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Writers and Agents: Artistic Odyssey 3

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...

Kruger National Park – Timeless Experience

by Admin | Aug 13, 2012 | apartheid, meditation, South Africa

Two weeks ago I arrived back in Boston from almost a month in Johannesburg and the Kruger National Park (the Park). To quote Charles Dickens “It was the best of times and the worst of times.” I left with what at the time was an undiagnosed abdominal issue and...

Editors and Agents: Artistic Odyssey

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,...

Love Story in the Shadow of Apartheid (First 1000 words)

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...

Generation E is You; Meet the Enneagram

by Admin | May 16, 2009 | Generation E, Parenting, young adults

Generation E is my name for the first generation of adolescents of the first decade of the twenty first century. Generation E is synonymous with you who are learning ecological and environmental awareness, utilizing educational methodologies designed to help you...