Ben Peter,an internationally known business executive and leadership scholar, has just released two inspirational non-fiction titles. His new books are titled, Get Set, March and Clearing Your Mental Deck.

Both books are a must-read for everyone who wants to excel in business, and life as a whole. This prolific author, and business development expert outperformed himself. If you’ve read many of Ben Peter’s works, you’ll definitely agree.

Widely regarded as one of the world’s leading business strategists, Ben Peter has helped countless people to reignite their passion for life through:

• health products,
• live events,
• personal mentoring,
• and coaching.

He is a Professor of Management and also the Chairman and CEO of five privately held companies. Ben Peter has a Ph.D. and an MBA in Business Management, and over fifteen years’ experience in the financial services, motivational speaking and coaching, pharmaceutical, healthcare, education, and direct selling industries.

Ben’s personal life story has been a source of immense inspiration to so many people. He believes that working hard is not enough. You have got to work smart with a high dose of discipline and willingness to be intentional with every goal and vision of greatness you have. His books also carry that same philosophy.

Enough About The Author. Let’s Discuss Get Set March and Clearing Your Mental Deck.What Are They About?

Book Description Of Get Set, March By Ben Peter.

This book was written to help readers understand the importance of building a thought process, which is an essential foundation for successfully executing a winning strategy for your vision. Success in any feat is usually a thought away.

The quality of your thoughts ultimately becomes a guiding path for your actions and eventual outcome. It is vital you pause at the end of each chapter to reflect on the nuggets of truth learned while reading this book.

Get Set March will teach you how to:

• apply these principles practically to your organization or any organized system
• see how these principles will be instrumental to your progress,
• focus on the process of creating a vision of what you want,
• accomplish your vision.

The goal of this book is to help you simplify every crucial part of your project, from the conception phase to the execution phase. Too much complexity can also hamper the success of a good project plan.

The entire process of strategic implementation, from the conception stage to the project closure, is made up of critical stages that must be appropriately implemented with caution. Every step has its unique methods.

Get Set, March! is available on Amazon  and Okadabooks

A Synopsis Of Clearing Your Mental Deck

Many people are constantly on a quest to find the secret to achieving self-actualization, which is a term synonymous with success in life. The reality is that,success in life is firstly, a product of how you think and then secondly, of what you do.

Your thoughts determine your actions. We become what we think about. We manifest physically and constantly behold our minds.  

That is why this book, Clearing Your Mental Deck, has been put together to help you truly concentrate on arriving at the most important attributes that help every human attain their greatest desires. These attributes are considered by many people as the most important qualities that help us, not only to become successful, but also to attain self-actualization.

This book is currently available on Okadabooks

 Want to read more from Ben Peter. Here’s a list of books authored by Ben Peter:

• Build Up.
• The Money Cook Book.
• Principles of the Top.
• Money Code (co-authored with Charles E. Eromosele)

 If you have inquiries about the author or his works, send a DM to his publishers, Purple Shelves Publishing House. Their twitter handle is: @PurpleShelves.

I’m off to purchase my own copies of Get Set March and Clearing Your Mental Deck.

How about you? You can post your reviews of the books in the comments section. Or you can email them to CWN. We’ll be glad to publish them.

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Welcome to the online book tour of Sweet Crude Odyssey ! Lawrence Amaeshi’s book is one that is not just thrilling but enlightening. It is one of those books you cannot put down once you pick it up. The after effects of this enthralling book is nothing short of amazing. You just keep replaying the scenes in your mind. We are literally gushing about this book at Creative writing News.

Having said all of these, you do not want to miss this book tour. Listen to the audio excerpt, read the worded excerpt below, ask Lawrence Amaeshi questions about the book in the comment section and you stand a chance to win a copy of this wonderful book. He is available to respond to all your questions.

Don’t miss out. Tell a friend to tell a friend to tell another friend to join this book tour now. The book tour doesn’t end here neither does it end today. To increase your chances of winning, head on to lolaopatayo.com tomorrow for another exciting book tour.

