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  • Keep Writing Even If It Seems That No One Is Reading
    It’s tough, isn’t it? I know. The process of writing, choosing the perfect words, investing time in research, and not to mention, the tireless editing and revising. Keep writing. You pour your heart and soul into creating a blog post, article, or book, only to be met with silence. No comments, no likes, and certainly….
  • Single Mom’s Guide: Moving to Ghana by Karlene Thompson
    Navigating the complexities of international relocation, particularly with children in tow, can be daunting. Karlene Thompson’s “Single Mom’s Guide: Moving to Ghana” chronicles her personal journey of starting anew in Ghana with her two young sons, offering valuable insights for those contemplating a similar new start. Drawing from her own experiences, Thompson candidly shares the….
  • Boost Your Business by Writing a Book
    If you run a business, odds are not many people know about you or your business. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, as potential clients don’t always need to know your name or your business’s name to find you. There’s a way to boost your business, and that’s by writing a book. When people require….
  • See Like a Writer & Write About What You See
    Stuck on what to write about and suffering from writer’s block? Then here’s an antidote that might help. Give yourself permission to take time out to look around you. Take a walk. There are writing ideas all over the place. Look around you and be inspired by people, landscapes, objects, animals … the list is….
  • Don’t Wait To Feel Inspired: Tips to Get You Writing When You Don’t Feel Like It
    When it comes to writing, don’t wait to feel inspired. If you wait to write only when you feel inspired, then you won’t finish. At best, it will take you much longer to write that paper, report, article, blog post or book you are trying to write. Waiting to feel inspired is just not going….
  • Strategy Guide: Write A Book to Promote Your Business
    Grab your free Writing Strategy Guide today and get started on writing a book to promote your business! While there is a lot to think about, this guide will provide you with valuable information on the type of topics you need to cover in your book. I know you’re busy, so to save you some….
  • Mini Course: You Can Write for Children 101
    Go from a vague dream of writing a children’s book to having the knowledge, confidence and clarity to become a children’s book author. Now is an excellent time to add your voice, your experiences, and your culture to the world of children’s literature. And now is the time for you to write the book you….
  • Testimonials
    Late last year, I was seeking an editor to help out with my cookbook. After searching for countless months, I finally reached out to Mary Oluonye in hopes that she would be able to assist me.  Though this was Mary’s first time editing a cookbook, She has experience in editing numerous books in all genres….
  • Editing Process
    If you’re writing a book or any other type of document that you want to publish, then having your work edited is a must. When many beginning writers think about the editing process, they believe it only involves reading and catching typos, spelling errors, formatting issues, etc. This level of checking falls under the scope….
  • Ready To Quit Your Job and Become Your Own Boss?
    Before you do that, read “two weeks notice” by Amy Porterfield Do you wake up too many mornings thinking that you just don’t want to keep on doing what you have been doing? Quitting comes to mind. You want to become your own boss. But are you ready? You’re envisioning taking more control of your….
  • When To Write A Book To Promote Your Business
    Writing a book is one of the most effective ways to promote or market your business. You can write it yourself, or you can work with a book coach to help you write it, or you can hire a ghostwriter to write the whole thing for you. You already have a niche audience who wants….
  • Not Sure What To Write, Then You’ve Missed A Step
    You’re ready to write, but all of a sudden, you’re not exactly sure of what to write about, or how to start. Writer’s Block. Has that ever happened to you? If it has, then it means you might have missed an important step. Whether you’re an author writing a book. Or perhaps you’re a business….
  • Why Writing By Hand First Can Help You Write Better
    Writing by hand (longhand) or direct to computer? I’ll choose pen and paper first. Every time. I love it. It all began once upon a time when I was a child in Enugu, Nigeria. My dad used to bring home long sheets of engineering draft paper – unlined white crinkly paper, which we, the kids….
  • Think You Can’t Do Something?
    Think again. Think you can’t do something that you would really like to do? Perhaps due to your age, or for some other reason? Life is short. Today (which is the only day that we know for sure that we have) is a good day to change from thinking that you can’t do something, to….
  • Stop Doing These 13 Things and Start Feeling Better About Yourself Today
    Navigating this world and these times is not easy especially when there’s so much pressure to conform Conforming to expectations of others. And along with all this conforming comes a chipping away of self value. Each generation faces its own unique set of challenges, but one thing remains the same, no matter the generation. No….
  • Racist Treatment of Africans and Indians During the Crisis in Ukraine
    The Slow Coverage by Western Media I’m not under any illusions about the racist implications concerning the treatment of Africans, Indians and others in Ukraine, and Western media’s slow response in covering their stories too. What’s happening in the Ukraine is, without a doubt, appalling and senseless. All this fighting and killing and for what?….
