I believe in good entertaining writing. I encourage authors to write for an audience desperate for a good read.
· There’s no such thing as Writer’s Block. The problem you have is laziness.
· I’m not looking for the great South African novel. I’m looking for a good read.
· South African novels only sell 2000 copies because consumers don’t like the product.
· Delete adverbs, and the authors who overuse them.
· It’s not about what was said. It’s about what was read. (on being asked about all things literary for SABC3, 2007)
· You can have your book or you can have your excuses. You can’t have both.
· You have permission to write badly.
· One page a day is a 365 page novel in a year.
· If you have to explain your book, rewrite it. You won’t be there when I’m reading it.
· Setting is character. Character is setting.
· Write a memoir or write a novel.