Lawrence Darmani

Lawrence Darmani is a Ghanaian novelist, poet, and publisher. His first novel, Grief Child which was written in the year 1991,won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize as the best first book from Africa in 1992. He also writes devotional articles for Our Daily Bread,[which touches the lives of many Christians around the world. He fellowships with the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. He is the editor of Step magazine and CEO of Step Publishers. He is married with two daughters and lives in Accra. Quotes No matter who you are– an administrator, a driver, a pastor–it is possible for God to call you into Christian writing, because God wants to use books to reach many people, in places where we ourselves cannot reach. And in times when we cannot say anything, what we have written can communicate.” can call anyone to write We seek to produce quality work. We want to be effective writers…. The fact that we are Christians should propel us to write effectively because God demands diligence and excellence…. I pray that for us whom the Lord has called to write that we would feel it within our souls to write effectively.” diligence and excellence If God’s called you to be a writer, you want to discuss your writing with God all the time and commit your writing to God…. While you work, remember who you are. You are writing for the King. There is no substitute for persistence, diligence, hard work and never giving up. It’s a message I’d love to have ringing in our ears every day.” Take a stand in your writing. Make your views strong. State your opinion passionately. Readers have questions and issues, and they anticipate your writing will provide guidance and help. God calls people to write to endow us with revelation and to touch many people’s hearts with what we write.” He talks about take a stand in your writing. We write little by little, piece by piece, day by day. I’ve heard a lot of people say, ‘When I retire I will have a lot of time to write,’ but simply having time on your hands doesn’t guarantee you’ll produce. It’s a matter of doing it bit by bit…. Every day new ideas grow; you cannot have all of them at the same time.” He talks about writing bit by bit It is a contradiction of terms to say you are a writer and yet you are not reading. Because if you’re not reading, how are you able to generate enough ideas for what you’re writing?…. I still enjoy reading, I have a library full of books and I love sharing my books with other people–although sometimes they don’t come back but that’s OK, the books are out there.” To become an effective trainer, we need to remember that training and equipping others is both a calling and an injunction. “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another” (Proverbs 27:17). The Lord wants us to sharpen others for them to write for Him. External links Category:Living people Category:Novelists from Ghana Category:Poets from Ghana