by Devyani Borade
September 2014
I’m taking a sabbatical to have a baby!’ I announced to my editors, publishers and writer friends.
After the initial wave of congratulations, well-meaning advice ('Ice cream is great for reducing heartburn!') and jokes ('A writer going out of circulation for a change, ha ha!') had subsided, conversation turned to the inevitable question. ‘When are you planning to return to work?’ they asked.
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December 2013
'Know your target market!' is an oft-repeated piece of sage advice offered to novice freelance writers. Makes sense, really. You can't work for or with someone without knowing what kind of work they do and what they are trying to achieve.
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July 2013
As writers, we know better than anyone the power of the right word. A carefully picked verb, an aptly placed adjective – these are the things that make us tick. We could probably live forever off the high of a perfect rhyme and a thundering opening paragraph. But I could never have imagined the far-reaching effects of what started off as a hobby.
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