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Teaser Abayomi crossed her legs tightly, imagining possibilities that could have been. Suddenly, the independence she fought so long and fiercely for…

Free Chapters: I’m Not A Fucking Mop!

The true story of an ordinary woman who found saffron pastures at the heart of an abusive past. Available in EBook and Print.

20 MIN READ

Karma Crime

You're reading a FREE CHAPTER! Chapter One The pen may be mightier than the sword, but the ear is…

29 MIN READ

Dearly Beloved

You're reading a FREE CHAPTER! Chapter One Dearly beloved, what follows here is somewhat akin to finding out the…

26 MIN READ

Come Back Abayomi

You're reading TWO FREE CHAPTERS! Chapter One Abayomi slid the blade of her tenth anniversary letter opener into the flap sealing the…

53 MIN READ

Pravin Gordhan speaks at #JozisBBF. Image courtesy of jozisbbf.com

What the bleep happened at #JozisBBF?

Industry

If you weren’t there, ex-minister Pravin Gordhan encouraged writers to rise above ordinary events and draw the connections between them. That’s a…

11 MIN READ

Readers learn the same lessons as characters because they go through the same experiences together.

Oneliners

Conflict and Desire in Stories

It has been said often enough that stories are about conflict. Story structure is the tool to use to articulate that conflict…

10 MIN READ

Deciding what to Include?

Probably the most daunting problem you face when writing a story is what details to include. Often your notes and initial inspiration…

4 MIN READ

Rebels do it by themselves!

Creativity, Oneliners

4 Story Ingredients

Ok Imagine this: A beautiful Japanese spy is sent a Versace dress in a box. In it is an invitation and the…

Managing Story Ideas

A lot of ideas will come at you while writing. Whether you’re writing fiction or non-fiction, the challenge is to collect, process…

8 MIN READ

Bad Love

Based on a true story. Because people keep asking me about the time I interviewed the devil. Story: Yousuf Tilly Illustrations:…

35 MIN READ

Theme essentially illuminates something about life by showing characters having experiences, making choices, and showing the consequences.

Creativity, Oneliners

Finding easy topics for books

So you want to write a book, upload it Amazon or something, and need a good topic to write about? You'll…

Book covers that inspire sales

Industry

You may have written a killer book but it needs a face that will get the attention of readers. There are so…

3 Steps to writing strong proposals

Industry

Whether you're pitching your big idea to private companies, government or individuals, the problem you're faced with is how to make them care…

8 MIN READ

Green-light your creativity by seeing the value in your work.

Creativity, Oneliners