For a very long time I never saw myself as ever writing fiction. I was trained as a journalist. I’ve done TV, radio, online, print and photography. Fiction was something I like to read but never really thought of writing. Not to say I never dabbled in fiction. When I was in uni, I wrote a short story and sent… Read More
It’s been said that joining writing events and conferences is a must for aspiring writers. I have done my part and joined writers’ festivals, conferences and various sessions. So far, I’ve learned a lot of things from the ones I joined. It was money well spent. What I learned But there were also things that were quite confusing. To be… Read More
I was in the middle of my lunch break, watching Supernatural (I like those boys) on my computer while eating leftover escabeche, when the email popped up. “Sure, I’d be happy to see the first 50 pgs :)” Instantly, my appetite disappeared. My stomach knotted in tiny untieable knots. My heart palpitations began. There was deep breathing involved before I… Read More
Inspirations come from everywhere. All writers are told this. All writers know this, even if we don’t believe it sometimes. When I received an invite from Hardie Grant Egmont for the 2015 presentation of their books, I didn’t know what to expect. I’ve never been to an event like this before. But when I left the event, I took with… Read More
These are some of the basic things I’ve learned to double check when at work or writing something in general – blog or not blog. I still can’t get some things right sometimes but it helps to keep these things in mind. 1. Spell check Sometimes in the heat of passion (not that kind of passion), we forget to chck… Read More
I want to share with you how I got my freelance writing gigs. Let me be very clear, this post is about my experience. It is not a ‘how to’ post. If you want a good ‘how to’ on freelance writing you should download Allison Tait’s ebook. When I migrated to this country 11 years ago, my journalistic skills, as… Read More
