Guess what, today is my birthday. Am turning 29 years old, what a fete! Look how tall i stand. Well those years have been a blessing to me in very opposite ways. First, i stumbled on a lucrative writing career. It is most of a hard knock life kind of way. But i appreciate the journey. I have met literary giants and attended some of the beneficial events meant for authors only. I could say 29 could not taste any sweeter. Writing today is a piece of me that i cannot live without. Here is my journey in a snippet.
It was in 2018, i was at a hospital with a friend who was expecting his first born. Happy he was he was becoming a father, and there i was dumbstruck at what my next move would be. I had just dropped out of University and was clueless as to what i would do with my so-called empty life. We talked and he was easy, in fact, he was glad his wife was being gotten rid the burden of extensive pregnancy. The topic was still the same, what i would do next. His best piece of advice i remember to date was, " the rod is better than the room'. Nowadays, i prefer the road in the very sense of self-education. I am a writer, and i read! Maybe it was an opposite of me dropping out. Today, am a published author of the magnificent African Powerhouse. The road and the smell of burnt oil are today my companions in this weary road of literary artistry. My friend was blessed with a beautiful daughter.
Later in 2019, i got a friend who introduced me to the famed academic writing franchise. At first, i was skeptical and was not interested. At that time, it was a free offer from the guy. It was until later i had to pay him 3,000 Kshs for the same offer. I do not regret it to date. I now have research skills, talk of taking on the road. It was during that year that i learnt so much on international matters and such the them in my latest release Up to the pandemic, i could say information was quite useful in my daily endeavors. It was during this year, i intended to write a blog named the Powerhouse. The tag stuck with me till i published a title with the same tag. Later, i found a job as a contributor at a local magazine named Bibsbebe Urban Magazine. In fact, i was the major contributor and rose to the ranks of Chief Editor. Here, in this space, i learnt how to use Yoast SEO, a skill i nurture to this day. Nonetheless, everything with a start has an end, and sadly the magazine, it ended and so was my role, the road is enticing at times.
It was in the later year, covid had its rope on almost everything worldwide, and the academic writing did not pay as it did. Now, with over 60 articles in hand, what do i do. Writers block hit me for close to an year and i could not write anything leave alone a single sentence. I was surfing on my usual Facebook page when i noticed an American author by the name Daisy Jane. She had just published on Amazon. This gave me an idea, why don't i compile the articles into one book? At this time, my writing was on a cringe. Wonder came when the words hit 15,000 words and i had not even reached half. Amazing, isn't it? The words summed up to 42,000 words, a complete novella! I was perplexed. I went to KDP publishing and submitted my manuscript. They accepted it and was given an A+ for the content. Sometimes, the road is sweet, i published and the book was live. My next step was to find a local printer who would make me a proud man.
It is 2022, and i found the publisher, Kairos Book Publishers. I have my book in hand and the journey continues. A happy birthday to myself. A happy 29!
