Quick Chat With The Author… is a weekly OkadaBooks series that spotlights indigenous authors, amplifies their voices, and gives character and depth to the brains behind the amazing stories our readers have come to love on the OkadaBooks mobile app. Check back for new episodes Wednesdays at 12 noon. For this week’s episode, we talk to Tomilola […]
Quick Chat With The Author #3: “I Don’t Have A Personal Life. Something Always Gives.” – Tomilola Coco Adeyemo
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Quick Chat With The Author #1: “Writing Has Taught Me A Lot About Fulfilling [My] Purpose On Earth.” – Glory Abah
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Quick Chat With The Author… is a weekly OkadaBooks series that spotlights indigenous authors, amplifies their voices, and gives character and depth to the brains behind the amazing stories our readers have come to love on the OkadaBooks mobile app. Check back for new episodes Wednesdays at 12 noon. For our first episode, we talk […]
Introducing… OkadaBooks’ Quick Chat With The Author
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Reading is fun and cool. But wouldn’t it be much cooler if you knew a little more about the authors whose works you read? One of the things we hope to do this year at OkadaBooks is to put better focus on our authors and help foster more meaningful connections between them and the wonderful […]
5 Things You Need To Start Doing In The New Year To Boost Your Book Sales
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A dream of every writer is to be able to do what they love and get paid for it, too. This isn’t a magical hack to suddenly get you counting a million dollars overnight in book sales, but with a bit of dedication and consistency, I’m confident your pocket will experience a breath of fresh […]
Avoid These Eight Mistakes While Writing LGBTQ+ Characters
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LGBTQ+ characters can immensely diversify and add an extra oomph to your story. However, writers tend to make similar mistakes while representing individuals from the community. This article will look at avoiding these common clichés and help with writing LGBTQ+ characters that stand out. Before you carve out these characters, ask yourself why you have […]
How To Write The Perfect Email Pitch So That Editors Will Want To Publish Your Writing
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You are a freelance writer trying to get you work published in different magazines. Yet no one is accepting your submissions. It’s frustrating to be sure. More than likely, the problem lies in not knowing how to write a catchy pitch that captures the attention of the editor. Writing a good pitch is essential to […]
How To Write Great Book Blurbs That Sell
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We recently sat down with OkadaBooks best selling Author Osar Adeyemi (IG @OsarAdeyemi) over an Instagram Live session to talk about what makes a great book blurb, why budding authors should start paying more attention to theirs, and how to go about making this change. Rewatch the recorded session HERE if you missed it, or […]