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,…
In celebration of the launch of the second Amanzimtoti series novel, Inyoni Rocks, I’m hosting a giveaway to thank all my readers for their continuing support! I have one Signed Paperback copy of the first novel, The Ridge, available, along with a selection of South African sweeties! …ever wondered what those grape chappies taste like? 😉 Well,…
It’s been an exciting year already and we’re only into the second week of January! On Monday evening I received my first ever paperback copy of my novel Amanzimtoti: The Ridge from CreateSpace! And I can’t even put into words just what it felt like to be able to hold that book in my hands, to have that…
I hope you’ve all had an enjoyable festive season and are looking forward to a brand, spanking, new year! I’ll admit that though I’m not a huge fan of Christmas, I am definitely a new year kind of girl. I like the idea of it being a fresh start, a clean slate, a new beginning. It’s…
It feels like only yesterday I was letting you all know about my upcoming roadtrip around the Northern Territory of Australia and how I expected to be MIA until the end of June. It’s been around three months since I ended that roadtrip and I feel like I’ve only just lifted my head long enough…
We’ve just hit May 1st here in Australia and since I’m currently jobless and have the next 25 days free of any obligations, I’ve decided to use this month as a sort of ‘NaNoWriMo*’ to spearhead the writing of the sequel to my debut novel Amanzimtoti: The Ridge! [*NaNoWriMo, for anyone unaware, stands for National Novel…
After the drama of Amazon accidentally [ closing my account ], and only regaining access to it around 10pm NZT last night, my official launch day for Amanzimtoti: The Ridge was more of a quiet panic than a celebration of becoming an officially published author! Now that I’m back in control, however, I’m once again…
… Amanzimtoti: The Ridge Book One in the Amanzimtoti series, The Ridge, follows Wayne du Preez as he starts his matric. Completing his final year of high school won’t be his only problem however when a boy from his childhood makes a surprise reappearance in small town Toti, throwing Wayne’s picket-fence dreams with girlfriend Jess into a…