tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43488489500131841162024-03-02T01:03:38.593-08:00Author C. M. Okonkwo's BlogEverything LiteratureC. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-82812499941994193442024-02-29T21:37:00.000-08:002024-03-02T01:02:43.654-08:00Happy New Writing Year<p> Dear all,</p><p></p><div>#NewYear #NewMonth #NewOpportunities</div><div><br /></div><div>Yes, my writing ‘year’ is just starting. If you are like me, you would have taken one or two months off after a busy writing year, or should I say, a busy writing ‘10’ years.</div><div><br /></div><div>Last year November, to the glory of God, I marked 10 years of self-publishing with 40 published books 😊. I also smashed a few writing challenges, or goals, I set for myself when I started the journey. I call them challenges because I challenged myself to accomplish them:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Write and publish in all 3 branches of literature: Prose, Drama, Poetry</div><div>2. Write all forms of prose: flash fiction to epic</div><div>3. Write several genres: from realistic fiction to Science fiction and non-fiction</div><div>4. Write 3 different series: short story, novella, and novel. Though this wasn’t a goal, I joined the Wattpad 12 days of Christmas writing challenge and wrote a Christmas/themed short story collection of 12 unique stories in 12 different genres</div><div>5. Use all the alphabets from A-Z to title my books. Some of my books were inspired by their titles. This was just a fun and creative challenge, which I enjoyed </div><div><br /></div><div>You can also achieve your writing goals this year… all you need to do is START, and my writing guide, Learn To Write A Book In Under Two Weeks, is a great place to start.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>*** </div><div><br /></div><div>Visit my website for more information: <a href="http://www.cmokonkwo.com">www.cmokonkwo.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div>***</div><div><br /></div><div>Do you have a writing goal? This is your motivation to start it this new month. You can do it! Register for my #WritingCourse to guide you on the journey! Visit my website to see more. You can also click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RrYr6yCx63A9b0_ERqQdXOICS2B1RNMy/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a> to download a free introduction to my writing guide.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>#KeepSafe #PleaseShare #ThankYou</div><div><p>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</p></div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-19974291706245571012023-09-21T05:33:00.005-07:002023-09-21T16:06:53.378-07:00Count Down... 7 Days To Go!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdmjm2xqoeAflsDcg77etKAW705g1B8fTGM9hW_pIhj6BhaPAHbTBM1yIoa4SqSZSEAb57N4x_SUoq9RZ_e0Xs5MX9CLkWB4KCp3O1zXbRmx94e-9-LYAM3VKMX9yui71XgG9UPtKSlVuH3biijb_PuH1meQY71xu2b09rD_hYe7U-UQSmPMqsOlti0w/s2650/Murder%20On%20Site%202%20-%20resized.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2650" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdmjm2xqoeAflsDcg77etKAW705g1B8fTGM9hW_pIhj6BhaPAHbTBM1yIoa4SqSZSEAb57N4x_SUoq9RZ_e0Xs5MX9CLkWB4KCp3O1zXbRmx94e-9-LYAM3VKMX9yui71XgG9UPtKSlVuH3biijb_PuH1meQY71xu2b09rD_hYe7U-UQSmPMqsOlti0w/s320/Murder%20On%20Site%202%20-%20resized.png" width="193" /></a></div>Dear all,<p></p><div>#NewBook #CountDown #Sept28</div><div><br /></div><div>I am excited to share that my long-awaited crime novel is ready to meet the world.</div><div><br /></div><div>The book was inspired by a visit to one of the construction sites of my previous employer @BusinessContractingLtd after 4.5 months of work (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BrgS07fA5K_/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==">Swipe to see previous photos</a>). The book was completed in 2018 and was waiting for the perfect moment to meet the world… the moment is here 😊.</div><div><br /></div><div>Description:</div><div>A British civil engineer goes missing from a Nigerian construction site, and circumstances unfold, revealing that a potential crime may have occurred. However, with no body to be found and over a hundred people present at the site, solving the case seems impossible. Inspector Tunde Osbourne must team up with a British detective to crack the case within an impossible deadline. Everyone is a suspect until proven otherwise. </div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>*** </div><div><br /></div><div>Visit my website for more information: <a href="http://www.cmokonkwo.com">www.cmokonkwo.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div>***</div><div><br /></div><div>Do you have a writing goal? This is your motivation to start it this new month. You can do it! Stay tuned for my #WritingCourse coming soon to guide you on the journey! Know someone who might be interested? Kindly forward this post to them.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYJzcjbn4EE5T-2tGD_NqqzP5S7KYKqoJzAY8SqV35v7ATE7sBrck8omHbQxhb3l_rfxIzXwcitQF8WmO9o9BCPhZvatYJT3Gv-e7xU0OfGzqJozfxMb1y7csjzvrbsa2KZJxpcPplkgqR4Wp3Sw7gm8DcCCQeMWkIrmy0H8Y3RNOQKokytvCOJSAJ14/s1080/Learn%20To%20Write%20Online%20Course%20flyer.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYJzcjbn4EE5T-2tGD_NqqzP5S7KYKqoJzAY8SqV35v7ATE7sBrck8omHbQxhb3l_rfxIzXwcitQF8WmO9o9BCPhZvatYJT3Gv-e7xU0OfGzqJozfxMb1y7csjzvrbsa2KZJxpcPplkgqR4Wp3Sw7gm8DcCCQeMWkIrmy0H8Y3RNOQKokytvCOJSAJ14/w200-h200/Learn%20To%20Write%20Online%20Course%20flyer.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>#KeepSafe #PleaseShare #ThankYou</div><div><p>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</p></div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-48763268112138758712023-08-27T13:55:00.003-07:002023-08-27T14:14:26.157-07:00Count Down... 5 Days To Go!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-s7mNULNuDm_ZxT53It5mh7gxE1VbcoaJpWB_AQ1dbAFyVjHSu0i20LWhW075fMggNdAAD3vxwTn6hGNSvPrwRhsONGX8t38NvNZf6xQptvhUZj_LRTjLYYr_35jwm7TxGRNFEvJVpO8lMiAaxyh09zpb71nteuYM7QYU2_W4PcUybC_b3F8m84Vp4U/s2650/In%20Or%20Out.