Ask the Author: Oumar Dieng
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Oumar Dieng
The previous night, John felt like someone was watching him, but he brushed it off. Now he is wishing he hadn’t.
He reached for his car keys again, slowly. The lights flickered again. The hairs on his neck stood up. The shadow moved across the room at a blink of an eye. A warm sensation swept his forehead…
He reached for his car keys again, slowly. The lights flickered again. The hairs on his neck stood up. The shadow moved across the room at a blink of an eye. A warm sensation swept his forehead…
Oumar Dieng
Great question! I've always been intrigued by Riverworld. I would probably have a useful gig like an underwater welder.
Oumar Dieng
Ask Again, Yes and Dark Age were on my list this summer. I had a couple others but did not get to them since I was working on writing "Yealing" and book 2 for "Sali." Thanks for asking!
Oumar Dieng
To deal with writer’s block – which I like to call a momentary drought in imagination, I divide and conquer. In other words, I skip the section(s) where I am stuck and go to the next chapter or the next character. Eventually, the ideas start to connect up and lift the block.
Oumar Dieng
The best thing about being a writer is to see your imagination in story form, in a book that inspires or entertains others.
Oumar Dieng
If you are an aspiring writer or you are thinking about writing, focus on writing. Set time to do nothing but write. I can't stress this enough! Where most writers fail (or take forever), is that they don't write enough. My advice: write whenever and where ever you can; you can focus on the publishing process when you have a manuscript.
Oumar Dieng
Currently, I am working on 3 projects: a young adult fiction, a parenting guide and an inspirational poetry book.
Oumar Dieng
I use wordplay to get inspired. I pick a word at random and create a sentence out of that word. Then I create a three line paragraph with no specific goal in mind. By the time I get to the 3rd sentence, I have part of a conversation, a story or general idea for a plot.
Oumar Dieng
The inspiration of “The Cat Who Was Afraid of His Shadow” comes from Senegalese storytelling styles where a given character often goes on a journey or meets with various other characters. Each of the other characters plays a key role for the key learning idea in the general story.
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