I haven’t done much writing yet but I have done plenty of reading. I used to be a voracious reader and somewhere along the way other things in life took over but I’ve rediscovered that long lost love for books. I’ve got to plug here some great Authors & books that I accidentally discovered during my current reading spree. I’ve got to start with my countryman Moses Isegawa and his two amazing books Snakepit & Abyssinia and a Zimbabwean writer Brian Chikwava’s book Harare North. Great stuff!
I’ve also discovered two fantastic blogs (both Kenyan) www.kenyanpundit.com and www.kaasa1.wordpress.com. These are women after my own heart I tell you. But…….where are the Ugandan bloggers?
The greatest writing advice I’ve got so far is that everyday write down something. It doesn’t have to be about the subject of research or even a meaningful story. It can be just a bunch of words, a poem, a few phrases, a journal entry or indeed story. It helps keep writers block away and if you are a newbie like me, it helps you start to enjoy writing.
Talking of writing, I had to write a Haiku for my son’s class last week and his (Japanese) teacher was kind enough to provide the 5-7-5 instructions. I dreaded the thought but it needed to get done. Oh how I enjoyed the experience I now have 7 done. I don’t know if they are any good but I so enjoyed the process.
Speaking of my son (as you can see I’m always in proud mother mode), we (my husband, daughter & I) are active participants in his class tomorrow morning. They do language theater workshops every Friday where the class acts out a story they are reading. It’s gonna be great fun! A nice start to our 3-day weekend.
Have a lovely weekend!
u know, u had me until the Haiku bit… i feel like i shd know what it is..but have nooooooooooooo idea.
about ugandan bloggers.. you might appreciate http://ugandaninsomniac.wordpress.com/
check out http://www.buttercookie.wordpress.com as well… she has a blogroll on the side, that shd give you a link to other Ugandan bloggers…
Ok Laboke,
http://nodesix.net/blogspirit/index.php
This is an aggregator of all (not all, coz there are hundreds of Ugandan Bloggers in and out of Uganda) the blogs so far captured and located in one area, for easier reading
i am surprised that Apiyo did not share it with you (or of she did, my bad)
anyways, just look through them with time….
some are interesting, others are well you will share and find out for yourself…
just look through them anyways…
when you get time
hola @ Jordan….
Hello!
Thanks for saying you like my blog. I am looking forward to reading your posts! Good luck!
@B2B Thanks for the UG blogs. I’ve got a hankering for all things UG at the moment. I’m due for a trip home.
@Tandra – Don’t let me fool you that I’m a Haiku pro. A rookie is what I am but basically Haikus are short 3 line poems originally from Japan. A Haiku doesn’t rhyme. The first line has 5 syllables, second has 7 syllables and the third has 5 syllables hence 5-7-5 teehee!