Author Interview with Ngozi Ebubedike

Author Interview with Ngozi Ebubedike

Name …Ngozi Ebubedike

What first inspired you to write? Books and my love for reading, I’m happier when my head is buried inside a book more than in socializing with friends. Being an introvert, I would rather write my thoughts and remarkable events in my life down in a diary than share with friends.

Growing up I have pieces of my life written in several note books with the intent to turn them into a book some day.

How do you come up with the ideas for your stories? Personal experiences, and encounter with people. I was a journalist for years, my last job was with a romance magazine, and when I left I had a file bursting with romance stories I gathered from interviews, life encounters and experiences of people around me.

What question do you hate the most about being a writer? When people ask me, “Don’t you think you’re wasting your time being a writer, it won’t fetch you money?” as if making money is my sole reason for writing.

Are you indie or traditional published? Indie.

Have you ever tried the other side of publishing? Yes, after months of waiting for publisher’s assessment, I finally got a letter with a glowing compliment for my writing skill and an apology for their inability to sign me on.

For years I buried my writing urge and concentrated on my journalism work. Only when I retired from journalism did I take up writing again. Thank God for the revolution that brought in indie publishing.

What are you working on now? I have two finished books that are on editing phases. However, I’m working on a fictionally but bible based story about Hannah and Elkanah, their love life and faith in God.

What is your most recent/upcoming release? Broken, is my most recent book. It’s a story I have carried around for years, part of the original story was published in two different magazines years back.

The story is based on a true life experience of a prostitute. Eighty percent of the book is written in pidgin English, a local corruption of the English language considered as the language of the ghetto in my country Nigeria.

My next book will be out in a month’s time.

Links to stalk you online:

https://twitter.com/NGebube

https://www.facebook.com/ngozi.ebubedike.5

https://www.facebook.com/NgoziEbubedikeBooks

https://www.facebook.com/Ziziloveworld

http://hubpages.com/@ngoziebubedike

http://zizispen.blogspot.com.ng/

http://amazon.com/author/ngozi

http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/ngozi