Q- Tell us more about S.A
Ibrahim
S.A.
Ibrahim is acronym for Sarafadeen Ayomide Ibrahim; an Osun state indigene who
has lived all his life in Ibadan. I come from a family of 4 (my parents
inclusive). A copy editor, content writer and SEO (Search Engine
Optimiser).
Q- How did you discover
your passion for writing?
Writing
didn't start as 'writing' for me. It started from having an eye for errors (the
simple definition for editing). I remember reading books and jotting the errors
therein, in the stead of understanding the content.
I remember avoiding conversations with people because I found their use of the English language offensive. I had, and still have, a strong aversion to blunders. When I read, I subvocalise. So, even if I were made to read a writing stacked with errors, it doesn't sift into my head with the errors; my subvocal self corrects it.
So,
it happened that I stumbled upon an article emphasising the importance of sex
dolls. The article had no blunders but the content didn't align with my
thoughts as a person. So, in an attempt to refute the work and condemn the plasticity
hinged to humanistic affiliations, I wrote my first article. I was bred by a
mother who would always reiterate the importance of upholding good
relationships with people and, if need be to part, shouldn't be on bad terms
and this, to some extent, shaped my view of the world.
Hitherto
writing the refutational essay, I dug into and consumed a lot of web pages and
books bought by my mother. This research made me realise that there were
happenings that needed recourse in their doings if we were to realistically
exist as humans.
Basically,
that was how I started. Although, during my pre-teenage days, my mother being a
language connoisseur constantly dished out writing assignments to me which she
would later edit and give me to pore over my grammatical and mechanical
mistakes.
Q- Tell us 5 random facts
about yourself
5
Random facts about me? Wow.
2.
I am averse to swallows. I hate them a lot.
3.
I subsist on bread.
4.
I talk, a lot!
5.
I have a very soft heart; seeing people cry makes me cry, too.
Writing
to me now, is an avenue to pour, to express myself in ways that sooth my
person. I like to classify writing as an opportunity to share my opinions with
people, to let people feel things before they experience it (grief, war, etc).
When people feel glum happenings before this experience them, they are nudged
to "pity" people stuck in those situations and become more
humane.
Q- What is your major
source of inspiration?
Q- What have you gained
as a writer?
So,
I have gained peace from the inside. I can now express anything I want to and
its everything, for me.
Q- Where do you see
yourself in 5 years’ time?
I
see myself making a whole lot of magic!
Q- Any plans for the
nearest future?
Yes.
Many plans.
Q- What challenges do you
think writers face in Nigeria? How can they be solved?
I
think Nigerian writers are not getting as much support as they need and
deserve. This clime views writers as wretched and this stereotypic nuance can
be pillaged if writing becomes one of the most lucrative jobs in the country.
The
literary atmosphere here is stiff. Very stiff, even with the quality of works
churned out.
Q - Tell us a weird
feature you possess that most people do not know
Q- Your happiest moment
I
lose memory of things easily. Pardon me. That's how my brain is. I really do
not remember anything that happened to me in 2018.
But,
I'd say my happiest moment was when my mom's motor neurons awoke from being
supine after a surgery.
Q- Your favourite colour
Black
& blue.
Q- Your favourite celebrity
Siedd.
Q- Your favourite food
I
do not have a favorite food but I enjoy eating bread.
Q- Who is/are your role model(s)?
Everyone is my mentor and
no one is. Haha. The truth is I have a list of mentors whom I overtly take cues
from, and, owing to the fact that I am vested in up to ¾ career trajectories, I
have many. Sir Jide Badmus taught me word economy overtly and covertly, Michael
Akuchie; simplicity, Aremu Adams; fluidity, Nome Pat; language and form, Mark
Manson; subjectivism, Taofeek Ayeyemi; style and voice. RMG; imageries and so
many of them. It’d be safe to say I still am under mentoring.
Q- Your favourite choice
of holiday destination
Kuwait
/ any Arabian country. I'd really love to tour the gulf.
Q- Your social media
platforms for fans to reach you
I
tweet @essayibrahim2.
My
Facebook name is S.A. Ibrahim.
This is really great, I've know S.A for quite a while now and I love to call him ESSAY instead. He's a mentor, a role model and a guide.
ReplyDeleteBarakallahu feeh Brother!!
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