CAESAREAN BIRTHING IS NOT A CURSE, IT SHOULDN'T BE ABUSED - HALEEMAH ALLI BANKOLE

Haleemah Alli Bankole holds a Diploma in Creative Writing from Writers' Bureau Manchester. She is a graduate of Quantity Surveying and has a PGDE in view. She has authored Children Literatures, a biography and a creative non-fiction on Caesarean births. In this interview with Wole Adedoyin, she shares with him fact about her writing and publications.

WA: WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO START WRITING?

BANKOLE: A need to express myself

WA: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WRITING?

BANKOLE: Since I was an undergraduate

WA: WHEN DID YOU START WRITING?

BANKOLE: In the late 90's

WA: HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A WRITER?

BANKOLE: No

WA: WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE A NEW WRITER, SOMEONE JUST STARTING OUT?

BANKOLE: Write without thinking of profits

WA: HOW DO YOU HANDLE WRITER’S BLOCK?

BANKOLE: I take a break. Get back in a relaxed mood without distractions

WA: HOW MANY BOOKS HAVE YOU WRITTEN?

BANKOLE: Nine Books

WA: WHAT IS THE MOST SURPRISING THING YOU DISCOVERED WHILE WRITING YOUR BOOK(S)?

BANKOLE: Intent research for nonfiction.

WA: WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE CHARACTER?

BANKOLE: Kike

WA: DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE CHARACTER THAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN? IF SO, WHO? AND WHAT MAKES THEM SO SPECIAL.

BANKOLE: Kike is special because I'm highly particular about teenagers and living a moral life

WA: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INSPIRATION?

BANKOLE: Life on campus

WA: WHERE CAN READERS PURCHASE YOUR BOOKS?

BANKOLE: Please visit: https://pen-publishers.whats.bz


WA: WHERE CAN READERS FIND OUT MORE ABOUT YOU AND YOUR BOOKS?

BANKOLE: Penpublishers..com

WA: HAVE ANY OF YOUR BOOKS BEEN MADE INTO AUDIOBOOKS?

BANKOLE: No

WA: IF SO, WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES IN PRODUCING AN AUDIO BOOK?

BANKOLE: I haven't ventured into that

WA: WHICH OF YOUR BOOKS WERE THE MOST ENJOYABLE TO WRITE?

BANKOLE: The Wise king & other stories

WA: TELL US ABOUT YOUR FIRST PUBLISHED BOOK?

BANKOLE: 'Let's talk love' is a book of few texts that encourages a life of Abstinence before marriage.

WA: WHAT WAS THE JOURNEY LIKE?

BANKOLE: I only had to write then. I wasn't involved in the publishing process, so it was exciting.

WA: WHAT, IN YOUR OPINION, ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF GOOD WRITING?

BANKOLE: Writing from the heart and having the required skill.

WA: WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR OF ALL TIME?

BANKOLE: Umm Zakiyah

WA: YOUR FAVORITE BOOK BY HIM?

BANKOLE: Her, - If I should Speak

WA: ON YOUR LATEST BOOK TITLED, CAN YOU SHARE WITH US SOMETHING ABOUT THE BOOK.

BANKOLE: Knives & Nappies documents factual information on caesarean births from what to expect to doctors and patients experience.

WA: ARE THERE ANY SECRETS FROM THE BOOK, YOU CAN SHARE WITH YOUR READERS?

BANKOLE: No secrets really. Caesarean section information is readily available it's only the stigma and fear attached to it which the book aims to quell.

WA: WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR THE STORY?

BANKOLE: Personal first experience which was shocking.

WA: WHAT IS THE KEY THEME AND/OR MESSAGE IN THE BOOK?

BANKOLE: Information is power. Caesarean birthing is not a curse, yet it shouldn't be abused

WA: WHAT DO YOU HOPE YOUR READERS TAKE AWAY FROM THIS BOOK?

BANKOLE: Better decision on making associated with Caesarean births

WA: WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TITLE?

BANKOLE: Knives for the surgical knives and Nappies for babies surgically delivered.

WA: HAS A BOOK EVER CHANGED YOUR LIFE?

BANKOLE: Yes. Let us be Muslims by Sayyid Mawduddi

WA: WHAT GENRES DO YOU LOVE?

BANKOLE: Islamic fiction

WA: ARE THERE ANY GENRES YOU DISLIKE?

BANKOLE: Amorous genre

WA: WHAT AUTHOR (WHO IS STILL LIVING) WOULD YOU DEARLY LOVE TO MEET?

BANKOLE: Raheemah Odus
WA: DO YOU LIKE TO DISPLAY YOUR BOOKS ON A BOOKSHELF OR KEEP THEM IN A VIRTUAL LIBRARY?

BANKOLE: Both

WA: DO YOU PREFER FLASH FICTION, SHORT STORIES, NOVELLAS, OR NOVELS?

BANKOLE: Short stories

WA: WHAT BOOK CAN YOU RECOMMEND TO ME?

BANKOLE: A Fruitful Tree

WA: WHEN DID YOU LAST VISIT A LIBRARY?

BANKOLE: 2 years back

WA: HAVE YOU EVER HAD A CRUSH ON A BOOK CHARACTER?

BANKOLE: No

WA: HAS A BOOK EVER MADE YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD?

BANKOLE: Yes

Some nigerians be like.."wetin she born,she born normal or thru cs?"...as if e get abnormal way to born.