  • Will Cosmetic Surgery Make You Happier?
    Is cosmetic surgery just what you need to make you happier? I don’t know. Will it? You’re the only one who can answer that question. It depends on how you measure happiness and success. If you truly believe that you’ll be happier after cosmetic surgery and that you will find your soulmate and true love,….
  • You Don’t Have To Stick To One Niche
    Write About What You Know Stick to one niche is the advice you often hear repeated over and over in writing courses, workshops and books. But who is one dimensional? Certainly not me, and I suspect, neither are you. So why should your writing be? I am referring specifically to non-fiction writing. You don’t have to….
  • My Child Won’t Read! What Can I Do?
    Strategies to get your child from reluctant reader to motivated reader Your child doesn’t want to read anymore. It seems as though one moment you had a little avid reader, and the next thing you knew, your child had morphed into a reluctant reader.  You are totally bewildered. What happened? When did it happen? One of….
  • So You Want to Write for Children
    Watch out for these 7 Common Mistakes The idea has been floating around in your mind for years. You want to write a children’s book. Wonderful! Now is the perfect time to get started. But before you begin, take a moment to read over these 7 common mistakes made by beginning writers. Once you’ve read….
  • Writing for Children is Hard Work
    Tips from a Book Reviewer What makes a good children’s book good? That’s the question. And there is no one easy answer. I know this because I worked for almost twenty years in the youth services department of a public library. I loved my job. I worked daily with children and teens, read thousands of….
  • Depression is a Sneaky and Dangerous Illness
    September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Depression is heartbreaking. In an affluent Cleveland Ohio suburb, depression caused a father and husband to kill his wife and their two children, 15-year old twins, a boy and a girl, in an apparent murder-suicide. In another nearby city, the same thing happened, only this time three children were….
  • Reduce Fear by Making a Plan
    Take control and become more confident Facing my fear. When it comes to fear, a snake does it for me. I am afraid of snakes, especially those thick muscular types such as the constrictors, the pythons, the anacondas, and so on. Whenever I would see them, mostly on TV screens, my control and confidence would….
  • Blaxit:
    Black Americans Exit America Blaxit is the word used to describe the latest migration of Black people in America to other countries. In this article, I use the term Black people to refer to African Americans and People of African Descent. Past migrations This is not the first time that Black people in America have….
  • Ghana to Reopen its Borders
    Aiming for September 1st When will Ghana’s borders reopen? That’s the burning question on the minds of many African-Americans these days. The answer is soon. For those itching to go, Ghana hopes to reopen its borders by September 1st. On August 16, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo presented an update on the country’s Covid-19 situation and….
  • Skin Bleaching is a Symptom of a Deeper Problem
    Eliminating Color & Peeling Away Self-Value Imagine walking down a store aisle and being confronted with products claiming to bleach skin! Which is exactly what I encountered one day. Whatever you want to call it, skin bleaching, skin whitening, skin lightening, I never realized how widespread this dangerous practice is. I am a proud Nigerian-American….
  • America is Sick
    I could not write until now. George Floyd. The pain is so deep, so raw, so devastating and so heartbreaking. I am so hurt and so angry. As a mother of a son, aunt to nephews, “mom” to several young men, sister to a brother, cousin to male cousins, woman to her man, and a….
  • 7 Incredibly Insensitive Things People Do When They Visit Africa
    You’ve done the research, read the travel guides and watched the documentaries about Africa. You’ve decided. You’re going to Africa. You’ve got your ticket, visa and have had your shots. You’re ready. You know everything that you need to know. But here’s the thing. You don’t know everything that you need to know. There are….
  • Pets are Tested for the Coronavirus and One Black Woman is Denied the Test Twice & Dies
    I watched the evening news on April 28th, 2020. Of course the news was all about the Coronavirus Pandemic. The news anchor recounted the story of a 30 year old black woman who went to the hospital on two occasions because she was feeling sick, and was twice denied the test for the coronavirus. She….
  • 5 Signs That Mean You are Beginning to Panic & What You Can Do About It
    Panic: “A sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.” 1. It sneaks up on you. Like an outbreak of some disease, for instance. You begin to become overly attuned to the news, or to the event that….
  • How I Reduced My Migraine Headaches By 90%
    Non-Medical Migraine Relief & More Headache Free Days Sometimes my migraine headache begins with a slight headache that lurks around my left temple, or my right temple. It’s one or the other. Never both. At first I think, then hope, then pray that it’s a sinus headache, because sometimes it’s just that. A sinus headache…..

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