Before writing a story, one of the most important elements to have in mind is characterization. This is basically a detailed explanation of characters in a story. In involves humanizing them and concocting a story so good, they appear real. To achieve this, many writers use a character dossier. A character dossier organizes one’s thoughts […]
View Post Character dossier, character in posts, character psychology, novels, WritingI can’t tell you the number of times I have cried because my favourite hero/heroine has died in a book or movie series. It is gut-wrenching, especially if you have followed the characters from the beginning and watched them grow. They become your family and friends in this awesome journey and when they die, they […]
View Post Arrowverse, Barry Allen, batman, Bruce Wayne, characters, Killing characters, Oliver Queen, The Flash, ZoomWinners of the annual ‘Eye in the Wild’ photography competition by Mabati Rolling Mills were announced last Saturday with 47-year-old Salma Shah emerging the Overall Gold Winner of Kshs. 350,000 for her piece that showed how a common papaya tree can influence environmental beauty and support wildlife. Salome Tarus emerged the Silver Winner received Kshs 250,000 prize […]
View Post Andrew John Heycott, Gurchorpran Roopra, Karura Forest, Mabati Rolling Mills CEO, NikonAs technology advances, there is a need to equip people will the skills and technical know-how to navigate in this fast advancing world. As BAKE, we pride ourselves in promoting local content and fighting for digital rights. Through blogging, internet freedoms and social media training, we are able to prepare our trainees to tackle issues […]
View Post blogging, digital marketing, knls Nakuru, Social MediaOn 3rd September 2018, Mabati Rolling Mills launched The Eye in the Wild campaign. The campaign, labelled Stop the Chop, aims at creating awareness on the importance of conservation by highlighting the beauty in nature and the impact of climate change. This is done through an annual photography campaign for amateur photographers. The campaign targets […]
View Post conservation, deforestation, Forest cover, Kenyan forests, Mabati Rolling Mills, MRM Eye in the Wild, Photography, Stop the ChopNow you want your blog to be self-hosted, it is critical to know what it takes to have one. What it takes You need a domain name and a hosting solution. Why? Free hosting mostly is on a sub-domain e.g myblog.wordpress.com With self-hosting, you maintain your own domain as well as content. This means you […]
View Post bandwith, cloud computing, cloud hosting, code, cpanel, encryption, virtual private hosting, web hostingKenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu and the Creative Economy Working Group (CEWG) have sued the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) and its CEO Ezekiel Mutua on their decision to ban the film Rafiki. KFCB had in April 2018 banned the film in Kenya apparently on the grounds that the film’s producer had declined to remove what the […]
View PostGrammar is not as easy as you might think. In a world where our English is affected by our use of mother tongue, you shouldn’t beat yourself up because your English is not good. That is why there are many resources available to help make things a bit easier. When you are self-editing, sometimes grammatical […]
View Post adverb, auxilliary verbs, mother tongue, nouns, Pronouns, self-editing, verbsWhen a writer sits to pen a story, they just don’t write something bland. Instead, they come up with ways to entice and excite the reader to read their stories. They use literary devices. These are narrative techniques that add excitement to the story. They are what encourages the reader to continue gnawing at the […]
View Post cliffhanger, colloqualism, euphemism, flashback, hyperbole, imagery, irony, juxtaposition, literary devices, metaphor, multi-perspectivity, narrative techniques, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, paradox, poetic justice, satire, style of writing, symbolism, voice of the writerYou rarely get it right the first time. If you find someone who can, let me know. I’d like to have a few words with them. Bloggers read their works up to five times to get it right, sometimes even more. For those who write books, they have their publishing house editors to help them […]
View Post blogging tips, Editing, Editing Techniques, grammatical errors, myth of the siren, spelling mistakes