by Admin | Jan 22, 2013 | apartheid, Conflagration, fiction, historical fiction, human rights, literary agent, Sharpeville massacre, South Africa, teaching tales
This is a cautionary tale told by an experienced practitioner (me) directed mainly at myself to heed my own words. Earlier this week I received copies of the Portuguese translation of my parenting book, Que Pai Ou Mae Quer Ser?. Definitely an “UP” moment...
by Admin | Sep 8, 2012 | apartheid, Conflagration, creativity, fiction, historical fiction, human rights, Leela's Gift, literary agent, Sharpeville massacre, South Africa
In my last post on this topic I blogged on some aspects of the relationship of writers and editors. For myself I can report that while there is progress with my latest project, a historical novel, it is a vexed adventure. As you can see from the title of this post I...
by Admin | Apr 28, 2012 | apartheid, creativity, fiction, historical fiction, human rights, Leela's Gift, literary agent, meditation, mind structure, reconciliation, Sharpeville massacre
Apologies to my loyal readers for my lack of blogging activity in past months. Something has to give. Several months ago I began working with an editor on my latest fiction manuscript “Love Affair in the Shadow of Apartheid.” I have worked with many...
by Admin | Mar 3, 2012 | college, creativity, fiction, historical fiction, human rights, literary agent, meditation, Sharpeville massacre
Here is a progress report (as promised) on the process of getting a book to the market place if you have not been scared off by all the negative information on the demise of the publishing industry as we know it. Ebooks are the rage, but as I blogged previously,...
by Admin | Jan 30, 2012 | apartheid, fiction, historical fiction, human rights, Leela's Gift, literary agent, reconciliation, Sharpeville massacre
July 1960[1] Plettenberg Bay On the way to Jan Smuts Airport for my flight to Port Elizabeth, we park the Jag at the entrance to the Rivonia Police Station. The parking lot is mostly unoccupied early on this chilly winter morning on the Highveld. My breath...
by Admin | Jan 9, 2011 | apartheid, Children, creativity, fiction, human rights, Sharpeville massacre
© amazon.com 2011 Agaat, Marlene van Niekerk’s latest novel is worthy of being lauded as one of the great ones of any time and any place. Tolstoyan in its magnitude and impact, it is as ambitious in its themes as it is precise in its minutest details. Agaat,...
