about me

I'm a chronic, book-a-day readaholic. I can't stop reading, and no, I don't want therapy... I thought I might as well write too.

I have always lived in Africa - RSA and Namibia, which is out of the way as far as attending writing workshops or joining writers communities is concerned... unless one writes solid, locally relevant works. I read them, but don't write them right now.

My writing is mostly humorous or lightly satirical, and not of the politically radically correct kind. I like quirky and amusing and different... I want my readers to have fun and escape from their issues and traumas for a while, rather than making them undergo a traumatic, fraught catharsis. Whew! Life can be enough of a cramp already. Which is not to say I don't bring in a bit of cerebral stuff - a bit of thought is always a good thing... Whatever.

Writing is the Lonely Art; you can't simply hang a book on a wall and let everyone see it at a glance, or inflict it on someone's ears by just turning a switch... so it is a great idea to have a site like Authonomy.

As for the rest: I love animals, the sea, good food, and have survived motherhood and being a Secondary School teacher. Sounds dull... but then, there is always another awesome book to read, or the joy of creating worlds and characters. You can't do it all, but you can make it happen in your head and put that down on paper.

favourite books

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Madame Bovary
The Book Thief
Things Fall Apart
Lord of the Rings
The Time Traveler's Wife
...and, many, many, many more of all genres!

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