This book tour is also an opportunity for budding writers to draw from the well of wisdom of this great writer. Seek some sage advice and gain first hand information on how to improve your craft (just saying).

Enjoy the book tour!

Click to listen to an audio excerpt from Sweet Crude Odyssey

I hope you enjoyed the audio recording and the excerpt. If you haven’t already read an excerpt, Click HERE to read.

Praise and Blurbs The Novel Has Received

“Never in the history of African literature has any extensive and believable work of fiction been put forward on militancy and war in the Niger Delta as is shown in Sweet Crude Odyssey.”

– Obinna Udenwe (Award-winning author of Holy Sex and Satans and Shaitans)

“Sweet Crude Odyssey is the  most influential Niger Delta novel today.”

– Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam (Blogger and author of Finding Love Again)

“I am thankful for the existence of this novel.”

– Olivia Ndubuisi (OAP and Founder of Open Book Nigeria)

Book Description/ Synopsis

15 September 2004. Bonny Island, Nigeria “Been watching you.” He let the smoke out of his mouth as he spoke. “Judging from the way you guzzled those bottles, I can tell you need a life coach. “I can make you rich. Richer than you’ve ever imagined.” In the international market, they call it sweet crude – crude oil with low sulfur content. It flows in the oil rich Niger Delta region and is targeted by oil thieves, who siphon it from the pipelines and sell to the highest bidder. Crude oil black market is staked with blood and immense wealth, encircling rich barons in international cities and savage militants down at the Niger Delta creeks.
This is the world Bruce Telema is lured into. Spurred by desperation and pulled by the allure of immense riches, Bruce plunges into this dark abyss of betrayal and destruction, striking illicit million dollar deals and battling security forces and rival militants. But steadily, even as he outruns poverty and gains a fearsome reputation in the oil cabal, death, karma and the law stay close on his heels.

About The Author

Lawrence Amaeshi writes prose fiction and non-fiction. His first novel, Sweet Crude Odyssey, was
published under the Prestige label of Kachifo Ltd. His book has been featured on Vanguard, Kirkus,
Clarion, Creative Writing News, Reader’s View amongst other renowned literary review critics. He is
rounding off a long-distance learning novel-writing course in Stanford University. He lives in Lagos with his wife and kids. He is working on his second novel.

Don’t Forget To Purchase A Copy Of This Amazing novel.

Sweet Crude Odyssey by Lawrence Amaeshi is now available on Barnes&Noble, Amazon and Okadabooks.
A review of the novel was recently published in the Arts and Culture section of BellaNaija Review and the Vanguard Newspaper

Leave your comments and questions in the comments section. The author will be here to answer you.

Thank you.

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Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Want to know more about the book? You can read an excerpt HERE. You can also read the inspiring tweet chat on  #SweetCrudeOdyssey.

You can follow me on twitter @chiomaiwunze

The author can be followed via @lcamaeshi

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Immediately I read the first two pages of Lawrence Amaeshi’s Sweet Crude Odyssey, I knew I wanted to make it a book of the month. And guess what? I devoured the fast-paced, gripping novel within a few hours, and I had a lot to think about. Interestingly, other literary bloggers are partnering with us on the book of the month project. They have read the book and absolutely love it.

Okadabooks.com will be sending out a review of the book and Olivia Ndubisi of @openbooknigeria will be chatting with him on a tweet-meet. Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed of Bookshybooks.com will be hosting the author alongside Lola Opatayo. Award-winning author, Obinna Udenwe has already conducted an indepth interview with the author. You”ll get a link to the interview when it goes live.

The book has been tagged the next biggest Niger Delta oil war novel, but I’ll tell you it’s even better. Join us on the upcoming tweet meet and online book chat. He’ll be available to take your questions.

At the end of the month, we’ll hold a giveaway. But you don’t have to wait until then. Copies are available on Barnes&Noble, Amazon, Okadabooks and Lanterna Bookstore, Lagos.

