Category Archives: Plain and Simple

Simply the things that don’t fit anywhere else

South Africa related questions asked and answered

March 1, 2010 – 9:39 am

I have been having a conversation with Lucas in the comment threads on my blog. Recently he came back with a number of questions. He did not say exactly why he was asking but I find the questions interesting enough to answer them anyway. So here’s my gut feel unedited first responses:
1. How do u [...]

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How am I doing?

February 14, 2010 – 11:43 am

You are most welcome to give me feedback on any post on this blog. How will I know if what I am offering sucks or not?
But this post is specifically for feedback. This post is a place to start a conversation where you can engage with me about the stupid decisions you think I’m making. [...]

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Three pages read and a change in plans

January 5, 2010 – 7:13 pm

I have started on the first lesson of the How to Revise Your Novel course. One task in the lesson is to read through your whole manuscript marking certain things as you read.
I have done three pages so far and have 90 to go. Yes, I have a pretty short manuscript. I pity the people [...]

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The second morning writing

January 5, 2010 – 5:50 am

I have to make time to write and one way I have used before and decided to use again is to get up at five in the morning. Yesterday I got up and typed up the scene I have been preparing.
This morning getting up was a lot harder. It is as if there is more [...]

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The start to finishing a novel in 2010

January 3, 2010 – 9:59 pm

My most prominent resolution this year is to write and finish a novel. At the moment I am working on an Afrikaans YA novel with the wonky heavyweight title of: Die geheimenis van die blou lig en die wit hond (The mystery of the blue light and the white dog).
I start this year with what [...]

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