24 February 2009 - St Andrews School Writers’ ClubOn 24 February, I was invited to give a talk to the St Andrews School Writers Club. Gill Leggatt, who teaches English and Geography at St Andrews school in Bedfordview, started this club. She invites a different writer every month to give a talk to the members. I must say, the thought of facing a group of high school girls and speaking about writing in general and my book in particular was rather intimidating. I was worried that an audience of schoolgirls would be far more critical and difficult to please than an audience of adults... |
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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... |