Have you seen the fantastic video for Coldplay’s new song Paradise? Featuring Chris Martin dressed in an elephant suit, a lot of it was filmed in South Africa, including footage from their Joburg show. I feel happy every time I watch...
Final week of my creative writing course
posted by Annemarie Luck
It’s quite cool to know I have something in common with Lord Byron – I recently read this quote by him: ‘If I don’t write to empty my mind, I go mad.’ Luckily, thanks to the Random House Struik/GetSmarter writing course that’s been keeping me occupied, I have been blissfully sane...
wolves movie night: the big lebowski
posted by Melissa Attridge
If you’re in Joburg tonight head down to Wolves cafe in Illovo where they’ll be screening The Big Lebowski at 8pm. Only one of the best Coen Brothers movies ever made. Bowling, white russians, Jeff Bridges and John Goodman. The dude...
Week 9 of my creative writing course
posted by marieClairvoyant
This year has held plenty of endings for me. They haven’t been easy – as a Taurean, change is not up there on my list of things I enjoy – but they have all led to something new and exciting. The Random House/GetSmarter creative writing course was an example of a...
The Help opens tomorrow
posted by Melissa Attridge
This weekend I will definitely be making a plan to to see The Help. Based on the book by Kathryn Stocket, Emma Stone plays the main character Skeeter Phelan. Other characters include Viola Davis as Aibileen, Octavia Spencer as Minnie and Bryce Dallas Howard as Hilly. I couldn’t put the...
Week 8 of my creative writing course
posted by Annemarie Luck
When a book is brought to life on film, music plays such a huge role in creating an effective adaptation. At least, it does if you’re the kind of writer who relies on music for inspiration and you have a soundtrack in your mind as your novel takes shape. I was thinking about Twilight...
Week 7 of my creative writing course
posted by Annemarie Luck
Here’s the ironic thing about conflict: most of us try to avoid it in our own lives, yet if every book we read was devoid of it, we’d probably get bored by the second chapter. To create a bestseller – or just a novel that sells at all – you have to make sure that every...
Calling all Cape Town bloggers
posted by Zodwa Kumalo-Valentine
Just like the Jozi affair at Wolves Cafe, Blogger Meetup moves to Cape Town to be held at French Toast Wine and Tapas Bar. And all Cape Town bloggers are...