Book Description:

15 September 2004. Bonny Island, Nigeria

“Been watching you.” He let the smoke out of his mouth as he spoke.

“Judging from the way you guzzled those bottles, I can tell you need a life coach. “I can make you rich. Richer than you’ve ever imagined.”

In the international market, they call it sweet crude – crude oil with low sulfur content.  It flows in the oil rich Niger Delta region and is targeted by oil thieves, who siphon it from the pipelines and sell to the highest bidder.

Crude oil black market is staked with blood and immense wealth, encircling rich barons in international cities and savage militants down at the Niger Delta creeks. This is the world Bruce Telema is lured into. Spurred by desperation and pulled by the allure of immense riches, Bruce plunges into this dark abyss of betrayal and destruction, striking illicit million dollar deals and battling security forces and rival militants. But steadily, even as he outruns poverty and gains a fearsome reputation in the oil cabal, death, karma and the law stay close on his heels.

About The Author:

Lawrence Amaeshi writes prose fiction and non-fiction. His first novel, Sweet Crude Odyssey, was published under the Prestige label of Kachifo Ltd. His book has been featured on Vanguard, Kirkus, Clarion, Creative Writing News, Reader’s View amongst other renowned literary review critics. He is rounding off a long-distance learning novel-writing course in Stanford University. He lives in Lagos with his wife and kids. He is working on his second novel.

The amazing Sweet Crude Odyssey by Lawrence Amaeshi is now available on Barnes&Noble, Amazon and Okadabooks.

A review of the novel was recently published in the Arts and Culture section of BellaNaija Review and the Vanguard Newspaper

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Today, Creative Writing News plays host to Nigerian-American author, Nike Campbell-Fatoki. This is the first of all the ten stops in her week-long online book tour. You can read the tour schedule HERE. Now, please join us as we listen to readings from her Modern African literature story collection titled Bury Me Come Sunday Afternoon.

I enjoyed reading this fantastic short story collection. And I’ve been looking forward to this book tour, much like everyone else who has read the book. Most of us have questions for her. Others might become more curious after they’ve listened to the audio and read excerpts. And thankfully, Nike Campbell-Fatoki will be here to answer your questions.

For the benefit of those who haven’t read the book, we’ll start by giving a quick summary of the plot. Scroll further down to hear Nike Campbell-Fatoki reading from Bury Me Come Sunday Afternoon. Write your questions in the comments section. Join in the discussion with the author. Share. Invite your friends. Enter the draw by asking questions and participating in the tour. Triple your chances of winning by ordering a copy. Copies are available online: Click the order form at Quramo Publishing Ltd .

The books are also available at Patabah bookstore, Quintessence bookstore, Unilag bookstore and Salamander (Abuja).

Let’s begin.

Book Description

In this short story collection, Nike Campbell-Fatoki filters the lives of contemporary Nigerians through a colourful and vivid prism, where past sins come to upset settled lives, where lost lives fuel a campaign for a better future and nothing is as it seems. She explores well-known themes but delves a little deeper, questioning our ideas about people, our impressions and prejudices. Bury Me Come Sunday Afternoon depicts the struggles of a young ambitious and hardworking Nigerian abroad with the same insightful candour as it does the tale of a brilliant but broken woman struggling with mental illness.

Listen To Nike Campbell-Fatoki  read from the first story of the collection. It’s a memorable tale titled The Apartment.

Here’s the excerpt you just heard

I knocked on the door of apartment twenty-four for the third time. The smell of iru (locust beans) filled the hallway. If I do not get this food in soon, occupants of the second floor will call Mr Theodore, the building manager, about the odd smell in the building. I shook my head and knocked louder. Footsteps approached the door. Tamuno opened it, his towel wrapped around his waist; dark hair covered his broad chest. When he looked down at me, his shaved head glistened. He looked well-groomed with a goatee. 

        “Bros, good evening,” I said, handing him the plastic bag of food.

