𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁: 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲.
2025 was a transformative year behind the keyboard.ooh the high-energy momentum of seeing pieces go live in 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘚𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦 and, my debut non-fiction piece finding it's forever home at 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. Between the quiet hours of drafting, and watching a short story convert to a TV show; I've been reflecting on what it means to be a working writer in today's shifting digital landscape. The recent awards and recognition in the Tell Her Story 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦 alongside other creative women in Africa were a humbling highlight. However, the real reward has been the dialogues sparked by the stories I write. I have perused blogs discussing themes, Book Riot for instance, categorised Mumbi's Rapture among the six Sci-Fi stories to read. Each of these commentaries have challenged the 'algorithim' of my creative process. 𝗔 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗰...
