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Tolulope Popoola

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Tolulope Popoola was born in Lagos, Nigeria and has lived most of her adult life in the UK. She started her career as an Accountant, but discovered blogging in 2006, which rekindled her love for writing and telling stories. She took a few writing classes and then co-wrote an online fiction series which was well received.

In 2012 Tolulope quit her Accounting career to focus on writing and publishing. She has published a novel and eight collections of flash fiction stories, earning her the nickname of Africa’s Flash Fiction queen. She is also a writing coach and consultant for aspiring authors.

When she is not writing, teaching or coaching, she can be found reading, eating and listening to Afrobeats.

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Tolulope Popoola Take a break from working on the book for a couple of days. Take a walk, listen to music, eat chocolate, read a book by an author you admire. Do all y…moreTake a break from working on the book for a couple of days. Take a walk, listen to music, eat chocolate, read a book by an author you admire. Do all your pending chores (I've had mental breakthroughs while washing the dishes), then come back to your writing with a refreshed mind. If you want to, you can skip the particular niggling bit of the story and work on something else. Once you get into the flow, you'll be fine!(less)
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How to Turn Everyday Chaos Into Compelling Stories

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You know that feeling when you’re scrolling through social media, seeing all these writers sharing their “amazing life experiences,” and you’re thinking, “My life is just ordinary chaos. Who wants to read about my commute disasters or my kid’s meltdown at the grocery store?”

But here’s the thing: that everyday chaos you’re living? It’s absolute gold for creative writing.

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