Comments on: Is African Writing Really That Bad? Some Ideas For Being a Good Writer

By: Mwangi

Mwangi — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:13:33 +0000

@Mark: No, thank you for the fantastic theme that I fell in love with as soon as I saw it.
Hey Mark, soon I will be going on a 4hour work week journey which I will blog about and I hope that the channels of communication will be open so I can bounce some ideas and notes off you…..
Again thanks for the beautiful theme and congratulations on 15 years of toil coming to fruition.

By: mark

mark — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:09:45 +0000

Hi Mwangi! How are you? Just checked my stats and noticed a bunch of readers coming over from your site.

Thank you for the recommendation! And your sited looks really great!

The funny thing is, I have never read the Four Hour Work Week but I have spent the last fifteen years busting my butt to get to a place where I am able to truly live the life I want (lifestyle design?). I sincerely look forward to reading more from you in the future.

All the best,
MH

By: Mwangi

Mwangi — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:19:00 +0000

@njeri: You’re welcome. I was actually quite terrible at writing essays all through my University and high school careers, I appear to be slightly better suited to creative writing than essay writing judging from how teachers reacted to both when I wrote them (as an example, English as a Second Language was the only subject I got a B+ in when I finished my Year 12 whereas everything else, including the creative field of drama was A and A+).
If you get unsolicited compliments from people, you have a gift….and for every gift you have been blessed with, there is someone waiting to receive it.

By: njeri

njeri — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:45:58 +0000

Mwangi: I am interested in taking my writing skills to the next level. I find that ideas flow in my mind but sometimes putting the words together is not as easy. Whenever i write an essay i get great recommendations from the professors and have started thinking there is a hidden talent underneath all this self-doubt. I love to express myself without any inhibitions or fear. I think i will check out the ‘creative writing’ that you’ve suggested. Thanks a lot.

By: Mwangi

Mwangi — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:38:48 +0000

@R: Merci…by the way should you decide that you shall indeed enter into the literary world, make sure you inform us in the blogosphere first so we can be your loudest supporters.

By: R

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:35:16 +0000

Mwangi, I’m late to the party, but still, I echo what others have said: love the new look.

Some good tips here… enjoyed much.

Have a nice weekend.

By: Mwangi

Mwangi — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:43:53 +0000

I copied it too, from this site: http://www.mytropicalescape.com (which I recommend for folks interested in lifestyle design and 4 hour workweek and that type of thing).

By: Mwangi

Mwangi — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:42:26 +0000

@Carol: Thanks for the feedback on the design and for soothing my ego about the old design, I kinda liked it too. I wish I could say I had much experience with Kenyan lit but my experience with African literature only goes as far as Chinua Achebe, Facing Mount Kenya and one chapter of a Ngugi book. It gets worse because the older I have gotten the less interest I have had in written fiction, I always prefer self help and autobiographic prose.
Didn’t we all have those Kenyan teachers who…..em….em…we wouldn’t wish blessings on.
Thanks for recommending the site to folks too…let’s grow this baby and see how far she can go.

By: Mwangi

Mwangi — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:39:06 +0000

@Kelly: I am sure if you head on over to your closest campus you should be able to find something. Actually best not to heed my advice in terms of becoming a good writer…I have never ever written to express myself but rather to gain approval from others by bringing something good into their life (humor, good story etc etc) so from the moment I knew I was a semi-decent writer I have been trying to get my articles read and criticized by as many folk as possible. It used to make me giddy with delight when my classmates and teachers would take my composition book, just to get a good read or to demonstrate to others how to write.
So if anyone has any information to share with Kelly, please do….

By: kenya.fm

kenya.fm — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:05:14 +0000

Ya new look is 1000X bette. keep it up. Its clean and clutter free
What theme are you using, so that i borrow it.