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I have realised that the so called writer's block comes when the writing muscle does not get exercised as often as it should be

— Fred Khumalo

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The South African publishing industry is still largely in white hands.

Migration impacted the lives of black people a lot in South Africa – forced migration – because it was always against our own will

You have to be very careful as you are writing. Not too much preaching or teaching at the expense of entertainment. At the same time, you don’t want to be superficial.

If you were a foreigner coming to South Africa, and you read the books, you will think black people do not exist

I’ve seen some historical novelists playing with facts, that is just distasteful, disrespectful as to history

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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

Francis Bacon Meditationes sacræ (1597)

Strength of creative writing lies in the skill of handling words and articulating artistic expression of feelings.”

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The free-lance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.

Robert Benchley

Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on,
Through words and things, a dim and perilous way.

William Wordsworth Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed (1919)

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