I write stories that can fall into any race or culture. My stories feature African American women and other race, the stories aren’t inherently belonging to any one culture. We can be Nigerians but write about other cultures, become more diverse in our creative thinking.I don’t think because I am African that my sole duty is to write about Africa by just being African no matter what I write I represent my culture. Being in America as an African, we can tap into the Hollywood, it is not conforming but rather blending cultures. I want to be part of the wave of young people that are branching out strongly into the whole of media. The immigrant experience says you must have a qualified profession.

One of the reasons I became a writer is because I was trying to explore my talent outside of just reading school books. For my generation, I want more of us to be more creative, to become more movie producers, writers or directors. My parents always strived to be successful when they came to the U.S- they saw the medical field or professional fields as the only gateway to success. I see myself as part of the second generation immigrants that feels somewhat disconnected from their home country.

My parents are Nigerians, they are Igbos. I was born in Montreal Canada, and I have grown up in the States. We don’t write the same genre but she serves as a big inspiration because we share the same heritage and I find her narratives very brilliantly told. One of my favorite African writers that inspire me is Chimamanda Adichie, the author of Americanah. Her writing takes you into an escape from your reality, just like Shonda Rhimes does with her television series, JJ Mcavoy says she loves the ruthlessness of Shonda Rhimes’ work and her ability to tell stories that transcends all barriers, not about your race or background- that ability to weave narratives about all works of life and insert diversity into her stories without you realizing she is doing it.Īs a young best-selling writer who uses the pen name “JJ MCAVOY”, for this interview, we go into unveiling the writer and get to understand her as an African Triumph, her experience starting out as a young female writer abroad and the inspiration she serves to her readers…Įvery time I go to Nigeria, there is an inspiration for me to keep writing, JJ Mcavoy says.

She writes crime fiction, romance, dark romance and romantic comedies (look for her in sports romance too in 2017).

JJ Mcavoy’s first book was published by The Writer’s Coffee Shop, who are the same publishers that first picked up the famous book “50 Shades of Grey”. When you see the cover of her books and when you actually get to read her books, you would not get the sense of where she is from.

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