         “You try for me, Ade. I swear! Ever since you introduced me to this restaurant I’ve been hooked! They put something for the food?”  Tamuno joked.  I chuckled.   

He invited me into the living room. I walked in as he grabbed his wallet on the arm of the recliner. He pulled out a wad of dollar bills and began to count them. I looked away. The living room was furnished with expensive furniture – the dark brown recliner complemented the seven-seater leather sectional and ottoman. He pressed the dollar bills into my hand and walked me to the door.

        “That’s for your transportation and for tomorrow’s lunch. Please buy me the stew with cow feet and ponmo next time.”  I chuckled and teased him about the weight he would start gaining. When we got to the door, I reminded him of the IT position I applied for at his workplace. “Did you have a chance to talk to the HR. manager yet? You’re one of my references, bros.”

        “I haven’t had a chance. You know I just got back from this business trip, and I’m in the middle of bringing my wife over.”

        “Oh yes! Congrats! When does she arrive?”

He smiled.“She’ll be here in less than a month!” 

        “You said she’s a minister’s daughter, right?  Which one?” I asked.

        “Not that it matters, but she’s the daughter of the Minister of Works and Housing.”

His phone rang somewhere in the apartment. He said he had to go. “I’ll see you tomorrow.” He closed the door in my face before I could answer. 

About The Author

Nike Campbell Fatoki was born in Lvov, Ukraine. She is the second of four children born to Nigerian medical doctors in the old Soviet Union.A graduate of Economics with a minor in Political Science from Howard University, she also has a Master’s degree in International Development from American University.

Nike juggles writing with her day job in budget and finance management at Prince George’s county. Her first novel, A Thread of Gold Beads was published in 2012. Her latest work, Bury Me Come Sunday Afternoon, was released in July 2016.

Nike lives in the Washington DC area with her family, where she is writing her next historical fiction novel set to be published in 2017.

Now leave your questions in the comments section. And don’t forget to join the tour tomorrow on brittlepaper.com and magunga.com.

Place your orders by clicking on the order form. Or buy from the aforementioned book stores. Patabah bookstore is located at Shop B18, Adeniran Ogunsanya mall, Surulere.

Quintessence is at Plot 13, Block 44, Parkview Estate, Ikoyi

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After 9 book tours, Ifesinachi Okoli-Okpagu will be reading at the Patabah bookstore in Lagos to discuss her novel, answers questions, and sign autographs. Do not miss it.

About The Domestication Of Munachi

The Domestication of Munachi is the story of a woman who rebels against an arranged marriage and transits from her awareness of the familiar to the adventurous ways of the world. Her action exhumes long kept family feuds and secrets as she liberates herself from cultural hegemony and finds freedom in the same bag with treachery, deceit, sex, and money. The story throws light on the diasporic economy of arranged marriages and betrothals, the angst for non-conformity and the rage between tradition and modernity.

I enjoyed reading this fantastic novel. And I’ve been looking forward to this physical book tour, much like everyone else who has read the book. Most of us have questions for her. Others might become more curious after they’ve listened to the audio and read excerpts HERE. And thankfully, Ifesinachi Okoli-Okpagu will be at Patabah Books on the 8th of May to answer your questions.

For the benefit of those who haven’t read the book, we’ll start by giving a quick summary of the plot. Click HERE to hear Ifesinachi reading from The Domestication of Munachi.

About The Author:

Aside wishing she could travel more often and she could stop answering questions nobody ever asks, Ifesinachi is a creative mom with the superhuman abilities to get bored when she’s working on a single project at a time. The Domestication of Munachi is her first novel.

In her regular life, Ifesinachi .O. Okpagu is a Lagos based marketing communications executive with over seven years’ experience, including being an Associate Producer of a pan-African TV show and heading the marketing communications team of an insurance company. She also serves as the chief custodian of the Lexiton brand with intellectual property in the media and entertainment industry. Her first book, a novella, was published when she was fourteen and was adopted as a secondary school recommended text in Delta and Ebonyi states.

