“I’d rather have our country established on a national truth than on a national myth.” Veteran journalist turned author, Michael Schmidt, pulled no punches at the launch of his book, Drink... Read more
All engaging specialist stories have the same basic principles. Don’t believe me? It takes a set of great skills to craft a specialist story that holds the reader’s attention. But these skil... Read more
Along with Dean Koontz, my favourite living author is Stephen King. Not only do these supreme masters scare the holy bejabbers out of me, but they’re also Stradivariuses in the use of Englis... Read more
Q: What is the fastest way to improve my writing? A: Get another writer to be your critic. It’s that simple. To many writers ‘critic’ smacks of a dirty word. To most of the (few)... Read more
Katy Katopodis will be joining the Gauteng branch of the South African Freelance Association to talk about her amazing experiences in covering news stories, in particular the Oscar Pistorius... Read more
Good investigative journalism treads a fine line between the dual pitfalls of accusation – unsupported claims – and overload – a deluge of facts threatening to drown out the overall pi... Read more
