i came back from school (America) December 2014 hoping to go back as soon as possible but my dad had another plan for me. He wanted me to transfer schools. Different things happened.
I had the longest holiday from school in 2015, it wasn't easy for me too many things happened at once but then God doesn't just delay you for no reason, this particular holiday am talking about Birthed "ONCE UPON A TIME"..
I was bored, nothing to do, then I picked up my laptop and started typing. I am grateful to God for making this my dream a reality. From the onset my dad supported me and my mum was my backbone, my siblings would read the story over and over again and say "Sister Damilola you tried".. I never knew I would write a book but I always knew I loved to write, and I had intention of writing scripts and probably sell or give out but i never knew I would do this, right now i have about 3 short stories i have written almost like once upon a time. i had a tough time finding the right name to give my first project, am a lover of Tiwa Savage, i thought of her album name "once upon a time" and it really went with what i was looking for because that just basically tells u that its a story, i dont really like titles that explains to you whats inside the book. i took my laptop and i was just playing o thats how i designed the cover MYSELF then i actually believed that this was meant to be.
when I first came back people would call me when are you going back to school, how many people can you explain what's going on inside your house to? After a while my phone would hardly ring. Not that it was bad to explain to people but it wasn't just necessary for people that weren't my close friends. I lost so many friends and even people I thought Would always have my back because they probably thought I had dropped out of school or something. Some people would finish school fast and not find job or husband and the person that finished a little late would finish and even get everything before the person who finished first, same as marriage some would rush to marry and they would wait for kids and some would just wait even at 35 they would get pregnant immediately .. People need to understand that sometimes it's not how far but how well.
I really detest men that abuse women or people that maltreat younger people for no reason, I am 100% against rape and some types of abortion, I dislike men that say female kids aren't as useful as male kids. I don't understand why parents pick husband or wife for their kids or why people are "Forced" to marry because they are 30, the best you can do is to pray for them and advice not pressurize them to go and bring husband or wife, so many people are married now and they don't even enjoy it because they probably married too early ..
"Once Upon A Time" is a story of 3 different countries but speaks mostly for Nigerians and Africans as a whole, I pray in the nearest future I can make it into a movie for people who can't read, I hope people understand and also have fun while reading my book because am such a story teller, I can't even call myself a book writer, I wrote this book beginning of February and I finished it I think in 4 weeks but I took a break to write another short story called "Unwanted" would probably share that later but then I wanted to launch it on my 19th birthday but things were just not right, I would have loved to launch it early 2016 but like I said before my birthday is very special to me so I want to do something good that I wouldn't forget in my lifetime on that day.
I owe so many people appreciation for this book, I have a particular friend she stayed up nights and she edited everything because at a point i was mixing up BRITISH English with American English. Some men and women (Awesome people) who also helped me to edit and gave me ideas and many other people, I would be able to pour out my mind better at the launch, and to the people I told about it that thought it wouldn't be possible :) like I said earlier, God is bigger than any human being..
May God particularly bless everyone that even comes on my blog to read whatever I post, it means a lot when I check the amount of views I get as a "random person". I hope to see you all in 2017 again, have a beautiful January...
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It's not how far but how well dear ... Big ups I'm super proud of you .. God bless you and congrats
ReplyDeleteCongratulations sister! I'm incredibly proud of you and I pray that may this be a stepping stone to many others. Well done and God bless you!
ReplyDeleteCongrats my darling,u can't imagine how excited I am right now😁 thank u Jesus that is all I ve to say.super proud of u my super woman......😚
ReplyDeleteCongrats dearie!!! U've done amazingly. Keep it up
ReplyDeleteYessss finally! Super proud of you sis. You had this dream from the start and you went for it.. You are indeed an inspiration! Well done... Can't wait for July 14 :) Congratulations.. God bless you!
ReplyDeleteCongrats dami, I jst like u naturally, even tho I v nt met u before. May God continue 2 increase u in wisdom, I hope I get an invite 4 d book launching. Much love dearie
ReplyDeleteCongrats dear. Don't stop at this.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Dammie Fash. This is just the beginning.
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ReplyDeleteCongratulations sis!!! I'm proud of you!!! ❤
ReplyDeleteEver since I have been in secondary school, I have wanted to write about my self and also write movies, you inspire me so much just by reading this blog, and I hope I get lots of courage to write, cos no one, I mean no one will even encourage me, my dad wants to make choices for me, my mum can't make any choice, don't really know if she actually have plans for me, but my sister she's willing to stand by me, but I don't know about writing, so much stuffs I want to do.. I can sing, dance, play the drum well enough, write, poems, stories, I wanna be happy... you see am writing too much, because so much things on my mind... thanks alot
ReplyDeleteCongrats my Dammie!!!!God that started a good thing in your life will make it to a superb conclusion
ReplyDelete...sky is your beginning....
This earlier message is from Mom Bisoye o!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis earlier message is from Mom Bisoye o!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats my Dammie!!!!God that started a good thing in your life will make it to a superb conclusion
ReplyDelete...sky is your beginning....
Well done girl ❤💋
ReplyDeleteSweetheart,I'm sooooo happy for you.This is a great step ,a new beginning and phase.see, its not by sharp sharp o..but more importantly, I'm so happy you have GROWN...this blog ,your new book...its the beginning of greater things to come in Jesus name,Amen.God bless ...@temilolah
ReplyDeleteDami!!!! Omg this is so beautiful ...the Lord will continue to strenghten u
ReplyDeleteI'm proud of you. You have done a wonderful job
ReplyDeleteGreat work, keep it up. God bless you more.
ReplyDeleteGreat work, keep it up. God bless you more.
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