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Creative Writing
We have all been there; your deadline is looming and your web editor is chasing you, but when you sit
“If you treat your characters like people, they’ll reward you by being fully developed individuals.” – Don Roff Een van
Pruning your writing of unnecessary clutter is a great way to energize your prose. Here are six tips on
I started to write years ago, when I had small children. We’d moved to a fishing village on the West
How do you write a script for a video game? And how does writing for games differ from conventional story-telling?
In the summer of 2007 I decided to do a Short Story Writing Course with SA Writers’ College. This
Having a hard time getting your story to the level that you want it at? Struggling to sell it or
Books, blogs and courses offer valuable advice and guidance for writers, but to make the most of them, there are
The plot twist is the writer’s equivalent of magic: a sleight of hand, a puff of smoke and kazam! You
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Congratulations to Christie Williams from New Zealand for her story about procrastination. Christie wins our June contest. The closing date for the next My
Oh, the joy of your first job! How exciting, wonderful and, honestly, very disappointing. ‘First job blues’ is a
My favourite singer once told an interviewer that he started singing at the age of four. He said that by
Love at first word. My first word was ‘home’, and that word has stuck with me ever since. Home is
BY SUZETTE LEAL I would say that my venture into the world of words started thanks to Tchaikovsky. Had
“Dreams are goals I haven’t yet managed to reach.” During the course of my writing journey, I’ve actually considered stamping
BY STEPHANIE MILLAR “We’re moving to Durban next month,” my dad nonchalantly announced. He and my mum had
By Eileen Kennedy Scientists say there’s a specific region of the brain dedicated to writing. Somewhere between the prefrontal
BY DO HYUN KANG It all began the day I turned 100 days old. I don’t remember anything about the
BY CATHY MARTENS Ah, my elusive writing chops; where do they come from and where do they keep going?
Q & A WITH AWARD-WINNING WRITERS
BY THABISO SEKGOBELA He made cars.co.za one of the most trusted brands in South Africa. He published a book in
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
TRUDY DELAMARE asks veteran copy-editor Di Smith if machines can correct errors better than humans in this frank Q &
Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
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
Successful journalist Sarah Lang may have started her working life sleeping in her mother’s garage, but she has quickly climbed
Mandy Speechly has worked as a copywriter in the advertising industry for over fifteen years for leading international advertising agencies
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Boost your web writing career with these powerful apps. BY SARAH LLOYD We as 21st century writers are lucky to
Anyone can share their travel stories on the Web. However, it is the quality of your writing, editing and photos
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Logical flow is one of the trickier writing skills to master, but it is vital for good writing. Here’s a
Finally finished a piece of writing that you want to submit to an editor? Woohoo! But before you hit the
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Here are 11 ways to draw in your reader and keep them hooked. Each one of these ways takes time
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The plot twist is the writer’s equivalent of magic: a sleight of hand, a puff of smoke and kazam! You
After over a decade of judging thousands of short stories in our national writing competitions, our Writers’ College
In most stories, people talk to each other. Many readers enjoy the “talking bits” the most, and will happily