I know I say it in the post itself, but this honestly was one of the most rewarding and terrifying moments of my life! The librarian at Kingsway High School reached out to me after having read my debut novel ‘The Ridge‘, letting me know if I were ever back in Amanzimtoti, she’d love to…
For anyone who caught my post towards the end of July, either here on on facebook, you may already know that I found June a bit of a struggle. I’m generally quite a positive person, who tends not to worry about things unless they’re actually happening — mostly because I feel it’s a waste of…
Grab the second instalment to the Amanzimtoti Series, FREE, for the next few days only! June has been a bit of a rollercoaster of a month for me so far, and with enough ups and downs I honestly don’t know what day of the week it is anymore. So much so, I’d actually forgotten I was…
If I’ve done nothing else this month, at least I can say I’ve done a ton of reading! I intended to read The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton this month, but after finishing a Matthew Reilly novel in April, I had a hankering to re-read my boy Reilly instead. Reading This month I read:…
On May 1st I announced I would be running a five day promotion on Amazon, to allow my first novel The Ridge (Amanzimtoti 1) to be purchased for FREE. We’re half-way through the promotion window and I have to say, you do not disappoint! On the first day of the promotion, The Ridge, ended up at #10,…
Dusting this old thing off to once again bring you The Rough Draft, whereby I keep you updated on where I am in regards to my reading, writing, and other authorly goals. Unless, by some miracle, I actually start doing more ‘authorly’ things over the course of the month, I’ll be posting this review on the…
Congratulations to Elizabeth who is this months Goodreads Giveaway winner, having beaten almost 1500 other people to claim a copy of the first Amanzimtoti series novel! Well done, Elizabeth, your copy will shortly find its way to you in Canada! + Goodreads Giveaway + Add to Shelf + + Other Competitions & Giveaways +
Huge congrats go to… Andreja, Angie, Charlize, Hulttio, Kaitlin, Paul, Sandra, Shauna, Tara, & Teon for winning the signed bookcards, featuring “The Ridge” cover art!! And, because I’ve just received the bookcards for “Inyoni Rocks” and am feeling pretty generous as a result, you guys will all be the first to receive the signed…
Congratulations to Anastasia who is this months Goodreads Giveaway winner! I ran this giveaway a little longer than a month, and ended up with almost 1700 people enter to win a signed copy of Amanzimtoti: The Ridge! Talk about overwhelming! Well done, Anastasia, your copy will shortly find its way to you in Indonesia! +…
And the winner is… Jade Congratulations! Jade will soon be receiving a signed copy of the first Amanzimtoti series novel, The Ridge, along with a selection of South African sweeties as featured in the novels. Didn’t win…? Don’t worry! I was completely blown away by the number of entrants this giveaway received. Having expected around…