Before I share anything
with you let me apologize for my absence for over a month. I know you may not
think it necessary but I insist on apologizing. As a writer and journalist my
obligation is to my readers.
You, my readers are my bosses because you
influence my writing and without you I wouldn’t be writing in the first place.
Writing is slowly being
accepted as a profession in Kenya. Just the other day, I met with a friend of
one of my clients whom I do write scripts for. When my client introduced me he
mentioned that I am a writer. The gentleman was impressed, apparently his
daughter wants to be a writer and he wanted someone to mentor her. This was a
humbling experience.
I may not be a full
time writer but there are people who earn their livelihood purely from writing.
Not everyone takes writers seriously but a community or rather a movement of
writers is quickly gaining momentum.
It’s this movement that
brought about the Association of Bloggers in Kenya. They may not be able to
control the free spirits online but they are surely doing a great job
appreciating bloggers. A few months ago Ghafla, Niaje.com, Mummy Tales and This is
Ess blogs were awarded for doing a great job.
If you are not taking
writing seriously may be its time for soul searching. Anybody can write but not
everybody can write well. So if you have the skill and talent start writing
today!!!!
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