Hello my Freaky Darlings, This weekend saw the launch for the World Book Day charity event in support of Literacy, which is the brain child of Justin Germishuys, who won the ‘The Citizen’ book prize for his first novel: The Discoveries of Whispish. The event was held at the Botanical Gardens in Pretoria. The constant rain … Continue reading World Book Day!
Life as a SA writer
Updates and Stuff
Hello my Freaky Darlings, This weekend saw the launches of two books by great South African authors. Deadlands by Lily Herne and Black Heart by Mike Nicol. It always excites me when I see authors I know doing great things. I also made it onto BookSA and got a carrot from them (apparetly a good thing), … Continue reading Updates and Stuff
True Story. Promise!
Hello my Freaky Darlings, Writers are often accused of being liars. Lets face it, our job description is making shit up. But there are times when we do tell the truth, or as close to the truth as we can get. There are, after all, three versions to the truth - my side, your side, … Continue reading True Story. Promise!
Lit Fests and Story Time
Hello my Freaky Darlings, Last year, as you know, I attended Word Horror Con in Brighton. It was the first literary event I'd ever attended, it was also one of the most amazing weekends of my life. I met so many interesting people and in some ways it was one of those life changing events. … Continue reading Lit Fests and Story Time
Joan De La Haye 