@toklaham-veruzia I’m sorry for taking an age to reply to you! Thank you–your reply is very helpful, especially as my one character has a negative arc.

@zee yes, that does make sense, and is something I hadn’t considered before.

@dacelo that sounds like a good idea.

Thank you both!

@kristianne-hassman cool 🙂 maybe if I head up to Joburg one day we could meet.

And I’ll keep you in mind when my story is written

@claire-h Yep, I also love picking up books at a bargain. Some of my favorite places are second-hand bookshops. Or any kind of second-hand shop (which usually has books as well).

Your story sounds like it’s going to be fun! Memory wipes – you’re going to have a blast writing it!  And yes, it is always difficult to know when to stop planning and…[Read more]

@kristianne-hassman Thank you for the welcome! If you don’t mind my asking, which part of SA are you in? I’m in KZN 🙂

So I’m technically between projects at the moment. The one I’ve finished is for the back corner of the bottom drawer. I’m wanting to challenge myself to write a fantasy trilogy, and am planning to do the world-building and…[Read more]

Thanks for the welcome, @Zee 🙂 it’s good to see you here

@wingiby-iggiby, nice to meet you. I love South Africa, but that’s understandable when I admit to never having left South African soil. This is home. The people, the cultures, the land, it’s mine in a way that’s difficult to describe. “I am African, not because I was born in Africa, but…[Read more]