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2650" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-s7mNULNuDm_ZxT53It5mh7gxE1VbcoaJpWB_AQ1dbAFyVjHSu0i20LWhW075fMggNdAAD3vxwTn6hGNSvPrwRhsONGX8t38NvNZf6xQptvhUZj_LRTjLYYr_35jwm7TxGRNFEvJVpO8lMiAaxyh09zpb71nteuYM7QYU2_W4PcUybC_b3F8m84Vp4U/s320/In%20Or%20Out.jpg" width="193" /></a></div>Dear all,</div><div><br /></div><div>#NewBook #ComingSoon #Aug31</div><div><br /></div><div>It was on #Aug1 that I mentioned that I had just completed another short story, and I am pleased to announce that it has passed through the oven and is now ready to be consumed by you 😁.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the description: "Kiki, code-named ‘The Cuttist’, has neutralised the immediate threat to her life and the life of the one she loves.</div><div>Kiki is safe, but she cannot let her guard down until the last of the assassins is gone. She must protect herself and her lover no matter the cost.</div><div>Any choice she makes comes with a consequence." </div><div><br /></div><div>The book will be available across major distribution platforms, including my website.</div><div><br /></div><div>I can't wait to know what you think. You can drop your comments on Goodreads here: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198034548-in-or-out" target="_blank">CMOkonkwo</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Want to read a free sample to know what the series is all about? Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NoFg5RZgv3AYI2txW33JcL6n2csGMpQi/view" target="_blank">HERE</a> to read the first part for FREE! </div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div>PS: Know someone who might need a new read to end the month? You can forward this email to them. </div><div><br /></div><div>#KeepSafe #PleaseShare #ThankYou</div><div><p>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</p></div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-43633444614248754342023-08-01T15:00:00.001-07:002023-08-01T16:21:38.757-07:00New Month... New Goal!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_5gszWppwiPgpPdRlyTKGqrJ47dgrgJ4C_8thIdTr8v7Hy9WrwY9LjXgGDqWLiZUlrpLU70WZl25JasW0rEnH65y1r5g1y3-yWhshDJQe9NZZ_srCvacSpLl21CkNjsrK0pQhVCxmjJYvB5h9aULzeBB7h45I3Ey2Mn2BgXlOZWeI2O3MgxFdHrD4_c/s2048/Learn%20To%20Write.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1237" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_5gszWppwiPgpPdRlyTKGqrJ47dgrgJ4C_8thIdTr8v7Hy9WrwY9LjXgGDqWLiZUlrpLU70WZl25JasW0rEnH65y1r5g1y3-yWhshDJQe9NZZ_srCvacSpLl21CkNjsrK0pQhVCxmjJYvB5h9aULzeBB7h45I3Ey2Mn2BgXlOZWeI2O3MgxFdHrD4_c/s320/Learn%20To%20Write.png" width="193" /></a></div>Dear all,<p></p><p></p><p></p><div>#NewMonth #Aug1 #Goal</div><div><br /></div><div>You can still write a book - scrap that. You can still write at least 3 books before the end of the year without compromising on quality, and using a process that works!</div><div><br /></div><div> I just completed another short story in my #NigerianAssassin series. I wanted to stop at #3 but I got tempted to stop at #5 instead, for now 😁. #4 is done, 1 more to go 💪🏽. </div><div><br /></div><div>The writing process I followed is in my guide.</div><div><br /></div><div>Visit author dot cmokonkwo at gmail dot com to get started with a free introduction.</div><div><br /></div><div>Click to get started with a <a href="https://www.cmokonkwo.com/_files/ugd/33e2d1_ce519eccdd3c40408a91396618dc2cd6.pdf">free introduction</a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div>PS: Know someone who might need this guide? Make their dream come true too.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-s7mNULNuDm_ZxT53It5mh7gxE1VbcoaJpWB_AQ1dbAFyVjHSu0i20LWhW075fMggNdAAD3vxwTn6hGNSvPrwRhsONGX8t38NvNZf6xQptvhUZj_LRTjLYYr_35jwm7TxGRNFEvJVpO8lMiAaxyh09zpb71nteuYM7QYU2_W4PcUybC_b3F8m84Vp4U/s2650/In%20Or%20Out.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2650" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-s7mNULNuDm_ZxT53It5mh7gxE1VbcoaJpWB_AQ1dbAFyVjHSu0i20LWhW075fMggNdAAD3vxwTn6hGNSvPrwRhsONGX8t38NvNZf6xQptvhUZj_LRTjLYYr_35jwm7TxGRNFEvJVpO8lMiAaxyh09zpb71nteuYM7QYU2_W4PcUybC_b3F8m84Vp4U/s320/In%20Or%20Out.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><div>#KeepSafe #PleaseShare #ThankYou</div><div><p>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</p></div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-77705526719768865962023-04-01T11:23:00.001-07:002023-04-02T11:28:25.384-07:00New Month... New Style!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLV0s3rNB7bni1BPXuRZaNMiAoxj_gKDVbSkw2RiRgcnyP9lo2N09QO00IYSb5wftiG5ChPc_HrOlYqRZqI9xGUCYiF_bY-SU_5n6veh_anIDJaJcGcKhUy3dsNMtJN0ctWBv7EX5j1QSfzNB5vQMme0aY9C3tZhqwlTvVyyhBDPuCjPDmDeXpdrA6/s2650/Journey%20Back%20Home%20final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2650" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLV0s3rNB7bni1BPXuRZaNMiAoxj_gKDVbSkw2RiRgcnyP9lo2N09QO00IYSb5wftiG5ChPc_HrOlYqRZqI9xGUCYiF_bY-SU_5n6veh_anIDJaJcGcKhUy3dsNMtJN0ctWBv7EX5j1QSfzNB5vQMme0aY9C3tZhqwlTvVyyhBDPuCjPDmDeXpdrA6/s320/Journey%20Back%20Home%20final.jpg" width="193" /></a></div>Dear all,<p></p><p></p>#NewMonth #Motivation #Apr1<div><br /></div><div>I am excited to share that my first Drama Book, written in 2021 is now available in ebook and print.</div><div><br /></div><div>It’s a story inspired by true events, but mostly fictional, and written after many many sleepless nights of research 😓.</div><div><br /></div><div>Description: A young man is kidnapped and sold into slavery, but the thought of seeing his wife again keeps him going until he learns the unearthed truth about his enslavement. Was his ordeal fated by the gods or orchestrated by an impure heart?</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div>***</div><div><br /></div><div>Want a free preview? Visit my website @ <a href="http://www.cmokonkwo.com/jbh">www.cmokonkwo.com/jbh</a></div><div><br /></div><div>***</div><div><br /></div><div>At this point, I believe I can call myself a prosaist, poet, and playwright. It was one of my many personal writing challenges, and I’m glad I’ve accomplished it. So, is there a word for someone who has written/published all three? 😂</div><div><br /></div><div>Do you have a writing and reading goal? This is your motivation to start it this new month. You can do it!