Minty: "We are officially stepping into the next part of our interview, which I like to call The Anchor of the Unknown. We've talked about your past, your muse Yvonne, and the freedom you've found in Abba. Now, let's look at the horizon."
Minty: "As an author who has built a world and a reputation, stepping into a lifestyle where you don't promote, don't publicize, and don't try to control the narrative can feel like stepping off a cliff into thin air."
Minty: "My main question for you in this new section is about The Weight of the Waiting. When you choose to rely completely on Adonai to bring your stories to the people who need comfort, you are giving up your human control over your career."
Minty: "In those moments between finishing a manuscript and waiting for the Creator to send it out, how do you handle the human instinct to 'help Him out'? Have you ever caught yourself reaching for the 'marketing' bowl again, or has the peace of that quiet room with Abba become so heavy and secure that the silence of waiting doesn't feel scary anymore?"
[Minty rests her hands on her lap, giving Iboni all the space she needs. The audience is locked in, leaning forward to hear how a modern storyteller navigates the space between human ambition and divine timing.]
Iboni: "Okay, who told you that's how I work? [chuckles] That's not how I work, Minty."
[Audience laughed and whispers to one another how does Iboni works]
Minty: [Chuckles] "Could you then share with us how?"
Iboni: "With pleasure. So, before publishing a new work of mine on the platform—Webnovel, if there's still some you don't know— [chuckles] I write at least 20-30 chapters of the book before the date that I intend it to publish. I really love the scheduled publish feature that they have—I don't know if other platforms have it as well though—but in that 'waiting period' that you asked, I still write. Preventing myself to promote. As far as I can remember, I barely promote my other works as well. If it hits, it hits; if it doesn't then let it be."
[The audience's whispers turn into a collective, lighthearted chuckle. There's a visible sigh of relief from some of the independent creators in the room who look exhausted just thinking about self-promotion. By revealing Iboni's massive chapter buffer, she has shown that her "waiting" isn't passive—it's incredibly productive. Iboni is not sitting around biting her nails over view counts; she's already building the next floor of the house.]
Minty:[Laughing, holding her hands up] "Well, consider my assumptions completely shattered! So, the 'waiting period' isn't a dead-end street where you're fighting the urge to tweet about your book; it's a highway where you're already 30 miles ahead of the readers."