Last night I stayed up late to read Half of a Yellow Sun (Olanna- how could you? How could you sleep with him? My heart is broken. I fear I have more heartache ahead though.) so when I finally fell asleep I was not too happy to be woken up by the African Sausage Dog barking like a mad man. People who follow this blog know that waking up in the night to see what the dog is barking at in MY garden is NOT a good idea (refer to
The Baby Snake Massacre ) but after a full hour of non stop yapping, I had no choice.
And what did I find? my dear reader asks. I found out that my dog is an ignoramus. Sad but true. For a full hour he was barking at my husband’s punching bag which had fallen off the tree; a punching bag that had hung from said tree for four years. Was it really such an incredible thing for a punching bag to fall two feet to the ground that he had to bark at it for an hour? And what was worse, as soon as I went out and saw the punching bag on the ground, the African Sausage Dog retired for the night in his cosy blankets, his job obviously complete, while I sat up another hour to fume. Grrrrrr!!!
So today is Saturday which usually means a bit of work and a bit of fun, but today, I am going to give myself the whole day off. Yesterday my publisher called to tell me that Mmele and the Magic Bones was selected by the Ministry of Education as a set book for standard five. That was fantastic news indeed, but he was not finished. Two of the short story anthologies I wrote with
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4 comments:
Congratulations! A writer has to survive somehow. How long does the book form a part of the curriculum for?
Over time, I have observed that you do children's literature, short stories etc. What would you say your specific genre is (or rather, if a rich aunt left you a million pounds in her will, what kind of literature will you write since you won't have to worry about the money)?
Thanks! They stay on the curriculum for 5 years minimum.
I would love to be able (not just financially but actually able) to write literary fiction, novels. But having said that, I do like having the variety I currently enjoy. I think all writing moves you forward as long as you put your all into it; and I try to do that. If I had that rich aunt I think the first thing I would do is register for some writing courses.
That's brilliant news. Good on you. I am laughing about your dog barking at the punching bag. That is just so cute.
Thanks Selma. At the time I didn't think the dog was very cute. Anyway, like my son has said, he just wanted us to know things had changed and we better come and take a look. He's graduated from barking at plastic bags as he did when he was a puppy, so that's a good thing.
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