</div><div><br /></div><div>#KeepSafe #PleaseShare #ThankYou</div><div><p>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</p></div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-41348795288572479362023-01-23T08:00:00.001-08:002023-01-23T15:15:13.276-08:00New Year: New Wins<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsyL5JC4QXLrEIigCcBEQrJ5pWpydB446C0OL1_r356TIehB1sidOGIy-kAZdao_GTcJlfa0BM1kxdCBL7Gjj3d03W62i4N8u32958oLZc4MDDGd3CvritQ2hEztzxSmKgvvYME6npzdJNsLAW5ZSduDjP0ASWqmTvdYsmsyE2TkWefCoKu9C5fbL/s1280/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-23%20at%2023.55.41.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsyL5JC4QXLrEIigCcBEQrJ5pWpydB446C0OL1_r356TIehB1sidOGIy-kAZdao_GTcJlfa0BM1kxdCBL7Gjj3d03W62i4N8u32958oLZc4MDDGd3CvritQ2hEztzxSmKgvvYME6npzdJNsLAW5ZSduDjP0ASWqmTvdYsmsyE2TkWefCoKu9C5fbL/w200-h200/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-23%20at%2023.55.41.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div>Dear all,<p></p>#Monday #Motivation #Jan23<div><br /></div><div>There is no better way to start a literary new year than being shortlisted for, and winning, an award.</div><div><br /></div><div>I’m so excited to share that my Paranormal short story titled ‘Time Is Different Over Here’ won the 2022 Itanile Magazine Awards for fiction and my Science Fiction short story titled ‘One More Chance’ was selected as finalist for the 2023 Canopus Awards for Interstellar Writing.</div><div><br /></div><div>To all the writers who are consistently putting in effort, never give up. Someone once told me to keep submitting my stories for awards, and one day, the stories would find a home. I’m leaving you all with that today.</div><div><br /></div><div>Keep imagining, keep creating, keep writing, for one day, your stories would find a home.</div><div><br /></div><div>PS: have you had the chance to get my writing guide titled ‘Learn To Write A Book In Under Two Weeks’? Visit my website here: www.cmokonkwo.com to get started on your writing journey.</div><div><br /></div><div>#KeepSafe #PleaseShare #ThankYou</div><div><p>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</p></div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-6022107546979154502023-01-01T03:00:00.001-08:002023-01-01T15:45:52.641-08:00Happy New Year: Welcome to 2023<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhCl7ZnRvPT8pR_shLVY_3d8l-PeRxtCKyTLivdF0i_IkicAyu8Yy6KTfyzDl0s9Etz06s_uiVeHnJpf6goi1qz8f7akVVm627lfD7p36hp6TRhJXiCRYeYyZS6W6VWxc9py9aTsEna5j1b902oX5-Jrz2B1k28lHOoWNivQDvdEmbNEoVXwfZkSl/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-01%20at%2022.40.51.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhCl7ZnRvPT8pR_shLVY_3d8l-PeRxtCKyTLivdF0i_IkicAyu8Yy6KTfyzDl0s9Etz06s_uiVeHnJpf6goi1qz8f7akVVm627lfD7p36hp6TRhJXiCRYeYyZS6W6VWxc9py9aTsEna5j1b902oX5-Jrz2B1k28lHOoWNivQDvdEmbNEoVXwfZkSl/w200-h200/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-01%20at%2022.40.51.jpeg" width="200" /></a> Dear all,</p>#Sunday #Jan1 #NewYear<div><br /></div><div>2022 was an interesting year for me with a lot of writing and reading goals, and a major accomplishment of hitting 35 publications on my 35th birthday. But none of that happened without my dear readers and friends encouraging and supporting me by reading my works and providing feedback.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you for making 2022 a "literable" (literarily memorable) one, and I know that 2023 will be even better with you.</div><div><br /></div><div>This year, I hope to write more, read more, and accomplish more, and most of all, I hope to connect and collaborate more with you, dear readers. This is why I'm inviting you to be a part of my Cosmos to grow with me as I explore and extract the depth of my creativity to deliver Captivating, Magnificent, and Original stories and moments.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you would like to be a part of the community, join by using this LINK, and let's discover more this year.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's wishing you all a fulfilling and prosperous 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div>#KeepSafe #PleaseShare #ThankYou<p>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</p></div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-35562444278066503962022-03-21T01:00:00.001-07:002022-03-21T01:00:00.203-07:00Out Now: Poetry Book<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj67trAWOLPJgy4BGwqYPvibwoRT0g6UDv2XqSKXAYq4iYZvYCOHAyTqxF-bc0oBylPb8NMPLrSrFAPWVO681gIiSzSmyr0TydYvtVO17tf4rZrnTPsmG6bBV_1h72QNESBG1mqv-zxkAUA7OnUyY8N4lZkpfkuqKPTjwotcJFFOE5zStoJvbWycIRw=s2650" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2650" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj67trAWOLPJgy4BGwqYPvibwoRT0g6UDv2XqSKXAYq4iYZvYCOHAyTqxF-bc0oBylPb8NMPLrSrFAPWVO681gIiSzSmyr0TydYvtVO17tf4rZrnTPsmG6bBV_1h72QNESBG1mqv-zxkAUA7OnUyY8N4lZkpfkuqKPTjwotcJFFOE5zStoJvbWycIRw=s320" width="193" /></a></div>Dear all,<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>#MondayMotivation #Mar21 #NewBook</p><p>Yay! My first poetry book, a <b>Novel In Verse</b> has gone live on major ebook distribution platforms. I'm glad I get to publish it today on World Poetry Day. This is the beginning of my romance with poetry, and I can’t wait for you to read it and let me know what you think.</p><p>Hard copies will be available at the upcoming Nigerian International Book Fair. I hope to see you there, by God's grace.</p><p>Cheers to another new week and another opportunity to achieve your goals.</p><p>Can I officially call myself a poet? 😁 </p><p>Read the first three poems in the images below.</p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWQYhe33SpLcldAYkWR5_pJNzZDFyHqMLgVL65EXd9APs6Cn3IubObr-Md8BpUko6gLsY4no3LeiZIfVJZB2RRL2Ia_VYtiGKaUqwF41WslanMC2Hv7XVKY-Yj0Kx9ylaXoucMhqpDnwQjkGjR5aZ9cR18l4-rTyuAiB8HLe8TMFoeeCeAJspdm8nm=s2245" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="1587" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWQYhe33SpLcldAYkWR5_pJNzZDFyHqMLgVL65EXd9APs6Cn3IubObr-Md8BpUko6gLsY4no3LeiZIfVJZB2RRL2Ia_VYtiGKaUqwF41WslanMC2Hv7XVKY-Yj0Kx9ylaXoucMhqpDnwQjkGjR5aZ9cR18l4-rTyuAiB8HLe8TMFoeeCeAJspdm8nm=w283-h400" width="283" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtyXOz44Nj0VjqkuHQT0jGOXzhf1AH31IVa2QW3G-aXFq4pPZ1H4oShjE_ntBlLyLAcZTFx-nv_D5ggaw0fPFH5d7REGmwuShsdS_W1eC1w8CaD9S75FW7wF2tx8IAWeqqoU56z24xH9lR01mFXLAxlPNm0eZemmciCS98sJRFgaBj60xX_dMci6Z3=s2245" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="1587" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtyXOz44Nj0VjqkuHQT0jGOXzhf1AH31IVa2QW3G-aXFq4pPZ1H4oShjE_ntBlLyLAcZTFx-nv_D5ggaw0fPFH5d7REGmwuShsdS_W1eC1w8CaD9S75FW7wF2tx8IAWeqqoU56z24xH9lR01mFXLAxlPNm0eZemmciCS98sJRFgaBj60xX_dMci6Z3=w283-h400" width="283" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSlsSbW8Ds50X71lw1F9qgtn8C8N2iiCU0WSvnTRgwAX9i5xy2Aynopnf4z8SEdFqooPTnGDR5Gdnx2Y9JmFrDRd3lovdT7mJxvRQjUo2Oso9JszWd1j0v8TlkN7GKDjJo8XLeCiTN_qutWLdrWQvdVtCJD5-2f2fq18HoF-Nh31A7n5ZXMlcn0DOe=s2245" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="1587" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSlsSbW8Ds50X71lw1F9qgtn8C8N2iiCU0WSvnTRgwAX9i5xy2Aynopnf4z8SEdFqooPTnGDR5Gdnx2Y9JmFrDRd3lovdT7mJxvRQjUo2Oso9JszWd1j0v8TlkN7GKDjJo8XLeCiTN_qutWLdrWQvdVtCJD5-2f2fq18HoF-Nh31A7n5ZXMlcn0DOe=w283-h400" width="283" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>#KeepSafe #PleaseShare #ThankYou</p><p>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</p>C. 