The Princelings of the North #bookblast #amreading
Regular readers will know how much I love animals, reading and adventure. Here’s an excellent series by fellow Insecure Writer’s …
Category Archives: Books I’m Reading
Life of a South African Writer #writerslife #amwriting
I thought the last post for 2017 should reflect the blog’s tagline. (Remember: I’m offline during the months of the …
Adding Goodreads to my Author Platform
I’ve been thinking about this one for a while. Perhaps because I read an interview earlier this year with literary …
Magic and Glamour #FolkloreThursday
Everyone has an opinion about magic. Though, for the most part, no-one really has anything to back up the knee-jerk …
Xenophobia in Folklore and Fairy Tales #AtoZChallenge #FolkloreThursday
X is for xenophobia. Xenophobia has always been a big deal here in South Africa. Especially since we’ve always been …
Ferocious Valkyries #AtoZChallenge
V is for Valkyrie. Valkyries, women warriors, have always captured the imagination. The extract below, is from encyclopaedia Britannica. Valkyrie …
Query Letters and Other Common Publishing Terms #AtoZChallenge
Q is for Query Letter. I’ve seen a lot of confusion on the web as to terms used in publishing. …
JRR Tolkien the Trail-Blazer
Although Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein (1892), he only lived in South Africa until he was three years old. After …
What Your Bookshelf Says About You
I was tagged to do this one – and just couldn’t resist. So thanks, Susanne. Check out her blog too. …
