Here's the question that lurks in the back of the mind of many writers … am I actually qualified to write a book? The book could be about...

Where are you going with all this writing? Well, you are mostly likely shooting for a minimum of 50,000 words. Why 50,000? It is the...

Where are you going with all this writing? Well, you are mostly likely shooting for a minimum of 50,000 words. Why 50,000? It is the...

It takes a lot to write a novel. Even those who haven’t tried would say, “well, duh!” to this. But it’s not so much the mind space or the sh

It takes a lot to write a novel. Even those who haven’t tried would say, “well, duh!” to this. But it’s not so much the mind space or the sh

What is original thought in writing? And all those things you think….. those ideas you have….. Are you aware where they come from?  Are...

What is original thought in writing? And all those things you think….. those ideas you have….. Are you aware where they come from?  Are...

Feelings follow action. A story about the power of coaching. KAREN MARGINOT MAY 03, 2024 This is a guest post by KAREN MARGINOT OF SOBER...

Feelings follow action. A story about the power of coaching. KAREN MARGINOT MAY 03, 2024 This is a guest post by KAREN MARGINOT OF SOBER...

1.   How long will this book take? 2.    Can I get on the New York Times Bestseller list? 3.    Where do I start? 4.    Why are publishers

1.   How long will this book take? 2.    Can I get on the New York Times Bestseller list? 3.    Where do I start? 4.    Why are publishers

What am I doing here? It’s an easy Sunday morning and I am sitting on a cold concrete floor with my legs stretched out in front of me and a six-kilogram black hen on the top my head. I really should not be here. I am a frazzled, but reasonably mature, hip and working mother of two small kids at age 34. And Sundays are rest and wine days. I should be at my parents’ house by the beach in Simonstown looking out over the yachts sailing. Soon I should be sitting down for a Sund

Prologue to Love and Above What am I doing here? It’s an easy Sunday morning and I am sitting on a cold concrete floor with my legs...

Should you pitch a traditional publisher or bite the bullet, pay and self-publish or independently publish?   This is an important question that all authors need to ask themselves. The truth is, only a fraction of books and authors will get a publishing deal with a traditional publisher (think Penguin, Little Brown, Pan MacMillan)   A traditional publishing deal means this publisher will pick up all of the costs  of producing your book,and they will pick up the costs of distr

Should you pitch a traditional publisher or simply bite the bullet and self-publish (or indie publish)? This is an important question and...

There are two steps to this process. Step 1: Get an ISBN Step 2: Order a barcode The National Library of South Africa (NLSA) is the...

There are two steps to this process. Step 1: Get an ISBN Step 2: Order a barcode The National Library of South Africa (NLSA) is the...

‘When you write non-fiction, you sit down at your desk with a pile of notebooks, newspaper clippings, and books and you research and put...

‘When you write non-fiction, you sit down at your desk with a pile of notebooks, newspaper clippings, and books and you research and put...

You’re in deep trouble if you get your wardrobe wrong for a stay on island of Lamu on the Kenyan coast. The tiny winding lanes that snake...