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Response: I am bilingual (speak
French and English) I learn faster
by both auditory and visual.
LLM: There's no right or wrong
answer, but if you could be
anywhere in the world right
now, where would you be? What
would you be doing?
Hahahaha……..IN LIBERIA OF
COURSE! I love my country. It
doesn’t suggest that I don’t travel.
I am always coming back home
with new ideas and the burden has
been how such ideas can help in
the attainment of the “Liberia”
we all envision.
Oh in Liberia right now I am
doing just what I could have done
in that case “doing a national
duty” I love working to impact
society. I will not stop doing it…..
LLM: Let’s talk books. What
are your favorite Liberian
books? Why do you love them?
Response: I like some of the
fictional stories like Why Nobody
Knows When He Will Die, Murder
In The Cassava Patch, etc. But I
like Pray the Devil Back to Hell by
Leymah Gbowee.
LLM: Can you talk a bit about
the inspiration for your books?
Why those titles? What were
some of the things that
motivated you and kept you
going?
Response: My books are about
people and society. So, I take
great pleasure in them since they
all point to the cultivation of good
citizenship, improved governance
for the attainment of a life of good
quality. I don’t see and believe in
anything valuable more than
guaranteeing the rights and liberty
of the individual.
My titles are always derived
from exploring national issues of
concern and discussing them with
people of diverse backgrounds.
Their thoughts and opinions
always matter. I am always

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motivated
by
my
own
determination and courage to be a
part of the recovery and
development process of my
country. But firstly, writing has
always been a passion for me. This
energizes me…..

LLM: What is your writing
process? How do you do it? How
do you pick your topics?
Response:
I
am
always
discussing national issues of
concern with people I meet and
get their views. Most times when I
put them into proper perspective,
they give me a volume of things to
write about. So, I am always
exploring and this has been an
effective tool in my writing
career.
As an election administrator, I
am always busy with both field
and office related task. So, the
best time for to soberly reflect
and write, is late evening and
early morning hours.
I always start by just writing
freely anything related to my
subject of reflection….ooops and
then, I am there! However, not
fully until it is validated (Edited)
by resourceful people though.

Response: I am privilege as an
author based on the knowledge
and understanding of the Liberian
society, I can champion positive
change through the “pen and
paper”. I can provide leadership in
my little corner through the “pen
and
paper”.
The
biggest
disadvantage I have like many of
you, is the high rates of illiteracy
which
makes
my
outreach
challenging.
LLM:
How
has
Liberia
influenced your works, and what
do you think of the future of
writing in Liberia? Where do you
think it is headed?
Response:
The fact that
Liberians generally are not
supportive of each other. This is
evidenced by the struggle that
successful people have to endure
to complete few steps of the
ladder. Envy and mediocrity has
engulfed the society to the extent
that contributions and efforts are
not appreciated.
Ironically, foreigners get the
best of support in every way.
That’s one major reason why I
elected to publish my materials
abroad. So, that they get
international acclamation and also
generate interest back home to
make the impact they deserve.
Like I said earlier, we are making
the transformation o that writing

LLM: As a Liberian author,
what advantage/disadvantages
are there?

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