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Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-7584315517863563252022-03-01T09:45:00.001-08:002022-03-01T09:45:58.533-08:00New Poetry Book: Coming Soon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbXOjzuWXrzhBQroScf0dFS8xtfYNdFZHxGSa35XFXMhC1ndzmR_kkfiGTQ49XL05Obg2c5GQZk4GRT-Wl1VKw7i_ilPx-gwD1MhcgIb6ih9uTXzLLpJucfPPOtstQKQTJmPVPYLgrpLa0PbAawFmQysCYuH0r7CMeSJlyzQ6vihqZ3vWYKvZn-OHk=s2650" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2650" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbXOjzuWXrzhBQroScf0dFS8xtfYNdFZHxGSa35XFXMhC1ndzmR_kkfiGTQ49XL05Obg2c5GQZk4GRT-Wl1VKw7i_ilPx-gwD1MhcgIb6ih9uTXzLLpJucfPPOtstQKQTJmPVPYLgrpLa0PbAawFmQysCYuH0r7CMeSJlyzQ6vihqZ3vWYKvZn-OHk=s320" width="193" /></a></div>Dear all,</div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>#Tuesday #Mar1 #NewMonth</p><p>And the countdown begins to the release of my first poetry book, a novel in verse titled ‘<b>Road To Rapture</b>’. I can’t wait to share it on World Poetry Day on 21/Mar/22.</p><p>Description:</p><p>A young woman’s story<br />As she journeys through life<br />Filled with love, pain, betrayal, deceit<br />Scandal, secrets, and the hope of recovery. </p><p>A free preview will be shared with my website subscribers this week. Hurry now and subscribe here: <a href="https://www.cmokonkwo.com/subscribe">https://www.cmokonkwo.com/subscribe</a></p><p>#KeepSafe #PleaseShare #ThankYou</p><p>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</p>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-64551366079949432422022-02-14T05:52:00.003-08:002022-02-14T05:52:34.823-08:00New Novella: Part Of Me<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLdq63skI4Vkanej89c862ecNJZRlIJR5tVOzXDji48dLAeWxflhieAAOA9czL4oEiaqDdFz6l_QZ02V8C9OOMl-Kgy3l8PUi9vqkHFDVltSBBcALagS0QhlEa8eXwu3wlLc9-yCFb-XcQ4Q4LhLkFXvGV1oxyocJzNhRF6WdJrlxSYv_ZHlIQpOA5=s2650" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2650" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLdq63skI4Vkanej89c862ecNJZRlIJR5tVOzXDji48dLAeWxflhieAAOA9czL4oEiaqDdFz6l_QZ02V8C9OOMl-Kgy3l8PUi9vqkHFDVltSBBcALagS0QhlEa8eXwu3wlLc9-yCFb-XcQ4Q4LhLkFXvGV1oxyocJzNhRF6WdJrlxSYv_ZHlIQpOA5=s320" width="193" /></a></div>Dear all,<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>#Monday #Feb14 #NewBook </p><p>Yay! I’ve written my first book of the year, titled ‘Part Of Me’. A novella on family, love, and sacrifice just in time for #ValentinesDay.</p><p>It was a struggle getting back into writing after the holiday, but we are back, my imagination and I 😁.</p><p>The novella is out on all major ebook distribution platforms today, including Okadabooks. I hope you get to read it and enjoy it. </p><p>Description:</p><p>A trust compromised<br />A child lost<br />A love sacrificed<br />Was it worth the cost?</p><p>I decided to go poetic this time in anticipation of my first poetry book coming this March on World Poetry Day.</p><p>Happy Valentine’s Day everyone.</p><p>#KeepSafe #PleaseShare #ThankYou</p><p>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</p>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-45396169145498081572022-01-02T09:00:00.004-08:002022-01-02T15:23:17.506-08:00New Book: The Double Effect<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVh-Jh1UqUBWDHUhhDB5sgGvjOwE1HK3kxjQSnh4fkgsWLY_HNfXikBEVQskD8ylnugX4JyOc9OxDKCgnuRgp3lsy3yCglXe4ZjU8wyXGRp28V7qvSyTRZBW6MSVvOACnVsDTvk_R9mtpPg6NXbt_xdCEVSlynXtFPth048O8h1c-z7Rt8w1_l5aY0=s2250" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVh-Jh1UqUBWDHUhhDB5sgGvjOwE1HK3kxjQSnh4fkgsWLY_HNfXikBEVQskD8ylnugX4JyOc9OxDKCgnuRgp3lsy3yCglXe4ZjU8wyXGRp28V7qvSyTRZBW6MSVvOACnVsDTvk_R9mtpPg6NXbt_xdCEVSlynXtFPth048O8h1c-z7Rt8w1_l5aY0=s320" width="201" /></a></div>Dear all,<p></p><p></p><p></p><p>#Sunday #Jan2 #NewBook</p><p>It’s National #ScienceFiction Day! What better day to release my #timetravel book than on #IsaacAsimov’s birthday? This book was written in 2018, and I think it’s time to get it out there.</p><p>It was a tough one, but I hope you get to read it without sleeping off (lol), and enjoy it as much as I enjoyed coming up with a new concept of time travel…</p><p>Description:</p><p>Visiting Abuja for the weekend, Amina sees and falls for celebrity singer, Chuck-D. But there’s only one problem: she turned him down in high school fifteen years ago. Now in order to make him fall in love with her again, she and her reluctant best friend, Stanley, go on a time travel adventure to the past. But something goes wrong along the way, and Amina finds herself in an entirely different world without Stanley. She must evade those after her in the new world, find a missing person, retrieve a golden key, and race against time or she would be forever trapped in it.</p><p>Happy New Year once again. </p><p>#KeepSafe #PleaseShare #ThankYou</p><p>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</p>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-46166124671493464032021-12-24T03:00:00.002-08:002021-12-27T07:00:07.689-08:00Ho Ho Ho: New Book Releases<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk-yh_q2UMuCETOs8GSB_VeV5Xknq524-MphWkShwZd6cSQN3uPEKmEsCMICBJ5RTKjuxwjTKe1w74gXCvCGyN6E4AqSgmL-HZ2NQagSPrdFEDObbEVyT-V35XEPBgbcWBH03jqCkiCKA338kIbwa6qVEvbtXomcHqsQux00b99WdjpqS8jKLHtF5I=s2000" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk-yh_q2UMuCETOs8GSB_VeV5Xknq524-MphWkShwZd6cSQN3uPEKmEsCMICBJ5RTKjuxwjTKe1w74gXCvCGyN6E4AqSgmL-HZ2NQagSPrdFEDObbEVyT-V35XEPBgbcWBH03jqCkiCKA338kIbwa6qVEvbtXomcHqsQux00b99WdjpqS8jKLHtF5I=w400-h320" width="400" /></a> Dear all,</div><p></p><p></p><p>#Friday #TGIF #ChristmasEve</p><p>Season's greetings!