Phew, it’s been a while but my pen has been scribbling in my absence still. I’ve spent the past couple of weeks getting to know and working with amazing individuals. One of these people is an author who’s work we will be publishing and launching in the coming weeks. So as we wait, let’s get to know her better together so we can have a better appreciation for her work when her book finally hits the shelves.
1. May we please get your full name : Charmaine Chigwedere
- Do you perform your pieces?
No, I only write them. I write both poetry and short stories. I also blog.
- Do you have a stage name?
Whilst I don’t perform my pieces, I go by the name Winter Duckling.
- When did you start writing?
I fell in love with writing at a young age and penned my first work when I was in grade 7.
5. Why did you start writing?
I started writing because I wanted to share my thoughts with my friends and family and I felt that I could express myself better through my writings.
6. What genre would you classify your writing under?
Romance
7. Why did you choose, “Hey Stranger”, as the title of your book?
I choose “Hey Stranger” as the title of my book because I felt that many a times as people we tend to look for the right partners amongst the people we already know and ignore the strangers that we meet on a daily basis. The title in itself for me, means that sometimes we should learn to give room to the people we meet, get acquainted, start from there and the greatest love story of our lives might surprisingly blossom from there.
8. Who is your target audience?
With this publication, my target audience is anyone who is young at heart and anyone who believes in true and real love, even those who are pessimistic about it due to past experiences.
9. What do you hope people can take away from your book.
I hope after reading my book people can learn that not all relationships can lead to marriage, and that we shouldn’t take the hurt and pain from our past broken relationships into the current one as it may destroy something beautiful that we may not even get the chance to see.
10. Tell us more about yourself.
I was born and raised in Harare and I did my primary education at Budiriro 3 primary school. I did my O and A level studies at Nyashanu High School. I attained my bachelor of arts honors degree in Linguistics at the University of Zimbabwe. I love art, music, novels and short stories, and I love interacting with a lot of people and for that I created a blog where I just share with my readers and followers daily thoughts and some of my personal life lessons. I am a member of YALI (YOUNG AFRICAN LEADERS INITIATIVE). I joined this network because I love to learn on how to deal with issues of the world that happen daily pertaining to the political, social and economic sector, YALI was the right platform for me. Currently I am a Locum at PSMI, where i am working as a front desk officer.
11. What is the name of your blog?
It’s called, the winters corner.
thewinterscorner.wordpress.com
Acknowledgements from the Author in the book Hey Stranger:
My profound thanks to my mother, Mrs Emely Chigwedere and my twin sister, Chantelle Chigwedere, for their great support and prayers. To my friend Gabriella Nobrega, thank you for introducing me to my first editor, Realise Mwase. My cousin sister Samantha Chigwedere, thank you for pushing me into having this book published. I would like to express my gratitude to my publisher, Tsonga Mukololo Publications and my readers.
This book could not have been written without the help of countless individuals who helped with different ideas. To you all, I really appreciate you.
Most importantly, I want to acknowledge the Lord for it is He who directs my path and constantly reassures me that if I commit my work to Him all my plans will succeed.
Thank you for taking the time to get to know Miss Chigwedere, check out her blog and get acquainted with her wordplay as you wait for the release of her book.
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