So when I first decided to write my novel (in September of last year), I researched the numbers. An average novel is between 80 and 120,000 words. So right then and there, I set myself a goal of 100,000 words. In the early hours of this morning, I reached and surpassed that number. 11 months […]
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Settling into Jozi nicely by ending my busy day with a 90min Forrest yoga class. Forrest Yoga is so named after Ana Forrest, an advanced (almost 40 years experience) yoga instructor from the U.S. I trained with Mel at Yoga Warrior. Mel is one of my favourite instructors. She takes the class on a beautiful […]
I’m in Jozi town for a couple of days where I hope to finally finish my novel. I’m now at 97,000 words which is roughly 280 pages of a standard book. My target has always been 100,000 words and it’s uncanny how I have managed to come so close to this number (my guess is […]
I went to The Book Lounge yesterday, a quaint little independent bookstore in Roeland Street, Cape Town (cnr Buitenkant) for Lauren Beukes’ launch of her latest novel Broken Monsters. Here is a synopsis from her website: Detective Gabi Versado has hunted down many monsters during her eight years in Homicide. She’s seen stupidity, corruption and just plain badness. But […]