Well…honestly I don’t even know where to start from,
it’s been a long journey. But I’ll put it simple and straight. I am Jide
Ojeniyi, I write with the pseudonym Jide Forbes, born on October 22 1983. I
write Christian Literature, Short-stories, Children’s Fiction and Articles. I
studied Computer Science at the Lagos State University, graduated 2009. After
that I proceeded to the Daystar Leadership Academy for a short course in Basic
Leadership in 2010, the following year I was short-listed for a Professional
course tagged Youth Enterprise with Innovation organized by the Federal
Government at the Lagos Business School/Pan African University. In 2012 I was
also short-listed for Project Empowerment Professional training organized by
St. Augustine’s College USA in partnership with Centre for Enterprise
Development & Action Research (CEDAR). When I was in school, I and my team
created a new product we tagged “Six-Dimensional Branding” which we proposed to
Blue Chip companies to promote their Brand. I am also a dedicated Entrepreneur
into creating new innovations in the E-merchant Industry.
What inspired
you to take up writing?
My God and my passion to display my God-given talent.
What do you
love most about being Storyteller?
I love to showcase my creativity in storytelling to
the entire world. And to tell stories from different cultures all across the
globe.
Which
character from one of your books do you think you most resemble?
Hmmm…I can’t really think of any now. I tell my
stories based on my own creative imagination. I like to mix history with
fiction.
If you could
go back in time, where and when would you go?
Well I have never thought of going back in time,
rather I would prefer going into the future and peeping into how great it
looks.
Please tell us
a little about your latest release and the challenges you faced writing it.
The Book I am about to release is
the “Jolly Roger Trilogy; A tale of the Marauders.” It is the first fiction to combine three
Legends together. Divided in three parts, set in the 11th century, this story
is a mini-series of complex, multi-layered thriller adventure that brings three
different legends together in one fiction- “It was a battle of death as hell
was let loose when the three most dangerous groups of sea robbers incidentally
collided on an island. With each group claiming Supremacy and ownership of the
island, they devised various means of wiping out each other...” I wrote this Book for four years
and I made deep concrete research about the Pirates, Vikings and the Buccaneers
for me to successfully create a thriller/adventure story. I also submitted it
for the Commonwealth Literary Award 2013, I hope I win.
What do you
think about the role of book bloggers in the literary world? Do you have a
favourite blogger?
Hmmm I don’t really have a favourite blogger per se
and I think Book Bloggers are doing a fantastic job. I mean this is the
Information Age, we need to make a great impact online for our presence to be
felt.
How do you
think writing and book marketing have changed over the decades? What are the
implications for authors today?
To me writing has not really
changed, what I’ve noticed is that we now have more writers out there. It seems
more young people are beginning to discover their passion for writing. The
introduction of the E-Book has made it easier to get your works published and
sold over the internet which is good for the Industry. As Authors we just need
to Brand ourselves and learn to promote our works on an International level,
that way the sky will be the stepping stone for us.
Any words of
wisdom:
The words of wisdom I have would be one of my favourite
quotes by John Mason “Imitation is Limitation” which also happens to be one of
my favourite Books.
Thanks, Jide! Readers, here’s a message from Jide:
Readers please feel free to
download my first publication titled “Heavenly Wars” it‘s free!
Just click on the link below:
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