*yawn* glory to God for a new day. Whoever's been following the news lately surely knows it takes a miracle to be alive in Naija. I've been tryna gather my thoughts for an article on the BokoHaram crisis up North but that itself is stacked with a handful of other articles in the works. For an amateur writer as myself, it takes a good amount of time to structure even one piece especially if it's being prepared for public consumption. The fact that my flagship piece to Risenetworks didn't (hasn't) get published says a lot of the standards expected of one's write-ups. So, it really is a lot different from the raw stuvs I serve up on my blog. It even reminds me of the hard yet useful lesson I got from the "New African Writing" event back in February where my work was publicly critiqued. I left off knowing there surely was (is) more to writing than just merely combining words. In fact, I'd marvelled at the brilliance of other aspiring writers at the event wondering if I even stood a chance for the ebook anthalogy we were being shortlisted for (still awaiting its outcome). True, I'd made the first 15 from about 5 dozen entries but I still had to contend with 29 others in total. Anyways, still awaiting the outcome. I've since moved on going as far as entering for the creative writing workshop due sometine in August. I expect to meet with Chimamanda Adichie in person and possibly show her asa. Till then sha. Right now on my bed (standalone mattress *wink*), I'm tryna think up my plan for the day. As much as I still have on my hands, I need to clearly state what it is exactly I want to get done today. There's tons like I mentioned from pushing pixels to coding. Also, there are likley visitations to NICO to present updates and seek new resources as has been on my mind lately. A call to my contacts in NICO may well erase the need for trip to MAUlag. *sighs* running on a shoestring budget also means I have to meticulously plan my day. No planned meeting at KFC or any eatery today which is great news considering the cost of keeping the mouth busy in exchange for time to see out the meetings. *sighs* it's crazy man. I wish I could sit here and write all day but the reality's it won't put food on my table. Well, not until I define a commercial angle to it which could be in form of a product (book) or taking up a writing job on the side. Content development in the areas of 2D anime, mobile apps still serve the likely cash flows for now. Even then, work dey as it's not like the foregoing automatically translate to cash. I gotta work my contacts, sell myself and all. Anyways, gotta bounce. It's 8am.
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