Advice
Reading is a way of sharpening your mind
By osmosis, you’ll absorb structure, grammar and style. An editor can always spot the people who don’t read their manuscript – they’re the ones with random use of capital letters and no clue how to lay out a page of dialogue.
There’s no magic potion or routine – you have to get your bum on the seat and write. Everyone has a different way of sitting down to write and you have to find your way or routine.
Tips
For me, being a mother is the most important part of my life. In Mozambique, I met mothers who face problems that I daren't imagine. HIV-positive mothers desperately trying to get their beloved HIV-positive kids on the life-saving anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) that can mean the difference between life and death.
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