Walking in weird neighbourhoods and reading strange books this week! And taking a closer look at my writing space!
My lovely husband walking by the river. We live in a dry, sparse, industrial area, but it’s got its own kind of windswept beauty, I reckon 😻
Reading this week
Here is a photo of my current read, which is an urban fantasy novel called DAVID MOGO GODHUNTER by author Suyi Davies Okungbowa.
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This story is set in Lagos in Nigeria, and is about a demi-god who gets involved in a dangerous job (god hunting!). It’s written in a real noir-style, in first person present tense, and I really love the setting.
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I’ve been wanting to delve into some Nigerian fiction for awhile, and so recently got myself a bunch of books that I am going to be working through. I picked up some dystopian fantasy, a bit of scifi and also this urban fantasy.
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This author also has a newer (end of 2021, I believe) epic fantasy book out, as well, so I’m also interested in that. I imagine it will be in a very different style to this more noir feeling story.
My writing space. 😻
These are some pretty pictures I’ve been taping up to keep me feeling inspired as I write fiction at my desk (using local artist Em Niwa’s gorgeous washi tape to stick everything up … not sure if its good for the wall, but it has to be better than blue tack, haha! Maybe 🤔).
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So from left to right, we have:
- The ultimate forever hero Luke Skywalker, in a scene from one of my favourite movies in the world, EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.
- A beautiful fairytale illustration by Kay Neilson. 🌙.
- Two pieces on the far right (pink shells and blue lady) by Em Niwa 😻 I adore all her artwork so much.
- And down the bottom is a random skull … which weirdly is by Van Gogh. Not his usual thing, but I really like it.
So there you go. My wall of inspiration :)
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PJ Nwosu writes dark mystery novels set in epic fantasy worlds.
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