I write one masterpiece to ninety-one pages of shit. I try to put the shit into the wastebasket. Ernest Hemingway If I was going all spiritual on your ass, I’d say that Hemingway had it pegged when it came to calling it. Put the shit in the wastebasket and move […]
A writer never forgets the first time he accepted a few coins or a word of praise for exchange for a story. He will never forget the sweet poison of vanity in his blood, and the belief that, if he succeeds in not letting anyone discover his lack of talent, […]
As a consequence of doing an online talk on writing for Writers 2000, an article was placed in the Bedfordview and Edenvale News. It was picked up by David Crossley of the Rotary Club of Johannesburg, and he asked me if I’d give a 20-minute presentation to his members on […]