</p><p>Christmas is here, and so are two of my books to accompany you during the holiday season. The fourth book in my <b>Desperate Women Series</b> titled <b><i>Married To Oyibo</i></b> comes out tomorrow, and my short story collection titled <b><i>Under The Mistletoe</i></b>, featuring 12 Christmas-themed stories in 12 different genres, comes out the day after.</p><p>They will be available across major ebook distribution platforms. I hope you get to read and enjoy them.</p><p>Many thanks in advance for your support.</p><p>#KeepSafe #PleaseShare #ThankYou</p><p>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</p>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-73792882443685290342021-12-13T06:57:00.006-08:002021-12-13T09:41:13.972-08:00You can still write a book in 2021!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii572yd1jYr9Mq6XG7XYbcEqt-ETV6VWgmlWC-58AeM2VqkNm--c6Sz3yMZkI31JU8RmvHZU1gXuNxWSllBdhuEJbiu7GLXD1cLBjHxpgsvxZQNZBx0icGUwXLqYCxoIZabPMeQywLKSVfgrjeuq9g03T8CKOSW7TbY_i-48mMX42Z5MYkcAIoa2rv=s2000" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1428" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii572yd1jYr9Mq6XG7XYbcEqt-ETV6VWgmlWC-58AeM2VqkNm--c6Sz3yMZkI31JU8RmvHZU1gXuNxWSllBdhuEJbiu7GLXD1cLBjHxpgsvxZQNZBx0icGUwXLqYCxoIZabPMeQywLKSVfgrjeuq9g03T8CKOSW7TbY_i-48mMX42Z5MYkcAIoa2rv=s320" width="228" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">Dear all,</div></span></div><p></p><p>#Monday #Motivation #December<br /><br />You can still write a book before the end of the year without compromising on quality!</p><p>The process is in my guide. Get it at 50% off from 13th to 19th Dec 2021.</p><div>Email <a href="mailto:author.cmokonkwo@gmail.com">author.cmokonkwo@gmail.com</a> to get started with a free introduction.<br /><br /><i>PS: Know someone who might need this guide? Make their dreams come true too.</i><br /><br />Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-20254061203529846462021-09-10T08:42:00.006-07:002021-12-27T07:00:19.789-08:00New Book: Coming 01/10/21 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin71thpiJX70yjX8YRauYiSNtYQPIHdxePYoRO8yRwFLnbLtcjQWbL8p6nGIagIs3PL3p8mmrBYBsFKgtQUSvoSGHqzpy3pUEs0QRMpoGXKL4APp7Ysfn1lTjxgHSDR6QHqz8zfBkVbTdMu8ED2iEiD1vez8DPVLE90KXIu70BusUARqGQA3jgoSVO=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1237" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin71thpiJX70yjX8YRauYiSNtYQPIHdxePYoRO8yRwFLnbLtcjQWbL8p6nGIagIs3PL3p8mmrBYBsFKgtQUSvoSGHqzpy3pUEs0QRMpoGXKL4APp7Ysfn1lTjxgHSDR6QHqz8zfBkVbTdMu8ED2iEiD1vez8DPVLE90KXIu70BusUARqGQA3jgoSVO=s320" width="193" /></a></div>Dear all,<div><br /></div><div>#Friday #TGIF #NewBook </div><div><br /></div><div>Yay. I just completed a new story after a short break. I can’t wait to share it on Nigeria’s Independence Day.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here’s the description:</div><div><br /></div><div>Kiki, code-named ‘The Cuttist’, has been pardoned by the Nigerian authorities and is no longer on the run. Kiki is free, but there is an assassin after her who is willing to use the one she loves to get to her. She must decide to kill again or not. Any choice she makes comes with a consequence.</div><div><br /></div><div>#KeepSafe #PleaseShare #ThankYou</div><div><br /></div><div>Literarily Yours,</div><div>CMO.</div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-12874811555011346772021-08-13T07:59:00.003-07:002021-12-27T06:59:51.801-08:00New Book: Coming 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhww6fJlC0_j28jgh09Pvx3k0RFb15xBT5YpwkLiXFFuxI86rFdTYSjzIYCsYZoNxIEExrLbmZqiz1JV7vsyG3-ToeeZZF485IqO4LmG_UOBsu2XMnnn5EmU29KjtSBe9OFfz-C-tXmboCX3BuNpYl486kJPFNtDQ7lBFTTaELROQ_To3UcB_8FEnNN=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1283" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhww6fJlC0_j28jgh09Pvx3k0RFb15xBT5YpwkLiXFFuxI86rFdTYSjzIYCsYZoNxIEExrLbmZqiz1JV7vsyG3-ToeeZZF485IqO4LmG_UOBsu2XMnnn5EmU29KjtSBe9OFfz-C-tXmboCX3BuNpYl486kJPFNtDQ7lBFTTaELROQ_To3UcB_8FEnNN=s320" width="200" /></a></div><p></p>Dear all,<p></p><p></p><p></p><div><div>#Friday #TGIF #NewBook </div><div><br /></div><div>Because we still need to fight the pandemic, be a part of my Book of Quotes by suggesting pandemic-inspired themes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Drop a theme (or several) and your name, and I’ll create a quote and add it to the book.</div><div><br /></div><div>The goal is to have #100Quotes by December 2021, so fire away!</div><div><br /></div><div>Be inspired by some suggested themes and a few quotes.</div><div><br /></div><div>#KeepSafe #PleaseShare #ThankYou </div><div><br /></div><div>Literarily Yours,</div><div>CMO.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-14157224438557942512021-07-23T10:07:00.001-07:002021-07-23T10:07:11.022-07:00New Anthology: Coming soon!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><p><span style="text-align: left;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYI6sDWKDVHXlvAmhudhTDotVgK3kCAbNGL6haTg3_eUGDNHW0xLciiBegk3rmgCCiPRrsDZz6cde5hrR3b31qM7CKkjQpgzpKqh_bzJodr8ZNQl3q2GAIns69b9liSRk9GSOSrhMNz0/s1080/Eros+Anthology.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYI6sDWKDVHXlvAmhudhTDotVgK3kCAbNGL6haTg3_eUGDNHW0xLciiBegk3rmgCCiPRrsDZz6cde5hrR3b31qM7CKkjQpgzpKqh_bzJodr8ZNQl3q2GAIns69b9liSRk9GSOSrhMNz0/s320/Eros+Anthology.jpeg" /></a></div>Dear all,<p></p></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div><div>#Friday #TGIF #NewAnthology </div><div><br /></div><div>A yummy Afro-Eros Anthology edited by Jide Badmus and Oyindamola Shoola is coming 25/July/2021... free! It features my poems and many others.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can start with the fantastic foreword by Aremu Adams Adebisi here: <a href="https://www.sprinng.org/aeanthology.html">https://www.sprinng.org/aeanthology.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>#KeepSafe #PleaseShare #ThankYou</div><div><br /></div><div>Literarily Yours,</div><div>CMO.