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OPTIONS FOR BOTSWANA WRITER-The pros and cons
Feb. 17 | I get so many people asking me about how to get a book published. I’ve covered different aspects of this question but thought it might be wise to look at the pros and cons of the various options available to writers living in Botswana. 1. Publish...
ANNUAL MAUN INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL ON
Feb. 3 | Poetavango, the Maun based poetry group, is at it again. ONE OF THE PERFOMERS: Moroka Moreri After holding a very successful poetry festival last year, they are planning the second instalment this year. So mark your calendars for the 30 and 31...
$100,000 IN THREE WEEKS SELF PUBLISHING
Jan. 27 | Last week self published author Joe Konrath posted his royalty statement from Amazon Kindle on his website. The statement was for three weeks and for the sixteen ebooks he self published using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) at Amazon. His royalties...
THE GRANTA BOOK OF THE AFRICAN SHORT STORY-REVIEW
Dec. 16 | I think Granta gave itself a steep challenge: to encapsulate the continent’s short story tradition, post independence, between the covers of a book. It would be difficult to find someone completely happy with a book attempting to capture such a massive...
GOTHATAONE MOENG BACK FROM UGANDA
Dec. 9 | Gothataone Moeng has just returned from attending the 3rd FEMRITE Residency for African Women Writers in Uganda. FEMRITE is the Ugandan Women’s Writers Association. Gothataone MoengThis year 15 women writers from 11 countries were represented at the...
HOW CAN I BE A WRITER?
Dec. 2 | At least once a week, sometimes twice, I get a phone call and the person says, “I’m calling you because I want to be a writer and I was told by (fill-in-the-blank) you can tell me how.” For these people and anyone else who wakes up one morning...
SUBMITTING A NON-FICTION BOOK
Nov. 25 | One thing good about searching for an agent or a publisher for a non fiction book is that, unlike a novel, the book need not be written already. Most publishers and agents will want the following things: • An overview of the book . • The author’s...
ITS ALL WRITE 18TH NOVEMBER,2011
Nov. 18 | Things to Look Out for In Contracts In Botswana, as it is in most of Africa, as writers we operate without agents. What this means is that you have no one in your corner who is familiar with contracts. You are on your own unless you have money...
IT’S ALL WRITE 4TH NOVEMBER 2011
Nov. 4 | Pumping Life into Those Characters No matter how exciting your story, if your characters are flat, two dimensional stereotypes no reader will connect with them and your story won’t work. Here are some pointers to help you create characters that come...
ITS ALL WRITE-28-OCTOBER.2001
Oct. 28 | 5 Things I Learned From Re-Reading The Pearl by John Steinbeck I always listen to writers speak about the method a certain author used or how the plot developed in a book or the style of the author. They read books as writers. I find that so...
UNPACKING A WRITING SCAM
Oct. 21 | I recently received the following: Dear Author You are receiving this message because we know you are a good and active author. Visit PUBLISHERS’ DESK and see how you can get a respected literary agent to represent you or even get your works published...
SELLING BOOKS IN BOTSWANA
Oct. 14 | When I was getting my first book published, The Fatal Payout, I spoke to the publisher about how I wished it would be marketed. I hoped that it could be produced in such a way as to keep the selling price as low as possible. I wished that it could be...
BOTSWANA WRITTERS MAKING US PROUD OUTSIDE OUR BORDERS
Oct. 7 | Up and coming performance poet, Gaborone born and raised, Mandisa Mabuthoe has done Botswana proud by taking first position in the recently held Poetry Slam in Harare, Zimbabwe. Mandisa MabuthoeThe event featured poets from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana,...
ITS ALL WRITE 30 SEPTEMBER
Sep. 30 | The Writers’ Room (Part 4): The Best and Worst Things About Being a Writer, Writing Goals We’re back in the Writers’ Room with our eight international and local writers. What is the best and the worst thing about being a writer? Beatrice LamwakaWame...
ITS ALL WRITE
Sep. 23 | The Writers’ Room (Part 3): The Mythical Muse and Getting Stuck We’re back in the Writers’ Room with our eight international and local writers. The muse- real or an urban myth? GothataoneGothataone Moeng: I do think muses are real,...
THE WRITER’S ROOM (PART 2)
Sep. 19 | What’s Most Important: Character, Setting, or Plot? We’re back in the writers’ room with our eight international and local writers. What do they have to say about which is most important in a story: character, setting or plot? Fiona Snyckers:If...
The Writers’ Room- Part 1: The Introductions
Sep. 9 | Writing is a unique art. The number of ways to be a writer is only limited by the number of writers. In this vein, I think it’s time we hear less of my way and more of some other writers’ ways. Welcome to the Writers’ Room! I’ve invited a collection...
WABO Workshop Series Off To Fantastic Start
Sep. 2 | On Saturday the 20th of August, the Writers Association of Botswana (WABO) kicked off its workshop series with a workshop on writing short stories held at Maru-A-Pula School in Gaborone. The facilitator for the workshop was WABO secretary general Wame...
What I Learned in Lagos- Farafina Workshop Part 2
Aug. 26 | I’m continuing last week’s column on the things I learned at the Farafina Creative Writing Workshop. One of the wonderful parts of the workshop was the opportunity to meet Kenyan Binyavanga Wainaina. Binyavanga is a past Caine Prize winner and the...
