THERAPY CORNER FOR WRITERS

 I have always been an advocate of doing what works for you.

There are different advice flying out there. But you need to build a writing routine for yourself.

People will always tell you why you have to write everyday.

People will always tell you why you have to submit your work to hundreds of literary magazines and journals.

They will always tell you that you need it to be relevant. You need to submit poems and short stories to hundreds of literary magazines to be relevant.

That might be true. However, there is always a lie in every atom of truth.

You need to build a writing routine that works for you.

You don't have to write everyday to become perfect.

You don't have to submit your work to hundreds of literary magazines and journals to become relevant.

You only need to understand the system and build a path for yourself.

Create an ecosystem that works for you. As a writer, build something that will make the world marvel.

Let's take the creator of Legacy of Orisha trilogy, Tomi Adeyemi,as an example.

Tomi Adeyemi might have written everyday. But she didn't submit any work to any literary magazine.

She created a writing course, Writer's Roadmap while pitching the first instalment of Legacy of Orisha trilogy, Children of Blood and Bone, to literary agents.

Of course, she published her debut novel, Children of Blood and Bone, which went further to become a New York Times bestseller. Her website was named among the best 100 writing websites, citing her writing course as a major breakthrough.

Tomi Adeyemi understood the system and carved a niche for herself. She built a system -a routine for herself- and that has been working for her.

Therefore, build a system that works for you. Build a writing routine that works for you.

Don't do it because others want to do it. Do it because you love it.


Yours sincerely,

Chidera Onuoha.

Nsukka, Nigeria.

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