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Who’s That Babe?
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THE OTHER SIDE OF KESEGO MOENG
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Tell us a bit about Kesego Moeng.
Kesego Moeng is a young vibrant woman,proud young other,mixologist,a plus size modeling founder, a lover of body and art, a new author who hails from a village called Mochudi in the beautiful country of Botswana aged 26 years. Her ambitions include being robust in the media industry and defining her passion plays to vibrate to her highest potential.
QYou are an author of a beautiful, motivational quotes-book, “Great News, I welcome You”. Tell us about this incredible book.
‘Great News I Welcome You’ is a beautiful compilation of 100 motivational quotes written under the first national lockdown which was provoked and declared due to the COVID19 pandemic and launched on the 7th of June, the book speaks to the inner you, the bowel of your thoughts and emotions. Not only is it a motivational quote book but it causes you to desire personal development on another level.
QAt what age did you know you had a passion for writing?At the age of 13, poetry is one of the things I would listen to, read, writeand it was then that I knew I had the passion to write.
QHow long on average did it take you to write the book?
It took me 2 days to write this beautiful piece of work.
QDoes writing in general energize or exhaust you? Writing energizes me as I write from the bowel of my soul and often times in the right state of mind/sanity
Would you say writing was your career goal? Never had I imagined that I would pursue writing as a career
Does your family support your career as a writer? Yes
QWhat would yousay is your interesting writingtwist?My interesting writing twist is that from the depth of my soul and my content is relatable.
QWhere did you get your quote ideas for the book? All quotes in my book come from a place of contentment, solicit, gratitude and the desire to spark hope and faith in another person.
QYou wrote a book and published it during a lockdown. Something many of us wouldn’t have the drive to. What was your inspiration/motivation?A dream is a dream until you turn it into a reality, I believe I had a thoughtful conversation with self in essence that if I do not share my compatibility with the world then I may never fully inspire people who do not have direct access to me, so why not spread my inspiration through a book.
QThe challenges you’ve experienced as a young author so far
I have experienced restrictions due to the COVID 19 pandemic such as printing and getting books out on time and most of the people want the book beyond the borders of Botswana.
QWhat did you learn about yourself while writing the book?I have realized that I am as powerful as I believe I am and that whatsoever I put my mind to, I can achieve it.
QFor other black women writers who would probably want to go into book writing, what would be your first advice to them?
My advice to other aspiring female authors is that, “write with essence and write from your heart, unapologetically!”.
Your favorite quote from your book has to be: ‘YOU ARE YOU AND THAT IS YOUR POWER’
Favorite childhoodbook… Amaryllis, a book we read at junior level.
Your current read… Great News I welcome you.
Tell us a bit about your plus size campaign
The journey to starting a plus size modelling agency came about during the lockdown as well. It’s still fairly new so be on the lookout for it.The Agency is called Precious Pearls Agency
Follow Kesego Moeng on her social media pages for more inspirational vibes @KesegoMoeng
―You Are You! And that‘s your Super Power ―