tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post3856483110531105618..comments2023-10-15T05:14:30.027-07:00Comments on worducopia: A Worthy Legacy--Tomi Akinyami (book review)Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-22246947046245707182009-07-13T16:14:40.817-07:002009-07-13T16:14:40.817-07:00Thanks for the post Ali. That's a very interes...Thanks for the post Ali. That's a very interesting review. Here are the answers to the questions posed by the review and other comments.<br /><br />The Genre for A Worthy Legacy is creative non-fiction.<br /><br />With regards to the story of A Worthy Legacy, here is an overview:<br />After my dad had lost a few people who were very dear to him, he would often speak of what he wanted his last moments to be like. Unfortunately, he died suddenly in a car crash and his last moments were not what he had wished it to be. I wrote A Worthy Legacy just like he had described. <br /><br />As a writer, I was always writing even from childhood, so I had written down the things I learned from my dad over the years. After his death, I would often read those notes and in writing A Worthy Legacy, they were my source for words. <br /><br />With regards to if I ever considered fleshing it out to make it novel length, the answer is no. The reason for that is simple A Worthy Legacy was written at a time of grief. I didn't mean for it to be anything other than what it is, the transfer of a legacy of wisdom from one generation to the next.<br />Also, I never thought about it as a book until I shared it with other members of my family and friends. The reactions I got about how valuable the contents of the book would be especially to people starting a new phase of life prompted me to publish it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-40618879073261990762009-07-13T07:47:43.513-07:002009-07-13T07:47:43.513-07:00I count myself fortunate that I have a few beautif...I count myself fortunate that I have a few beautiful letters from my grandmother (who passed away last year at the age of 103) and I have some handwritten recipes from her little sister that she wrote me when she was 100! Cherish the moments, yes?Carehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478474870247729611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-79024357525957563142009-07-13T05:35:42.556-07:002009-07-13T05:35:42.556-07:00It is fiction? Didn't knw that!
Well it has t...It is fiction? Didn't knw that!<br /><br />Well it has to be from my mom! I will cherish anything that she would she then... I just pray to God every now and then that I be fortunate to be with her.. whenever ...<br /><br />:)The Reading Momsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05654838944219228306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-38778080372521916832009-07-12T15:29:21.425-07:002009-07-12T15:29:21.425-07:00I was also confused, thinking that it was non-fict...I was also confused, thinking that it was non-fiction...until I read it. Once I read it and saw just how many words of wisdom a man on his death bed was able to share I figured something was up :) <br /><br />It really is a wealth of inspiration, a great quote book.Cheryl - Unadorned Bookhttp://unadorned-book.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-74928959406465983842009-07-12T06:03:10.922-07:002009-07-12T06:03:10.922-07:00I've been following the tour, and this is the ...I've been following the tour, and this is the first mention I've seen of it being fiction. Interesting.<br /><br />--Anna<br /><a href="http://diaryofaneccentric.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Diary of an Eccentric</a>Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-37487105609650132152009-07-11T23:02:29.388-07:002009-07-11T23:02:29.388-07:00I would wish that the last words would come from m...I would wish that the last words would come from my daughter. I hope that she would say that she loved me and that I could see my grandson.<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />Christine<br />womackcm@sbcglobal.netossmcalchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12008205204310879439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-21677797010799434442009-07-11T11:32:46.080-07:002009-07-11T11:32:46.080-07:00I've seen several reviews of this one and didn...I've seen several reviews of this one and didn't realize it's fiction until now.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com