Publish Or Perish

January 15, 2011 by Memory Dete ·
Filed under: I was just thinking

Since I was a child, I have dreamt of becoming a writer but what I did not know was that it was going to take more than a decade for that dream to manifest. The road that I travelled on to realize my dream was not the one I would have preferred to travel.God took me from point A to point C via a great detour through point B. It was disheartening because it did not make sense to me or add up in my mind.

But those who had adopted my vision as their own, advised me to believe what God had said to me about my dream. Because of the fact that the transition from the dream to its fruition took a very long of time, during that time, persistence and perseverance were the only two key things that I held on to.

I realized that in Zimbabwe there is an emergence of books that confront contemporary life issues and challenges of the real world. This is because there are information needs that the general mass media cannot meet. So I decided to be one of those authors who have taken up pen and paper to write books that transform lives and which Glorify God.

In this regard, I have recently completed writing a number of manuscripts that I am excited about and which I believe will make a great impact to the society as they highlight contemporary issues prevailing in everyday life.

So I have achieved a lifelong dream and penned a book called, “The Other Woman”, which is being launched on 27 January 2010. It is a powerful story of how a woman persevered against overwhelming odds in her marriage. It addresses the issue of infidelity which, as you know, in the Zimbabwean perspective is commonly referred to as “small-house”, and continues to be the most dramatic news story which is making headlines in the media.

I will be churning out a number of books which all carry contemporary themes which depict that although life on Earth, is far from simple, the unconditional love of God abounds and people’s lives can be directed by and changed for the better by God.

Below is a list of the books which I have written:

1. THE OTHER WOMAN
2. A SINGLE MOTHER’S STORY
3. THE ASTUTE BUSINESS MAN
4. THE LONDON ROUTE
5. A WOMAN’S WORST NIGHTMARE
6. RECOMPENSE
7. TAKING UP THE MANTLE
8. THE ESTARANGED PASTOR’S WIFE
9. BLENDING A STEP FAMILY
10. ZIMBABWE: TRAGEDY AND BEYOND
11. PLEASE SAY YES AND OTHER STORIES

AND YES, I INTEND TO PUBLISH ALL OF THEM THIS YEAR!!!

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