</div></div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-19413960039552531612021-07-16T04:03:00.005-07:002021-07-17T05:06:47.691-07:00New Event: Nigerian International Book Fair<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEZ4bC2_NUUGBQqPEm1m4aBLlwCVQVBqpg3rC3coEqsW13TcoXrmymZjgGyPgg_k6EskCaP7vq2O4UlByKCb68DKCT5yIndC40thIn8bOo78o2CZ9SP_uLfnVgqOR8h3WldVhuVSE1XY/s2000/NIBF+Book+Sale.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1428" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEZ4bC2_NUUGBQqPEm1m4aBLlwCVQVBqpg3rC3coEqsW13TcoXrmymZjgGyPgg_k6EskCaP7vq2O4UlByKCb68DKCT5yIndC40thIn8bOo78o2CZ9SP_uLfnVgqOR8h3WldVhuVSE1XY/s320/NIBF+Book+Sale.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Dear all,</span></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div><div>#Friday #TGIF #BookFair</div><div><br /></div><div>The Nigerian International Book Fair is coming up this July with loads of books to buy, many at discounted prices, and a lot of authors to meet.</div><div><br /></div><div>Will you be there? I will. See you!</div><div><br /></div><div>#KeepSafe #Enjoy #Share #ThankYou</div><div><br /></div><div>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</div></div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-73565509923935740972021-06-20T09:56:00.001-07:002021-12-27T07:01:09.884-08:00Happy Father's Day: New Challenge<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4JaPvcYQqhgwLckDYEkrhnfrKOqQ8zmTEBuIOQFws46Yg9eCoeOwWTeeIg29tNZuQaWyUH-NhhIZDJxl1lCN0RR2N2HVzkT1vm9YNPiY4ZK8BiGAPozIBtJIy7htPGXwxm4OYw9gwqg/s1080/WhatsApp+Image+2021-06-20+at+15.54.30.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4JaPvcYQqhgwLckDYEkrhnfrKOqQ8zmTEBuIOQFws46Yg9eCoeOwWTeeIg29tNZuQaWyUH-NhhIZDJxl1lCN0RR2N2HVzkT1vm9YNPiY4ZK8BiGAPozIBtJIy7htPGXwxm4OYw9gwqg/s320/WhatsApp+Image+2021-06-20+at+15.54.30.jpeg" /></a></div>Dear all,<p></p><p></p><p></p><div><div>#Sunday #FathersDay #SuperHeroes</div><div><br /></div><div>Today is an important day because fathers also need to be celebrated!</div><div><br /></div><div>This post made me realise that I have no story about the sentiments, struggles, and sacrifices of fathers, so I’m challenging myself to produce one next year to celebrate Father’s Day.</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Father’s Day to my father, my FIL, Jamie’s father, and to all those who play the role of a father in the lives of others.</div><div><br /></div><div>You rock. Keep being you.</div><div>The celebration continues. This is to every mother out there and those who play a motherly role to anyone at all. May your labour never be in vain.</div><div><br /></div><div>This time, Ann Taylor's poem 'My Mother' plays in my head.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, by the end of the day, one subscriber will win an autographed e-copy of my Novella titled 'All That Glitters' that features a mother with a dark secret.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, the second celebration. My crime novel titled 'When It's Murder' is out today, exclusively on Amazon. Get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WLBGKSH</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDgjQiAmx7wED_jiQRTBgtJ6vcQ5K1V4TbkwtK09JMqfPykB7DHLlAq0u5u5ZzNSrMSbh3i8ojoSJCFtzsiWwiOEd2gFVbrH2OWUGL0mPn3VSEAmI2UwlUkncH5DTbZ9m6pq4Znlfg4I/s2048/All+That+Glitters.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1237" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDgjQiAmx7wED_jiQRTBgtJ6vcQ5K1V4TbkwtK09JMqfPykB7DHLlAq0u5u5ZzNSrMSbh3i8ojoSJCFtzsiWwiOEd2gFVbrH2OWUGL0mPn3VSEAmI2UwlUkncH5DTbZ9m6pq4Znlfg4I/s320/All+That+Glitters.jpg" /></a></div><br />Finally, congratulations to Nduko o'Matigere, Erumena Amata, and Ahmed Adelalu who each won an e-copy of the book.</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you enjoy it!</div><div><br /></div><div>#KeepSafe #Enjoy #Share #ThankYou</div><div><br /></div><div>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</div></div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-19257159785369716282021-06-04T05:51:00.006-07:002021-12-27T07:01:27.289-08:00New Book: Hotel Room Murder<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwD7weSci5hJC3tTDxMt0YYYVIgiHCImICgGASKI-12xFYuS0TlKCR1gutm263eTDBmPvsBsRTttRWWVphf4_nO82zMXQ8WNfygRMYf63Gcl8tFl9HZicve44ONaCMrAa2aD5Kz370ap4/s2048/Hotel+Room+Murder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1237" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwD7weSci5hJC3tTDxMt0YYYVIgiHCImICgGASKI-12xFYuS0TlKCR1gutm263eTDBmPvsBsRTttRWWVphf4_nO82zMXQ8WNfygRMYf63Gcl8tFl9HZicve44ONaCMrAa2aD5Kz370ap4/s320/Hotel+Room+Murder.jpg" /></a></div>Dear all,<p></p><p></p><p></p><div><div>#TGIF #CrimeFiction #ComingSeptember</div><div><br /></div><div>My new book has now been published for pre-order. Yay!</div><div><br /></div><div>Description: Two people are found dead in a compromising position in a hotel room. With little evidence, no witnesses, no suspects, and no leads, the case seems impossible to solve.</div><div><br /></div><div>But there’s a breakthrough for Inspector Tunde Osbourne when a private investigator shows up with information that changes the course of the investigation.</div><div><br /></div><div>The inspector must now team up with the P.I. to unravel the mystery.</div><div><br /></div><div>***</div><div>To get a free sample and preorder your copy, please visit: <a href="http://www.cmokonkwo.com/hrm">www.cmokonkwo.com/hrm</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">#KeepSafe #Enjoy #Share #ThankYou</div><div><br /></div><div>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</div></div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-25905805277164054972021-03-29T03:22:00.005-07:002021-12-27T07:01:40.698-08:00New Book: Under My Skin... a novel in verse<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRVzuR8OqeWdlbbi4EPghSqWhh7iace3JdTV-0wD9KJAbGE2uHy_5f2PVkSMkGbDKNxYMzeq0Q1eGe107rtOsnHE4274pV9IWRdKJ-ialkzNQXXpnFgsLtUplvAKPnm-RbMgUcyLT47w/s792/WhatsApp+Image+2021-04-05+at+11.22.34.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="792" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRVzuR8OqeWdlbbi4EPghSqWhh7iace3JdTV-0wD9KJAbGE2uHy_5f2PVkSMkGbDKNxYMzeq0Q1eGe107rtOsnHE4274pV9IWRdKJ-ialkzNQXXpnFgsLtUplvAKPnm-RbMgUcyLT47w/s320/WhatsApp+Image+2021-04-05+at+11.22.34.jpeg" /></a></div>Dear all,<p></p><p></p><div><div>#NewBook #NovelInVerse #MondayMotivation</div><div><br /></div><div>I just completed my first ‘poetry novel’. Yay!