What doctors remember when they retire

Aaori Obaigbo

In an internet era, writing is the new speaking. So it pays to learn it. Not everyone can write like Soyinka and you don’t have to rival Achebe. According to J.P. Clark, you only need to find your own writing path.

It’s a comfort to know that normal is good enough. AslakSiraMyhre, a writing coach, prefers simple, unadorned prose. Just be yourself and eliminate grammatical errors. That’s all that’s required. But, if you’re the wordsmith kind of fellow, go ahead and be yourself as well. Be purpose-driven and organic. If your cutest phrase can be removed without hurting the story, kindly sacrifice it. That’s the brave thing to do.

Aslak writes creative nonfiction. It’s a genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factual narratives.

You could ask your mother how her teenage years were and present her history using the elements of literary prose? Elements like plot, characters, setting, point…