Tag: Writer
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You should have seen my son’s face when I gave him a dictionary for his birthday
He was speechless, but he soon learned the true meaning of words.
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Life secrets of the Tuesday writers’ sisterhood
As we tell our stories, we learn to walk the tightrope of change.
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Why I’m So Happily Looking Forward to Never Retiring
I’m 48 now, so retirement isn’t really on the horizon for me yet, but it also isn’t even vaguely in my plan for my life.
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The Agony & Joy of Building a Room of My Own
It all started with a few sketches of her dream studio while looking at the empty yard where she used to play, run around and climb the apricot tree, writes Nobantu Shabangu.
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The sweet, mad agony of having written a book
From the first outline of an idea to the click of a key that sends the final manuscript to your publisher, the process of writing a book is deeply emotional one, says Dorothy Black
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How independence saved Ivo Vegter’s life
The idea of being a writer is romantic. Fame and fortune seem only a few successful blog posts, or a book, away. But don’t fool yourself. Few writers get rich writing. Most eke out a very modest living, writes Ivo Vegter