She was educated at Queens College, Lagos, and at the University of Benin where she obtained a BA in Fine and Applied Arts. Ifesinachi also holds a Masters degree from the Pan-African University where she graduated top of her class. She has written several stories, some of which have been published in Sentinel Nigeria, the African Roar Anthology and Saraba Magazine.

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The tour for Ifesinachi Okoli-Okpagu’s The Domestication of Munachi was a brilliant success. If you missed it, do not despair. Click HERE to listen to readings and enjoy the book chats.

We would like to thank everyone who attended and participated in one way or the other. We wish we could give every participant a copy. But we are constrained. There can be only one winner from each blog.

Here are the winners as drawn:

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Today, Creative Writing News plays host to Nigerian author, Ifesinachi Okoli-Okpagu. This is the first of all the ten stops in her week-long online book tour. You can read the tour schedule HERE. Now, please join us as we listen to readings from her Modern African literature novel titled The Domestication Of Munachi.

I enjoyed reading this fantastic novel. And I’ve been looking forward to this book tour, much like everyone else who has read the book. Most of us have questions for her. Others might become more curious after they’ve listened to the audio and read excerpts. And thankfully, Ifesinachi Okoli-Okpagu will be here to answer your questions.

For the benefit of those who haven’t read the book, we’ll start by giving a quick summary of the plot. Scroll further down to hear Ifesinachi reading from The Domestication of Munachi. Write your questions in the comments section. Join in the discussion with the author. Share. Invite your friends. Enter fro the rafflecopter draw by clicking and participating in the tour. Triple your chances of winning by ordering a copy.

Let’s begin.

On a hot Sunday afternoon years ago…

…Two sisters walk in on their father’s sexual liaison with the family’s hired help which leaves them both scarred in different ways.

Years later…

Unable to bear the thought of marriage to a man she barely knows, the younger and more adventurous one, Munachi, runs away from home on the eve of her traditional marriage, unwittingly resurrecting a long buried feud between her religious mother and eccentric aunty. This conflict leaves a door open for the family’s destruction.

The Domestication of Munachi (DOM) is a novel about the unnecessary pressure on women to take on life partners, regardless of who these partners are and the psychological impacts seen through the stories of two sets of sisters—Munachi and Nkechi versus Chimuanya and Elizabeth.

Listen To Ifesinachi Okoli-Okpagu read from Page 87 of The Domestication Of Munachi

Click To Download Transcript Of Book Reading pg 87

Let’s chat with the author for a while

CWN:    Take us through your journey to publication with Parresia Press.

Ifesinachi Okoli-Okpagu: I had been writing and developing myself in the best way I could through workshops and trainings, and I thought to myself that I would like to get published someday. When I received a call (was it a call or an email?) from Azafi Omoluabi-Ogosi asking if I had a manuscript to submit, I was pretty excited. I mentioned that I had started working on an idea, and she was kind of enough to give me time to work on it and send across for consideration. I was really pleased. I had to stay committed to finishing it in time and sending to the Parresia team. That was the beginning of the long but exciting journey.

CWN:   How long did it take you to write The Domestication of Munachi? Did you encounter doubts and fears? How did you overcome them?

Ifesinachi Okoli-Okpagu: DOM took a little over a year to write. Many times I left the manuscript for fear and doubt that it would turn out wishy-washy. Other times, I was too tired to write. Another fear was the faith in the book distribution network in Nigeria. I kept thinking ‘what if I put in all this effort into this and nobody reads or it does not get into the hands of potential readers?’ The thought came on so strongly many times, but I kept thinking: if one person reads it and gets something out of it, that would make all the difference. The determination to reach that one person, who of course was faceless at the time of writing the manuscript, spurred me on.

My husband and mother were also big motivations. They kept asking how the book was going; when it would finish…Their questions just kept coming. At some point I advised myself that if I wanted to avoid those increasingly embarrassing questions, I would just have to finish it!

