On Writing and Life

Welcome to my blog! My name is Tolulope Popoola, and I'm a reader, writer and lover of books and literature. I used to be an Accountant, until I rediscovered my love for writing and became a full-time writer in 2008. I'm the author of the novel Nothing Comes Close, a contemporary romance story set in London, Milton Keynes and Lagos. The story is based on some of the characters from the In My Dreams It Was Simpler online series. I also write flash fiction (see a collection here), short stories, poems and articles for magazines.

In addition, I'm a Writing Coach and Publishing Consultant with my own company Accomplish Press. I help other writers to accomplish their own writing and publishing dreams too.

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My Other Blogs

A Girl's Journey Down The Aisle

Choose to be Happy
Favoured Girl's Blog

(Female) Family Politics
In My Dreams It Was Simpler

TEMMY : Last Chance at Happiness

My Short Stories

DIVINE INTERVENTION
LIFE'S FAIR KNOCKS
AFTERMATH
FINANCIAL WOES
TEARING ME APART
MY DILEMMA
BOY MEETS GIRL
I'M LEAVING
REGRETS
LUNCH BREAK
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOVE
VALERIE
WRONG BLOGGER CONNECTION
FAMILY TURNS

My Poems

ALL THAT SHE IS
I'M HUMAN
REFLECTION
IDEAL WORLD
TIME IS TICKING

My Blog List

Africa Unchained

Manufacturing as a Powerhouse of Emerging Countries & Economies - From Manufacturing Indaba 2020:
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Anne R. Allen's Blog

Nobody’s Reading My Author Blog! 10 Tips for Getting More Blog Traffic - by Anne R. Allen So you have an author blog on your website, but you haven’t posted there for over a year, when your last book came out. Or maybe you sta...
7 hours ago
Seth's Blog

In Bhutan, they dream of rainbows - In countries throughout the world, even in countries where there are no snakes, the most common dream is one based on our (it must be) genetic fear of snak...
16 hours ago
Brittle Paper

Efun’s Jazz: Part 6 | Tomilola Coco Adeyemo | A Brittle Paper Romance Series - “It was said that her whiteness exalted her and her followers, it reflected her purity and the honesty of her ways. A daughter of the goddess, she embodi...
2 days ago
Jane Friedman

7 Questions to Reboot a Nonfiction Book You’ve Been Writing Forever - Focusing on your "just right" reader—instead of trying to convey everything that every reader might need to know—can help combat overwhelm.
4 days ago
The Creative Penn

Bookbinding: From Print-On-Demand To Leather-Bound Original - One of my goals for 2022 is to be “more digital and more physical.” Even as I explore the future of creativity through AI-generated art, writing with GPT...
4 days ago
Creative Writing News

The Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship/ Worth (£18000) - The Miles Morland foundation knows that it can be difficult for writers, before they become established, to write while simultaneously earning a living. ...
3 weeks ago
Blog | Accomplish Press

Interview with our latest author, Ola Ademola-Adesanoye - Today we are featuring an interview with Ola Ademola-Adesanoye, our latest author! She has just published her debut novel, titled “Everything and Nothing...
5 weeks ago
Blog | Lola Jaye's Website 2012 | Author

The Attic Child is Almost Here…! - The Attic Child is almost here and the quotes and reviews have been coming in. I am so grateful to all the authors and book bloggers who have written revie...
4 months ago
Lara Daniels

Yinmu - Coming to this space to share some reflections. Yin mu is a yoruba phrase which means to literarily roll one’s nose. When someone ’yin mus’ they do so most...
7 months ago
Fairy Godsister's Blog

I’m in love with my computer… - Brethren. First off it has been two years since I wrote on this blog. TWO YEARS. A baby born two years ago would have at least 20 words in their vocabulary...
8 months ago
New Books Nigeria

Crows of the Yellow Stream by Odili Ujubuoñu - Ikpeama is accused of stealing kola nuts, a crime against the gods of his people. If found guilty, he will suffer public disgrace, and lose his title and i...
1 year ago
Mary Okeke Reviews

African Literature in translation: Libros de Baobab - I was explaining my literature blog to a good friend of mine, and I was telling her that she could be updated by following my twitter account handle. She ...
1 year ago
bookshy: an African book lover

African Literature in Translation: Italian Edition - I've been learning Italian. Very slowly. I'm still pretty bad. No, I'm not being modest. Actually, I was not being honest when I said I'm still prett...
1 year ago
David Gaughran

Facebook Engagement Bait and Shadow Bans - Websites try to keep your attention as long as possible, but the stakes are higher on Facebook where a drop in engagement can cost millions of dollars. O...
2 years ago
A Newbie's Guide to Publishing

Six Things Writers Need To Stop Worrying About - Some things don't change. When I got my start in this biz, way back in 2002, writers had to get a lit agent to get a publisher, then they did what their pu...
3 years ago
Pa Ikhide

On Olusegun Adeniyi’s book on forced migration: From Africa’s frying pan to Europe’s fire - You should get a copy of Olusegun Adeniyi’s new book, From Frying Pan to Fire: How African migrants risk everything in their futile search for a better lif...
3 years ago
BookRepublic

JOB OPENING IN A PUBLISHING HOUSE - A fast growing publishing firm in Ibadan is recruiting for the following roles: Marketing/Publicity Officer Responsibilities: Assist with developing th...
3 years ago
Elnathan John- The Dark Corner

I LIKE YOUR RESERVES IN PARTICULA - Dearest Buhari, I am swooning. One of your propaganda secretaries just sent a message telling me about your massive foreign reserves hitting new billions. ...
4 years ago
Critical Literature Review

“Are You Not A Nigerian?” By Bayo Olupohunda - ©*Joseph Omotayo* Nigeria is a country of momentary happiness with gloomy footnotes. Bayo Olupohunda’s *Are You Not A Nigerian?*captures the depth of the...
4 years ago
Authorsoundsbetterthanwriter

Welcome to Lagos is COMING TO AMERICA!! - *Brooklyn, NY: Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 at 7pm*WORD Bookstore 126 Franklin St, Brooklyn, NY 11222 in conversation with Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of *H...
4 years ago
African Literature News and Review

Why witch hunting, killing are increasing in Nigeria - I grew up in a community where people believed in witchcraft and occasionally I witnessed elderly women tortured or abused for allegedly perpetrating w...
5 years ago
Aaron Patterson's Blog

New AudioBook & Book Review! (The Passage by Justin Cronin) - *NEW AUDIOBOOK!* Back in the year 2008 I wrote my first book: SWEET DREAMS. That groundbreaking novel turned into three and now I give you, the CROSS OVE...
6 years ago
Gbenga's Notebook

Gbenga Awomodu Speaks on #CareerLessons - On Sunday, October 5th, 2014, I was the Guest on Career Wise Consults (@careerwisenig)’s weekly ‘tweetmeet’, #CareerLessons where I shared some lessons/ins...
7 years ago
Dark Matters

Abuja's Poor Customer Service Culture - Courtesy of: The Africa Cafe.We often complain that Nigeria lacks a service culture and it's true. Who hasn't had to endure long waits at a restaurant, ba...
8 years ago
The Bookaholic Blog

Goodbye...for now - Hello everyone, This is a note, to break the silence, to explain it, maybe. First, apologies for the long hiatus. We have been away for a while, our last...
9 years ago
OnePageWeekly

2012 in review - The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. T...
9 years ago
wordsbody

Adichie: Commonwealth Lecture 2012 -
10 years ago
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A Thousand Miles...The First Steps!

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