Liberian Literary Magazine
the stories to my editor, I
noticed that a lot of them
were dealing with that
particular relationship.
What inspired you to write
this title or how did you
come up with the storyline?
The title story, “Looking For
Something” came to me
after I read a lady’s blog,
and she was talking about
dating an older man. I took
that idea and created a
character that was dealing
with father issues and
dating older men.
Is there a message in your
book that you want your
readers to grasp?
Yes. Things are not always
what they appear to be.
Is there anything else you
would like readers to know
about your book?
If you don’t have time to
read long novels, you will
enjoy reading these bitesize stories with twists and
surprises
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Do you have any advice for
other writers?
Read, read, read. Then
write, write and write. Be
open to feedback, it will
help you improve.
What book[s] are you
reading now? Or recently
read?
At the moment, I’m reading
a lot of non-fiction books,
mostly business books, but
I’m also reading “The Last
Sin Eater” by Francine Rivers
for my book club meeting.
Tell us your latest news,
promotions, book tours,
launch etc.
I have just created a 12week
coaching
programme for aspiring
authors, especially those
who want to write a novel.
The programme starts on
the 5th of April. Interested
writers
should
go
to
www.accomplishpress.com
to find out more.
What are your current
projects?
I’m about to start writing my
next novel, so I’m in the
planning stages. It’s the
next in the series of
contemporary
romance
novels, and it’s based on a
char acter from my first
novel, “Nothing Comes
Close”.
Have you read book[s] by
[a] Liberian author[s] or
about Liberia?
Actually, I haven’t. Please
recommend a few to me.
Any last words?
Thank you for having me.
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Bio: Tolulope Popoola is a
writer, blogger and a
passionate lover of books
and literature. Tolulope
grew up in Lagos, Nigeria
and moved to the United
Kingdom in 2000. After
venturing into a career in
Accounting and Finance
for a few years, she started
blogging
under
the
pseudonym ‘Favoured Girl’
in 2006 and rediscovered
her love for writing. A few
writing classes and an
online fiction series soon
followed and in 2008,
Tolulope
quit
her
Accounting
career
to
become a full-time writer.
She now writes short stories,
flash fiction, and articles for
many print and online
magazines.
Her first novel, "Nothing
Comes
Close"
was
published by Accomplish
Press in 2012. Her latest
collection of flash fiction
"Looking For Something" has
recently been published.
You can interact with Tolulope
online via her blog at
www.onwritingandlife.com,
on
Facebook;
http://www.facebook.com/T
olulopePopoola and Twitter
@TolulopePopoola
or
@AccomplishPress