Tag Archives: success

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 [...]

By Gerhi Janse van Vuuren | Posted in Afrikaans, Freedom & Identity, Plain and Simple | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments (3)

How to conquer the world by starting small

December 18, 2009 – 5:01 pm

And I’m posting in English again. Funny reasons why.
Although my mother tongue is Afrikaans I have been writing in English so long that fingers default. When I check my writing I find places where I should have typed “en” and I have typed “and”. It means the same thing but it makes for a wonky [...]

By Gerhi Janse van Vuuren | Posted in Die Wit Hond, Fiction Writing, Novels I'm Writing, Plain and Simple, To write a book, Writing | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Why is it so hard to write a novel? Here are 4 possible reasons

November 26, 2009 – 9:00 am

At the moment I cannot yet tell you how to write a novel because I have not yet been able to do it. Why is it hard to do something that you can explain quite simply?
I do not and cannot know why it is hard for you. But because I am trying I have been [...]

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A writing plan – Get one!

May 29, 2009 – 9:00 am

I think a writing plan might be a good thing to put on my to do list. Here is why.
I just read a quote in terms of something entirely different which I will translate to writing:
Somewhere in the world, at a time that you are not writing, somebody else is writing. And when it comes [...]

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