MAKE BELIEVE MUMS MEAN BUSINESS

Make Believe are on the hunt across the UK to find more mums who want to earn an income with their own flexible hours and can still look after their children!   About Make Believe Founded by Joel Kern in 2004, Make Believe is a leading London children’s performing arts school with 50 schools in and around London, Read more about MAKE BELIEVE MUMS MEAN BUSINESS[…]

What would happen to your children if you died today? You need to Plan If

The other day, I read a post in a Facebook mommy group from a mom who said that she and her partner were writing their will and found out that if they didn’t appoint a legal guardian, their children could potentially end up with foster carers for a few years until the local council assesses Read more about What would happen to your children if you died today? You need to Plan If[…]

Abiku: Mortal Combat, Version 1

Abiku: Mortal Combat is NOT SUITABLE FOR ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18! Following on from my post the yesterday, the characters have finally spoken to me some more. Ina has said that if we choose to go with being re-born into the future: After the everything that happened in Abiku: A Battle of Gods, Read more about Abiku: Mortal Combat, Version 1[…]

Here’s my plan for Abiku: Mortal Combat

It’s been over a year now since I released my first paranormal romance novella called Abiku: A Battle of Gods as Elizabeth Salawu. It definitely was an experience like no other writing it. A few weeks ago, I realised that this year was fast coming to an end and I hadn’t written any books (thanks Read more about Here’s my plan for Abiku: Mortal Combat[…]

There’s beauty in the Yoruba naming ceremony

For some reason, the Yoruba saying “Ako ni ogidan bi” has been playing around in my mind for a good few days now and I thought I might as well write about it and the Yoruba naming ceremony. Before I get into it, I wanted to just put it out there that everything I do is Read more about There’s beauty in the Yoruba naming ceremony[…]

Black History Month 2017 – Celebrating influential black British figures

October is Black History Month here in the UK. The month is dedicated to celebrating influential and successful black figures who have greatly affected our society. To commemorate the black individuals whose achievements have impacted upon a variety of industries, easyESTA created a definitive list of 25 of some of the most successful and influential Read more about Black History Month 2017 – Celebrating influential black British figures[…]

Menstruation! Menstruation! Menstruation! There I said it, get over yourself #justsayperiod

The other day I read a post on Medium about what advertising teaches us about periods. To be honest, I had never paid much attention to adverts on sanitary products/menstruation and I found the post quite amusing (mostly). The post starts off with: They are often sexist, strange, and silly, but advertisements for menstrual products Read more about Menstruation! Menstruation! Menstruation! There I said it, get over yourself #justsayperiod[…]

Are you looking to start a blog? Ask yourself these questions first

The other day on Goodreads, someone posted a question seeking suggestions on how to start a blog: Hi my name is Mandy and I’m looking to start a blog. I was just looking for some suggestions on which platform people like best, different ideas to help increase a following. Things like that. In particular I Read more about Are you looking to start a blog? Ask yourself these questions first[…]

Do you have a unique selling point?

At my Investing in Africa Virtual Summit last month, one of my guest speakers talked about having a unique selling point for your business. Those people who follow my blog regularly may remember seeing a post or two from schools.co.uk as I am subscribed to their newsletter. Well, only the other day, they talked about Read more about Do you have a unique selling point?[…]

Wonder how you can market your book to bookstores?

Here’s another post by IngramSpark that’s a nice follow on to my post from last week. If you are not familiar with IngramSpark, they are part of the Ingram Content Group, the world’s largest wholesaler of print and electronic books to independent bookstores, bookstore chains, internet retailers, and specialty markets, as well as other wholesalers. So I Read more about Wonder how you can market your book to bookstores?[…]