Yup it surely has been a while. So here I am dusting off the cyber cobwebs up in this piece. Since November last year, I've had a show on BlogTalkRadio by the name of Nubian Scribes, where I'd basically chat for an hour or so on a range of topics, from sex to publishing. It was tedious and nerve-wracking at first and I was unsure if anyone but family I harassed into being my audience was listening. All the same, I stuck at it for a while on the premise that if nothing else, it was good practice my impromptu speaking that I felt could be improved upon for the sake of my desire to be a motivational speaker. There were times that I hosted the show whilst in pain, others that I simply couldn't do it at all. In time I did generate a stream of regular listeners and it was fun, though very taxing (you'd be surprised just how much talking for one hour straight can take out of you!). I wish I could say I maintained consistency with it, but to be honest, I found it very exhausting, especially as I was in the process of completing my second and third novels at the same time.
Who knew that my time as a self-proclaimed radio show host would bring me in perfect alignment with being presented with the opportunity to do it for real on a proper radio station? Well 11 months later, that's exactly what I am doing. I now host my own 2hr show on BrentYouthRadio.com every Wednesday at 12-2pm under the alias of N9nth Degree. At the time I had only planned to stay for a few weeks, despite having been invited to become a permanent fixture, but what can I say? I'm loving the calling! I'm now spending most of my evenings editing music and developing playlists for my next show. I can't even remember the last time I wrote, but worry not, now that I'm really getting a hang of things, I'm getting back on the ball with the novels ;).
