I know that I was AWOL on here for so looooong… My sincere apologies, Fam. I don’t want to sound like a broken record by making any more promises on how frequent I’ll be on here. I’ve resolved to take it one day at a time, and carry you all along as much a s I can.
If you and I are already connected on social media (Facebook and Instagram in particular), you’d observe that I’m active on there. And I’ve been up to a lot of things. One of the things that I’ve been up to is writing and publishing my first memoir, “TURNING 28: My journey to TRUE Singlehood”.
I believe most of us are familiar with my first book, “SINGLE, FRUITFUL, FULFILLED.” This second book which doubles as my first memoir, is where I open up on my journey to living out the numerous relationship and marriage-fantasies in my head – my shortfalls, my mistakes, my victories! I tried to be as open as possible and I hope it inspires you, challenges you and ultimately empowers you to learn from my mistakes, have a good laugh at my naivety and generally experience a transformation in your mind as you read.
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The Foreword was written by the Firebrand mama, Pastor Debola Deji-Kurunmi (DDK). Below is an excerpt of what she wrote.
“Chinyere is truly DISTINGUISHED! Reading Turning 28 has left me in utter appreciation for the tremendous gift that you are to this generation!
Like a masterful storyteller, Chinyere leads us on an intriguing, amusing and inspiring journey into her life and quest for love. Built around her own true story and set in the context of the last two decades and eight years; you’d find so many lessons tucked in every turn of the way.
I love the vulnerability of truth, the simplicity of wisdom, the beauty of love and the abundance of counsel you’d find in Turning 28. You’d fall in love with love, as Chinyere makes you see that God is the real scriptwriter of every love story. You’d also rethink many perspectives you’ve built about relationships and marriage. You’d learn from her mistakes, be inspired by her sense of purpose and elevate your own personal vision.
I believe that this book is a tasteful gift to youths in particular. Written almost like a novella but interjected with wisdom and thoughtful teachings; there’s nothing not to love about this work!”
The eBook was launched online of May 31, 2019, and my big goal for the month of July is to print at least fifty copies of it. The printer said it’d cost ninety-five thousand five hundred naira (N95,500), to get it done.
I didn’t have the money ready. I made efforts to raise the funds but it didn’t get to the required amount. So It seemed like I couldn’t achieve my goal for the month.
I sat myself down to discuss the way forward.
“If I can’t print this July as I planned, how else can I publish my book to reach more people?” I asked myself.
I know that this is the techy age so I can publish on online platforms like Okadabooks, Amazon, etc. But honestly, I currently don’t have the time to go through the process of publishing my book on these platforms.
Then I had a light bulb moment!💡
I remembered that my friend Ezinne Zizi-Diadem Ofoma was always talking about reading books for free on an online platform – BAMBOOKS. All she does is subscribe N500 for a month and she can read as many bestsellers as she wants at no extra cost.
I didn’t know much about them so I googled them.
Then on Friday, July 19, I gathered the liver to inquire on how I can publish on their platform… They responded; asked me to send the details of my book and the rest.
Long story short, I came back from evening service on Wednesday last week – July 24, and I saw an email from them. TURNING 28 has been published on their website!
I didn’t have to go through the process of doing the work myself. So yes, I successfully achieved my goal for the month in some way.
People from anywhere in the world can now read my memoir for FREE on Bambooks. All they need do is subscribe for N500 with their debit cards. Here’s the link: https://bambooks.io/Book/BookDetail/Turning%2028/11581
I know this might not sound like great news to some people but it’s really big news for me. I’m so excited💃💃💃💃💃
I also outsourced the publishing of #Turning28 on Okadabooks and Amazon Kindle to BeautifulFeet Publishing Authors Hub. They sent an email that my book will be up on the two platforms before the end of this week.
So, I’ll have my book on more platforms.
Finally, I have now sent the complete funds for printing to my printer; this means I’ll have the physical copies by August. Yay!!! 💃💃💃💃💃
So, yes, YES!!! Our goals can be achieved. We just need to be flexible on how we go about it.
PS: I’ll really appreciate if you can head to Bambooks, read my memoir for FREE and leave a good review and/or rate the book.
For those who already have the eBook, you can also leave a review and/or rate the book. Here’s the link again: https://bambooks.io/Book/BookDetail/Turning%2028/11581
Thank you so much!
I sincerely have missed you, my blogFam, and I pray not to go AWOL again. So help me God.
Happy end of the July, Fam.
See y’all again tomorrow (yeah!)
Love and Wisdom,
ChinyereDistinguished
Ermmm, please don’t forget to read my memoir. Again, here’s the link: https://bambooks.io/Book/BookDetail/Turning%2028/11581
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