by Niran Adedokun | Dec 28, 2025 | Miscellaneous
There couldn’t be a better way to round off this year than to share the inspiring story of nine-year old Ifegazie Esimai and her book, My First Train Ride, Experience in an Africa City, Lagos. Although I happened on Gazie’s book by chance, her story is one that...
by Niran Adedokun | Dec 21, 2025 | Miscellaneous
One of the most understated but common reason people never write the book they are capable of writing, or they dream about, is that fleeting thought: “who am I to write this?” or something related. And once this thought germinates, it will be followed by other...
by Niran Adedokun | Dec 14, 2025 | Miscellaneous
I woke up on Friday to the link to a review of my book Every Journalist Should Write a Book, by Rebecca Ejifoma of THISDAY Newspapers. Olukorede Yishau, author of In the Name of Our Father and a very good friend shared this lovely review,...
by Niran Adedokun | Dec 7, 2025 | Miscellaneous
In my last newsletter, I talked about how to choose the right book idea and suggested that it must be that one idea that intersects your purpose, the needs of your reader and your peculiar experience. If you are truly interested in doing this book, I would...
by Niran Adedokun | Nov 30, 2025 | Miscellaneous
One of the most common challenges I hear from aspiring authors is the preponderance of ideas dancing in their heads rather than the dearth of them. I imagine that you are also facing this problem. There is this thing that happens as you begin to contemplate writing...
by Niran Adedokun | Nov 22, 2025 | Miscellaneous
Last week, I talked about why every professional should write a book. I said that your story, expertise and lived experience are of more worth than you probably think, and that a book is capable of doing so many things for you than you can imagine. A book allows...
