Imagine for a moment you are in a meeting. More like a party and everyone is engaging in small talk with a glass of drink in hand.
The first person is asked what do you do.
I am a Doctor,” he replies.
Wow everyone replies, even you.
Every other person takes turns in answering the question.
Now it’s your turn. You pause . Everyone is looking at you.
I am a Writer”
The next question is what is the name of your book.
After which they ask…

Okay, so right now, I’m not going to talk so much about this thing. It’s just an experiment that I’m

The feeling of being a writer(greatness)
I know that feeling, better felt than described .
When I read a book, I get a kind of inspiration. This inspiration makes me see myself.
I see my stories and the lyrics in my head. As much as I know and see them . I try to write and what I come up with is like I am gifted with bad writing.
This I have come to understand as the incompetence disconnect.
A fancy way of saying what I imagine is different from what I draw.
It is more like when a child not…

Is literature dying?
I use to think literature was only big elite books from authors I barely knew.
But with I time I understand that literature involves beyond the three branch of writing
Prose
Poetry
Play.
It is a work of art that changed our perspective. That made us see the world differently.
While with Ai out there and all the things happening we start asking what is the use of writing.
When it seems are hard we should go back to the drawing board and ask a couple of questions.
Why do I…

Deliberate Writing Practice
As I write and keep progressing it becomes really important that just writing is not enough to improve.
I have to be intentional with my practice that way I can work on my skills and improve.
As a warm up I will be participating in the poetry marathon. Beyond that I am still sketching a longer writing challenge. I want it to help me create work I am proud of and to share it with world irrespective of how good I think it is.
Analogy of writing with exams
I am…

Have you registered for the poetry marathon?
Take note . This is not my challenge. It is a poetry challenge and I like .I will be participating so if you are interested you can join me and other writers
Deadline for registration is August 28th. Register Poetry Marathon​
How has it been going so far? A lot is happening with writing. Nevertheless I choose to write.
Expanding the reach of your work.
I have been looking at the art of writing and how to change them into a form for everybody.
For…

How are you doing today?
In this newsletter is a challenge and a tool
Challenge
If you like poetry and would love a writing challenge you should sign up for The Poetry Marathon Challenge.
The goal is to write a poem every hour.
The challenge broken down into two
Full Marathon 24 hours
Half marathon 12 hours
Check the poetry marathon website for more details.
I will be participating in the challenge this year.
This year’s Poetry Marathon is fast approaching. It officially starts on September…