Learn how to develop a strong throughline in your writing.
Join my 'Writing Strong Structure' course, this Saturday in Marina da Gama.
https://www.quicket.co.za/events/68970-craft-of-fiction-writing-creating-strong-structure/?fbclid=IwAR2TJwhEsZuWUVEnAuYaut76_28tVnFnBge2gwwE5jdGwy8_Y12Wtls8KsE ... See more

Check out this - portrait of you with your pets created by Karen Vermeulen, who designed the cover for the US version of The Thousand Steps (coming out in September).
It would make a brilliant birthday present. I might get her to do one of Ted and Miss Figgy, who lies on his lap every evening, exhausted by a day spent licking people. (the dog licks, not Ted - at least not that I know of). ... See more

I was talking to illustrator Savyra Meyer-Lippold recently about how when you see an exceptional piece of art you know that it's outstanding almost immediately.
What tells you this? Is it a feeling? Instinct?
For Savyra, it's a sense of wonder. For me, a really good piece of art takes me away to a different place - I enter its world.
This painting by Clare Menck takes me to the moonlit garden, the greyhounds and the water that she paints so marvellously. I'd give my eye teeth to have it on my wall permanently. ... See more

This is really interesting. N.K.Jemisin is only able to write full time by funding through Patreon. She gets funded to $3000 a month, which pays her rent and medical aid.
She should move to South Africa. She could rent a fine house and get top range medical aid for $2000 and still have money for sweeties. ... See more

Tell me a story about this little creature. Is it despairing? Rolling its eyes?
PS. You can buy it on Goop for $760.

Have you read Bridge to Terabithia? It’s an amazing piece of writing, one of my favourite children’s books. It’s so damn sad, without being maudlin, sentimental or mawkish. Katherine Paterson is such a deserving winner of the E B White award. ... See more

Need help with structuring your writing? Don't forget my workshop on Saturday 6th in Marina da Gama, Cape Town. Only a few places left.
You can buy tickets here: https://qkt.io/s5Ckeo

Walked past this dental surgery in Wynberg. I know in the top name the G must stand for Dr Good Fortune. But what does the I stand for in the second name? And where is Dr Outrageous Fortune? So many questions. ... See more

It's hard to know if you're hitting the mark when you're in a different country to your student. I have to rely on the student feedback collected by The Writers College
"Encouraging, honest, constructive" - the best kind of praise, in my book.

https://www.sawriterscollege.co.za/shop/CREATIVE+WRITING+COURSES/Basics+of+Creative+Writing.html ... See more