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

Jane Friedman

What the MFA Does and Does Not Do for Aspiring Novelists - The director of an MFA program wrestles with how to make it a more useful degree for aspiring commercial novelists.
11 hours ago
Brittle Paper

Deep Vellum Calls for Submissions for the 2026 Best Literary Translations Anthology - Deep Vellum is inviting nominations for the third edition of the Best Literary Translations anthology, to be guest-edited by renowned poet and translator A...
14 hours ago
Blog | Accomplish Press

Featured Story #15 – The Lost Boy - This week’s Featured Short Story, "The Lost Boy," follows a young boy named Eddy, who gets separated from his family while camping. He meets a talking fo...
21 hours ago
The Creative Penn

Writing The Other And Self-Publishing in South Africa With Ashling McCarthy - How can we write from the perspective of others while still respecting different cultures? How can a children's book author make money from bulk sales? H...
2 days ago
Lara Daniels

Literary Events in Abu Dhabi: A Guide for Authors and Readers - Living in a 4 bedroom property in Abu Dhabi provides the perfect base to explore the emirate's flourishing literary landscape, which has transformed dram...
5 days ago
Africa Unchained

Africa and the Tyranny of the Cult of Mediocrity - Helen Grange - It is a piercing indictment of African liberation sensibility when, like some biblical Jews in the long desert to Canaan who demanded that Moses returns ...
5 weeks ago
Anne R. Allen's Blog

Personal Appearance and Reading - If you happen to be on California’s Central Coast next Saturday, October 19th, TV actress Mara Purl and Anne will be doing a presentation and dramatic ...
1 month ago
Blog | Lola Jaye's Website 2012 | Author

The Manual for Good Wives - Everything about Adeline Copplefield is a lie . . . To the world Mrs Copplefield is the epitome of Victorian propriety: an exemplary society lady who w...
1 month ago
A Newbie's Guide to Publishing

Konrath Thanksgiving - Black Friday - Cyber Monday Kindle Bundle Sale - *Get all of my ebook box sets on Amazon Kindle for 99 cents each, November 23 - 28.* *THAT'S 33¢ PER BOOK!* Almost my entire backlist of fifty-four ebooks...
1 year ago
Mary Okeke Reviews

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi ***** - This book tells the story of two sisters who were both born on the coast of West Africa during the Transatlantic slave trade. Effia remains in Africa, wh...
1 year ago
Seth's Blog

The paradox of insular language - We often develop slang or codewords to keep the others from understanding what we’re saying. Here’s an example (thanks BK) of the lengths that some are goi...
1 year 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. ...
2 years 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...
3 years 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...
3 years 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...
4 years 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...
4 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...
5 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...
5 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. ...
6 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...
6 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 *...
6 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 ...
8 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...
8 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...
10 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, ...
11 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 las...
11 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...
11 years ago
wordsbody

Adichie: Commonwealth Lecture 2012 -
12 years ago
Amwriting Blog | Amwriting Blog

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Adura Ojo Presents

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Writers Afrika

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Danuta Kean

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Random Musings

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A Thousand Miles...The First Steps!

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