Last week I learned some really exciting news! I'll be heading to France for June and July this year to write at the Camac Art Centre. For two whole months I'll be in an isolated village (only 250 people!) working on my third novel. I feel so grateful to be awarded the opportunity, and I can't… Continue reading Exciting news – I’m heading to France!
Category: General Blog
The Peculiars reviewed in the Sunday Times
How exciting! It's always great to read the reviews and see what it is that each person takes from The Peculiars. Last week Jennifer Platt, who helped me launch The Peculiars in Johannesburg wrote a super review of the book for the Sunday Times. Four stars! What a great way to end the weekend. Get your copy… Continue reading The Peculiars reviewed in the Sunday Times
Read Women Write – Every day!
In 2014 I decided to read only African women writers from September 2014 to August 2015. This was truly one of the most exciting projects I've ever embarked on and I must admit that in the year since I've stopped the project I've hardly read anything else. Reading African women writers meant reading about experiences… Continue reading Read Women Write – Every day!
Exciting news! I’m going to Vermont
A few weeks back I heard that I was accepted to a Vermont Studio Centre writing residency. I am completely thrilled about this. I'll be going for the month of March 2017. A WHOLE MONTH OF WRITING. I am also incredibly grateful because I received a bursary towards the fees for the residency. I haven't… Continue reading Exciting news! I’m going to Vermont
On living inside and outside lives: why I listen to podcasts
I've been listening to a lot of podcasts lately. Mostly, these are not podcasts for learning, or developing a new skill. They're podcasts featuring fictional or true stories. I have heard stories that suck me in and sometimes leave me emotionally affected for days afterwards. Stories are great for helping you to learn about people's inside lives.… Continue reading On living inside and outside lives: why I listen to podcasts
Productivity as a threat to writing
Last Tuesday I finished the first draft of my second novel. Ta da! I thought, as I pressed save smugly. It's done. Look at me go. Onwards to literary fame and fortune. And then on Saturday, when I held the printed manuscript in my hand, I remembered that a first draft is generally something that… Continue reading Productivity as a threat to writing
Jen Thorpe 