I GET MY INSPIRATION FROM ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE - OGUNSOLA AYOOLUWA FOLAKUNMI
Ogunsola Ayooluwa Folakunmi is a graduate of Tai Solarin University of Education. He is a Young Motivated Environmental Activist, a Poet and Digital Marketer. In this short interview with Wole Adedoyin, he shares with him his writing experience.
WA: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WRITING?
OAF: I have been writing for more than 10 years
WA: WHEN DID YOU START WRITING?
OAF: I remember writing story books in used Note books about the age of 11
WA: HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A WRITER?
OAF: Definitely, I always knew I couldn't run away from writing as it was a form of expression for me
WA: WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE A NEW WRITER, SOMEONE JUST STARTING OUT?
OAF: Let it flow from the inside. Everyone has a Writer in their soul just waiting for an Ink to Explore
WA: HOW DO YOU HANDLE WRITER’S BLOCK?
OAF: I usually try to read other books and go out with friends to get inspirations
WA: HOW MANY BOOKS HAVE YOU WRITTEN? WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE?
OAF: I have not written a book. But I have a book that is upcoming
WHAT IS THE MOST SURPRISING THING YOU DISCOVERED WHILE WRITING YOUR BOOK(S)?
OAF: The fact that each Character has a reflection of the writer’s personality hidden in them and at the same time they function at different areas
WA: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INSPIRATION?
OAF: I get my inspiration from my environment
WA: WHERE CAN READERS PURCHASE YOUR BOOKS?
OAF: My books will be on online stores very soon .
WA: WHERE CAN READERS FIND OUT MORE ABOUT YOU AND YOUR BOOKS?
OAF: They can check my LinkedIn and Social Media.
WA: WHICH OF YOUR BOOKS WERE THE MOST ENJOYABLE TO WRITE?
OAF: My current book
WHAT, IN YOUR OPINION, ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF GOOD WRITING?
OAF: I think that the master of each character and expression matters to a large extent.
WA: WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR OF ALL TIME? YOUR FAVORITE BOOK BY THEM?
OAF: Dale Carnegie
WA: ARE THERE ANY SECRETS FROM THE BOOK, YOU CAN SHARE WITH YOUR READERS?
OAF: Yea my book explores Characters of individuals who are on a trip to the North and they discover social issues like drug abuse, Ethnicity ,Alumanjiri and Terrorism. The book ends with Love and .....
WA: WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR THE STORY?
OAF: The inspiration of the story was from my friends in the university and Northern Nigerian
WA: WHAT IS THE KEY THEME AND/OR MESSAGE IN THE BOOK?
OAF: To learn about how human interaction can be better improved and finding societal solutions to problems one step at a time
WA: WHAT DO YOU HOPE YOUR READERS TAKE AWAY FROM THIS BOOK?
OAF: To learn to live with people in love and harmony and find creative solutions to social problems.
WA: WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TITLE?
OAF: Time is of the essence
WA: HAS A BOOK EVER CHANGED YOUR LIFE?
OAF: A lot of books
WA: WHAT BOOKS DO YOU LOVE?
OAF: Career development books
WA: WHAT AUTHOR (WHO IS STILL LIVING) WOULD YOU DEARLY LOVE TO MEET?
OAF: Wole Soyinka
WA: DO YOU LIKE TO DISPLAY YOUR BOOKS ON A BOOKSHELF OR KEEP THEM IN A VIRTUAL LIBRARY?
OAF: I prefer Virtual Libraries
WA: DO YOU PREFER FLASH FICTION, SHORT STORIES, NOVELLAS, OR NOVELS?
Novels
WA: WHAT BOOK CAN YOU RECOMMEND TO ME?
OAF: How to win friends over by dale Carnegie
WA: WHEN DID YOU LAST VISIT A LIBRARY?
OAF: One week ago
WA: HAVE YOU EVER HAD A CRUSH ON A BOOK CHARACTER?
OAF: I have admired a couple of characters but a crush is a strong word. Hahaha
WA: HAS A BOOK EVER MADE YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD?
OAF: yes!
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