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This is an excerpt from an upcoming anthology by Nana Awere Damoah . Until now, Nana Damoah's writing has revolved around creative non-fiction, pulling out his experiences and experiences of varied people to motivate others shape their life. Most often, people are more willing to leave others dabble in their mistakes and only tweet the #RIP for facebook some few words when their crooked ways lead them to their lives. We have come to a point in time when people pity you when you're dead, afraid of telling you in the face that your ways will lead you to disaster for fear of 'hurting their feelings'. However, when you're gone they can shower you with all the advice you don't need. That's why I love Nana's two previous books: Through the Gates of Thoughts and Excursions in my Mind .  People have virtually become hypocrites, smiling and 'lol' even when they don't mean it, even when they say in their hearts 'WTF'. We are gradually becomi...

Title: Excursions in My Mind Author: Nana Awere Damoah Publishers: Athena Press Pages: 134 Year of First Publication: 2008 Country: Ghana Read for Amy's BAND Nana Awere Damoah 's book Excursions in my Mind  began that which was continued in Through the Gates of Thought . As in the latter, this book of inspiration used examples from the author's own life and from varied sources; prominent figures and books like the bible were not spared. The book was written in simple language and unlike many other books on motivation and inspiration, here the reader - perhaps the Ghanaian or African reader - could be able to relate quite well with most of the examples cited. Each series - as a chapter is referred to in this 134-page book - begins with a short story or an exposition of the theme or subject matter. The author then goes on to give 'Action Exercise' in an attempt to encouraging the reader implement that which he had read. Most at times this is f...

IMAG:   You have been writing that long, as I read in your book. But what inspired you to start writing? Which books did you read as a child growing up? NAD:   My very first article, published in “Through the Gates of Thought”, was written in 1993, so I trace my writing life to that year. But my appreciation of the literary and my involvement in things literary actually started much earlier, in the Preparatory school in the early ‘80s when each class had to perform a play a day before the vacation day. Small beginnings, appreciation of the arts, learning the rudiments of prose and poetry. I remember being taught, in preparation for the Common Entrance in preparatory school, to answer the question: write a story ending with ‘…and the boy learnt a lesson for life, that obedience is better than sacrifice.’ Small beginnings of creative writing. Then in Form one, in 1986, I wrote what I consider my first creative work, in (you won’t believe this) my history class: “A day in Ca...

Title: Through the Gates of Thought Genre: Non-Fiction (Inspirational) Publishers: Athena Press, London Pages: 134 (e-copy) Year of Publication: 2010 Country: Ghana Through the Gates of Thought is a book of inspiration written by a Chemical Engineer whose passion for the arts has seen his works published in different media and collections. Nana Awere Damoah 's second book, took me by surprise. When I first got the e-copy for review, I read the first chapter, referred to in the book as Gate 1 and nearly gave up continuing. I thought it was full of reminiscences and I am not one to brood over past events. However, I opened it again yesterday and read the Gate 2 and after the first two paragraphs I was hooked and I completed reading it in less than two hours. Whilst reading it I was encouraged to take two bold steps and one has bore fruits this morning. I had wanted to tell my boss that I don't feel involved in the research process and I would want to learn more...

  Nana Awere Damoah Nana Awere Damoah, the author of Excursions in My Mind, has published his latest book titled 'Through the Gates of Thought'. This book is a collection of stories, aphorisms, poetry and articles. Nana's literary exploit has taken him far and wide and his story 'Truth Floats' also appeared in the maiden edition of StoryTime's anthology African Roar .  Nana receives his education in both Ghana and the UK. He is a chemical engineer at Unilever and still finds time to write. He is a family man whose closeness to his family led him to dedicate a whole blog just for his children. Through the Gates of Thought promises to be an interesting read. I would be interviewing the engineer, father, writer, author and man of virtues soon on this blog. This new book is available on the world wide web through amazon.com click here to purchase... Nii Ayikwei Parkes Nii Ayikwei Parkes's poem ballast: a remix is one of the six shortlisted poems from over ...