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Creative Writing
We thought we’d kickstart your week with these ten recommended articles for fiction writers. Got a few minutes? Then
Nicholas Sparks is a multiple New York Times bestselling novelist. MONIQUE JAFTHA looks at his writing process and how his
Born in Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, Nametso Dorothy Ponchi is just getting started. At only 26 years
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Craig Higginson, a historical novelist, has a brave approach to research in fiction. He claims that many writers in the
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BY BEATRICE ELLIS As the writer on the radio was being interviewed, I heard her say, “Think of something
Hilary Murray, author of Choices, describes her first forays as a writer into the publishing industry – and the genre
BY PRAJKTA BUDJADE In a self-defense class I once took, the instructor said, “Never engage in a confrontation
MY daughter has wrapped a scarf around her head as if to hold her brains together. She is writing
BY ROLINE GALVAN It was written in big red letters on my paper: “USE SIMPLE SENTENCES.” The first thing
BY DAVID WHITAKER My first book was self-published. I wrote every word and illustrated it myself. I also cut
I’m standing on the side of a road. It’s an unremarkable road, but then, why would it be otherwise? Its
BY MIKE CASTO Joe Lansdale, the award-winning author of 45 novels, sat on the stage and told us, “Write as
BY TRACY SOLEA A bright gold sticker in my purple exercise book marks the day I
The best advice I ever received about writing came from highly successful Australian children’s author John Heffernan about 25 years
Q & A WITH AWARD-WINNING WRITERS
When Lotta received her ‘Local Hero’ award in 2014, she celebrated it with lime and soda rather than bubbly. Lotta
Alex Smith’s most recent novel ‘Devilskein & Dearlove’ is a YA Fantasy, described by the ‘Sunday Times’ as “a magical
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
For someone with a curious streak and a passion for Japanese design, Fiona Wilson may have one of the
Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
BY THABISO SEKGOBELA He made cars.co.za one of the most trusted brands in South Africa. He published a book in
Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998
New Zealand Poet Laureate, Dr Selina Tusitala-Marsh Selina Tusitala-Marsh has published three critically acclaimed collections of poetry. She was the
Karen Jeynes is a well-known, award-winning playwright whose work includes “Laying Blame”, “sky too big”, “Don’t Mention Sex”, “Kiss
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