</div><div><br /></div><div>A special ‘thanks’ to Toki Mabogunje, President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Published Poet, who indirectly pushed me to write this novel in verse by encouraging me to share my poems with the world. Thanks for accepting to write the foreword, which on its own, is a beautiful story. It means a lot to me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Many thanks as well to three fantastic writers: Linda Edem-Davies for also pushing me to share my poems, Chioma Ebele Mbanisi for adding some juice to my imagination, and Brenda Eziafakaego Nwafor, my writing partner, for vetting the juice.</div><div><br /></div><div>To my sisters, the real storytellers, Nne, Eby, and Nkay, you rock!</div><div><br /></div><div>Subscribe to my website and stand a chance of winning a copy before the release date: <a href="https://www.cmokonkwo.com/subscribe">https://www.cmokonkwo.com/subscribe</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />#KeepSafe #Enjoy #Share #ThankYou</div><div><br /></div><div>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</div></div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-38091674160584832442021-03-14T01:58:00.005-08:002021-12-27T07:01:56.421-08:00Happy Mother's Day: All That Glitters<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeRSOrBBz1aZ0Cg7Vwmy_WBvRcUIRV5lspMZ0WGfeEY_MvNnxEi_uWsdy44TNb5TkY6NqyKWxxJOW7lYf7AWpaffcBuiKceiqlgyz4CVOef0KCAaOj9njwzTtPEUQNwWOZos5b2RCpts/s1024/WhatsApp+Image+2021-03-14+at+04.28.56.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeRSOrBBz1aZ0Cg7Vwmy_WBvRcUIRV5lspMZ0WGfeEY_MvNnxEi_uWsdy44TNb5TkY6NqyKWxxJOW7lYf7AWpaffcBuiKceiqlgyz4CVOef0KCAaOj9njwzTtPEUQNwWOZos5b2RCpts/s320/WhatsApp+Image+2021-03-14+at+04.28.56.jpeg" /></a></div>Dear all.<p></p><p></p><div><div>#March14 #MothersDay #BookRelease</div><div><br /></div><div>The celebration continues. This is to every mother out there and those who play a motherly role to anyone at all. May your labour never be in vain.</div><div><br /></div><div>This time, Ann Taylor's poem 'My Mother' plays in my head.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, by the end of the day, one subscriber will win an autographed e-copy of my Novella titled 'All That Glitters' that features a mother with a dark secret.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, the second celebration. My crime novel titled 'When It's Murder' is out today, exclusively on Amazon. Get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WLBGKSH</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDgjQiAmx7wED_jiQRTBgtJ6vcQ5K1V4TbkwtK09JMqfPykB7DHLlAq0u5u5ZzNSrMSbh3i8ojoSJCFtzsiWwiOEd2gFVbrH2OWUGL0mPn3VSEAmI2UwlUkncH5DTbZ9m6pq4Znlfg4I/s2048/All+That+Glitters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1237" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDgjQiAmx7wED_jiQRTBgtJ6vcQ5K1V4TbkwtK09JMqfPykB7DHLlAq0u5u5ZzNSrMSbh3i8ojoSJCFtzsiWwiOEd2gFVbrH2OWUGL0mPn3VSEAmI2UwlUkncH5DTbZ9m6pq4Znlfg4I/s320/All+That+Glitters.jpg" /></a></div><br />Finally, congratulations to Nduko o'Matigere, Erumena Amata, and Ahmed Adelalu who each won an e-copy of the book.</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you enjoy it!</div><div><br /></div><div>#KeepSafe #Enjoy #Share #ThankYou</div><div><br /></div><div>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</div></div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-66334435242828338742021-03-08T12:00:00.006-08:002021-12-27T07:02:34.832-08:00International Women's Day: Eight Days To Live<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Nr9EtPfmj78kNEmck_mrnK2G_ttk2unmFsKpCVsXS1rsfzlcMkBGlarTF8PJENbv2MqyidfaGYtzru9qHMese7xDJTLXTS3zmhbFBP1w2tW4f0iO_shWwSK6PBZOP5s5JE50wrOC7Cs/s1080/IWD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Nr9EtPfmj78kNEmck_mrnK2G_ttk2unmFsKpCVsXS1rsfzlcMkBGlarTF8PJENbv2MqyidfaGYtzru9qHMese7xDJTLXTS3zmhbFBP1w2tW4f0iO_shWwSK6PBZOP5s5JE50wrOC7Cs/s320/IWD.jpeg" /></a></div>Dear all.<p></p><div><div>#March8 #ChooseToChallenge #SuperWoman</div><div><br /></div><div>I celebrate women yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Keep playing your part, keep leading, keep shining, and keep winning.</div><div><br /></div><div>As I write this, Helen Reddy's wonderful song 'I Am Woman' plays in my head.</div><div><br /></div><div>My website subscribers all got a gift today: my novella, titled 'Eight Days To Live' and features a strong woman as the protagonist. It's fiction, but a story of hope inspired by the Coronavirus Covid19 and written in a record 2 days in March 2020 while battling malaria.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can also get a free autographed copy from my website until tomorrow. Please visit: <a href="https://www.cmokonkwo.com/iwd">https://www.cmokonkwo.com/iwd</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoMlBamcijdFX21jRDzG_AdEhL5fo5jmo3YsrvTtzSlha3q-UXAPcHzhAVmrE4CN-LHzpg4MhNEcU1Ld3qObhE-rGdlIoDeqKwaBu015Deuyw6990x2WoJDzKPse_YVD2MbHrZTvttOc/s2048/Eight+Days+To+Live+Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1237" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoMlBamcijdFX21jRDzG_AdEhL5fo5jmo3YsrvTtzSlha3q-UXAPcHzhAVmrE4CN-LHzpg4MhNEcU1Ld3qObhE-rGdlIoDeqKwaBu015Deuyw6990x2WoJDzKPse_YVD2MbHrZTvttOc/s320/Eight+Days+To+Live+Cover.jpg" /></a></div><br />#KeepSafe #Enjoy #Share #ThankYou</div><div><br /></div><div>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</div></div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-52900409060093427592021-02-21T22:30:00.057-08:002021-12-27T07:12:52.857-08:00Book Review: A Broken People's Playlist<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqTrUsz17UXK8BLa_IYpBHZTh-LmHZMVxgjuFBoU6NQ4VWbVIgRznCVk_iT8ESAjwHSL_ArQCyB4sdBcY-u9ThxEOugWv1e23vrZMBCSAobNoqZURI4r5zQqZIl-k-JTwfhgEVItYRfg/s1024/WhatsApp+Image+2021-02-22+at+22.21.55.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqTrUsz17UXK8BLa_IYpBHZTh-LmHZMVxgjuFBoU6NQ4VWbVIgRznCVk_iT8ESAjwHSL_ArQCyB4sdBcY-u9ThxEOugWv1e23vrZMBCSAobNoqZURI4r5zQqZIl-k-JTwfhgEVItYRfg/s320/WhatsApp+Image+2021-02-22+at+22.21.55.jpeg" /></a></div>Book description:<p></p><p></p><div><div>A Broken People’s Playlist is a collection of short stories with underlying themes so beautifully woven that each story flows into the other seamlessly. From its poignant beginning in “Lost Stars” a story about love and its fleeting, transient nature to the gritty, raw musical prose encapsulated in “In The City”, a tale of survival set in the alleyways of the waterside. A Broken People’s Playlist is a mosaic of stories about living, loving, and hurting through very familiar sounds, in very familiar ways, and finding healing in the most unlikely places.