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Welcome to my website, and thanks for visiting.
Some background on me - I've always been an avid thriller reader with a fondness for baddies. In fact, my favourite childhood toy was a highly dubious looking hand puppet named Fobber the Robber. A year and a half ago, I had the crazy idea that I should write a novel in my favourite genre. Living in Johannesburg, South Africa, one of the most dangerous, crime-ridden cities in the world, provided a fertile field of inspiration. The result is Random Violence, due to be published by Umuzi in August 2008. I'm currently busy with my next novel, Gangsters' Paradise - same setting, different cast. Read more below... and I'd love to hear from prospective readers as well as published and unpublished writers. Writing tips will be posted on this site in the near future.  |
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| 23 June 2008 - Night of the Stars
I've had a lot of wonderful experiences since my novel got accepted. Some big - like my novel getting accepted. Some small - my cat respects me more now that I'm a published writer (although I may be wrong about this). But one of the most special and memorable was the recent Umuzi Night of the Stars, held at the Park Hyatt hotel in Rosebank, Johannesburg. The reasons why this was such an awesome event were as follows: Firstly, it was the first-ever event of its kind that I have ever been to as a novelist. And for that reason it is unique. My sister, who has written seven children's books, explained to me a while ago that you never have any authorial experience quite like the first one. The writing, the waiting, the anticipation, the pain of rejection, the long, long months in between acceptance and publication - these are all things to treasure because never again will you be a "book virgin", able to experience them with the same intensity and utter ignorance about what to expect. |