CWN:  You write a lot of short fiction, screenplays and even copy. Was there a difference in the writing process for this novel and other fiction projects you worked on in the past?

Ifesinachi Okoli-Okpagu: Not really. I think my own writing customised process is the same for all kinds of content though their formats differ. I work on a synopsis or the main idea, introduce the main character’s goals and antagonist or oppositions to the goals. Then I map out a working treatment before I start working on any writing work. It’s much easier for me this way. I hardly go straight to writing except I have gone through this process of internalizing who and what the main idea or story is about. In fact, I think the time taken is 70% planning and 30% writing.

 Here’s another reading from Ifesinachi Okoli-Okpagu’s The Domestication Of Munachi Page 130.

Click to Download Excerpt (Book Reading Transcript) page 130
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Enjoy.

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You are invited to the online book tour and book reading of Ifesinachi Okoli-Okpagu’s novel, The Domestication of Munachi. Ten literary blogs will host her on five different days. The tour promises to be rewarding. There will be varied readings across all stops and free giveaways. You might win a book. Invite a friend. Order a copy. Join in the discussion. Participate. Here are the details.

Tour Hosts and Stop Dates for The Domestication Of Munachi by Ifesinachi Okoli-Okpagu

Creative Writing News — 4th April, 2016.
Creativewritingnews.net
Lola Opatayo — Pages and Paragraphs — 4th April, 2016
Lolaopatayo.com

Brittlepaper—5th April, 2016
Brittlepaper.com
The Magunga—5th April, 2016
Magunga.com

BooksLiveSA — 6th April, 2016
Bookslive.co.za
Praxis Magazine For Arts and Literature — 6th April, 2016
Praxismagonline.com

KinnaReads—7th April, 2016
Kinnareads.com
Open Book Nigeria — 7th April, 2016
Openbooknigeria.com

Bookshy—8th April, 2016
bookshybooks.blogspot.com.ng
AFREADA—8th April, 2016
Afreada.com

Title: The Domestication Of Munachi

Writer: Ifesinachi Okoli-Okpagu

Genre:Contemporary African Literature,  Literary Fiction.

Publisher / Year: Parresia Books / 2016

Paperback: 181 pages

Book Description:

On a hot Sunday afternoon years ago…

…Two sisters walk in on their father’s sexual liaison with the family’s hired help which leaves them both scarred in different ways.

Years later…

Unable to bear the thought of marriage to a man she barely knows, the younger and more adventurous one, Munachi, runs away from home on the eve of her traditional marriage, unwittingly resurrecting a long buried feud between her religious mother and eccentric aunty. This conflict leaves a door open for the family’s destruction.

The Domestication of Munachi (DOM) is a novel about the unnecessary pressure on women to take on life partners, regardless of who these partners are and the psychological impacts seen through the stories of two sets of sisters—Munachi and Nkechi versus Chimuanya and Elizabeth.

About The Author:

Aside wishing she could travel more often and she could stop answering questions nobody ever asks, Ifesinachi is a creative mom with the superhuman abilities to get bored when she’s working on a single project at a time. The Domestication of Munachi is her first novel.

In her regular life, Ifesinachi .O. Okpagu is a Lagos based marketing communications executive with over seven years’ experience, including being an Associate Producer of a pan-African TV show and heading the marketing communications team of an insurance company. She also serves as the chief custodian of the Lexiton brand with intellectual property in the media and entertainment industry. Her first book, a novella, was published when she was fourteen and was adopted as a secondary school recommended text in Delta and Ebonyi states.

She was educated at Queens College, Lagos, and at the University of Benin where she obtained a BA in Fine and Applied Arts. Ifesinachi also holds a Masters degree from the Pan-African University where she graduated top of her class. She has written several stories, some of which have been published in Sentinel Nigeria, the African Roar Anthology and Saraba Magazine.

She has written/produced several screenplays for the big screen and for television.

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