</div><div><br /></div><div>The stories are also part-homage and part-love letter to Port Harcourt (the city which most of them are set in). The prose is distinctive as it is concise and unapologetically Nigerian. And because the collection is infused with the magic of evocative storytelling, everyone is promised a story, a character, to move or haunt them.</div><div><br />***<br /><br />I don’t think I’ve ever said this about a book, but this one is Gold on Paper. This is the best collection of short stories I’ve read so far. You’ll laugh, cry, laugh again, and cry again. I love creative writing and unique ideas, and in this case, the author writes stories inspired by music and most of them have music as an integral part of the plot.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br />There are 12 stories in the book, and I cannot tell which is my favourite as they are all fantastic, though my least favourite was “Beautiful War” because it ended too abruptly for me, bordering on incomplete.</div><div><br /></div><div>Each story transports you to a different time and place, and you imagine yourself in every setting with other characters, listening in on the main characters. I think I’m in love. I’ve had this book for over a year and I’m glad I got to read it now. Once you start, you can’t stop until the last page.</div><div><br /></div><div>Congrats Chimeka, congrats Othuke... to literature and to fine writing.</div><div><br /></div><div>In every book, I always have a favourite line. It was difficult to pick from this collection, but I got one from a tragic story titled “In the City” and written under the influence of a song with the same title by Brymo, who I also love. </div><div><br /></div><div>A policeman was running after a drug peddler who disappeared into thin air, so instead of returning with empty hands to his boss, he arrests another boy who was going to celebrate getting a new job with his lover. His boss says, “This is not the boy na.” The policeman responds, “I know, sir. Sometime you set trap for elephant but it catch antelope.”</div><div><br /></div><div>After searching the boy, they discover only 450 Naira on him. The boss concludes, “This is not antelope. This na lizard.” I almost dropped laughing.</div><div><br /></div><div>An amazing read. </div><div><br /><b><span style="color: red;">5 GOLDEN STARS</span></b><br /><br />Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</div></div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-68082555180320770632021-02-14T02:21:00.005-08:002021-12-27T07:02:53.821-08:00Happy Valentine's Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVCTYTEDlVtQcOpDOJLFJW2rxpJNhuFg0PaWOBSsr9PROCKPQabTH8nLO_3PZ0KI55O_5HMh8spfdx9eTNN4YOAfl1xkyXM14ApXzECzimHaSDi6Fr0jNfvRv93X8Myh0Ys2VzS6UhyphenhyphenA/s1024/WhatsApp+Image+2021-03-09+at+10.51.06.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVCTYTEDlVtQcOpDOJLFJW2rxpJNhuFg0PaWOBSsr9PROCKPQabTH8nLO_3PZ0KI55O_5HMh8spfdx9eTNN4YOAfl1xkyXM14ApXzECzimHaSDi6Fr0jNfvRv93X8Myh0Ys2VzS6UhyphenhyphenA/w320-h320/WhatsApp+Image+2021-03-09+at+10.51.06.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Dear all.<div><br /><div><div>#February14 #DayOfLove #DayOfGiving</div><div><br /></div><div>I gifted a free preview of my upcoming book titled ‘When It’s Murder’ to my website subscribers. </div><div><br /></div><div>Subscribe to my mailing list and never miss a moment: <a href="https://www.cmokonkwo.com/subscribe">https://www.cmokonkwo.com/subscribe</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiV8Q078Y_JcP1zbxSDTGj2-IxFh2y9dliBa5D7B8ABPCNGYLHeSXXPDVXXnQ6AAXUX5ZOKaYbAbWhjHfzGcF-4SBhBH9BbsIvS-OZX-IvhhPDcafMKbryXn0aunDRL89-Rc2LJ_FuRg/s1024/WhatsApp+Image+2021-03-09+at+10.51.05.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiV8Q078Y_JcP1zbxSDTGj2-IxFh2y9dliBa5D7B8ABPCNGYLHeSXXPDVXXnQ6AAXUX5ZOKaYbAbWhjHfzGcF-4SBhBH9BbsIvS-OZX-IvhhPDcafMKbryXn0aunDRL89-Rc2LJ_FuRg/s320/WhatsApp+Image+2021-03-09+at+10.51.05.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">#KeepSafe #Enjoy #Share #ThankYou</div><div><br /></div><div>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</div></div></div>C. M. Okonkwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940775713420334641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348848950013184116.post-55406110759198505952021-02-01T01:42:00.003-08:002021-12-27T07:03:12.423-08:00Coming Back Soon: When It's Murder<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9zuB2DXomBBAexDAe5xWsHfaNAigvCDQaU26KIZevhqe7djL-5MvJQll8juNgs34JdbVpD2_vzC3Ngz6WXNHNeQuqB4aHwF12JXapB4G4u47JGKBPDco9EHIa-FkXebNMoVlq2YlK8A/s855/WhatsApp+Image+2021-03-09+at+10.44.42.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="855" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9zuB2DXomBBAexDAe5xWsHfaNAigvCDQaU26KIZevhqe7djL-5MvJQll8juNgs34JdbVpD2_vzC3Ngz6WXNHNeQuqB4aHwF12JXapB4G4u47JGKBPDco9EHIa-FkXebNMoVlq2YlK8A/s320/WhatsApp+Image+2021-03-09+at+10.44.42.jpeg" /></a></div>Dear all,<p></p><p></p><div>#ComingBack #14March</div><div><br /></div><div>Remember “When It’s Murder?”</div><div><br /></div><div>It was first published in March 2019 for a year, and it’s coming back this March!</div><div><br /></div><div>Subscribe to my mailing list to find out more and stand a chance of winning an autographed ecopy before the release date: <a href="https://www.cmokonkwo.com/subscribe">https://www.cmokonkwo.com/subscribe</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsuFRzvHXNUPi5t8JNffgdaFOMz0w-Rgo5ggzTcvfwEDITyqrltM-h2sGZlzg6E1kwr_0n7nsFtMewHyGZirFsHQPOurJhKYMNThWPVCcihtCGyr03MGzPFxaYJAfMU8Nq_x2FWiRmj4/s354/Newspaper+Ad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsuFRzvHXNUPi5t8JNffgdaFOMz0w-Rgo5ggzTcvfwEDITyqrltM-h2sGZlzg6E1kwr_0n7nsFtMewHyGZirFsHQPOurJhKYMNThWPVCcihtCGyr03MGzPFxaYJAfMU8Nq_x2FWiRmj4/s320/Newspaper+Ad.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>#KeepSafe #Enjoy #Share #ThankYou</div><div><br /></div><div>Literarily Yours,<br />CMO.</div>C. 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