Caesarean Birthing is not a curse, it shouldn't be abused - Haleemah Alli Bankole

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.blogspot.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