Tosin Coker

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As a young child, Tosin Coker developed a passion for literacy and writing, driven byTosin Coker her curiosity of what lay in the leaves of the books that kept her mother so enchanted. A foundation of reading and story telling established, she passionately embarked upon quenching her awakened thirst for books, fiction and non-fiction alike, ever-anticipating weekly visits to her local library with her beloved co-conspirator. It was her mother that acknowledged her predestined future as a writer, at least two decades before Tosin actively bore testimony to it herself, when in 2007 she penned her first novel, unwittingly becoming the first female, African British science fiction author.

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Tosin Coker Personally I don't believe in writer's block, I believe that writing often takes on a life of its own. Stories write themselves. The problem (blockage…morePersonally I don't believe in writer's block, I believe that writing often takes on a life of its own. Stories write themselves. The problem (blockage) occurs when we try to force the story in a direction it doesn't want or need to go in. Also I find that some authors are rigid in their approach to writing, it reads so, thus it must be written so. I don't agree. I don't write chapters in order. I write them in eager. The chapters that are spilling out of me the most is what I write first. Then I go and fill in the gaps.(less)
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The Mouth of Babes

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Tolu's Family

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 3 editions
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Chronicles of Zauba'ah

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Heaven's War: The Gods Awak...

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Let Sleeping Gods Lie

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2013 Evolution

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Genetic Nemesis Hbss Sickle...

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Kwesi's Family

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Tolu Is Tired

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Where is Everyone?

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Chronicles of Zauba'ah: UK’s First Black Female Sci-Fi Writer Re-emerges, Completing Prequel to Gripping Five Book Saga.

Tosin Coker’s ‘The Mouth of Babes’, ‘Let Sleeping Gods Lie’, ‘Heaven's War: The Gods Awakened’, and ‘2013 Evolution’ have each been a roaring success; allowing Coker to be the first black female writer to storm the UK’s booming Science Fiction scene. She is now back, with ‘C Read more of this blog post »
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“The journey to self mastery begins with the acceptance that one is required.”
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“The journey to self mastery begins with the acceptance that one is required.”
Tosin Coker

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