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| Dr. Mccoy |
SPEAKING PEN INTERNATIONAL CONCEPT - SPIC
Let’s begin! Introduce yourself to the house sir. Tell
the house about yourself and your early life. And what you do?
OKPARA EMEKA MCCOY:
My full name is Okpara Innocent Emeka. I am a medical doctor, fully trained in Uniport, and I have keen interest in creative writing, youth development and politics.
My full name is Okpara Innocent Emeka. I am a medical doctor, fully trained in Uniport, and I have keen interest in creative writing, youth development and politics.
SPEAKING PEN INTERNATIONAL CONCEPT - SPIC
Interesting... When did you first know you wanted
to become a writer?
OKPARA EMEKA MCCOY:
I started writing soon after I started reading with
appreciable level of understanding. I had this uncle who was a school principal
and his children challenged me to read voraciously. I made my first attempt to
write a story after reading 'people are living there', and since then, as early
as the age of 10, I knew I was going to be a writer some day. And I vowed to be
a good one. That resolve led me to taking an online course in creative writing
when I was in Year 3 in medical school.
SPEAKING PEN INTERNATIONAL CONCEPT - SPIC
Where did you get the inspiration to write HIDDEN
HALOES?
OKPARA EMEKA MCCOY:
The inspiration for Hidden Haloes was drawn from my
immediate environment in the Dline line area of Port Harcourt. I lived in an
area where there were many young children whose future spelled the word
'unpredictable' in a negative way. These were children living in the lowest
rung of the societal lather and no one cares as far as I could see. I needed to
tell a story of hope to/about them!
SPEAKING PEN INTERNATIONAL CONCEPT - SPIC
What do hidden haloes mean sir?
OKPARA EMEKA MCCOY:
Haloes are the circle of light around the head of
saints which signify 'glory'. Some the children I mentioned earlier, unlike
their counterparts from rich homes who we could easily guess were heading
somewhere, had their haloes hidden, hence HIDDEN HALOES.
SPEAKING PEN INTERNATIONAL CONCEPT - SPIC
Cool! What do you do in your spare time?
OKPARA EMEKA MCCOY:
In my spare time I play chess, play soul music and
sing along, really loud! I also read all sorts of stuff. I also love discussing
politics. I've been an active member of 'the arena' and 'the parliament' which
are small gatherings where my colleagues in med. school and then BMSH discuss
topical national issues and debate possible solutions.
SPEAKING PEN INTERNATIONAL CONCEPT - SPIC
Wow...! I love chess too and scrabble! You are parliamentarian
on campus right? How did you blend it up with your highly demanding medicine
course sir?
OKPARA EMEKA MCCOY:
OKPARA EMEKA MCCOY:
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