CAESAREAN BIRTHING IS NOT A CURSE, IT SHOULDN'T BE ABUSED - HALEEMAH ALLI BANKOLE
Haleemah Alli Bankole holds a Diploma in Creative Writing from Writers' Bureau Manchester. She is a graduate of Quantity Surveying and has a PGDE in view. She has authored Children Literatures, a biography and a creative non-fiction on Caesarean births. In this interview with Wole Adedoyin, she shares with him fact about her writing and publications.
WA: WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO START WRITING?
BANKOLE: A need to express myself
WA: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WRITING?
BANKOLE: Since I was an undergraduate
WA: WHEN DID YOU START WRITING?
BANKOLE: In the late 90's
WA: HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A WRITER?
BANKOLE: No
WA: WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE A NEW WRITER, SOMEONE JUST STARTING OUT?
BANKOLE: Write without thinking of profits
WA: HOW DO YOU HANDLE WRITER’S BLOCK?
BANKOLE: I take a break. Get back in a relaxed mood without distractions
WA: HOW MANY BOOKS HAVE YOU WRITTEN?
BANKOLE: Nine Books
WA: WHAT IS THE MOST SURPRISING THING YOU DISCOVERED WHILE WRITING YOUR BOOK(S)?
BANKOLE: Intent research for nonfiction.
WA: WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE CHARACTER?
BANKOLE: Kike
WA: DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE CHARACTER THAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN? IF SO, WHO? AND WHAT MAKES THEM SO SPECIAL.
BANKOLE: Kike is special because I'm highly particular about teenagers and living a moral life
WA: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INSPIRATION?
BANKOLE: Life on campus
WA: WHERE CAN READERS PURCHASE YOUR BOOKS?
BANKOLE: Please visit: https://pen-publishers.whats.bz
WA: WHERE CAN READERS FIND OUT MORE ABOUT YOU AND YOUR BOOKS?
BANKOLE: Penpublishers.blogspot.com
WA: HAVE ANY OF YOUR BOOKS BEEN MADE INTO AUDIOBOOKS?
BANKOLE: No
WA: IF SO, WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES IN PRODUCING AN AUDIO BOOK?
BANKOLE: I haven't ventured into that
WA: WHICH OF YOUR BOOKS WERE THE MOST ENJOYABLE TO WRITE?
BANKOLE: The Wise king & other stories
WA: TELL US ABOUT YOUR FIRST PUBLISHED BOOK?
BANKOLE: 'Let's talk love' is a book of few texts that encourages a life of Abstinence before marriage.
WA: WHAT WAS THE JOURNEY LIKE?
BANKOLE: I only had to write then. I wasn't involved in the publishing process, so it was exciting.
WA: WHAT, IN YOUR OPINION, ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF GOOD WRITING?
BANKOLE: Writing from the heart and having the required skill.
WA: WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR OF ALL TIME?
BANKOLE: Umm Zakiyah
WA: YOUR FAVORITE BOOK BY HIM?
BANKOLE: Her, - If I should Speak
WA: ON YOUR LATEST BOOK TITLED, CAN YOU SHARE WITH US SOMETHING ABOUT THE BOOK.
BANKOLE: Knives & Nappies documents factual information on caesarean births from what to expect to doctors and patients experience.
WA: ARE THERE ANY SECRETS FROM THE BOOK, YOU CAN SHARE WITH YOUR READERS?
BANKOLE: No secrets really. Caesarean section information is readily available it's only the stigma and fear attached to it which the book aims to quell.
WA: WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR THE STORY?
BANKOLE: Personal first experience which was shocking.
WA: WHAT IS THE KEY THEME AND/OR MESSAGE IN THE BOOK?
BANKOLE: Information is power. Caesarean birthing is not a curse, yet it shouldn't be abused
WA: WHAT DO YOU HOPE YOUR READERS TAKE AWAY FROM THIS BOOK?
BANKOLE: Better decision on making associated with Caesarean births
WA: WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TITLE?
BANKOLE: Knives for the surgical knives and Nappies for babies surgically delivered.
WA: HAS A BOOK EVER CHANGED YOUR LIFE?
BANKOLE: Yes. Let us be Muslims by Sayyid Mawduddi
WA: WHAT GENRES DO YOU LOVE?
BANKOLE: Islamic fiction
WA: ARE THERE ANY GENRES YOU DISLIKE?
BANKOLE: Amorous genre
WA: WHAT AUTHOR (WHO IS STILL LIVING) WOULD YOU DEARLY LOVE TO MEET?
BANKOLE: Raheemah Odus
WA: DO YOU LIKE TO DISPLAY YOUR BOOKS ON A BOOKSHELF OR KEEP THEM IN A VIRTUAL LIBRARY?
BANKOLE: Both
WA: DO YOU PREFER FLASH FICTION, SHORT STORIES, NOVELLAS, OR NOVELS?
BANKOLE: Short stories
WA: WHAT BOOK CAN YOU RECOMMEND TO ME?
BANKOLE: A Fruitful Tree
WA: WHEN DID YOU LAST VISIT A LIBRARY?
BANKOLE: 2 years back
WA: HAVE YOU EVER HAD A CRUSH ON A BOOK CHARACTER?
BANKOLE: No
WA: HAS A BOOK EVER MADE YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD?
BANKOLE: Yes
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