As Ghanaians commemorate the late Ghanaian prolific writer, Ama Ata Aidoo, following her passing, Elder Patrick M. Hagan, a Ghanaian writer credited with eight (8) books, has appealed to Ghanaians to support the works of Ghanaian writers. This support he said will enable them to continue writing and reach a wider global audience.
During the launch of his 8th book, titled “Games Men Play That Women Hate,” in Tarkwa, Elder Patrick M. Hagan emphasized that many Ghanaian writers possess a passion for creating numerous books but said passion alone is insufficient to sustain their endeavours without the necessary patronage.
“Passion alone cannot produce these books. It takes good money to bring what one is passionate about to fruition. That is why I want to crave your indulgence to come on board with me through your generous contributions so that we can glut the whole world with these spirit-filled writings that have the power to free people from their bondage. My vision for this book is to translate it into about hundred (100) languages in the world so that the message can go down very well to all people in all nations,” he appealed.
Highlighting the 256-page book, “Games Men Play That Women Hate,” which also commemorates the 20th anniversary of his initial publication in 2003, Elder Patrick M. Hagan said he drew inspiration from his 15 years of counselling married individuals and those contemplating marriage.
“As an Elder of the Church of Pentecost, the inspiration for writing this book is coming from my counselling of a lot of people in marriages and I realize that I talk to a lot of people, especially women. They encounter a lot of issues with some, a lot of pain. So as I was counselling them, I realised that in order to touch the world, there are many people that you might not be able to meet physically. I then decided to condense them into a book so that the people who are not in my immediate environment, could also have access…women are going through all kinds of things. Men are also going through some things.
“I’m supposed to write on games men play that women hate, games women play that the men hate, games men play that women love, games women play that men love. So it is a four-pack. But then as a man, I decided to write this one first, other ones will come”, he pointed out.
He added that the book looks at all the things that our marital people are supposed to do, based on a lot of research hence people should endeavour to read.
“Some of these games in the book include, ‘Discussing Her Sex-life With A Third Party, Disgracing Her In Public, Having A Side-Chick Who Is Extravagant Than The Madam, Saving The World At The Expense of Home, Being Abusive & Intolerant, Selling Her For “Money”, Treating Her As A Slave or Servant, Initiating Needless “Cold Wars”, etc’. You are not only buying or reading a book that is about relationships, you are reading a book that is literature. You can find all the ways that we can think about and contains great information that even goes outside of the purview of marital relations,“ he noted.
From his hometown of “Prestea-Himan where he engaged in scrap-scavenging, galamsey-locoboy activities among other activities, Elder Patrick M. Hagan said he was motivated to write by his father while growing up.
“My father, apart from his mining job wrote and recited proverbial poems (popularly known as “Awensem”) at durbars, funerals, weddings, Independence Day celebrations and indeed any form of gatherings that involved human beings…I think he gave me the impetus to engage myself in the reading of a lot of Christian literature when I entered KNUST in 1996. So, by 2000 when I was exiting the university as a Metallurgical Engineer, I already knew that I was going to be an author,” he revealed.
The first copy of the “Games Men Play That Women Hate”, was bought for GH10,000.